2011 Sun Bowl

2011 Hyundai Sun Bowl
78th Sun Bowl
1234OT Total
Georgia Tech 071703 27
Utah 730146 30
DateDecember 31, 2011
Season2011
StadiumSun Bowl
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPDevonte Christopher, (Utah- Special Teams)

Star Lotolelei, (Utah- Defense)

John White IV (Utah- Offense)
FavoriteGeorgia Tech by 3[1]
RefereeWayne Winkler (C-USA)
Attendance48,123
PayoutUS$1.9 million per team
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist (Play-by-Play)
Gary Danielson (Analyst)
Tracy Wolfson (Sidelines)
Nielsen ratings2.71
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The 2011 Hyundai Sun Bowl, the 78th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 31, 2011 at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.

The game, which was telecast at 12:00 p.m. MT on CBS, featured a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets versus the Utah Utes in their first year of membership in the Pac-12 Conference. The Utah Utes won the game 30–27. The game was broadcast on the radio nationally by Sports USA Radio with Eli Gold and Doug Plank calling the action.

  1. ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011