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The 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef ` O ' Brady 's , formerly known as the St. Petersburg Bowl , was the second edition of the college football bowl game and was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg , Florida .. Tropicana Field. Tropicana Field. college football. college football. bowl game. bowl game. 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game began at 8 :00 PM US EST on Saturday , December 19 , 2009 , was telecast on ESPN and featured the UCF of Conference USA and Rutgers of the Big East .. ESPN. ESPN. US EST. North American Eastern Time Zone. 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. UCF. 2009 UCF Knights football team. Conference USA. Conference USA. Rutgers. 2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. Big East. Big East Conference ( 1979–2013 ). Rutgers defeated UCF 45 -- 24 in a game where Mohamed Sanu , the game 's MVP , caught 4 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown in addition to rushing 14 times for 47 yards and two touchdowns .. Mohamed Sanu. Mohamed Sanu. UCF. 2009 UCF Knights football team. Rutgers. 2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. The game marked the Scarlet Knights ' fifth consecutive bowl appearance , and their fourth consecutive victory , after not playing in a bowl game from 1979 to 2005 .. bowl game. bowl game. Rutgers was one of nine BCS teams to win a bowl game in each of the last three seasons .. bowl game. bowl game. Rutgers. 2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. This was UCF 's third bowl game , the last one was in the 2007 Liberty Bowl .. bowl game. bowl game. UCF. 2009 UCF Knights football team. 2007 Liberty Bowl. 2007 Liberty Bowl. With the loss , Central Florida dropped to 0 -- 3 in the postseason .. The bowl game marked the first ever meeting between Rutgers and UCF , both teams being called `` Knights '' .. bowl game. bowl game. UCF. 2009 UCF Knights football team. Rutgers. 2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team