| Game Name: | Pinstripe Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | New Era |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Year Game Played: | 2011 |
| Football Season: | 2011 |
| Stadium: | Yankee Stadium |
| City: | Bronx, New York |
| Visitor School: | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| Visitor Name Short: | Rutgers |
| Visitor Nickname: | Scarlet Knights |
| Visitor Record: | 8–4 |
| Visitor Coach: | Greg Schiano |
| Visitor Conference: | Big East |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 17 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 10 |
| Home School: | Iowa State University |
| Home Name Short: | Iowa State |
| Home Nickname: | Cyclones |
| Home Record: | 6–6 |
| Home Coach: | Paul Rhoads |
| Home Conference: | Big 12 |
| Home 1Q: | 6 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Odds: | Rutgers by 2[1] |
| Referee: | Randy Smith (Conference USA) |
| Attendance: | 38,328 |
| Payout: | 2 million per team |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Chris Fowler (Play-by-Play) Jesse Palmer (Analyst) Tom Rinaldi (Sidelines) |
| Ratings: | 2.14 |
The 2011 New Era Pinstripe Bowl, the second edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 30, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.
The game, was telecast at 3:20 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights from the Big East Conference defeated the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference by a score of 27–13.
See also: 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.
See also: 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team.
| Scoring Play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | |||
| ISU – Zach Guyer 40-yard field goal, 13:41 | ISU 3–0 | ||
| ISU – Zach Guyer 45-yard field goal, 7:35 | ISU 6–0 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| RUT – Jawan Jamison 1-yard run (Te kick), 12:39 | RUT 7–6 | ||
| RUT – San San Te 21-yard field goal, 10:30 | RUT 10–6 | ||
| RUT – Jawan Jamison 12-yard run (Te kick), 2:24 | RUT 17–6 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| no scoring | RUT 17–6 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| RUT – San San Te 29-yard field goal, 13:21 | RUT 20–6 | ||
| ISU – Jeff Woody 20-yard run (Guyer kick), 10:00 | RUT 20–13 | ||
| RUT – Brandon Coleman 86-yard pass from Chas Dodd (Te kick), 5:36 | RUT 27–13 | ||
| Statistics | Rutgers | Iowa State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 17 | 19 | |
| Total offense, plays-yards | 369 | 311 | |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 42–173 | 29–91 | |
| Passing yards | 196 | 220 | |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 13–24–0 | 17–39–2 | |
| Fumbles-Interceptions | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Time of Possession | 21:15 | 15:25 |