2008 New Mexico Bowl Explained
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| Year Game Played: | 2008 |
| Game Name: | New Mexico Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2008 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Colorado State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Rams |
| Visitor School: | Colorado State University |
| Home Name Short: | Fresno State |
| Home Nickname: | Bulldogs |
| Home School: | California State University, Fresno |
| Visitor Record: | 6 - 6 |
| Visitor Conference: | Mountain West |
| Home Record: | 7 - 5 |
| Home Conference: | WAC |
| Visitor Coach: | Steve Fairchild |
| Home Coach: | Pat Hill |
| Visitor 1Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 20 |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Date Game Played: | December 20 |
| Stadium: | University Stadium |
| City: | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mvp: | RB Gartrell Johnson, CSU (Offensive)
DE Tommie Hill, CSU (Defensive) |
| Odds: | Fresno State by 3 [1] |
| Referee: | Gil Gelbke (C-USA) |
| Attendance: | 24,735[2] |
| Payout: | 750,000 per team[3] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore |
| Ratings: | 2.2[4] |
The 2008 New Mexico Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 20, 2008 at University Stadium on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque as part of the 2008-09 NCAA Bowl season. The game, telecast on ESPN, featured the Colorado State Rams from the Mountain West Conference and the Fresno State Bulldogs from the WAC. The two teams were rivals when Colorado State was in the WAC from 1968-98.[5] [6]
Colorado State scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to defeat Fresno State, 40-35 behind running back Gartrell Johnson's 375 rushing and receiving yards, an NCAA bowl record.
Game summary
Scoring summary
- 1st Quarter
- FRES – Lonyae Miller 1-yard run (Kevin Goessling kick), 11:46. Fresno State 7-0. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:14.
- CSU – Grant Stucker 18-yard run (Jason Smith kick), 09:37. Colorado State 7-7. Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 2:09.
- FRES – Anthony Harding 2-yard run (Kevin Goessling kick), 06:35. Fresno State 14-7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:02.
- CSU – Jason Smith 29-yard field goal, 02:57. Fresno State 14-10. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:38.
- 2nd Quarter
- CSU – Jason Smith 22-yard field goal, 05:50. Fresno State 14-13. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:35.
- FRES – Lonyae Miller 69-yard run (Kevin Goessling kick), 04:26. Fresno State 21-13. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:24.
- CSU – Kory Sperry 22-yard pass from Billy Ferris (Jason Smith kick), 00:02. Fresno State 21-20. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:24.
- 3rd Quarter
- FRES – Anthony Harding 2-yard run (Kevin Goessling kick), 08:31. Fresno State 28-20. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:51.
- 4th Quarter
- CSU – Gartrell Johnson 1-yard run (Johnson run failed), 09:45. Fresno State 28-26. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:41.
- CSU – Rashaun Greer 69-yard pass from Billy Ferris (Jason Smith kick), 07:00. Colorado State 33-28. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:07.
- CSU – Gartrell Johnson 77-yard run (Johnson run failed), 01:46. Colorado State 40-28. Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:57.
- FRES – Ryan Skidmore 7-yard pass from Tom Brandstater (Kevin Goessling kick), 00:55. Colorado State 40-35. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 0:51.
Game Notes
- Gartrell Johnson set an FBS bowl game record for yards from scrimmage with 375
- Johnson's 285 rushing yards were second most in FBS bowl history (P.J. Daniels, 307 in 2003)
- Johnson's rushing performance ranked second in Colorado State history
- Colorado State won their first bowl game since 2001
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2008-2009 Bowl Game Betting Odds. Bleacher Report.
- https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i96OTe1UDB-wSpIpiUF24qV-2CFAD956NSL02
- Web site: SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists . 2011-09-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219075027/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=494772 . 2008-12-19 .
- Web site: Bowl TV ratings. 12 January 2009.
- News: Tradition continues! New Mexico Bowl III will be played on Saturday before Christmas.. New Mexico Bowl Press Release. May 23, 2008. 2008-11-29. https://archive.today/20130129172104/http://www.newmexicobowl.com/index.php/news/65/38/TRADITION-CONTINUES-NEW-MEXICO-BOWL-III-WILL-BE-PLAYED-ON-SATURDAY-BEFORE-CHRISTMAS. 2013-01-29. dead.
- News: Fresno State accepts invite to New Mexico Bowl . AP . December 4, 2008 . 2008-12-05.
