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
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Score
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| 1st Quarter
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| Iowa - Trey Stross 6 yard TD pass from Ricky Stanzi (Daniel Murray kick), 7:39
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Iowa 7-0
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| Iowa - Shonn Greene 1 yard TD run (Murray kick), 4:41
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Iowa 14-0
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| 2nd Quarter
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| Iowa - Greene 1 yard TD run (Murray kick), 8:09
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Iowa 21-0
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| 3rd Quarter
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| Iowa - Murray 18 yard FG, 9:09
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Iowa 24-0
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| Iowa - Greene 11 yard TD run, :04
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Iowa 31-0
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| 4th Quarter
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| USC - Jared Cook 10 yard TD pass from Chris Smelley (Ryan Succop kick), 13:35
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Iowa 31-7
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| USC - Succop 48 yard FG, 2:02
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Iowa 31-10
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