2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
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The 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the 15th edition of the game, will be a post-season American college football
bowl game
, held on December 17, 2011
at Bronco Stadium
on the campus of Boise State University
in Boise, Idaho
as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season
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This is the first year the game will be known as the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The game was known as the Humanitarian Bowl in 2010
.
The game, which will be telecast at 3:30 p.m. MT
on ESPN
, will feature the Utah State Aggies
from the Western Athletic Conference
(WAC), and a team from the Mid-American Conference
.
Utah State accepted a bid to compete in the 2011 edition of the game on November 28.
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College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
, held on December 17, 2011
2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011...
at Bronco Stadium
Bronco Stadium
Bronco Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boise, Idaho, the home field of the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference. Since 1997, it has hosted the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Bronco Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boise, Idaho, the home field of the Boise State Broncos...
on the campus of Boise State University
Boise State University
Boise State University is a public university located in Boise, Idaho. Originally founded in 1932 as a junior college by the Episcopal Church, the university became an independent institution in 1934, and has been awarding baccalaureate and master degrees since 1965...
in Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season
2011–12 NCAA football bowl games
The 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games, which will conclude the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, are tentatively scheduled to include 35 team-competitive bowl games, and four all-star games...
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This is the first year the game will be known as the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The game was known as the Humanitarian Bowl in 2010
2010 Humanitarian Bowl
The 2010 Humanitarian Bowl was the fourteenth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho, on the campus of Boise State University. The game started at 3:30 pm MST on Saturday, December 18, 2010 and was telecast on ESPN...
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The game, which will be telecast at 3:30 p.m. MT
Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
on ESPN
ESPN College Football
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, will feature the Utah State Aggies
2011 Utah State Aggies football team
The 2011 Utah State Aggies football team represents Utah State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies are led by third year head coach Gary Andersen and play their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium...
from the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
(WAC), and a team from the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
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Utah State accepted a bid to compete in the 2011 edition of the game on November 28.
Utah State University
On November 28, 2011, the Utah State Aggies accepted an invite to represent the WAC.. The Aggies entered the bowl with a record (currently) of 6-5. This marks the first appearance in a bowl game for Utah State since the game's very first incarnation as the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl1997 Humanitarian Bowl
The 1997 edition to the Humanitarian Bowl was the 1st edition of the bowl game. It featured the and the .Cincinnati took a 7-0 lead on a 14 yard touchdown pass from Chad Plummer to Cornelius Bonner. They led 14-0 on a 14 yard scoring pass from Deontey Kenner to Cornelius Bonner...
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