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2010 Humanitarian Bowl

Field	Value
game_name	Humanitarian Bowl
subheader	14th Humanitarian Bowl
title_sponsor	UDrove
image	NewHumanitarianBowl.PNG
caption	New Humanitarian Bowl Logo
date_game_played	December 18
year_game_played	2010
football_season	2010
stadium	Bronco Stadium
city	Boise, Idaho
visitor_school	Northern Illinois University
visitor_name_short	Northern Illinois
visitor_nickname	Huskies
visitor_record	10–3
visitor_coach	Tom Matukewicz
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visitor_conference	MAC
visitor_1q	6
visitor_2q	17
visitor_3q	10
visitor_4q	7
home_school	California State University, Fresno
home_name_short	Fresno State
home_nickname	Bulldogs
home_record	8–4
home_coach	Pat Hill
home_conference	WAC
home_1q	7
home_2q	3
home_3q	0
home_4q	7
MVP	QB Chandler Harnish, NIU
odds	NIU by 1
referee	Dan Romeo (Big 12)
attendance	25,449
payout	750,000 per team
us_network	ESPN
us_announcers	Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard, Mike Bellotti and Shelley Smith
ratings	1.8 / 2.89M
different_next	[2011](2011-famous-idaho-potato-bowl)

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The 2010 Humanitarian Bowl (officially known as the UDrove Humanitarian Bowl) was the fourteenth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho, on the campus of Boise State University. The game started at 3:30 pm MST on Saturday, December 18, 2010 and was telecast on ESPN. The game featured the Fresno State Bulldogs from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) versus the Northern Illinois Huskies from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Despite the resignation of Jerry Kill, the Huskies' third-year coach, Northern Illinois defeated Fresno State 40–17.

UDrove was the new title sponsor of the game. UDrove is affiliated with the game's previous sponsor, Roady's Truck Stops.

Teams

Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois made its third straight bowl appearance and played in a postseason game for the sixth time in the last seven seasons. The Huskies were ranked in the top 25 in the BCS after winning nine straight games and went undefeated in the Mid-American Conference during the regular season. NIU is led by senior running back Chad Spann, who was voted the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year and took home league MVP honors. Spann led the MAC with 1,293 yards on 226 carries and is tied for second in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 20 rushing touchdowns, a NIU single-season record.

Fresno State Bulldogs

Fresno State was invited to the Humanitarian Bowl after posting an 8–4 regular season record. Fresno State won their season finale against Illinois, 25–23. Since 2000 the Bulldogs have won 17 games against teams from BCS Conferences. This was the 3rd time that Fresno State appeared in the Humanitarian Bowl. They entered the game with a 2–0 record in the bowl game with a 37–34 OT win over Virginia in 2004 and a 40–28 victory over Georgia Tech in 2007.

Game notes

Scoring summary

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
FRES - Ryan Colburn 11-yard pass to Jamel Hamler (Kevin Goessling kick), 5:25	FRES 7–0
NIU - Chandler Harnish 7-yard run (Missed kick), 3:10	FRES 7–6
2nd Quarter
NIU - Chandler Harnish 28-yard run (Michael Cklamovski kick), 14:20	NIU 13–7
NIU - Michael Cklamovski 45 yard kick, 9:14	NIU 16–7
FRES - Kevin Goessling 45 yard kick, 3:41	NIU 16–10
NIU - Chandler Harnish 22-yard pass to Kyle Skarb (Michael Cklamovski kick), 0:57	NIU 23–10
3rd Quarter
NIU - Michael Cklamovski 51 yard kick, 10:13	NIU 26–10
NIU - Chad Spann 18-yard run (Michael Cklamovski kick), 1:14	NIU 33–10
4th Quarter
NIU - Chad Spann 8-yard run (Michael Cklamovski kick), 12:16	NIU 40–10
FRES - Ryan Colburn 11-yard pass to Rashad Evans (Kevin Goessling kick), 5:31	NIU 40–17

Statistics

Statistics	Northern Illinois Huskies	border=0}}"
First downs	22	26
Rushes–yards (net)	28–203	35–74
Passing yards (net)	300	288
Passes, Comp–Att–Int	17–27–0	28–38–0
Total offense, plays–yards	55–503	73–362
Time of possession	24:07	35:53

Notes

Fresno State and Northern Illinois faced each other four previous times. The series was tied 2-2. NIU won in 1973 by a score of 24–15 in Fresno and then in 1990 in DeKalb 73–18. Fresno was victorious in 1972 in DeKalb by a score of 9–6 and then in Fresno in 1991 55–7.

References

''The Tuscaloosa News'', December 18, 2010
"Archived copy".
"Roady's Humanitarian Bowl {{!}}{{!}} Game Day December 30, 2008 {{!}}{{!}} Boise, Idaho".
Final gamebook, Humanitarian Bowl, December 18, 2010

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