2008 International Bowl was played on January 5 , 2008 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . The game featured the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University &mdash; who finished 5th in the Big East Conference &mdash; and the Cardinals of Ball State University &mdash; who finished co-champions of the Mid-American Conference 's West Division . The game was the only NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game from the 2007-2008 season to be played outside the United States . Rutgers won by a score of 52 &ndash; 30
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2008 International Bowl