2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl
The 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl, the twelfth edition of the college football bowl game, was played at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama on January 6, 2011. The game was telecast on ESPN and matched [2010 2010 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami RedHawks football team|Miami] from the MAC versus Middle Tennessee from the Sun Belt. Previously, the bowl game was known as the GMAC Bowl.
Teams
Middle Tennessee
This was Middle Tennessee's first bowl appearance in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Entering the game, offense leaders for the Blue Raiders were RB Phillip Tanner, QB Dwight Dasher and WR Malcolm Beyah. Defensively, the team was led by DB Jeremy Kellem, DE Jamari Lattimore and LB Darin Davis.Miami
This was Miami's second appearance in this bowl game; they played in the 2003 edition when it was under the name GMAC Bowl. Miami was one of the most improved program in the country, capped a dramatic turnaround season by winning the 2010 marathon MAC Football Championship. The RedHawks defeated Northern Illinois, 26–21, with a touchdownwith 33 seconds left in regulation. Miami clinched the East Division with a 23–3 win over Temple on November 23.