2011 Belk Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Belk Bowl December 27 2011 2011 Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina University of Louisville Louisville Cardinals 7–5 Big East Charlie Strong 7 3 7 7 North Carolina State University NC State Wolfpack 7–5 ACC Tom O'Brien 7 14 10 0 NC State by 1Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011 Mike Glennon Bill Athan (WAC) 58,427 1 million per team ESPN Bob Wischusen (Play-by-Play)Brian Griese (Analyst) Shannon Spake (Sidelines) 2.22 The 2011 Belk Bowl, the 10th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 27, 2011, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. The game was telecast at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, and featured the Louisville Cardinals from the Big East Conference and the NC State Wolfpack from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Previously known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2010, the 2011 contest was the first under its new name and sponsorship agreement with Belk, the Charlotte-based department store chain. Teams Louisville 2011 Louisville Cardinals football team Louisville advanced to its second straight Bowl game under second year head coach Charlie Strong. It is the first time the Cardinals have advanced to back-to-back bowl games since 2005–06, their first two years as members of the Big East. Louisville enters the game with a record of 7–5, and having gone 5–2 in Big East play. The Cardinals experienced an up-and-down season. They started out 1–1 before going on the road and beating their hated in-state rival Kentucky 24–17 for the first time in 4 tries, in a game where highly touted freshman quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made his debut, filling in midway through for the injured Will Stein. Louisville lost three straight to drop to 2–4, before winning three straight to go to 5–4. One notable event occurred midway through the Cards' 16–14 win over Rutgers, in which senior cornerback Anthony Conner broke his neck and was carted off the field. Louisville became Bowl-eligible on November 19, in a 34–20 win at Connecticut. NC State 2011 NC State Wolfpack football team Scoring summary SourceLouisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack box score. ESPN. Retrieved 30 December 2011. Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterNCS – T. J. Graham 6 Yd Pass From Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade Kick), 5:39NCS 7–0UL – Teddy Bridgewater 8 Yd Run (Chris Philpott Kick), 1:06Tie 7–7 2nd QuarterUL – Chris Philpott 32 Yd Field Goal, 6:07UL 10–7NCS – Tobais Palmer 35 Yd Pass From Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade Kick), 4:03NCS 14–10NCS – T. J. Graham 68 Yd Pass From Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade Kick), 1:35NCS 21–10 3rd QuarterNCS – Niklas Sade 34 Yd Field Goal, 8:04NCS 24–10NCS – David Amerson 65 Yd Interception Return (Niklas Sade Kick), 6:39NCS 31–10UL – Nate Nord 2 Yd Pass From Teddy Bridgewater (Chris Philpott Kick), 2:00NCS 31–17 4th QuarterUL – Josh Bellamy 2 Yd Pass From Teddy Bridgewater (Chris Philpott Kick), 3:55NCS 31–24 Statistics Statistics UL NC State First downs 18 19 Rushes-yards (net) 35–117 28–65 Passing yards (net) 274 264 Att-Comp-Int 43–24–3 33–21–1 Total yards 391 329 Time of Possession 31:50 28:10 References Belk Bowl Category:Duke's Mayo Bowl Category:Louisville Cardinals football bowl games Category:NC State Wolfpack football bowl games Belk Bowl