| Year Game Played: | 2008 |
| Title Sponsor: | San Diego County Credit Union |
| Game Name: | Poinsettia Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2008 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Boise State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Broncos |
| Visitor School: | Boise State University |
| Home Name Short: | TCU |
| Home Nickname: | Horned Frogs |
| Home School: | Texas Christian University |
| Visitor Record: | 12–0 |
| Home Record: | 10–2 |
| Visitor Coach: | Chris Petersen |
| Home Coach: | Gary Patterson |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 9 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 9 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | 9 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 11 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 11 |
| Home Rank Bcs: | 11 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Date Game Played: | December 23 |
| Stadium: | Qualcomm Stadium |
| City: | San Diego, California |
| Mvp: | QB Andy Dalton, TCU (Offensive) S Stephen Hodge, TCU (Defensive) |
| Referee: | Jon Bible (Big 12) |
| Attendance: | 34,628 |
| Payout: | 500,000 Per Team [1] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Rece Davis (Play by Play) Mark May (Analyst) Lou Holtz (Analyst) Todd Harris (Sideline) |
| Ratings: | 3.2 |
The 2008 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl was the fourth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The game started at 5 p.m. US PST on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. The game, simulcast on ESPN and ESPN Radio with Rece Davis, Mark May, and Lou Holtz announcing, pit the Boise State Broncos against the Texas Christian Horned Frogs.[2] In the game, TCU overcame a 13–0 deficit to pull off an impressive 17–16 win over Boise State.
With Boise State ranked 9th and TCU ranked 11th, this bowl pairing featured teams both ranked higher than the teams playing in a BCS game during the same season, the 2009 Orange Bowl, which featured
against
, a first in BCS history.
TCU and Boise State would face off in a bowl game again the following season when both played in a BCS game, the 2010 Fiesta Bowl.
| Scoring Play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | |||
| Boise — Kyle Brotzman 30-yard FG, 11:32 | Boise 3–0 | ||
| Boise — Ian Johnson 20-yard TD run (Brotzman kick), 7:35 | Boise 10–0 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| Boise — Brotzman 23-yard FG, 5:51 | Boise 13–0 | ||
| TCU — Aaron Brown 16-yard TD run (Ross Evans kick), :24 | Boise 13–7 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| TCU — Evans 32-yard FG, :46 | Boise 13–10 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| TCU — Joseph Turner 17-yard TD run (Evans kick), 8:51 | TCU 17–13 | ||
| Boise — Brotzman 33-yard FG, 4:47 | TCU 17–16 | ||