2008 Motor City Bowl

The 2008 Motor City Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association bowl game in which the Florida Atlantic Owls defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas 24–21. It was played on December 26, 2008 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan and aired on ESPN. The underdog FAU team from the Sun Belt Conference was led by game Most Valuable Player Rusty Smith. CMU had finished in third place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2008 Motor City Bowl
1234 Total
Florida Atlantic 7377 24
Central Michigan 01038 21
DateDecember 26, 2008
Season2008
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPQB Rusty Smith, FAU
FavoriteCMU by 7
RefereeTom Walker (Big 12)
Attendance41,399
PayoutUS$750,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersTodd Harris, Ray Bentley
Nielsen ratings2.1

The game was the 12th installment of the Motor City Bowl and was attended by 41,399 people, the fourth-lowest all time for the Motor City Bowl.

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