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Birmingham Bowl

19 games in our records, 2006–2025. Also played as the PapaJohns.com Bowl (2006–2009) and the BBVA Compass Bowl (2010–2013).

Most appearances: East Carolina, Pittsburgh and South Florida, 3 each. Most wins: South Florida, 3.

The logos13

  1. 2006–2008
  2. 2010
  3. 2011–2014
  4. 2015
  5. 2015
  6. 2016–2017
  7. 2018
  8. 2020
  9. 2021
  10. 2022
  11. 2023
  12. 2024
  13. since 2025

Years as SportsLogos.net labels them, by the calendar year the game was played: a January game counts in the year it was played, one later than its season.

Every game19

Newest first. Each team is shown with the logo it used that season, or its letters when no logo from that season is on file.

  1. 2025Georgia Southern 29-10 App StateDec 29, 2025
  2. 2024Vanderbilt 35-27 Georgia TechDec 27, 2024
  3. 2023Duke 17-10 TroyDec 23, 2023
  4. 2022East Carolina 53-29 Coastal CarolinaDec 27, 2022
  5. 2021Houston 17-13 AuburnDec 28, 2021
  6. 2019Cincinnati 38-6 Boston CollegeJan 2, 2020
  7. 2018Wake Forest 37-34 MemphisDec 22, 2018
  8. 2017South Florida 38-34 Texas TechDec 23, 2017
  9. 2016South Florida 46-39 South CarolinaDec 29, 2016
  10. 2015Auburn 31-10 MemphisDec 30, 2015
  11. 2014Florida 28-20 East CarolinaJan 3, 2015
  12. 2013Vanderbilt 41-24 HoustonJan 4, 2014 · as the BBVA Compass Bowl
  13. 2012Ole Miss 38-17 PittsburghJan 5, 2013 · as the BBVA Compass Bowl
  14. 2011SMU 28-6 PittsburghJan 7, 2012 · as the BBVA Compass Bowl
  15. 2010Pittsburgh 27-10 KentuckyJan 8, 2011 · as the BBVA Compass Bowl
  16. 2009UConn 20-7 South CarolinaJan 2, 2010 · as the PapaJohns.com Bowl
  17. 2008Rutgers 29-23 NC StateDec 29, 2008 · as the PapaJohns.com Bowl
  18. 2007Cincinnati 31-21 Southern MissDec 22, 2007 · as the PapaJohns.com Bowl
  19. 2006South Florida 24-7 East CarolinaDec 23, 2006 · as the PapaJohns.com Bowl