The 2011 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, the ninth edition of the game was a post-season American

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held on December 30, 2011, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of SMU in

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, as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. The game, telecasted at 11:00 a.m. CT on

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, featured

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versus BYU. BYU won the game by a score of 24–21. This was the second and final year that the bowl was held at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. In 2012, the bowl returned to Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of

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after the completion of a renovation of the stadium.

Teams

BYU

Tulsa

Scoring summary

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References

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