2009 Outback Bowl
The 2009 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played as the first official sporting event in the USA on January 1, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Scheduled for a kickoff of 11 AM US EST and telecast on ESPN, the game pit the South Carolina Gamecocks against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa jumped out to a huge lead, leading South Carolina 21-0 at halftime and 31-0 at the end of the third quarter. Shonn Greene, the MVP, had 30 rushes for 132 yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Scoring summary
| Scoring Play |
Score |
| 1st Quarter |
| Iowa - Trey Stross 6 yard TD pass from Ricky Stanzi (Daniel Murray kick), 7:39 |
Iowa 7-0 |
| Iowa - Shonn Greene 1 yard TD run (Murray kick), 4:41 |
Iowa 14-0 |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Iowa - Greene 1 yard TD run (Murray kick), 8:09 |
Iowa 21-0 |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Iowa - Murray 18 yard FG, 9:09 |
Iowa 24-0 |
| Iowa - Greene 11 yard TD run, :04 |
Iowa 31-0 |
| 4th Quarter |
| USC - Jared Cook 10 yard TD pass from Chris Smelley (Ryan Succop kick), 13:35 |
Iowa 31-7 |
| USC - Succop 48 yard FG, 2:02 |
Iowa 31-10 |
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