2011 Armed Forces Bowl Explained

Game Name:Armed Forces Bowl
Title Sponsor:Bell Helicopter
Date Game Played:December 30
Year Game Played:2011
Football Season:2011
Stadium:Gerald J. Ford Stadium
City:University Park, Texas
Visitor School:Brigham Young University
Visitor Name Short:BYU
Visitor Nickname:Cougars
Visitor Record:9–3
Visitor Conference:Independent
Visitor Coach:Bronco Mendenhall
Visitor 1Q:3
Visitor 2Q:7
Visitor 3Q:7
Visitor 4Q:7
Home School:University of Tulsa
Home Name Short:Tulsa
Home Nickname:Golden Hurricane
Home Record:8–4
Home Conference:C-USA
Home Coach:Bill Blankenship
Home 1Q:7
Home 2Q:7
Home 3Q:0
Home 4Q:7
Odds:Brigham Young by 2[1]
Mvp:Cody Hoffman BYU WR (Offense)
Dexter McCoil Tulsa DB (Defense)
Referee:Shawn Smith (MAC)
Attendance:30,258
Payout:750,000 per team
Us Network:ESPN
Us Announcers:Dave Neal (Play-by-Play)
Andre Ware (Analyst)
Cara Capuano (Sidelines)
Ratings:1.43

The 2011 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, the ninth edition of the game was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 30, 2011, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of SMU in University Park, Texas, as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.

The game, telecasted at 11:00 a.m. CT on ESPN, featured Tulsa versus BYU. BYU won the game by a score of 24–21.

This was the second and final year that the bowl was held at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. In 2012, the bowl returned to Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of TCU after the completion of a renovation of the stadium.

Teams

BYU

See also: 2011 BYU Cougars football team.

Tulsa

See also: 2011 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

Scoring summary

Source:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011
  2. Web site: BYU vs. Tulsa - Play-By-Play - December 30, 2011 - ESPN.