| 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 5th Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tropicana Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Blake Bortles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | UCF by 7[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tony Backert (Sun Belt) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 21,759 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Neal (Play by Play) Desmond Howard (Analyst) Andre Ware (Analyst) Cara Capuano (Sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, the fifth edition of the game formerly known as the St. Petersburg Bowl, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 21, 2012 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, as part of the 2012–13 NCAA Bowl season.
The game, broadcast at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, featured the UCF Knights from Conference USA and Ball State Cardinals from the Mid-American Conference. It was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Knights advanced to the game after losing to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the Conference USA Championship Game.