| 2011 Hyundai Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 78th Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Devonte Christopher, (Utah- Special Teams) Star Lotolelei, (Utah- Defense) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia Tech by 3[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Wayne Winkler (C-USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 48,123 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1.9 million per team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Verne Lundquist (Play-by-Play) Gary Danielson (Analyst) Tracy Wolfson (Sidelines) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 Hyundai Sun Bowl, the 78th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 31, 2011 at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.
The game, which was telecast at 12:00 p.m. MT on CBS, featured a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets versus the Utah Utes in their first year of membership in the Pac-12 Conference. The Utah Utes won the game 30–27. The game was broadcast on the radio nationally by Sports USA Radio with Eli Gold and Doug Plank calling the action.