The 2009 EagleBank Bowl 2009, one of the newest college bowl games, was held on December 29, 2009, at 4:30 p.m. EST. The game typically features either Army or Navy against an Atlantic Coast Conference team, however the 2009 game included the Temple Owls from the Mid-American Conference against the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-10.

UCLA defeated Temple 30-21.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293630218 The game, which aired live on ESPN, was played at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC.

The UCLA Bruins barely reached bowl eligibility with a 6-6 record during the 2009 season. All six of their losses came in conference play, falling to the top teams of Stanford, Oregon, California, Arizona, Oregon State and USC.http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=26

The Temple Owls finished 2009 with one of their best seasons on record, going 9-3 overall and 7-1 in the Mid-American Conference. After losing their first two games, one against the powerful Penn State Nittany Lions, they went on a run, completing nine-consecutive wins. In the final game of the season, Temple fell to the Ohio Bobcats, who went on to play in the MAC Championship Game.http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=218