2010 GMAC Bowl
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| Date | January 6, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QBDan LeFevour(CMU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | David Epperley (C-USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 34,486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$750,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joe Tessitore Rod Gilmore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2010 GMAC Bowl,the eleventh edition of thecollege footballbowl game,was played atLadd–Peebles StadiuminMobile, Alabama,on January 6, 2010, as one of the final games of the2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season.The game was telecast onESPNand matched theCentral Michigan Chippewas,champions of theMid-American Conference,against theTroy Trojans,champions of theSun Belt Conference.Central Michigan won in double overtime, 44-41, on a 37-yard field goal by Andrew Aguila, his fifth of the game.
The opponent for the MAC team was scheduled to be the ninth selection of a team from theAtlantic Coast Conference.However, the ACC produced only seven bowl-eligible teams in 2009. Therefore, the GMAC Bowl was able to select an at-large team that was bowl eligible and did not have a prior conference tie-in. Many had felt that the invitation would go toNotre Dame,who finished the season at 6-6. After lengthy meetings the Notre Dame administration made the decision that they will not go to a bowl game following the 2009 season. Also, Notre Dame would only have been eligible to fill the slot after all available teams with 7 or more wins had been accommodated. Several sportswriters pointed to the comparatively low payout of the bowl and the potential humiliation if Central Michigan (then the likely opponent) defeated the Irish.[1][2]
Troy ultimately filled the slot afterSouthern MissclaimedConference USA's slot in the2009 New Orleans Bowl.Although that game has a guaranteed berth for the Sun Belt champion, the organizers used their prerogative to invite the conference's second-place team,Middle Tennessee,not wishing to repeat its Troy–Southern Miss matchup from2008.As a 9-win team, Troy had priority over any 6–6 teams not already tied to specific bowl games.
Game facts
[edit]- This was the first-ever football game between the two teams.
- Neither team had appeared in the GMAC Bowl prior to this matchup.
- The game was the only non-BCS game to match two conference champions.
- MAC representatives are 6-3 in the game. CMU's victory broke a 14-game bowl losing streak for the conference.
Game summary
[edit]Scoring summary
[edit]| Scoring Play | Score | ||
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| 1st Quarter | |||
| Troy —DuJuan Harris9-yard pass fromLevi Brown(Michael Taylor kick), 3:52 | Troy 7–0 | ||
| CMU — Andrew Aguila 28-yard field goal, 0:10 | Troy 7–3 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| CMU — Andrew Aguila 35-yard field goal, 8:45 | Troy 7–6 | ||
| Troy — Michael Taylor 22-yard field goal, 3:59 | Troy 10–6 | ||
| CMU — Andrew Aguila 44-yard field goal, 1:28 | Troy 10–9 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| Troy — Shawn Southward 1-yard run (Michael Taylor kick), 13:10 | Troy 17–9 | ||
| CMU — Andrew Aguila 42-yard field goal, 9:47 | Troy 17–12 | ||
| CMU —Antonio Brown7-yard run (Andrew Aguila kick), 2:46 | CMU 19–17 | ||
| Troy — DuJuan Harris 6-yard run (Michael Taylor kick), 0:23 | Troy 24–19 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| Troy — DuJuan Harris 1-yard run (Michael Taylor kick), 8:01 | Troy 31–19 | ||
| CMU — Antonio Brown 95-yard kickoff return (Andrew Aguila kick), 7:47 | Troy 31–26 | ||
| CMU — Bryan Anderson 4-yard pass fromDan LeFevour(Kito Poblah pass from Dan LeFevour 2 point attempt good), 1:17 | CMU 34–31 | ||
| Troy — Michael Taylor 46-yard field goal, 0:31 | TIE 34–34 | ||
| Overtime | |||
| CMU — Dan LeFevour 13-yard run (Andrew Aguila kick) | CMU 41–34 | ||
| Troy — Shawn Southward 1-yard run (Michael Taylor kick) | TIE 41–41 | ||
| 2nd Overtime | |||
| CMU — Andrew Aguila 37-yard field goal | CMU 44–41 | ||
References
[edit]- ^Sharp, Drew (December 5, 2009)."Notre Dame avoids MAC, takes easy way out of disappointing year".Detroit Free Press.RetrievedDecember 6,2009.
- ^VanOchten, Brian (December 5, 2009)."Central Michigan has reason to be proud while Big Ten neighbors continue to struggle".Grand Rapids Press.RetrievedDecember 6,2009.