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The '''2008 Valero [[Alamo Bowl]]''' is a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] that is part of the [[NCAA football bowl games, 2008-09|2008–2009 bowl season]] of the [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. The 2008 game will be the 16th annual edition of the contest, the second to be sponsored by [[Valero Energy Corporation]], and will be played on [[December 29]], [[2008]] in the 65,000-seat [[Alamodome]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]], to be nationally televised by [[ESPN]]. The game will pit the [[2008 Missouri Tigers football team|University of Missouri-Columbia Tigers]] (9-4) against the [[2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern University Wildcats]] (9-3). <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040108aab.html|title=2008 Valero Alamo Bowl Set For December 29 Game Date|publisher=Big 12 Sports|accessdate=2008-04-20|date=2008-04-01}}</ref> The 2008 game has been dubbed the '''Journalism Bowl''' by some in the media<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/12/11/pinkel-fitzgerald-begin-alamo-bowl-buzz/|title=Pinkel, Fitzgerald begin Alamo Bowl buzz|publisher=[[Columbia Missourian]]|accessdate=2008-12-19|date=2008-12-11}}</ref>, owing to the nationally-recognized journalism programs at each school: the [[Missouri School of Journalism]] and the [[Medill School of Journalism]].
The '''2008 Valero [[Alamo Bowl]]''' is a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] that is part of the [[NCAA football bowl games, 2008-09|2008–2009 bowl season]] of the [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. The 2008 game will be the 16th annual edition of the contest, the second to be sponsored by [[Valero Energy Corporation]], and will be played on [[December 29]], [[2008]] in the 65,000-seat [[Alamodome]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]], to be nationally televised by [[ESPN]]. The game will pit the [[2008 Missouri Tigers football team|University of Missouri-Columbia Tigers]] (9-4) against the [[2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern University Wildcats]] (9-3). <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040108aab.html|title=2008 Valero Alamo Bowl Set For December 29 Game Date|publisher=Big 12 Sports|accessdate=2008-04-20|date=2008-04-01}}</ref> The 2008 game has been dubbed the '''Journalism Bowl''' by some in the media<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/12/11/pinkel-fitzgerald-begin-alamo-bowl-buzz/|title=Pinkel, Fitzgerald begin Alamo Bowl buzz|publisher=[[Columbia Missourian]]|accessdate=2008-12-19|date=2008-12-11}}</ref>, owing to the nationally-recognized journalism programs at each school: the [[Missouri School of Journalism]] and the [[Medill School of Journalism]].

===Scoring Summary===
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! Scoring Play
! Score
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|colspan="4" align="center"| '''1st Quarter'''
|-
|Northwestern - [[C.J. Bacher]] 35 yard TD pass to [[Eric Peterman]] ([[Amado Villarreal]] kick), 9:30
|Northwestern 7-0
|}


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Revision as of 01:31, 30 December 2008

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The 2008 Valero Alamo Bowl is a college football bowl game that is part of the 2008–2009 bowl season of the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 2008 game will be the 16th annual edition of the contest, the second to be sponsored by Valero Energy Corporation, and will be played on December 29, 2008 in the 65,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, to be nationally televised by ESPN. The game will pit the University of Missouri-Columbia Tigers (9-4) against the Northwestern University Wildcats (9-3). [2] The 2008 game has been dubbed the Journalism Bowl by some in the media[3], owing to the nationally-recognized journalism programs at each school: the Missouri School of Journalism and the Medill School of Journalism.

Scoring Summary

Scoring Play Score
1st Quarter
Northwestern - C.J. Bacher 35 yard TD pass to Eric Peterman (Amado Villarreal kick), 9:30 Northwestern 7-0

References

  1. ^ Olin Buchanan (2008-12-29). "Are Big 12 defenses getting a bad rap?". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
  2. ^ "2008 Valero Alamo Bowl Set For December 29 Game Date". Big 12 Sports. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  3. ^ "Pinkel, Fitzgerald begin Alamo Bowl buzz". Columbia Missourian. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-19.