| 2012 Outback Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26th Outback Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Brandon Boykin (DB, Georgia)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia by 3[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ed Ardito (C-USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 49,429 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$3.4 million per team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Tirico (Play-by-Play) Jon Gruden (Analyst) Jenn Brown (Sidelines) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 5.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2012 Outback Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on January 2, 2012, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. It was the 26th edition of the Outback Bowl, and was telecast at 1:00 p.m. ET to a national audience on ABC. It featured the Georgia Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) versus the Michigan State Spartans from the Big Ten Conference. Michigan State won, 33–30, in the third overtime period.