Date: December 30th, 2010
Venue: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Time: Noon, TBA
Coverage: ESPN HD
Teams: Army (6-5, 4-2) vs SMU (7-6, 6-2 Conference USA)

The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is preparing to celebrate the eighth edition of its post-season college football bowl game. The bowl currently holds contracts with Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference, both of which run through 2013. The bowl also has special contracts with the United States Military Academy (2010) and with the United States Naval Academy (2013). Owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television (ERT), the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl will be televised live on ESPN December 30 at 11 a.m. CST.

The Fort Worth-based bowl game has featured a military theme since 2006. Patriotic overtones recognizing all five branches of the military are prevalent throughout the game. Past Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowls have included fan-fest areas showcasing military hardware; flyovers; demonstrations by several of the military’s top skydiving teams; on-field induction ceremonies; military bands and honor guards; and the awarding of the annual “Great American Patriot Award” (GAPA) presented by Armed Forces Insurance. In 2009, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, accepted the GAPA at half-time on behalf of the men and women of the armed forces. Previous recipients include General David H. Petraeus, Preston “Pete” Geren and Gordon England.

This game highlights a pair of contrasting offenses. Army, making its first bowl appearance since 1996, runs the triple option and is ninth nationally in rushing offense. SMU, coached by June Jones, uses the run-and-shoot. The Mustangs don’t just throw it every down, either. They’ve run the ball to open up their passing game this season.

Here we can indlude some statistics of both teams. Is important to check this stats because despite a team have good numbers it does not mean that another team from another division (with less efficient numbers) could not win against the “good team”. Here are the stats for both of the teams in order to analyze them.

Army
Win-Lose: 6-5
Average Points: 28.5
Average Points Allowed: 24.6
Home Record: 2-3
Road Record: 4-2
Division Record: 0-1
Conference Record: 0-1

SMU
Win-Lose: 7-6
Average Points: 26.6
Average Points Allowed: 26.4
Home Record: 4-2
Road Record: 3-4
Division Record: 3-2
Conference Record: 6-2

Is also important to have a good idea of the performance of the key players of each team. Bellow there is a complete report of such performance which is useful to decide what team is in a better position to win the game.

Army Leaders
Passing: Steelman – 58-106, 837 yds, 5 tds
Rushing: Hassin – 158 car, 881 yds, 9 tds
Receiving: Barr – 13 rec, 202 yds, 3 tds

SMU Leaders
Passing: Padron – 279-474, 3526 yds, 29 tds
Rushing: Line – 227 car, 1391 yds, 10 tds
Receiving: Robinson – 60 rec, 1225 yds, 13 tds

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