The 2011 Champs Sports Bowl, the 22nd edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 29, 2011 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. The game, which was telecast at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN 3D, featured a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference versus a team from the Big East Conference.Invitations were accepted by Florida State and Notre Dame to play in the contest on December 4.