| 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 8, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Legion Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Pitt by 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tom DeJoseph (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,207 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1 million (SEC); $900,000 (Big East)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Gleason and John Congemi | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl (formerly known as the Papajohns.com Bowl and the Birmingham Bowl) was a postseason college football bowl game between a team from the Big East Conference and a team from the SEC played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama on January 8, 2011 (12 p.m. ET). ESPN provided television coverage.
The game was initially renamed "The Birmingham Bowl" after previous title sponsor PapaJohns.com decided not to renew their sponsorship of the game. However, on November 4, 2010, the Bowl officially changed its name to the BBVA Compass Bowl after an agreement with Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria was signed.[3]
Scoring 13 points in the second quarter, Pittsburgh defeated Kentucky 27–10.