Who is playing in the Birmingham Bowl 2021?

Who is playing in the Birmingham Bowl 2021?

Bowl season kicks off Tuesday with the 2021 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl. After facing a cancelation in 2020, the Birmingham Bowl is back with a highly-anticipated matchup between the AAC runner-up Houston Cougars (11-2) and the Auburn Tigers (6-6) of the SEC.

Where is the Birmingham Bowl this year?

Protective Stadium
Legion Field Stadium2015
Birmingham Bowl/Event locations

Who plays in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl?

Auburn University plays The University of Houston in the 15th TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl on Tuesday, December 28 at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, and we’ve got all the info to make your game day awesome.

Who goes to Birmingham Bowl?

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Houston (11-2), representing the American Athletic Conference, and Auburn University (6-6), representing the Southeastern Conference, will meet in the 15th TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 28.

Who won Birmingham Bowl 2021?

Houston quarterback Clayton Tune (3) throws a pass against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college football game Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) (Butch Dill, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

What bowl game is in Birmingham?

2021 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
The 2021 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2021, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN….2021 Birmingham Bowl.

2021 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Date December 28, 2021
Season 2021
Stadium Protective Stadium
Location Birmingham, Alabama

Is the Birmingham Bowl Cancelled?

“We have made the difficult decision to cancel the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl,” said Mark Meadows, executive director. “As the inventory of available teams lessened, our ability to stage the game was compromised. We will direct our focus to next year’s bowl, and look forward to staging the game in the 2021 season.”

What channel is Birmingham Bowl on?

ESPN
Live stream info, start time, Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl on Tuesday, December 28th at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN. You can stream it via WatchESPN or the ESPN app with a cable or streaming service login.

Is Birmingham Bowl sold out?

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl set for Tuesday morning is officially sold out, the first event at the new Protective Stadium to do so.

What time is the Birmingham Bowl tomorrow?

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Auburn fans are flocking to the Magic City for the Birmingham Bowl. The Tigers play Houston Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Protective Stadium.

Where will the 2021 Birmingham Bowl be played?

2021 Birmingham Bowl

2021 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Stadium Protective Stadium
Location Birmingham, Alabama
MVP Clayton Tune (QB, Houston)
Favorite Auburn by 2

Who played in the Papa John’s Bowl in 2010?

The 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Connecticut Huskies (UConn) of the Big East Conference, on January 2, 2010, at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Did South Carolina break even at the papajohns Bowl?

^ a b Solomon, Jon (March 14, 2010). “South Carolina, UConn broke even at Papajohns.com Bowl”. al.com. The Birmingham News. Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2011. ^ a b Person, Joseph (January 3, 2010).

Who is the owner of the Papa John’s Bowl?

The game is owned and operated by ESPN Events. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) also provides marketing, management and game-day operations support. The game was previously known as the PapaJohns.com Bowl (2006–2010) and the BBVA Compass Bowl (2011–2014).

Why did Papa John’s stop sponsoring the Super Bowl?

The 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl was the final game by that name. Although Papa John’s had an option to renew its sponsorship for two years, it decided not to because of rising costs.