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.
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.
UL – Nate Nord 2 Yd Pass From Teddy Bridgewater (Chris Philpott Kick), 2:00
NCS 31–17
4th Quarter
UL – Josh Bellamy 2 Yd Pass From Teddy Bridgewater (Chris Philpott Kick), 3:55
NCS 31–24
Statisticsedit
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
Referencesedit
^Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011
^Louisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack box score. ESPN. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
January 01, 1970
2011, belk, bowl, 10th, edition, game, post, season, american, college, football, bowl, game, held, december, 2011, bank, america, stadium, charlotte, north, carolina, part, 2011, ncaa, bowl, season, louisville, cardinals, state, wolfpack, east, acc24, 31head,. 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 2011 Belk BowlLouisville Cardinals NC State Wolfpack 7 5 7 5 Big East ACC24 31Head coach Charlie Strong Head coach Tom O Brien1234 TotalLouisville 7377 24NC State 714100 31DateDecember 27 2011Season2011StadiumBank of America StadiumLocationCharlotte North CarolinaMVPMike GlennonFavoriteNC State by 1 1 RefereeBill Athan WAC Attendance58 427PayoutUS 1 million per teamUnited States TV coverageNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Wischusen Play by Play Brian Griese Analyst Shannon Spake Sidelines Nielsen ratings2 22Belk Bowl lt 2010 2012 gt 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 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Louisville 1 2 NC State 2 Scoring summary 2 1 Statistics 3 ReferencesTeams editLouisville edit See also 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 edit See also 2011 NC State Wolfpack football teamScoring summary editSource 2 Scoring Play Score 1st Quarter NCS T J Graham 6 Yd Pass From Mike Glennon Niklas Sade Kick 5 39 NCS 7 0 UL Teddy Bridgewater 8 Yd Run Chris Philpott Kick 1 06 Tie 7 7 2nd Quarter UL Chris Philpott 32 Yd Field Goal 6 07 UL 10 7 NCS Tobais Palmer 35 Yd Pass From Mike Glennon Niklas Sade Kick 4 03 NCS 14 10 NCS T J Graham 68 Yd Pass From Mike Glennon Niklas Sade Kick 1 35 NCS 21 10 3rd Quarter NCS Niklas Sade 34 Yd Field Goal 8 04 NCS 24 10 NCS David Amerson 65 Yd Interception Return Niklas Sade Kick 6 39 NCS 31 10 UL Nate Nord 2 Yd Pass From Teddy Bridgewater Chris Philpott Kick 2 00 NCS 31 17 4th Quarter UL Josh Bellamy 2 Yd Pass From Teddy Bridgewater Chris Philpott Kick 3 55 NCS 31 24 Statistics edit 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 10References edit Bowl Schedule Los Angeles Times December 7 2011 Louisville Cardinals vs North Carolina State Wolfpack box score ESPN Retrieved 30 December 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 Belk Bowl amp oldid 1202935915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
