| 2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 4th Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 20, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tropicana Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Aaron Dobson- Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Florida International by 4[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Hubert Owens (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 20,072 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play) Danny Kanell (Analyst) Jeannine Edwards (Sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl, the fourth edition of the game formerly known as the St. Petersburg Bowl, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 20, 2011 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, and telecast at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. Marshall defeated Florida International, 20–10.
On December 3, 2011, Florida International University accepted an invitation to play in the bowl game, as the Big East Conference did not have enough bowl-eligible teams to send a representative to St. Petersburg.[2] The following day, Marshall University accepted an invitation to play in the bowl game.[3]