US EST on Friday, December 31, 2010, and featured the South Florida Bulls of the Big East Conference against the Clemson Tigers of the ACC.
[2] For the third straight season South Florida entered its bowl game with a 7–5 record.
The 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl marked the 6th straight season that the Bulls played in the postseason.
They won four of their final six, including an overtime victory at Miami, and nearly knocked off league champion Connecticut.
The Tigers came into the game with a 6–6 record following a 2009 season in which they were the ACC Atlantic Division Champions.