2011 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

2011 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
20th Anniversary logo
Arizona State Sun Devils Boise State Broncos (6–6) (11–1) 24 56 Head coach:  Dennis Erickson Head coach:  Chris Petersen AP Coaches BCS 8 6 7
1 2 3 4 Total Arizona State 0 3 7 14 24 Boise State 14 14 7 21 56
Date	December 22, 2011
Season	2011
Stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium
Location	Whitney, Nevada
MVP	RB Doug Martin, Boise State
Favorite	Boise State by 13
Referee	David Epperley (ACC)
Attendance	35,720
Payout	US$1 million per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Tom Rinaldi (Sidelines)
Nielsen ratings	2.05
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Chris Fowler (play-by-play)
Kirk Herbstreit (analyst)

The 2011 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas, the 20th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on 22 December 2011 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.

The game, broadcast on ESPN, was between the Boise State Broncos from the Mountain West Conference and the Arizona State Sun Devils from the Pac-12 Conference.

Meeting for the second time in history, the Broncos and the Sun Devils had previously met with the then No. 5 Arizona State defeating Boise State 56–7 in Tempe, Arizona, on 5 October 1996. However, Boise State claims a three-game winning streak over Pac-12 teams, winning over Oregon twice and Oregon State in 2010 when all three teams were ranked.

On 4 December 2011, the Boise State Broncos accepted an invitation to represent the MWC. The Broncos entered the bowl ranked #7 in the BCS standings with an 11–1 record, finishing second in the Mountain West Conference. The Broncos only loss in the season was against TCU, costing the team a chance at the BCS National Championship Game. The Broncos had appeared in the Las Vegas Bowl the previous year, winning 26–3 against Utah. The 2011 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas was the final college game for Kellen Moore, the most successful quarterback in FBS history.