2012 BBVA Compass Bowl

2012 BBVA Compass Bowl

BBVA Compass Bowl logo
SMU Mustangs Pittsburgh Panthers
(7-5) (6-6)
Head coach: 
June Jones		 Head coach: 
Keith Patterson
1 2 3 4 Total
SMU
Pittsburgh
Date January 7, 2012
Season 2011
Stadium Legion Field
Location Birmingham, Alabama
Favorite Pittsburgh by 5[1]
Payout US$1 million (SEC); $900,000 (Big East)[2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers: Mike Gleason (Play-by-Play)
John Congemi (Analyst)
Eamon McAnaney (Sidelines)
BBVA Compass Bowl
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The 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl, the sixth edition of the game, will be a post-season American college football bowl game, held on January 7, 2012 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. The game, which will telecast at 12:00 p.m. CT on ESPN, will feature the SMU Mustangs of Conference USA versus the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Big East Conference. This will be Pittsburgh's second consecutive appearance in the game, and just as in the previous contest the Panthers will be led by an interim head coach, Keith Patterson after Todd Graham resigned on December 13, 2011.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011
  2. ^ Solomon, Jon (November 5, 2010). "ESPN develops new financial model for BBVA Compass Bowl". The Birmingham News. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/11/espn_develops_new_financial_mo.html. Retrieved December 15, 2011. 
  3. ^ Zeise, Paul (December 15, 2011). "Graham leaves Pitt for Arizona State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11349/1197067-233.stm. Retrieved December 15, 2011. 

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