| Year Game Played: | 2011 |
| Game Name: | BBVA Compass Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2010 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Pittsburgh |
| Visitor Nickname: | Panthers |
| Visitor School: | University of Pittsburgh |
| Home Name Short: | Kentucky |
| Home Nickname: | Wildcats |
| Home School: | University of Kentucky |
| Visitor Record: | 7–5 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big East |
| Home Record: | 6–6 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Coach: | Phil Bennett (interim) |
| Home Coach: | Joker Phillips |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 13 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | January 8 |
| Stadium: | Legion Field |
| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Odds: | Pitt by 3[1] |
| Referee: | Tom DeJoseph (ACC) |
| Attendance: | 41,207 |
| Payout: | 1 million (SEC); $900,000 (Big East)[2] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Mike Gleason and John Congemi |
| Different Previous: | 2010 |
The 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl (formerly known as the Papajohns.com Bowl and the Birmingham Bowl) was a postseason college football bowl game between a team from the Big East Conference and a team from the SEC played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama on January 8, 2011 (12 p.m. ET). ESPN provided television coverage.
The game was initially renamed "The Birmingham Bowl" after previous title sponsor PapaJohns.com decided not to renew their sponsorship of the game. However, on November 4, 2010, the Bowl officially changed its name to the BBVA Compass Bowl after an agreement with Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria was signed.[3]
Scoring 13 points in the second quarter, Pittsburgh defeated Kentucky 27–10.
Pittsburgh (7-5, 5-2 Big East) was selected to play Kentucky (6-6, 2-6 SEC) in the game.
See also: 2010 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.
Pitt started the season 2-3, which came as a surprise to many after Pitt was listed as the favorite to win the 2010 Big East Football Conference championship. The Panthers received 22 of 24 possible first-place votes, and 2 second-place votes. After their slow start, the Panthers rebounded, winning 4 out of their next 5 games, improving their record to 6-4. The Panthers ended the season at 8-5 and finished as Big East Co-Champions, along with West Virginia and Connecticut. However, because of the Panthers' losses to both schools, they were not eligible for the conference's bid to a BCS Bowl Game.
See also: 2010 Kentucky Wildcats football team.
The Wildcats began the season by winning their first 3 games, all against non-conference teams. Over the span of the next 6 games, the Wildcats won only a single game, reducing their record to 4-5. They then split the last 4 games of the season, finishing it at 6-6, good for 5th in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference.
| Scoring play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st quarter | |||
| UK – Craig McIntosh 50-yard field goal, 03:15 | UK 3–0 | ||
| 2nd quarter | |||
| PITT - Dan Hutchins 21-yard field goal, 11:29 | TIE 3-3 | ||
| PITT - Hutchins 33-yard field goal, 03:30 | PITT 6-3 | ||
| PITT - Tino Sunseri 1-yard run (Hutchins Kick), 00:34 | PITT 13-3 | ||
| 3rd quarter | |||
| PITT - Brock DeCicco 13-yard pass from Sunseri (Hutchins kick), 10:47 | PITT 20-3 | ||
| UK - Moncell Allen 1-yard run (Mcintosh Kick), 00:41 | PITT 20-10 | ||
| 4th quarter | |||
| PITT - Dion Lewis 2-yard run (Hutchins kick), 10:26 | PITT 27-10 | ||
| Statistics | Pittsburgh | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 20 |
| Total offense, plays - yards | 65-357 | 68-315 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 46-261 | 32-104 |
| Passing yards (net) | 96 | 211 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 9-19-1 | 21-36-0 |
| Possession | 32:38 | 27:22 |