2010 Poinsettia Bowl

August 2023 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego County Credit Union December 23 2010 2010 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California United States Naval Academy Navy Midshipmen Independent 9–3 Ken Niumatalolo 0 14 0 0 San Diego State University San Diego State Aztecs Mountain West 8–4 Brady Hoke 14 7 0 14 SDSU by 3.5The Tuscaloosa News, December 23, 2010 RB Ronnie Hillman, SDSU (Offensive) SS Andrew Preston, SDSU (Defensive) Steve Strimling (WAC) 48,049 750,000 ESPN Mike Patrick, Craig James and Holly Rowe 2.3 / 3.56M The 2010 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the San Diego State Aztecs and the Navy Midshipmen on December 23, 2010 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The sixth edition of the annual Poinsettia Bowl, which the Aztecs won 35–14, began at 5:00 p.m. PST and was broadcast on ESPN.http://www.poinsettiabowl.com/news/navy-eligible-for-6th-annual-sdccu-poinsettia-bowl.html Navy to Play in San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl November 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110144428/http://www.poinsettiabowl.com/news/navy-eligible-for-6th-annual-sdccu-poinsettia-bowl.html November 10, 2010 usurped https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5872929 Utah Receives Las Vegas Bowl Bid; Poinsettia Bowl takes San Diego St. ESPN.com December 1, 2010 Teams Navy Midshipmen 2010 Navy Midshipmen football team The 2010 game marked Navy's third appearance in the Poinsettia Bowl. Previously, they had defeated the Colorado State Rams 51–30 in the inaugural 2005 Poinsettia Bowl and lost 35–32 to the Utah Utes in the 2007 game. At the end of the 2009 season, the Midshipmen upset the Missouri Tigers in the Texas Bowl with a score of 35–13. The 2010 game was the eighth straight bowl game appearance for the Midshipmen. San Diego State Aztecs 2010 San Diego State Aztecs football team This was San Diego State's first bowl appearance since the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl. Under second year head coach Brady Hoke the Aztecs posted an 8–4 regular season record. Although this is SDSU's first appearance in the Poinsettia bowl the game was the second time that the Aztecs played a bowl game at Qualcomm Stadium. They were defeated by Iowa in the 1986 Holiday Bowl, 39–38. The Midshipmen and the Aztecs had previously played each other twice, in 1994 and 1997, with San Diego State winning both contests with scores of 56–14 and 45–31. Pregame summary February 2013 Navy Leading the Midshipmen were quarterback Ricky Dobbs, wide receiver Greg Jones, and linebacker Tyler Simmons. San Diego State Statistical leaders for the Aztecs were running back Ronnie Hillman, quarterback Ryan Lindley, and wide receiver DeMarco Sampson. Game Summary Following seven straight days of rain in Southern California (often referred to as a Pineapple Express), the San Diego River overflowed and the stadium and surrounding parking lot were flooded. Thanks to external pumps, the field was cleared the morning of the game. Scoring summary Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterSDSU - Ronnie Hillman 22-yard run (Abel Perez kick), 9:06SDSU 7–0SDSU - Ryan Lindley 53-yard pass to Vincent Brown (Abel Perez kick), 4:08SDSU 14–0 2nd QuarterNAVY - Ricky Dobbs 30-yard pass to Greg Jones (Joe Buckley kick), 14:10SDSU 14–7SDSU - Ronnie Hillman 37-yard run (Abel Perez kick), 3:15SDSU 21–7NAVY - Ricky Dobbs 1-yard run (Joe Buckley kick), 0:07SDSU 21–14 3rd QuarterNo scoringSDSU 21–14 4th QuarterSDSU - Ryan Lindley 15-yard pass to Ronnie Hillman (Abel Perez kick), 14:56SDSU 28–14SDSU - Ronnie Hillman 1-yard run (Albel Perez kick), 6:07SDSU 35–14 Final statistics Statistics Navy SDSU First downs 22 27 Total offense, plays-yards 66-382 64-555Rushes-yards (net) 51-235 41-279Passes, Comp-Att-Yds 8-15-147 18-23-276Fumbles-Interceptions 0-1 0-0 Time of Possession 29:41 30:19 Hillman set a new bowl game record of 228 yards rushing, previously held by Navy's Adam Ballard since 2005.Ronnie Hillman rumbles for 228 yards in San Diego State's win http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303570021 https://web.archive.org/web/20101226053823/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303570021 dead December 26, 2010 ESPN December 24, 2010 References Poinsettia Bowl Category:Poinsettia Bowl Category:Navy Midshipmen football bowl games Category:San Diego State Aztecs football bowl games Category:December 2010 sports events in the United States Poinsettia Bowl Category:2010s in San Diego