2011 Champs Sports Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Champs Sports Bowl Champs Sports Bowl logo December 29 2011 2011 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida Florida State University Florida State Seminoles 8–4 ACC 25 25 NR Jimbo Fisher 0 0 3 15 University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8–4 Independent Brian Kelly 7 0 7 0 Florida State by 3Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011 WR Rashad Greene Reggie Smith (Big 12) 68,305 2.275 million per teamhttp://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2011/11/bowl-payouts-projected-around-281-million.html Bowl payouts projected around $281 million – College Gridiron 365 Blog – Orlando Sentinel October 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121111033920/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2011/11/bowl-payouts-projected-around-281-million.html November 11, 2012 dead ESPN/ESPN 3D Joe Tessitore (Play-by-Play)Rod Gilmore (Analyst)Holly Rowe (Sidelines) 3.28 2012 The 2011 Champs Sports Bowl, the 22nd edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 29, 2011, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida as part of the 2011–12 NCAA bowl season. The game, which was telecast at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN 3D,http://watchnfl.us/2011/12/ncaa-champs-sports-bowl-2011-notre-dame-fighting-irish-vs-florida-state-seminoles-online-hd-channel/ NCAA CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL 2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Florida State Seminoles Online HD Channel 2011-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081303/http://watchnfl.us/2011/12/ncaa-champs-sports-bowl-2011-notre-dame-fighting-irish-vs-florida-state-seminoles-online-hd-channel/ 2012-04-26 dead featured a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference versus a team from the Big East Conference. Invitations were accepted by Florida State and Notre Dame to play in the contest on December 4. It was FSU's second Champs Bowl, and Notre Dame's first. Notre Dame was invited through an option in the Big East tie-in. The game sold out on December 7, marking the Champs Sports Bowl's first ever sellout. Teams The two teams met for the seventh time since 1981. The Seminoles lead the all-time series 5–2, including a 2–0 bowl record against the Fighting Irish. The other bowl meeting was the Orange Bowl following the 1995 season. The teams also had a 1994 regular season meeting in Orlando, a year after the teams met in South Bend ranked #1 and #2 in the nation. Beginning in 2014, Notre Dame will play Florida State at least once every three years as part of the Irish's agreement to play five ACC football schools each year, as in 2013, Notre Dame became a non-football member of the ACC, maintaining its football independence. Florida State 2011 Florida State Seminoles football team Florida State won six of its last seven games. The Seminoles were rated as the No. 6 defense in the nation with a No. 2 rushing defense (81.83 yards per game). The team topped the nation in opponent yards per rush (2.32 yards per carry), and limited opponents to 15.2 points per game, 4th best in the country. Notre Dame 2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team December 25, 2011 Notre Dame had won four of its last five games, but lost 28–14 to then No. 4 Stanford to close the regular season. The team featured one the nation's best receiving combos in wide receiver Michael Floyd, who had 7.92 receptions per game for 92.17 yards per game, and tight end Tyler Eifert, who had 57 receptions for 713 receiving yards. Scoring Summary Source.Florida State Seminoles vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish box score. ESPN. Retrieved 30 December 2011. Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterND – Zeke Motta 29 Yd Fumble Return (David Ruffer Kick), 9:04ND 7–0 2nd Quarter 3rd QuarterND – Michael Floyd 5 Yd Pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer Kick), 11:24ND 14–0FSU – Dustin Hopkins 42 Yd Field Goal, 9:03ND 14–3 4th QuarterFSU – Bert Reed 18 Yd Pass From EJ Manuel (Two-Point Conversion Failed), 14:54ND 14–9FSU – Rashad Greene 15 Yd Pass From E.J. Manuel (Two-Point Conversion Failed), 13:18FSU 15–14FSU – Dustin Hopkins 29 Yd Field Goal, 8:05FSU 18–14 Statistics Statistics FSU ND First downs 13 19Rushes-yards (net) 29–41 35–93Passing yards (net) 249 187Passes, Att-Comp-Int 31–20–0 35–19–3 Total yards 290 280 Time of Possession 29:51 30:09 References Category:2011–12 NCAA football bowl games Category:Pop-Tarts Bowl Category:Florida State Seminoles football bowl games Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football bowl games Category:American football competitions in Orlando, Florida Champs Sports Bowl Category:2011 in Orlando, Florida Category:December 2011 sports events in the United States