2012 TicketCity Bowl

College football game
2012 TicketCity Bowl
TicketCity Bowl logo
Houston Cougars Penn State Nittany Lions
(12–1) (9–3)
C-USA Big Ten
30 14
Head coach: 
Tony Levine
(interim)
Head coach: 
Tom Bradley
(interim)
APCoachesBCS
201719
APCoachesBCS
242322
1234 Total
Houston 17733 30
Penn State 0770 14
DateJanuary 2, 2012
Season2011
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPCase Keenum (QB, Houston)[1]
FavoriteHouston by 6[2]
RefereeJeff Maconaghy (Big East)
Attendance46,817
PayoutUS$1.2 million per team
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPNU
AnnouncersClay Matvick (Play-by-Play)
Danny Kanell (Analyst)
Lisa Salters (Sidelines)
Nielsen ratings0.9
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The 2012 TicketCity Bowl, the second edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on January 2, 2012, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, as one of the 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games.

The game, which was telecast at 11:00 a.m. CT on ESPNU, featured the Houston Cougars from Conference USA versus the Penn State Nittany Lions from the Big Ten Conference. The Houston Cougars won, 30–14.

The 2012 TicketCity Bowl marked the head coaching debut of Tony Levine, and the last college game of quarterback Case Keenum.

References

  1. ^ Musselman, Ron (January 3, 2012). "Cougars' Keenum scorches Lions". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011

External links

  • Game summary at ESPN
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2011–12 NCAA football bowl game season
  • All-Star Games: Casino del Sol College All-Star Game (Jan. 16)
  • East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 21)
  • NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 21)
  • Senior Bowl (Jan. 28)
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TicketCity / Heart of Dallas / First Responder Bowl
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