2008 GMAC Bowl

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Name=2008 GMAC Bowl
Date=January 6, 2008
Year=2007
Visitor School=University of Tulsa
Visitor Name Short=Tulsa
Visitor Nickname=Golden Hurricane
Visitor Record=10-4
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Visitor Coaches=
Visitor BCS=
Visitor Coach=Todd Graham
Visitor1=21
Visitor2=14
Visitor3=14
Visitor4=14
Visitor Total=63
Home School=Bowling Green State University
Home Name Short=Bowling Green
Home Nickname=Falcons
Home Record=8-5
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Home Coaches=
Home BCS=
Home Coach=Gregg Brandon
Home1=0
Home2=0
Home3=7
Home4=0
Home Total=7
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Stadium=Ladd Peebles Stadium
City=Mobile, Alabama


MVP=Tulsa QB Paul Smith
Odds=Tulsa by 4½ cite web |url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=750671 |title=Rivals.com Bowl Viewer's Guide |author=Fox, David |accessdate=2007-12-17 |date=2007-12-13 |work=Rivals.com]
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Attendance=36,932
US Network=ESPN
US Announcers=Bob Wischusen, Andre Ware, Joe Schad
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The 2008 GMAC Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 9th annual playing of the game. It was played on January 6, 2008 at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama and featured the Tulsa Golden Hurricane against the Bowling Green Falcons.

In chronological order, the GMAC Bowl is the last bowl game outside of the Bowl Championship Series and the next-to-last (31st out of 32) overall.

Notes

*Tulsa quarterback Paul Smith set an NCAA Division I record with his 14th consecutive 300-yard passing game.cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=280060189 |title=Smith's 14th straight 300-yard game leads Tulsa past Bowling Green |author=Associated Press |publisher="ESPN.com" |date=2008-01-06 |accessdate=2008-01-07]
*The 63-7 final score makes this game the largest blowout in bowl history.
*The game represented just the second matchup of the two teams in football. In 1989, Tulsa also beat Bowling Green in blowout fashion, 45-10.

References

External links

* [http://www.gmacbowl.com Official Website of the GMAC Bowl]