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2009 Capital One Bowl
American college football game
American college football game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year_game_played | 2009 |
| game_name | Capital One Bowl |
| football_season | 2008 |
| visitor_name_short | Georgia |
| visitor_nickname | Bulldogs |
| visitor_school | University of Georgia |
| home_name_short | Michigan State |
| home_nickname | Spartans |
| home_school | Michigan State University |
| visitor_record | 9–3 |
| visitor_conference | SEC |
| home_record | 9–3 |
| home_conference | Big Ten |
| visitor_coach | Mark Richt |
| home_coach | Mark Dantonio |
| visitor_rank_AP | 16 |
| visitor_rank_coaches | 17 |
| visitor_rank_BCS | 15 |
| home_rank_AP | 19 |
| home_rank_coaches | 18 |
| home_rank_BCS | 18 |
| visitor_1q | 3 |
| visitor_2q | 0 |
| visitor_3q | 14 |
| visitor_4q | 7 |
| home_1q | 3 |
| home_2q | 3 |
| home_3q | 0 |
| home_4q | 6 |
| date_game_played | January 1 |
| stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| city | Orlando, Florida |
| MVP | Matthew Stafford (Georgia QB) |
| odds | Georgia by 8.5 |
| referee | Karl Richins (Big 12) |
| attendance | 59,681 |
| payout | 4.25 million per team |
| us_network | ABC |
| us_announcers_link | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| us_announcers | Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge |
| ratings | 6.4 (10.8 mil. viewers) |
The 2009 Capital One Bowl was held on January 1, 2009 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference defeated the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference by a score of 24–12. The game was televised to a national audience on ABC. The game was supposed to be a "showdown" between MSU RB Javon Ringer and Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno, but both players combined for only 43 carries and 109 yards, with Ringer scoring on a rushing touchdown and Moreno on a receiving.
Game summary
First half
The Bulldogs scored the first points of the game when Blair Walsh connected on a 32 yd field goal early in the first quarter. Michigan State would answer with a 20-yard field goal by Brett Swenson with 4:50 left in the first quarter. The Spartans would take the lead late in the second quarter with a 32 yd field goal of their own. Despite multiple turnovers neither Michigan State or Georgia could score a touchdown in the first half and Michigan State would take a 6–3 lead into halftime.
Second half
Both teams continued to struggle offensively until Georgia drove 96 yards and scored on a Matthew Stafford 35-yard touchdown pass to Michael Moore with 3:31 left in the third quarter. After forcing Michigan State to punt on their next possession, Georgia would score another touchdown off a 21-yard Matthew Stafford pass, this time to Aron White right before the end of the third quarter. Michigan State would pull within a touchdown after Javon Ringer finally found the end zone for the Spartans with 8:50 left in the fourth quarter. Michigan State attempted a two-point conversion to try to pull within three points of Georgia, however the attempt failed with an incomplete pass. This made the score 17–12. After a short possession by Georgia, Michigan State would get the ball back and would drive into Georgia territory, but turned the ball over on a failed fourth down conversion attempt. Georgia would seal the game when Knowshon Moreno scored on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Stafford with just 3:43 left in the fourth quarter.
Scoring summary
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring Information | Score | Length | Time | Georgia | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 12 | Final Score | 24 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:26 | 8 plays, 48 yards | 2:39 | Georgia | *Blair Walsh* 32–yard field goal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:50 | 4 plays, 3 yards | 1:25 | Michigan State | *Brett Swenson* 20–yard field goal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:14 | 10 plays, 24 yards | 4:45 | Michigan State | *Brett Swenson* 32–yard field goal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:31 | 10 plays, 96 yards | 5:51 | Georgia | *Michael Moore* 35–yard reception from *Matthew Stafford*, *Blair Walsh* kick good | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0:09 | 1 play, 21 yards | 0:06 | Georgia | *Aron White* 21–yard reception from *Matthew Stafford*, *Blair Walsh* kick good | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:50 | 10 plays, 54 yards | 2:20 | Michigan State | *Javon Ringer* 1–yard rush, *Brian Hoyer* pass failed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:43 | 11 plays, 67 yards | 5:03 | Georgia | *Knowshon Moreno* 21–yard reception from *Matthew Stafford*, *Blair Walsh* kick good |
References
References
- "SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists".
- "Georgia vs Michigan State (Jan 1, 2009)".
- (2009-01-02). "Georgia overcomes slow start to get past Michigan State". AP.
- (2009-01-01). "Capital One Bowl (Georgia vs. Michigan State) Box Score". Michigan State University Sports Information.
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