2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl

The 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl the thirteenth edition of the GoDaddy.com Bowl, an American college football bowl game. Part of the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and one of the 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games, it took place on January 8, 2012, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The Northern Illinois Huskies from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves from the Sun Belt Conference, 38–20.[2]

2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl
Arkansas State Red Wolves Northern Illinois Huskies
(10–2) (10–3)
Sun Belt MAC
20 38
Head coach: 
David Gunn (interim)		 Head coach: 
Dave Doeren
1234 Total
Arkansas State 13007 20
Northern Illinois 714710 38
DateJanuary 8, 2012
Season2011
StadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
LocationMobile, Alabama
MVPQB Chandler Harnish, NIU
FavoriteArkansas State by 1[1]
RefereeTom McCreesh (ACC)
Attendance38,734
PayoutUS$750,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersClay Matvick (play-by-play)
Danny Kanell (analyst)
Cara Capuano (sidelines)
Nielsen ratings1.24

The first quarter saw the Red Wolves build up a 13–0 lead, but then the Huskies scored 31 unanswered points to put the game away in the second half.[3]

Teams

Arkansas State
See also: 2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

ASU completed its best regular season since 1975 by winning 10 games and extending its overall winning streak to 9 games. The Red Wolves were led by junior quarterback Ryan Aplin (605 rushing yds., 9 TDs, 3,235 passing yards) who was the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and senior defensive lineman Brandon Joiner, the Defensive Player of the Year.

Northern Illinois
See also: 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Northern Illinois defeated Ohio, 23-20, in the 2011 Marathon MAC Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, MI, which was led offensively by QB Chandler Harnish (1,382 rushing yds., 11 TDs; 2,942 passing yards, 26 TDs), WR Nathan Palmer (683 receiving yds., 7 TDs); and defensively by LB Pat Schiller (108 tackles), DE Sean Progar (5.5 sacks), and DB Rashaan Melvin (2 INT). [4]

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References
  1. Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011
  2. Arkansas Online (January 9, 2012). "Northern Illinois Beats Arkansas State 38-20", Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
  3. Mitchell, Fred (January 9, 2012). "NIU Beats Arkansas State in GoDaddy.com Bowl", Chicago Tribune
  4. Mid-American Conference Football, Mid-American Conference, December, 2011
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