| Year Game Played: | 2009 |
| Game Name: | GMAC Bowl |
| Caption: | GMAC Bowl logo. |
| Football Season: | 2008 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Ball State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cardinals |
| Visitor School: | Ball State University |
| Home Name Short: | Tulsa |
| Home Nickname: | Golden Hurricane |
| Home School: | University of Tulsa |
| Visitor Record: | 12–1 |
| Visitor Conference: | MAC |
| Home Record: | 10–3 |
| Home Conference: | C-USA |
| Visitor Coach: | Stan Parrish |
| Home Coach: | Todd Graham |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 23 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 22 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | 22 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 6 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 10 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Date Game Played: | January 6 |
| Stadium: | Ladd–Peebles Stadium |
| City: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Mvp: | RB Tarrion Adams, Tulsa |
| Referee: | Penn Wagers (SEC) |
| Attendance: | 32,816 |
| Payout: | 750,000 per team[1] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Dave Pasch, Andre Ware |
| Ratings: | 1.7 |
The 2009 GMAC Bowl was the tenth anniversary edition of the GMAC Bowl, an American college football bowl game. The contest was played on January 6, 2009, as part of the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and featured the Tulsa Golden Hurricane playing the Ball State Cardinals.
The game, which was played in a second-half driving rainstorm, was won by Tulsa, 45–13. This was Tulsa's second consecutive GMAC Bowl victory, having defeated Bowling Green in the 2008 GMAC Bowl.
| Scoring Play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | |||
| Tulsa - Damaris Johnson 30-yard TD pass from David Johnson (Jarod Tracy kick), 11:36 | Tulsa 7-0 | ||
| Ball State - Nate Davis 17-yard TD run (Ian McGarvey kick), 4:24 | Tie 7-7 | ||
| Tulsa - Tracy 31-yard FG, 2:04 | Tulsa 10-7 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| Tulsa - Tarrion Adams 1-yard TD run (Tracy kick), 10:39 | Tulsa 17-7 | ||
| Ball State - McGarvey 40-yard FG, 6:36 | Tulsa 17-10 | ||
| Tulsa - Adams 56-yard TD run (Tracy kick), 4:50 | Tulsa 24-10 | ||
| Ball State - McGarvey 22-yard FG, :29 | Tulsa 24-13 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| Tulsa - Slick Shelley 15-yard TD pass from David Johnson (Tracy kick), 12:12 | Tulsa 31-13 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| Tulsa - Adams 11-yard TD run (Tracy kick), 13:40 | Tulsa 38-13 | ||
| Tulsa - Jacob Frank 12-yard TD pass from David Johnson (Tracy kick), 10:40 | Tulsa 45-13 | ||