# 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl

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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name          = GoDaddy.com Bowl
| subheader = 
| title_sponsor      = 
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| date_game_played   = January 8
| year_game_played   = 2012
| football_season    = 2011
| stadium            = [Ladd–Peebles Stadium](/source/Ladd%E2%80%93Peebles_Stadium)
| city               = [Mobile, Alabama](/source/Mobile%2C_Alabama)
| visitor_school     = Arkansas State University
| visitor_name_short = Arkansas State
| visitor_nickname   = Red Wolves
| visitor_record     = 10–2<!-- Field should contain record prior to game -->
| visitor_rank_AP         =
| visitor_rank_coaches    = 
| visitor_rank_BCS        =
| visitor_coach      = [David Gunn](/source/David_Gunn_(American_football))<br>(interim)
| visitor_conference = [Sun Belt](/source/Sun_Belt_Conference)
| visitor_1q           = 13
| visitor_2q           = 0
| visitor_3q           = 0
| visitor_4q           = 7
| visitor_ot           =
| visitor_2ot           =
| home_school        = Northern Illinois University 
| home_name_short    = Northern Illinois 
| home_nickname      = Huskies 
| home_record        = 10–3<!-- Field should contain record prior to game -->
| home_rank_AP            =
| home_rank_coaches       =
| home_rank_BCS           =
| home_coach         = [Dave Doeren](/source/Dave_Doeren)
| home_conference    = [MAC](/source/Mid-American_Conference)
| home_1q              = 7
| home_2q              = 14
| home_3q              = 7
| home_4q              = 10
| home_ot              =
| home_2ot              =
| odds               = Arkansas State by 1<ref>Bowl Schedule, ''Los Angeles Times'', December 7, 2011</ref>
| MVP                = [QB](/source/Quarterback) [Chandler Harnish](/source/Chandler_Harnish), NIU 
| anthem             =
| referee            = Tom McCreesh ([ACC](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference))
| halftime           =
| attendance         = 38,734
| payout             = 750,000
| us_network         = [ESPN](/source/ESPN)
| us_announcers      = [Clay Matvick](/source/Clay_Matvick) (play-by-play)<br>[Danny Kanell](/source/Danny_Kanell) (analyst)<br>[Cara Capuano](/source/Cara_Capuano) (sidelines)
| ratings            = 1.24
}}
The '''2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl''' the thirteenth edition of the [GoDaddy.com Bowl](/source/GoDaddy.com_Bowl), an American [college football](/source/college_football) [bowl game](/source/bowl_game). Part of the [2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season](/source/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season), and one of the [2011–12 NCAA football bowl games](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NCAA_football_bowl_games), it took place on January 8, 2012, at [Ladd–Peebles Stadium](/source/Ladd%E2%80%93Peebles_Stadium) in [Mobile, Alabama](/source/Mobile%2C_Alabama). The [Northern Illinois Huskies](/source/2011_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team) from the [Mid-American Conference](/source/Mid-American_Conference) (MAC) defeated the [Arkansas State Red Wolves](/source/2011_Arkansas_State_Red_Wolves_football_team) from the [Sun Belt Conference](/source/Sun_Belt_Conference), 38–20.<ref>Arkansas Online (January 9, 2012). [http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/jan/09/north-illinois-beats-arkansas-state-38-20/ "Northern Illinois Beats Arkansas State 38-20"], ''[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette](/source/Arkansas_Democrat-Gazette)''</ref>

The first quarter saw the Red Wolves build up a 13–0 lead, but then the Huskies scored 31 unanswered points to put the game away in the second half.<ref>Mitchell, Fred (January 9, 2012). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-0109-niu-go-daddy-bowl--20120109,0,6213176.story "NIU Beats Arkansas State in GoDaddy.com Bowl"], ''[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)''</ref>

==Teams==
===Arkansas State===
{{See also|2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team}}

ASU completed its best regular season since 1975 by winning 10 games and extending its overall winning streak to 9 games. The Red Wolves were led by junior quarterback Ryan Aplin (605 rushing yds., 9 TDs, 3,235 passing yards) who was the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and senior defensive lineman Brandon Joiner, the Defensive Player of the Year.

===Northern Illinois===
{{See also|2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team}}
Northern Illinois defeated Ohio, 23-20, in the [2011 Marathon MAC Championship game](/source/2011_MAC_Championship_Game) at Ford Field in [Detroit, MI](/source/Detroit%2C_MI), which was led offensively by QB [Chandler Harnish](/source/Chandler_Harnish) (1,382 rushing yds., 11 TDs; 2,942 passing yards, 26 TDs), WR Nathan Palmer (683 receiving yds., 7 TDs); and defensively by LB Pat Schiller (108 tackles), DE Sean Progar (5.5 sacks), and DB Rashaan Melvin (2 INT).
<ref>Mid-American Conference Football, Mid-American Conference, December, 2011</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/320082459 ESPN summary]

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