The 2011

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, held on December 27,

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, at

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as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. The game was telecast at 8:00 p.m. ET on

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, and featured the

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from the

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and the

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Wolfpack from the

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. Previously known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl in

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, the 2011 contest was the first under its new name and sponsorship agreement with

, the Charlotte-based department store chain. Louisville-NC State is expected to become a yearly game as in 2014 Louisville will join the ACC and is expected to replace

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in the Atlantic Division (where NC State plays).

Teams

Louisville

Louisville advanced to its second straight Bowl game under second year head coach

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. It is the first time the Cardinals have advanced to back-to-back bowl games since

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– 06, their first two years as members of the Big East. Louisville enters the game with a record of 7–5, and having gone 5–2 in Big East play. The Cardinals experienced an up-and-down season. They started out 1–1 before going on the road and beating their hated in-state rival

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24–17 for the first time in 4 tries, in a game where highly touted freshman quarterback

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made his debut, filling in midway through for the injured Will Stein. Louisville lost three straight to drop to 2–4, before winning three straight to go to 5–4. One notable event occurred midway through the Cards' 16–14 win over

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, in which senior cornerback Anthony Conner broke his neck and was carted off the field. Louisville became Bowl-eligible on November 19, in a 34–20 win at

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NC State

Scoring summary

SourceLouisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack box score

. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

Statistics

References

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