2011 Poinsettia Bowl
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The 2011 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, the seventh edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 21, 2011 at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.
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Date | December 21, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Snapdragon Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Texas Christian by 11[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Todd Geerlings (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Both schools' marching bands, fireworks | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 24,607 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$750,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Joe Tessitore (Play-by-Play) Lou Holtz and Mark May (Analysts) Samantha Steele (Sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The game was played at 5:00 p.m. PT on ESPN, and featured the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) versus the TCU Horned Frogs from the Mountain West Conference.
Louisiana Tech accepted a bid to compete in the 2011 edition of the game on November 26, while TCU accepted a bid to compete on December 4.[2][3]
The TCU Horned Frogs defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs by a final score of 31–24.