| 2009 Champs Sports Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB John Clay (Wisconsin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Hubert Owens (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 56,747 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,225,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brad Nessler (Play by Play) Todd Blackledge (Analyst) Holly Rowe (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 3.9[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2009 Champs Sports Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference. Played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, the game started at 8:00 p.m. US EST on Tuesday, December 29, 2009, and was televised by ESPN. Wisconsin won the game 20-14.
The 2009 game marked the last time in the foreseeable future that the Big 10 was represented in the bowl game. A four-year contract was signed so that starting in 2010 the Big East will send a team to the bowl instead.
Miami made its third appearance in the bowl, they last played in the game in 1998 where they easily defeated North Carolina State 46–23. The Canes won their two previous appearances. Meanwhile, Wisconsin made its second appearance in as many years. They were defeated in the 2008 game by Florida State 42–13.
The bowl game marked the fourth time that the two schools have faced each other and the first time in the post-season. Miami previously held a 2–1 series advantage (now 2-2) with the last meeting being a 51–3 thrashing by the Hurricanes in opening game of the 1989 season. Miami would go on to win their third national championship that year.