| 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Inaugural Pinstripe Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bronx, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Even [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Todd Geerlings (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 38,274 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,000,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Wischusen and Brian Griese | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl was the first edition of this college football bowl game, and was played at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. The game started at 3:20 p.m. ET on December 30, 2010, and was telecast on ESPN. The game featured the Syracuse Orange of the Big East Conference and the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference. New Era Cap Company was the title sponsor of the game.[2] It ended with Syracuse defeating Kansas State, 36-34.
The game was played four days after one of the worst blizzards in New York City history, affecting travel for the teams and their fans.
- ^ Vegas Insider, December 24, 2010
- ^ Richard Sandomir, It’s New York. It’s the Stadium. It’s the Pinstripe Bowl, The New York Times, March 9, 2010