2011 Senior Bowl Explained

Game Name:Senior Bowl
Subheader:62nd Senior Bowl
Title Sponsor:Under Armour
Date Game Played:January 29
Year Game Played:2011
Football Season:2010
Stadium:Ladd–Peebles Stadium
City:Mobile, Alabama
Visitor School:Senior Bowl#Game results
Visitor Name Short:North
Visitor Nickname:Team
Visitor Coach:Marvin Lewis
(Cincinnati Bengals)
Visitor 1Q:0
Visitor 2Q:0
Visitor 3Q:10
Visitor 4Q:0
Home School:Senior Bowl#Game results
Home Name Short:South
Home Nickname:Team
Home Coach:Chan Gailey
(Buffalo Bills)
Home 1Q:10
Home 2Q:7
Home 3Q:0
Home 4Q:7
Mvp:Christian Ponder
Referee:John McDaid
Attendance:40,646
Us Network:NFL Network

The 2011 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2010 college football season, and prospects for the 2011 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The 62nd edition of the Senior Bowl was won by the South team, 24–10.

The game was played on January 29, 2011, at 3 pm CST (4 p.m. Eastern time) at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams.[1] The coaching staff of the Cincinnati Bengals, led by head coach Marvin Lewis, coached the North team. The coaching staff of the Buffalo Bills, led by head coach Chan Gailey, coached the South team.

Coverage of the event was in high-definition on the NFL Network. Clothing company Under Armour sponsored the game for the fifth consecutive year and provided apparel for the game.

For the South team, quarterback Christian Ponder, formerly with Florida State, threw 132 yards and two touchdowns and was named the Most Valuable Player. Leonard Hankerson, former Miami Hurricanes wide receiver, had five catches for 100 yards and one touchdown. He was named the Under Armour Offensive Player of the Game.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring PlayScore
1st Quarter
SOUTH - Josh Jasper 23-yard field goal, 09:57SOUTH 3 - 0
SOUTH - Leonard Hankerson 18-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Josh Jasper kick), 02:14 SOUTH 10 - 0
2nd Quarter
SOUTH - Noel Devine 1-yard run (Josh Jasper kick), 04:05 SOUTH 17 - 0
3rd Quarter
NORTH - Kai Forbath 24-yard field goal, 05:09 SOUTH 17 - 3
NORTH - Da'Rel Scott 1-yard run (Alex Henery kick), 00:19 SOUTH 17 - 10
4th Quarter
SOUTH - Jeremy Kerley 23-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Josh Jasper kick), 03:04 SOUTH 24 - 10

Statistics

Statistics North South
First Downs 13 20
Total offense, plays - yards 50-238 71-317
Rushes-yards (net)19-0 43-127
Passing yards (net) 238 190
Passes, Att-Comp-Int 31-17-1 28-15-0
Time of Possession24:02 35:58

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100215124149/http://www.seniorbowl.com/pdf/2010GWS.pdf . 2010-02-15 . dead .