2008 EagleBank Bowl

2008 EagleBank Bowl
1st EagleBank Bowl
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Navy Midshipmen (7–5) (8–4) ACC Independent 29 19 Head coach:  Jim Grobe Head coach:  Ken Niumatalolo
1 2 3 4 Total Wake Forest 0 7 7 15 29 Navy 10 3 0 6 19
Date	December 20, 2008
Season	2008
Stadium	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Location	Washington D.C.
MVP	QB Riley Skinner, Wake Forest
Referee	Land Clark (WAC)
Attendance	28,777
Payout	US$750,000 per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Terry Gannon, David Norrie, Quint Kessenich
Nielsen ratings	1.9

The 2008 EagleBank Bowl was the inaugural edition of the new college football bowl game, and was played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, DC. The game, formerly known as the Congressional Bowl before naming rights were purchased by EagleBank, started at 11 a.m. US EST on Saturday, December 20, 2008, as the first contest of the 2008–09 bowl season. The game, telecast on ESPN, pit the Wake Forest Demon Deacons against the Navy Midshipmen. This was a rematch of a September 27, 2008, game between the two teams that Navy won, 24–17, at Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons got a measure of revenge by winning the game, 29–19.

Scoring summary

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Navy – Matt Harmon 40-yard FG, 10:14	Navy 3–0
Navy – Rashawn King 50-yard fumble return (Harmon kick), 7:51	Navy 10–0
2nd Quarter
Navy – Harmon 47-yard FG, 12:32	Navy 13–0
WF – Josh Adams 4-yard TD run (Sam Swank kick), 0:36	Navy 13–7
3rd Quarter
WF – Adams 5-yard TD run (Swank kick), 5:50	WF 14–13
4th Quarter
Navy – Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada 2-yard TD run (pass failed), 12:30	Navy 19–14
WF – Ben Wooster 8-yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Devon Brown pass from Skinner), 7:52	WF 22–19
WF – Rich Belton 35-yard TD run (Swank kick), :54	WF 29–19