2011 Belk Bowl
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 2011 Belk Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | December 27, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Bank of America Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Mike Glennon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | NC State by 1[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bill Athan (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 58,427 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Wischusen (Play-by-Play) Brian Griese (Analyst) Shannon Spake (Sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 Belk Bowl, the 10th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 27, 2011, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.
The game was telecast at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, and featured the Louisville Cardinals from the Big East Conference and the NC State Wolfpack from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previously known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2010, the 2011 contest was the first under its new name and sponsorship agreement with Belk, the Charlotte-based department store chain.