| Year game played | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Game name | Motor City Bowl |
| Football season | 2008 |
| Visitor name short | Florida Atlantic |
| Visitor nickname | Owls |
| Visitor school | Florida Atlantic University |
| Home name short | Central Michigan |
| Home nickname | Chippewas |
| Home school | Central Michigan University |
| Visitor record | 6–6 |
| Visitor conference | Sun Belt |
| Home record | 8–4 |
| Home conference | MAC |
| Visitor coach | Howard Schnellenberger |
| Home coach | Butch Jones |
| Visitor 1q | 7 |
| Visitor 2q | 3 |
| Visitor 3q | 7 |
| Visitor 4q | 7 |
| Home 1q | 0 |
| Home 2q | 10 |
| Home 3q | 3 |
| Home 4q | 8 |
| Date game played | December 26 |
| Stadium | Ford Field |
| City | Detroit, Michigan |
| Mvp | QB Rusty Smith, FAU |
| Odds | CMU by 7 |
| Referee | Tom Walker (Big 12) |
| Attendance | 41,399 |
| Payout | 750,000[1] |
| Us network | ESPN |
| Us announcers | Todd Harris, Ray Bentley |
| Ratings | 2.1 |
| Different next | 2009 |
The 2008 Motor City Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association bowl game in which the Florida Atlantic Owls defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas 24–21. It was played on December 26, 2008, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan and aired on ESPN. The underdog FAU team from the Sun Belt Conference was led by game Most Valuable Player Rusty Smith. CMU had finished in third place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.
The game was the 12th installment of the Motor City Bowl and was attended by 41,399 people, the fourth-lowest all time for the Motor City Bowl.[citation needed]
Scoring summary
| Scoring play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | |||
| FAU – DiIvory Edgecomb 1-yard TD run (Ross Gornall kick), 7:37 | FAU 7–0 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| CMU – Kito Poblah 5-yard TD pass from Dan LeFevour (Andrew Aguila kick), 13:30 | Tie 7–7 | ||
| CMU – Aguila 35-yard FG, 9:30 | CMU 10–7 | ||
| FAU – Gornall 36-yard FG, :47 | Tie 10–10 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| FAU – Chris Bonner 52-yard TD pass from Rusty Smith (Gornall kick), 7:57 | FAU 17–10 | ||
| CMU – Aguila 33-yard FG, 4:59 | FAU 17–13 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| FAU – Cortez Gent 18-yard TD pass from Smith (Gornall kick), 10:17 | FAU 24–13 | ||
| CMU – Antonio Brown 15-yard TD pass from LeFevour (Poblah pass from LeFevour), 3:09 | FAU 24–21 | ||
References
- ^ "SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2011-09-01.