Birmingham Bowl

The Birmingham Bowl is a bowl game held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama since 2006. The game has (almost) never actually been branded as the Birmingham Bowl, although this is the name under which it was initially certified (and as such, in keeping with this site's policy on bowl names, is the "official" name of the bowl here). From 2006-2010, the game was known as the Papa Johns.com Bowl. After a very brief time being referred to by its "official" name while seeking a sponsor, the game became known as the BBVA Compass Bowl in 2010.

The game has always featured a team from the Big East Conference (later the American Athletic Conference). Initially, the opponent was drawn from Conference USA; since 2008 the opposition has come from the Southeastern Conference (although in 2008 the SEC was unable to provide a team, leading to North Carolina State's invitation). After 2010, the game was moved to January, and now takes place two days before the BCS National Championship Game.

Results

23 DEC 2006	South Florida	24	East Carolina	7
22 DEC 2007	Cincinnati	31	Southern Mississippi	21
29 DEC 2008	Rutgers	29	North Carolina State	23
02 JAN 2010	Connecticut	20	South Carolina	7
08 JAN 2011	Pittsburgh	27	Kentucky	10
07 JAN 2012	Mississippi	38	Pittsburgh	17
05 JAN 2013	Southern Methodist	28	Pittsburgh	6
04 JAN 2014	Vanderbilt	41	Houston	24
34 JAN 2014	Florida	28	East Carolina	20