2011 Capital One Bowl

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2011 Capital One Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide Michigan State Spartans (9–3) (11–1) SEC Big Ten 49 7 Head coach:  Nick Saban Head coach:  Mark Dantonio AP Coaches BCS 15 18 16 AP Coaches BCS 7 7 9
1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 7 21 14 7 49 Michigan State 0 0 0 7 7
Date	January 1, 2011
Season	2010
Stadium	Florida Citrus Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	LB Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
National anthem	Liberty Voices
Referee	Greg Burks (Big 12)
Attendance	61,519
Payout	US$4,250,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe
Nielsen ratings	4.3
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The 2011 Capital One Bowl was the sixty-fifth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game was played on January 1, 2011 and matched the Alabama Crimson Tide from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with the Michigan State Spartans from the Big Ten Conference. Televised by ESPN, Alabama won by a final score of 49–7.