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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 .[ 3] Birmingham Bowl (after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ), and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season . Sponsored by the TicketSmarter ticket sales company, the game was officially known as the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl . This was the first edition of the bowl played at Protective Stadium .
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl features teams from the American Athletic Conference (AAC or "The American") and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
This was the seventh meeting between Auburn and Houston; previous to the game, the Tigers led the all-time series, 5–1.[ 4]
2021 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Quarter
Total
No. 20 Houston 7
3
0 7 17
Auburn
0
3
10 0 13
at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama
Date : Tuesday, December 28, 2021Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game attendance : 47,100TV announcers (ESPN ) : Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Eric Mac Lain (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Houston
Auburn
1
8:46
12
87
6:14
Houston
Alton McCaskill 5-yard touchdown reception from Clayton Tune , Dalton Witherspoon kick good
7
0
2
6:58
9
44
4:10
Houston
52-yard field goal by Dalton Witherspoon
10
0
2
3:10
8
67
3:48
Auburn
27-yard field goal by Ben Patton
10
3
3
12:12
7
57
2:48
Auburn
35-yard field goal by Ben Patton
10
6
3
3:52
11
78
6:20
Auburn
Kobe Hudson 12-yard touchdown reception from T. J. Finley , Ben Patton kick good
10
13
4
3:27
8
80
3:20
Houston
Jake Herslow 26-yard touchdown reception from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick good
17
13
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
Team statistical comparison
Statistic
Houston
Auburn
First downs
19
15
First downs rushing
6
6
First downs passing
12
8
First downs penalty
1
1
Third down efficiency
6–14
4–15
Fourth down efficiency
1–2
1–3
Total plays–net yards
67–398
66–352
Rushing attempts–net yards
26–115
29–125
Yards per rush
4.4
4.3
Yards passing
283
227
Pass completions–attempts
26–41
19–37
Interceptions thrown
2
0
Punt returns–total yards
0–0
0–0
Kickoff returns–total yards
4–52
2–42
Punts–average yardage
4–35.8
6–38.3
Fumbles–lost
2–0
2–0
Penalties–yards
6–34
3–35
Time of possession
29:50
30:10
Individual statistics [ edit ]
Formerly known as the PapaJohns.com / BBVA Compass Bowl
Birmingham previously hosted the All-American Bowl .
There was a Birmingham Bowl in January and December of 2015, and none in 2009 or 2019. The game in January 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
