2011 Outback Bowl

2011 Outback Bowl
25th Outback Bowl
Anniversary logo
1234 Total
Florida 014617 37
Penn State 71070 24
DateJanuary 1, 2011
Season2010
StadiumRaymond James Stadium
LocationTampa, Florida
MVPS Ahmad Black, Florida
FavoriteFlorida by 7[1]
National anthemJanet Dacal
RefereeJack Childress (ACC)
Attendance60,574
PayoutUS$3.4 million
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersMike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Suzy Kolber
Nielsen ratings7.1 (12.4 million)
Outback Bowl
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The 2011 Outback Bowl, a college football bowl game, matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten. The 25th edition of the Outback Bowl, it was played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The game kicked off at 1 p.m. EST on January 1, 2011, and was telecast on ABC. The Florida Gators won with a final score of 37–24.

  1. ^ The Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2010