The2010 Humanitarian Bowl (officially known as the UDrove Humanitarian Bowl) was the fourteenth edition of thecollege footballbowl game, and was played atBronco Stadium inBoise,Idaho, on the campus ofBoise State University. The game started at 3:30 pmMST on Saturday, December 18,2010 and was telecast onESPN. The game featured theFresno State Bulldogs from theWestern Athletic Conference (WAC) versus theNorthern Illinois Huskies from theMid-American Conference (MAC). Despite the resignation ofJerry Kill, the Huskies' third-year coach, Northern Illinois defeated Fresno State 40–17.

2010 UDrove Humanitarian Bowl
14th Humanitarian Bowl
New Humanitarian Bowl Logo
Northern Illinois Huskies Fresno State Bulldogs (10–3) (8–4) MAC WAC 40 17 Head coach:  Tom Matukewicz (interim) Head coach:  Pat Hill
1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 6 17 10 7 40 Fresno State 7 3 0 7 17
Date	December 18, 2010
Season	2010
Stadium	Bronco Stadium
Location	Boise, Idaho
MVP	QBChandler Harnish, NIU
Favorite	NIU by 1[1]
Referee	Dan Romeo (Big 12)
Attendance	25,449
Payout	US$750,000 per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Carter Blackburn,Brock Huard,Mike Bellotti andShelley Smith
Nielsen ratings	1.8 / 2.89M
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UDrove was the new title sponsor of the game. UDrove is affiliated with the game's previous sponsor,Roady's Truck Stops.^[2]

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 theMid-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.^[3]

Fresno State was invited to the Humanitarian Bowl after posting an 8–4 regular season record. Fresno State won their season finale againstIllinois, 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 overVirginia in 2004 and a 40–28 victory overGeorgia Tech in 2007.

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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.