2012 Belk Bowl

2012 Belk Bowl
1234 Total
Cincinnati 3141021 48
Duke 160810 34
DateDecember 27, 2012
Season2012
StadiumBank of America Stadium
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
MVPBrendon Kay (QB, Cincinnati)
FavoriteCincinnati by 11[1]
RefereeMatt Austin (SEC)
Attendance48,128
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Patrick (Play-by-play)
Ed Cunningham (Analyst)
Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)
Belk Bowl
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The 2012 Belk Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 27, 2012, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. The eleventh edition of the Belk Bowl began at 6:30 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It featured the Big East Conference co-champion Cincinnati Bearcats against the Duke Blue Devils from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Bearcats accepted their invitation after achieving a 9–3 record in the regular season, while the Blue Devils accepted theirs after achieving a 6–6 record. This was the first Belk Bowl for both teams.

  1. ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2012