| 2009 Emerald Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 26, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | AT&T Park | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Francisco, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: Damian Williams (WR USC) Defense: Luke Kuechly (LB Boston College) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dan Romeo (Mountain West Conference) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,121[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$900,000 (Pac-10) US$750,000 (ACC) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joe Tessitore Rod Gilmore Todd Harris | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.6[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2009 Emerald Bowl was the eighth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. The game started at 5:00 PM PST on Saturday, December 26, 2009. The game was telecast on ESPN.[4] USC defeated Boston College 24–13.
The presenting sponsor of the 2009 Emerald Bowl was Diamond Foods, promoting its Emerald Nuts brand of snack foods. The company had served as title sponsor of the game for all eight years of the bowl's existence.