| 2011 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 36th Independence Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 26, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Independence Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB James Franklin, Missouri LB Andrew Wilson, Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Missouri by 4[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dan Capron (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,728 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1.1 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Rob Stone (Play-by-Play) Danny Kanell (Analyst) Allison Williams (Sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, the 36th edition of the Independence Bowl, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 26, 2011 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana as part of the 2011–12 NCAA bowl season. The game's title sponsor was AdvoCare, an American dietary supplement company.
The game, telecast at 4:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2, featured the Missouri Tigers from the Big 12 Conference versus the North Carolina Tar Heels from the Atlantic Coast Conference. This marked Missouri's third appearance in the Independence Bowl in the previous nine seasons, all under head coach Gary Pinkel, while North Carolina made its first appearance in this bowl.
- ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011