NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- GoDaddy.com Bowl
| Arkansas State Red Wolves (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (10-3) |
| Date: |
Sunday, January 8th |
| Kickoff: |
9 p.m. (et) |
| Site: |
Ladd Peebles Stadium (40,646) -- Mobile, Alabama |
| Surface: |
FieldTurf |
| Annual: |
13th |
| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$750,000 |
| Television: |
ESPN |
| Announcers: |
Rob Stone, Danny Kanell and Cara Capuano |
| Home Record: |
Arkansas State 6-0; Northern Illinois 6-1 |
| Away Record: |
Arkansas State 4-2; Northern Illinois 3-2 |
| Neutral Record: |
Arkansas State 0-0; Northern Illinois 1-0 |
| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
Arkansas State 9W; Northern Illinois 8W |
| Las Vegas Line: |
Arkansas State 1.5 (Total, 63) |
| All-Time Series: |
Northern Illinois (6-1) |
| Last Meeting: |
September 21, 1996 (Northern Illinois, 31-30 at Arkansas State) |
| Series Streak: |
Northern Illinois has won six of the seven meetings. |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Arkansas State vs. MAC (6-12) |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Northern Illinois vs. Sun Belt (11-10) |
| Bowl Records: |
Arkansas State (0-1) |
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Northern Illinois (3-3)) |
| 2011 National Rankings: |
Arkansas State - Unranked |
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Northern Illinois - Unranked |
| Coaches: |
Arkansas State - David Gunn (0-0 at Arkansas State) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
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Northern Illinois - Dave Doeren (10-3 at Northern Illinois) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
| Season Schedule/Results |
| Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| Sep 3 - L at Illinois, 15-33 |
| Sep 10 - W vs. Memphis, 47-3 |
| Sep 17 - L at Virginia Tech, 7-26 |
| Sep 24 - W vs. Central Arkansas, 53-24 |
| Oct 1 - W at Western Ky, 26-22 |
| Oct 8 - W at ULM, 24-19 |
| Oct 15 - Open |
| Oct 18 - W vs. FIU, 34-16 |
| Oct 29 - W vs. North Texas, 37-14 |
| Nov 5 - W at Fla Atlantic, 39-21 |
| Nov 12 - W vs. Louisiana, 30-21 |
| Nov 19 - W at Middle Tennessee, 45-19 |
| Nov 26 - Open |
| Dec 3 - W vs. Troy, 45-14 |
| Dec 10 - Open |
| Jan 8 - vs. Northern Ill, 9:00 PM (GoDaddy.com Bowl) |
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| Northern Illinois Huskies |
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