Super Bowl XLV
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| Super Bowl XLV | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 6, 2011[1] |
| Stadium | Cowboys Stadium |
| City | Arlington, Texas |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | Fox |
| Announcers | To be announced |
| < XLIV • Super Bowl • XLVI > | |
Super Bowl XLV will be the 45th annual edition of the Super Bowl in American football, and the 41st annual championship game of the modern-era National Football League (NFL). The league has not yet finalized the game date. The local host committee's web site, however, features a countdown timer which is counting down the days until February 6, 2011 (the first Sunday in February.)
The venue will be at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This will be the first time that the Super Bowl will be held in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area and the third time it will be held in Texas (Houston was the host city to Super Bowls VIII and XXXVIII).
In the United States, the game will be televised nationally by FOX.[2] In Canada, the game will be televised nationally by CTV.
[edit] Host selection process
Three NFL cities presented bids for the game:
- On January 31, 2007, the city of Indianapolis, led by Colts owner Jim Irsay and Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson, officially announced details about their intentions to bid for Super Bowl XLV.[3] Indianapolis would have hosted the game at Lucas Oil Stadium, which opened in the late summer of 2008.
- On February 21, 2007, the Glendale City Council came to a consensus to prepare a bid to host Super Bowl XLV, even though the city and University of Phoenix Stadium already was scheduled to host 2008's Super Bowl XLII.[4]
- On January 25, 2007, Super Bowl VI MVP Roger Staubach was named chairman of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid Committee,[5] heading the Metroplex's bid effort. On February 13, 2007, Mayor Robert Cluck and the Arlington City Council passed a resolution supporting the North Texas Bid Committee.[6] On March 28, 2007, Mayor Laura Miller and the rest of Dallas City Council passed a resolution agreeing to back the committee's efforts.[7]
NFL owners voted to select the North Texas site on May 22, 2007.[8]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ [1]
- ^ "NFL announces new prime-time TV packages". NFL.com. 2005-04-18. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/8397476. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- ^ "Indy's bowl bid begins with Irsay's $1M pledge". IndyStar.com. 2007-02-01. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/LOCAL/702010428. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- ^ "City works on bid for 2011 Super Bowl". Glendale Star. 2007-02-21. http://www.glendalestar.com/articles/2007/02/21/news/news06.txt. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "Staubach to lead Dallas Super Bowl bid". Dallas Business Journal. 2007-01-22. http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2007/01/22/daily38.html. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "The City of Arlington Leads Regional Effort to Bring Super Bowl XLV to North Texas". The City of Arlington. 2007-02-13. http://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/news/2007/archive_0207_07.html. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "Dallas council OKs backing of Super Bowl bid". The Dallas Morning News. 2007-03-28. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/032907dnmetcouncil.c06dddd.html. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ NFL Owners Award North Texas Super Bowl XLV
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