- GMAC Bowl
| (23) Ball State Cardinals (12-1) vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-3) |
| Date: |
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 |
| Kickoff: |
8 p.m. (et) |
| Site: |
Ladd-Peebles Stadium (40,646) -- Mobile, Alabama |
| Surface: |
FieldTurf |
| Annual: |
10th |
| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$750,000 |
| Television: |
ESPN |
| Announcers: |
Dave Pasch and Andre Ware |
| Home Record: |
Tulsa 6-0; Ball State 6-0 |
| Away Record: |
Tulsa 4-2; Ball State 6-0 |
| Neutral Record: |
Tulsa 0-1; Ball State 0-1 |
| Las Vegas Line: |
Ball State 2.5 (Total, 76.5) |
| All-Time Series: |
First meeting |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Tulsa vs. MAC (7-2) |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Ball State vs. Conference USA (2-4) |
| Bowl Records: |
Tulsa (6-9 -- 1-0 in GMAC Bowl) |
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Ball State (0-5-1) |
| 2008 National Rankings: |
Tulsa - Unranked |
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Ball State - 23rd |
| Coaches: |
Tulsa - Todd Graham (20-7 at Tulsa) |
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(Career Record, 27-13) |
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Ball State - Stan Parrish (0-0 at Ball State) |
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(Career Record, 57-41-3) |
| Season Schedule/Results |
| Ball State Cardinals |
| Aug 28 - W vs. Northeastern, 48-14 |
| Sep 5 - W vs. Navy, 35-23 |
| Sep 13 - W at Akron, 41-24 |
| Sep 20 - W at Indiana, 42-20 |
| Sep 27 - W vs. Kent State, 41-20 |
| Oct 4 - W at Toledo, 31-0 |
| Oct 11 - W at Western Ky, 24-7 |
| Oct 18 - Open |
| Oct 25 - W vs. Eastern Mich, 38-16 |
| Nov 1 - Open |
| Nov 5 - W vs. Northern Ill, 45-14 |
| Nov 11 - W at Miami-Ohio, 31-16 |
| Nov 19 - W at Central Mich, 31-24 |
| Nov 25 - W vs. Western Mich, 45-22 |
| Dec 5 - L vs. Buffalo, 24-42 (MAC Championship) |
| Jan 6 - vs. Tulsa, 8:00 PM (GMAC Bowl) |
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| Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| Aug 30 - W at U-A-B, 45-22 |
| Sep 6 - W at North Texas, 56-26 |
| Sep 13 - Open |
| Sep 20 - W vs. New Mexico, 56-14 |
| Sep 27 - W vs. Central Arkansas, 62-34 |
| Oct 4 - W vs. Rice, 63-28 |
| Oct 11 - W at S-M-U, 37-31 |
| Oct 18 - W vs. Texas-El Paso, 77-35 |
| Oct 26 - W vs. U-C-F, 49-19 |
| Nov 1 - L at Arkansas, 23-30 |
| Nov 8 - Open |
| Nov 15 - L at Houston, 30-70 |
| Nov 22 - W vs. Tulane, 56-7 |
| Nov 29 - W at Marshall, 38-35 |
| Dec 6 - L vs. East Carolina, 24-27 (Conference USA Championship) |
| Jan 6 - vs. Ball State, 8:00 PM (GMAC Bowl) |
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