To help prime you for Friday’s college football quadrupleheader, we’ve compiled this handy list of fun factoids concerning the 2011 Car Care Bowl.
2010 Car Care Bowl Game: Time, Location, History And More
Proper name: Meineke Car Care Bowl, the very last of its kind. Department store chain Belk takes over as title sponsor beginning in 2011.
Setting: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina. It’s the current home of the Carolina Panthers, so it’ll be nice for the locals to see some competitive football.
Traditional conference pairing: ACC versus Big East
2010 matchup: The 7-5 South Florida Bulls against the 6-6 Clemson Tigers
Announcers: A Who’s Who of “Who?”: The neophyte Mike Bellotti and giant Brock Huard are joined by national unknowns Carter Blackburn and Shannon Spake.
Weather: Forecast calls for temperatures in Charlotte to hover in the high fifties, with a 60% chance of rain.
Neatest fact: When I was in the fifth grade I played in a national chess championship in Charlotte. Does that count?
Closest finish: There have been two one-point games in the illustrious history of the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Boston College beat Navy 25-24 in 2006, and West Virginia beat North Carolina 31-30 in 2008.
Most lopsided finish: The inaugural Car Care Bowl was also the most one-sided, as Virginia knocked off West Virginia, 48-22.
Tidbits of interest: Previous Car Care Bowl MVPs include Matt Schaub and Pat White. Charlotte is named for the consort of King George III. Leading exports of North Carolina include medicines, civilian aircraft, and cigarettes.
The 2010 Car Care Bowl kicks off at noon EST, Friday, December 31. The game will be televised on ESPN. For a complete list of bowls, browse our 2010 college football postseason schedule.
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