2009 Independence Bowl

2009 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
1234 Total
Texas A&M 0776 20
Georgia 0141020 44
Date December 28, 2009
Season 2009
Stadium Independence Stadium
Location Shreveport, Louisiana
MVP Aron White (Offensive), Geno Atkins (Defensive)
Referee Terry Leyden (Mountain West Conference)
Attendance 49,653
Payout US$2,200,000
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2
Announcers Ron Franklin
Ed Cunningham
Quint Kessenich

The 2009 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl was the thirty-fourth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The game started at 5:00 PM US EST on Monday, December 28, 2009. The game was telecast on ESPN2 and the Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Texas A&M Aggies by a score of 44-20.[1]

The game was Georgia's second appearance in the bowl game. Their previous appearance in the game was a 24–15 victory over the University of Arkansas in 1991.

As for Texas A&M, the Aggies made their third appearance in the Independence Bowl and now hold an overall record of 1–2. Their last appearance resulted in a 43–41 overtime loss to Mississippi State on December 31, 2000, a game since nicknamed the "Snow Bowl" due to the unusual amount of snowfall Shreveport received that day. The entire game was played under extremely wintry conditions, a rarity for Shreveport.

The game was fifth time that the two schools have faced each other in a game. Texas A&M previously held the series advantage 3–1 (now 3-2). The last time, prior to the bowl that the two teams met was a 42–0 victory by Georgia in 1980. The two teams have played in a bowl game against each other once before, as they met in the 1950 Presidential Cup Bowl. The game, which was played in College Park, Maryland, was the only ever edition of the Presidential Cup Bowl, and Texas A&M was victorious by a score of 40–20.

Game summary

Georgia wore their home red jerseys, and Texas A&M wore their away white jerseys.

Georgia quarterback, Joe Cox threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns as the Bulldogs dominated Texas A&M to win their fourth straight bowl game. Tight End Aron White caught both of Cox's touchdown passes, one from twenty four yards out and the other a two-yard catch on his way to being named the game's offensive MVP. Caleb King paced the Bulldogs rushing game with 61 yards on 16 carries and two touchdown scores. Special teams also played a huge part in the Georgia victory. The Bulldogs scored their first touchdown of the game on a kickoff return for a score. They would also block a punt, a field goal kick and receive the ball on the Texas A&M 24-yard line after a bad snap that went over the punter's head. Aggies quarterback, Jerrod Johnson did pass for 360 yards and two touchdowns but did also throw two costly interceptions. Jeff Fuller led A&M with 7 receptions for 101 yards in the losing effort. Georgia would tie an Independence Bowl record with six touchdowns scored and set a bowl record with 30 second half points.

Scoring summary

Scoring Play Score
1st Quarter
No Scoring TIE 0–0
2nd Quarter
A&M — Jamie McCoy 15-yard pass from Jerrod Johnson (Randy Bullock kick), 2:33 A&M 7–0
UGA — Brandon Boykin 81-yard kickoff return (Blair Walsh kick), 2:22 TIE 7–7
UGA — Caleb King 2-yard rush (Blair Walsh kick), 1:22 UGA 14–7
3rd Quarter
A&M — Christine Michael 14-yard rush (Randy Bullock kick), 12:36 TIE 14–14
UGA — Blair Walsh 49 yard, 9:25 UGA 17–14
UGA — Aron White 24-yard pass from Joe Cox (Blair Walsh kick), 7:49 UGA 24–14
4th Quarter
UGA — Aron White 2-yard pass from Joe Cox (Blair Walsh kick), 13:19 UGA 31–14
UGA — Caleb King 1-yard rush (Blair Walsh kick), 9:47 UGA 38–14
UGA — Shaun Chapas 5-yard rush (Andrew Jensen missed kick), 4:29 UGA 44–14
A&M — Howard Morrow 5-yard pass from Jerrod Johnson (2 point attempt failed), 1:13 UGA 44–20

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