2011 Outback Bowl

2011 Outback Bowl
25th Outback Bowl
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Florida Gators Penn State Nittany Lions (7-5) (7-5) SEC Big Ten 37 24 Head coach:  Urban Meyer Head coach:  Joe Paterno
1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 14 6 17 37 Penn State 7 10 7 0 24
Date	January 1, 2011
Season	2010
Stadium	Raymond James Stadium
Location	Tampa, Florida
MVP	S Ahmad Black, Florida
Favorite	Florida by 7[1]
National anthem	Janet Dacal
Referee	Jack Childress (ACC)
Attendance	60,574
Payout	US$3.4 million
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Suzy Kolber
Nielsen ratings	7.1 (12.4 million)
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The 2011 Outback Bowl, a college football bowl game, matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten. The 25th edition of the Outback Bowl, it was played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The game kicked off at 1 p.m. EST on January 1, 2011, and was telecast on ABC. The Florida Gators won with a final score of 37–24.