| 2011 Champs Sports Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | WR Rashad Greene | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Florida State by 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Reggie Smith (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,305 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2.275 million per team[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN/ESPN 3D | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joe Tessitore (Play-by-Play) Rod Gilmore (Analyst) Holly Rowe (Sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 3.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 Champs Sports Bowl, the 22nd edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 29, 2011, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida as part of the 2011–12 NCAA bowl season.
The game, which was telecast at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN 3D,[3] featured a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference versus a team from the Big East Conference.
Invitations were accepted by Florida State and Notre Dame to play in the contest on December 4.[3] It was FSU's second Champs Bowl, and Notre Dame's first. Notre Dame was invited through an option in the Big East tie-in. The game sold out on December 7, marking the Champs Sports Bowl's first ever sellout.[3]