2008 St. Petersburg Bowl

2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl
Inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl
Memphis Tigers South Florida Bulls
(6–6) (7–5)
C-USA Big East
14 41
Head coach: 
Tommy West		 Head coach: 
Jim Leavitt
1234 Total
Memphis 7700 14
South Florida 1410107 41
DateDecember 20, 2008
Season2008
StadiumTropicana Field
LocationSt. Petersburg, Florida
MVPQB Matt Grothe, South Florida
RefereeBill McCabe (WAC)
Attendance25,205[1]
PayoutUS$1,000,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersSean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone
Nielsen ratings1.1
St. Petersburg Bowl
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The 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl was the inaugural edition of the new college football bowl game, and was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game was played beginning at 4:30 p.m. US EST on Saturday, December 20, 2008, and was telecast on ESPN2, saw the South Florida Bulls (based in nearby Tampa) defeat their former conference rivals Memphis Tigers, 41–14. Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Rob Stone called the game. For sponsorship reasons, the game was officially known as the 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl.

  1. ^ Becnel, Gregg (December 21, 2008). "Selvie Ponders Future Options". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sporting News - Beyond the Score". Sporting News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.