2007 Sun Bowl

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2007 Brut Sun Bowl
74th Sun Bowl
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South Florida 0140721
Oregon 810281056
DateDecember 31, 2007
Season2007
StadiumSun Bowl
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPRB Jonathan Stewart, Oregon
FavoriteOregon by 6½[1]
RefereeBill Alge (MAC)
Halftime showBaby Bash, Paula DeAnda, Bands from participants [2]
Attendance49,867
PayoutUS$1.9 million per team[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersCraig Bolerjack, Steve Beuerlein, and Sam Ryan[1]
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The 2007 Brut Sun Bowl, part of the 2007-08 NCAA football bowl games season, was played on December 31, 2007, at Sun Bowl Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas, El Paso, between the South Florida Bulls and the Oregon Ducks.

The Ducks were playing without quarterback Dennis Dixon, who finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting but who had season-ending ACL surgery in November. Redshirt freshman Justin Roper made his first collegiate start in place of Dixon and threw for four touchdowns to tie a Sun Bowl record and lead the Ducks to a 56–21 victory.

The game marked the 40th consecutive telecast by CBS Sports. No other network and bowl game has been paired for a longer period of time.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rivals.com College Football - Rivals.com bowl viewer's guide Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
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