2009 International Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Connecticut Huskies ( UConn ) and the Buffalo Bulls at Rogers Centre in Toronto , Canada , on January 3 , 2009 . The game was the final contest of the 2008 NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision ( Division I-FBS ) football season for both teams , and ended in a 38 – 20 victory for Connecticut . UConn represented the Big East Conference ( Big East ) in the game ; Buffalo entered as the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) champion
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2009 International Bowl