2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
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The 2011 Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl, the fourth edition of the game formerly known as the St. Petersburg Bowl, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 20, 2011 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, and telecast at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. Marshall defeated Florida International, 20–10.
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4th Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 20, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Tropicana Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Aaron Dobson- Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Florida International by 4[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Hubert Owens (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 20,072 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$1 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play) Danny Kanell (Analyst) Jeannine Edwards (Sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
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On December 3, 2011, Florida International University accepted an invitation to play in the bowl game, as the Big East Conference did not have enough bowl-eligible teams to send a representative to St. Petersburg.[2] The following day, Marshall University accepted an invitation to play in the bowl game.[3]