The 2011 Belk Bowl, the 10th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 27, 2011 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. The game was telecast at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, and featured the NC State Wolfpack from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Louisville Cardinals from the Big East Conference. Previously known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2010, the 2011 contest was the first under its new name and sponsorship agreement with Belk, the Charlotte-based department store chain.