Southern hospitality is real and when it is said that the south will “give you the shirt off their back,” it’s usually true — at least metaphorically speaking. The Birmingham Bowl is proud to support the local community. Since 2006, the Birmingham Bowl has generated an economic impact of more than $130 million for the Birmingham area. And, through the bowl’s partnership with the Monday Morning Quarterback Club, they’ve donated $250,000 to the Crippled Children’s Foundation, which has provided vital medical services to children in need. Played in historic Legion Field, this bowl game allows fans to stand where legends have stood. The Birmingham Bowl offers the excitement and energy of a big city and the warmth and comfort of a little town. Add that with southern hospitality and you get something that is undoubtedly BIGGER THAN THE GAME.
HISTORY
| YEAR |
TEAM |
SCORE |
TEAM |
SCORE |
| 2016 |
South Florida |
46 |
South Carolina |
39 (OT) |
| 2015 (December) |
Auburn |
31 |
Memphis |
10 |
| 2015 (January) |
Florida |
28 |
ECU |
20 |
| 2014 |
Vanderbilt |
41 |
Houston |
24 |
| 2013 |
Ole Miss |
38 |
Pittsburgh |
17 |
| 2012 |
SMU |
28 |
Pittsburgh |
6 |
| 2011 |
Pittsburgh |
27 |
Kentucky |
10 |
| 2010 |
UCONN |
20 |
South Carolina |
7 |
| 2008 |
Rutgers |
29 |
NC State |
23 |
| 2007 |
Cincinnati |
31 |
Southern Miss |
21 |
| 2006 |
South Florida |
24 |
East Carolina |
7 |
MEMORABLE GAMES
2010:
Connecticut’s Andre Dixon rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown, while his Huskies teammates limited South Carolina to only 205 offensive yards en route to a 20-7 win. UConn built a 20-0 lead early in the fourth quarter before the Gamecocks scored their only touchdown on a two-yard Brian Maddox run.
2008:
Behind quarterback Mike Teel, Rutgers rallied from a 17-6 halftime deficit to post a 28-23 victory over North Carolina State and now-NFL quarterback starter Russell Wilson. Teel finished with 319 passing yards and two touchdowns, including a 42-yard scoring pass to Kenny Britt with 8:30 left that gave the Scarlet Knights the lead for good at 26-23.
2007:
Cincinnati quarterback Ben Mauk set bowl records for passing yards, completions and passing touchdowns in leading the Bearcats to a 31-21 victory over Southern Mississippi in Jeff Bower’s final game as Golden Eagle head coach. Mauk finished with 334 yards and four touchdown, hitting on 30-of-52 passes.
STANDOUT PLAYERS
Ben Mauk, B, Cincinnati, 2007
Threw for a bowl-record 334 yards and added another bowl mark with four touchdown passes in a 31-21 victory over Southern Mississippi. He hit on 30-of-52 passes.
Mike Teel, QB, Rutgers, 2008
His Scarlet Knights trailed 17-6 at halftime before Teel led a rally, passing for 319 yards and two second-half touchdowns in pacing Rutgers to a 28-23 victory over North Carolina State.
Andre Dixon, RB, Connecticut, 2010
Rushed for 126 of UConn’s 146-yard team rushing total and had a clinching 10-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter in leading the Huskies to a surprising 20-7 win over South Carolina
Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt, 2014
Was on the receiving end of five passes for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a pair of 50-yarders from quarterback Patton Robinette in the Commodores’ 41-24 win over Houston
MORE
- Legion Field was the site of the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1977-85 and the All-American Bowl from 1986-90. The stadium also served as the location for the “Iron Bowl,” the annual gridiron battle between Alabama and Auburn, from 1948-88.
- The former Big East Conference has dominated the bowl since its inception, compiling a 5-1 overall record. The first Big East loss in the Compass Bowl came in 2012 when SMU topped Pittsburgh 28-6.
- Only two times in the ten-year history of the bowl have been decided by a single-touchdown margin, one coming in 2008 when Rutgers defeated North Carolina State 29-23 and then again in January of 2015 when Florida defeated ECU 28-20.
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