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The '''2012 [[Russell Athletic Bowl]]''' is a planned post-season American [[college football]] [[bowl game]] held on December 28, 2012 at the [[Citrus Bowl]] in [[Orlando, Florida]] in the United States. The 23rd edition of the Russell Athletic Bowl will begin at 5:30 p.m. [[Eastern Standard Time|EST]] and will air on [[ESPN]]. It will feature the third bowl-eligible team from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) against the [[Big East Conference]] co-champion [[2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers Scarlet Knights]], and will be the final game of the [[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season]] for both teams. The Scarlet Knights accepted their invitation after achieving a 9-3 record in the regular season. |
The '''2012 [[Russell Athletic Bowl]]''' is a planned post-season American [[college football]] [[bowl game]] held on December 28, 2012 at the [[Citrus Bowl]] in [[Orlando, Florida]] in the United States. The 23rd edition of the Russell Athletic Bowl will begin at 5:30 p.m. [[Eastern Standard Time|EST]] and will air on [[ESPN]]. It will feature the third bowl-eligible team from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) against the [[Big East Conference]] co-champion [[2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers Scarlet Knights]], and will be the final game of the [[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season]] for both teams. The Scarlet Knights accepted their invitation after achieving a 9-3 record in the regular season. |
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Revision as of 04:26, 3 December 2012
The 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl is a planned post-season American college football bowl game held on December 28, 2012 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida in the United States. The 23rd edition of the Russell Athletic Bowl will begin at 5:30 p.m. EST and will air on ESPN. It will feature the third bowl-eligible team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) against the Big East Conference co-champion Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and will be the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Scarlet Knights accepted their invitation after achieving a 9-3 record in the regular season.
Teams
Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights finished in a four-way tie for the Big East title with a 5-2 conference record (holding the tiebreaker over the Syracuse Orange and Cincinnati Bearcats but behind the Louisville Cardinals. After losing to said Cardinals in their season finale, the Scarlet Knights accepted an invitation to the 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl.
This will be the Scarlet Knights' first Russell Athletic Bowl.
ACC team
CBS Sports writer Jerry Palm has projected the Virginia Tech Hokies would be the other team invited to the game.[1][2]
References
- ^ Steele, Phil (2012-10-29). "2012–2013 Bowl Projections". PhilSteele.com. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ Palm, Jerry. "Bowl Projections". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved 2012-11-03.