2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl
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The 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The game was played starting at 2 PM US CST on Monday, December 29, 2008. The game, telecast on ESPN, pitted the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights against the North Carolina State University Wolfpack.
The game marked the first ever meeting of the two universities' football programs.
Scoring Summary
| Scoring Play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | |||
| Rutgers - Rob Cervini 6 yard TD run (kick blocked), 11:47 | Rutgers 6-0 | ||
| NCSU - Owen Spencer 44 yard TD pass from Russell Wilson (Josh Czajkowski kick), 7:54 | NCSU 7-6 | ||
| NCSU - Czajkowski 32 yard FG, 1:00 | NCSU 10-6 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| NCSU - Andre Brown 5 yard TD run (Czajkowski kick), :38 | NCSU 17-6 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| Rutgers - San San Te 31 yard FG, 10:14 | NCSU 17-9 | ||
| Rutgers - Tiquan Underwood 10 yard TD pass from Mike Teel (Te kick), 6:50 | NCSU 17-16 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| Rutgers - Te 28 yard FG, 13:31 | Rutgers 19-17 | ||
| NCSU - Anthony Hill 16 yard TD pass from Daniel Evans (2-pt conversion no good), 9:21 | NCSU 23-19 | ||