| 2016 Birmingham Bowl |
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Total |
| South Florida |
15 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
46 |
| South Carolina |
0 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
39 |
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| Date | December 29, 2016 |
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| Season | 2016 |
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| Stadium | Legion Field |
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| Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
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| MVP | Quinton Flowers |
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| Favorite | South Florida by 10.5[1] |
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| Referee | David Alvarez (Mountain West) |
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| Attendance | 31,229[2] |
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| Payout | US$1,100,000 (SEC)
$900,000(AAC)[3] |
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| Network | ESPN/ESPN Radio |
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| Announcers | TV: Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi, Kevin Weidl
Radio: Doug Bell, Chris Doering, Kris Budden |
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The 2016 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2016 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. The eleventh annual Birmingham Bowl featured the South Florida Bulls from the American Athletic Conference against the South Carolina Gamecocks from the Southeastern Conference. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season.
Teams
USF Bulls
Game summary
Scoring summary
| Scoring summary
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| Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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| Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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USF
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SC
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| 1
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10:25
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7
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46
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2:26
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USF
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Quinton Flowers 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good
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8
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0
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| 1
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4:26
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11
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80
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4:09
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USF
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Flowers 4-yard touchdown run, Brandon Behr kick good
|
15
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0
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| 2
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14:02
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4
|
81
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1:14
|
SC
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Hayden Hurst 25-yard touchdown reception from Jake Bentley, Elliott Fry kick good
|
15
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7
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| 2
|
10:40
|
10
|
77
|
3:22
|
USF
|
Flowers 1-yard touchdown run, Behr kick good
|
22
|
7
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| 2
|
1:12
|
10
|
73
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4:26
|
SC
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Deebo Samuel 3-yard touchdown reception from Bentley, Fry kick good
|
22
|
14
|
| 2
|
0:07
|
8
|
68
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1:05
|
USF
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D'Ernest Johnson 37-yard touchdown reception from Flowers, Behr kick good
|
29
|
14
|
| 3
|
11:55
|
8
|
65
|
3:05
|
SC
|
Samuel 4-yard touchdown run, Fry kick good
|
29
|
21
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| 3
|
8:07
|
11
|
60
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3:48
|
USF
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21-yard field goal by Behr
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32
|
21
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| 3
|
7:06
|
3
|
−7
|
1:01
|
USF
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Interception returned 47 yards for touchdown by Tajee Fullwood, Behr kick good
|
39
|
21
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| 3
|
0:22
|
4
|
2
|
1:32
|
SC
|
43-yard field goal by Fry
|
39
|
24
|
| 4
|
9:41
|
9
|
77
|
4:14
|
SC
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Bryan Edwards 9-yard touchdown reception from Bentley, Fry kick good
|
39
|
31
|
| 4
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1:11
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3
|
2
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1:34
|
SC
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A.J. Turner 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good
|
39
|
39
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| OT
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|
1
|
25
|
|
USF
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Elkanah Dillon 25-yard touchdown reception from Flowers, Behr kick good
|
46
|
39
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| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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46
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39
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References
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Formerly known as the PapaJohns.com / BBVA Compass Bowl |
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- 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.
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