| 2010 Outback Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24th Outback Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Darvin Adams (Auburn WR) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Greg Burks (Big 12) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 49,383 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$3,300,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman and Rob Stone | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 3.5[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 2010 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 24th edition of the Outback Bowl, it started at 11 a.m. EST on January 1, 2010. The game was telecast on ESPN and matched the Auburn Tigers against the Northwestern Wildcats.[2][3] The game drew 5.69 million viewers (up 30% from the previous year), making it the 7th highest viewing on cable television for the week.[4]
The game marked Auburn's third appearance in the Outback Bowl, and their first appearance since a 43–14 loss to Penn State in the 1996 edition. The game marked Northwestern's first appearance in the Outback Bowl, as the Wildcats sought their first postseason win since the 1949 Rose Bowl. This was the first-ever meeting between the two programs, and resulted in a 38–35 Auburn win. Darvin Adams, the MVP, had 12 receptions for 142 yards.