| Game Name: | GoDaddy.com Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | January 6 |
| Year Game Played: | 2011 |
| Football Season: | 2010 |
| Stadium: | Ladd–Peebles Stadium |
| City: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Visitor School: | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Middle Tennessee |
| Visitor Nickname: | Blue Raiders |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Coach: | Rick Stockstill |
| Visitor Conference: | Sun Belt |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home School: | Miami University |
| Home Name Short: | Miami |
| Home Nickname: | RedHawks |
| Home Record: | 9–4 |
| Home Coach: | Lance Guidry |
| Home Conference: | MAC |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 14 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Odds: | Miami by 1[1] |
| Referee: | Marc Curles (Southeastern Conference) |
| Attendance: | 38,168[2] |
| Payout: | 750,000 per team |
| Us Announcers: | Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard and Mike Bellotti |
| Different Previous: | 2010 |
The 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl, the twelfth edition of the college football bowl game, was played at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama on January 6, 2011. The game was telecast on ESPN and matched Miami from the MAC versus Middle Tennessee from the Sun Belt. Previously, the bowl game was known as the GMAC Bowl.
See also: 2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team. This was Middle Tennessee's first bowl appearance in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Entering the game, offense leaders for the Blue Raiders were RB Phillip Tanner (149 att., 841 yds. rushing, 11 TDs), QB Dwight Dasher (127 of 222 passes, 1,388 yards, 6 TDs) and WR Malcolm Beyah (27 rec., 364 yds., 2 TDs). Defensively, the team was led by DB Jeremy Kellem (101 tackles, 1.5 tfl, 2 INT), DE Jamari Lattimore (64 tackles, 14.5 tfl, 11.0 sacks) and LB Darin Davis (73 tackles, 8.0 tfl, 3.5 sacks, 3 interceptions).[3]
See also: 2010 Miami RedHawks football team. This was Miami's second appearance in this bowl game; they played in the 2003 edition when it was under the name GMAC Bowl. Miami was one of the most improved program in the country, capped a dramatic turnaround season by winning the 2010 marathon MAC Football Championship. The RedHawks defeated Northern Illinois, 26–21, with a touchdownwith 33 seconds left in regulation. Miami clinched the East Division with a 23–3 win over Temple on November 23.
| Scoring play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st quarter | |||
| MT – Phillip Tanner 18-yard run (Alan Gendreau kick), 4:37 | MT 7–0 | ||
| Miami – Thomas Merriweather 3-yard run (Trevor Cook kick), 2:29 | TIE 7–7 | ||
| MT – Dwight Dasher 51-yard run (Gendreau kick), 0:40 | MT 14–7 | ||
| 2nd quarter | |||
| Miami – Thomas Merriweather 3-yard run (Trevor Cook Kick), 13:11 | TIE 14–14 | ||
| 3rd quarter | |||
| Miami – Dayonne Nunley 52-yard interception return (Trevor Cook Kick), 13:22 | Miami 21–14 | ||
| MT – Phillip Tanner 54-yard run (Alan Gendreau Kick), 12:32 | TIE 21–21 | ||
| Miami – Chris Givens 17-yard pass from Austin Boucher (Trevor Cook Kick), 00:54 | Miami 28–21 | ||
| 4th quarter | |||
| Miami – Nick Harwell 5-yard pass from Austin Boucher (Trevor Cook Kick), 5:25 | Miami 35–21 | ||
| Statistics | Middle Tennessee | Miami |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 22 |
| Total offense, plays - yards | 61–372 | 78–431 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 32–211 | 40–134 |
| Passing yards (net) | 161 | 297 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 18–29–4 | 23–38–2 |
| Time of Possession | 21:02 | 38:58 |