| 2009 GMAC Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 6, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB Tarrion Adams, Tulsa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Penn Wagers (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,816 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$750,000 per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Pasch, Andre Ware | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2009 GMAC Bowl was the tenth anniversary edition of the GMAC Bowl, an American college football bowl game. The contest was played on January 6, 2009, as part of the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and featured the Tulsa Golden Hurricane playing the Ball State Cardinals.
The game, which was played in a second-half driving rainstorm, was won by Tulsa, 45–13. This was Tulsa's second consecutive GMAC Bowl victory, having defeated Bowling Green in the 2008 GMAC Bowl.