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2010 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl


FieldValue
year_game_played2010
game_nameBeef 'O' Brady's Bowl
subheader3rd Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
football_season2010
visitor_name_shortSouthern Miss
visitor_nicknameGolden Eagles
visitor_schoolSouthern Mississippi
home_name_shortLouisville
home_nicknameCardinals
home_schoolUniversity of Louisville
visitor_record8–4
visitor_conferenceC-USA
home_record6–6
home_conferenceBig East
visitor_coachLarry Fedora
home_coachCharlie Strong
visitor_1q14
visitor_2q7
visitor_3q0
visitor_4q7
home_1q0
home_2q21
home_3q0
home_4q10
date_game_playedDecember 21
stadiumTropicana Field
citySt. Petersburg, Florida
MVPKR Jeremy Wright, Louisville
oddsLouisville by 2.5
refereeCharles Lewis (Sun Belt)
attendance20,017
payout1 million
us_networkESPN
us_announcers_linkList of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcersRece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May and Rob Stone
ratings2.0 / 2.99M
different_previous2009

The 2010 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game formerly known as the St. Petersburg Bowl. This was the first edition of the bowl named after the Beef O'Brady's restaurant franchise. It was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 8 p.m. (ET). The game was telecast on ESPN and featured the Southern Miss Golden Eagles from Conference USA (C-USA) versus the Louisville Cardinals from the Big East Conference.

Teams

The two teams were not strangers to one another, having both played in the same conference, as Louisville was a member of C-USA from 1996 through 2004. Southern Miss entered the game with an 18–9–1 series lead. The teams had played each other in a non-conference matchup during the 2009 season, with Louisville winning at home, 25–23. This was the first time that the two schools had played each other in a bowl game.

Southern Miss

The Golden Eagles went to their ninth straight bowl game, the league's second longest active bowl streak. This was their first bowl trip to Florida in 29 years since playing Missouri in the 1981 Tangerine Bowl in Orlando. Although the 2010 season proved to be a successful one on the field for the Golden Eagles, the most memorable public event was when three players were shot after a fight at a club spilled outside to the parking lot. Linebacker Martez Smith suffered the most serious injury, and is paralyzed from the waist down. The Golden Eagles went 1–1 following the tragic events, winning over Houston but losing a shootout to Tulsa.

Louisville

Under first year coach Charlie Strong the Cardinals returned to their first bowl game since the end of the 2006 season when they appeared in the Orange Bowl. Louisville entered the contest with a 6–6 record after defeating Rutgers to become bowl eligible. The Cardinals' defense ranked 12th in the nation in total defense during the regular season. Louisville had gone to eight bowl games in nine years but had been absent from bowl play for the three seasons immediately preceding 2010.

Game summary

Scoring

Scoring PlayScore
1st Quarter
USM – Austin Davis 32-yard pass to Quentin Pierce (Danny Hrapmann kick), 12:06USM 7–0
USM – Desmond Johnson 62-yard run (Danny Hrapmann kick), 10:12USM 14–0
2nd Quarter
LOU – Justin Burke 11-yard pass to Cameron Graham (Chris Philpott kick), 11:21USM 14–7
USM – Quentin Pierce 17-yard pass to Austin Davis (Danny Hrapmann kick), 9:15USM 21–7
LOU – Justin Burke 10-yard pass to Josh Chichester (Chris Philpott kick), 4:24USM 21–14
LOU – Bilal Powell 6-yard run (Chris Philpott kick), 1:18TIE 21–21
3rd Quarter
No scoringTIE 21–21
4th Quarter
USM – Austin Davis 8-yard pass to Zeke Walters (Danny Hrapmann kick), 14:55USM 28–21
LOU – Jeremy Wright 94 yard kickoff return (Chris Philpott kick), 14:40TIE 28–28
LOU – Chris Philpott 36-yard field goal, 6:30LOU 31–28

Statistics

StatisticsSouthern Miss Golden Eaglesborder=0}}Southern MissLouisville Cardinalsborder=0}}Louisville
First downs2415
Total offense, plays – yards74-38661-286
Rushes-yards (net)41-15929-110
Passing yards (net)227176
Passes, Comp-Att-Int21-33-020-32-0
Time of Possession28:4731:13

Source:

References

References

  1. ''The Tuscaloosa News'', December 21, 2010
  2. (30 November 2010). "East Carolina, Southern Miss accept bowl invites".
  3. "Scoring Summary (Final) Southern Miss vs Louisville (Dec 21, 2010 at St. Petersburg, Fla.)".
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