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2021 Birmingham Bowl

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2021 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
15th Birmingham Bowl
1234 Total
Houston 7307 17
Auburn 03100 13
DateDecember 28, 2021
Season2021
StadiumProtective Stadium
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
MVPClayton Tune (QB, Houston)
FavoriteAuburn by 2
RefereeMichael Mothershed (Pac-12) [1]
Attendance47,100[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersTaylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Eric Mac Lain (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Birmingham Bowl
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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] It was the 15th edition of the 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.

Teams

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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]

Auburn Tigers

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Houston Cougars

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Game summary

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2021 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Houston 7 3 0717
Auburn 0 3 10013

at Protective StadiumBirmingham, Alabama

  • Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 47,100
  • TV 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.

Statistics

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Team statistics

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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

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Houston statistics
Cougars passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Clayton Tune 26–40 283 2–1
Seth Green 0–1 0 0–1
Cougars rushing
Car Yds TD
Alton McCaskill 14 78 0
Clayton Tune 7 43 0
Ta'Zhawn Henry 2 −2 0
TEAM 3 −6 0
Cougars receiving
Rec Yds TD
Nathaniel Dell 10 150 0
Jake Herslow 5 65 1
Christian Trahan 3 30 0
Jeremy Singleton 2 17 0
Alton McCaskill 4 15 1
Ta'Zhawn Henry 2 6 0
Auburn statistics
Tigers passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
T. J. Finley 19–37 227 1–0
Tigers rushing
Car Yds TD
Tank Bigsby 16 96 0
Malcolm Johnson Jr. 2 24 0
Jarquez Hunter 5 17 0
Ja'Varrius Johnson 1 2 0
John Samuel Shenker 1 1 0
TEAM 1 −3 0
Demetris Robertson 1 −5 0
T. J. Finley 2 −7 0
Tigers receiving
Rec Yds TD
Tank Bigsby 5 68 0
Kobe Hudson 4 57 1
John Samuel Shenker 5 54 0
Ja'Varrius Johnson 1 20 0
Demetris Robertson 2 15 0
Shedrick Jackson 2 13 0

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Houston vs. Auburn - Game Summary". ESPN.com. December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Winsipedia - Auburn vs. Houston". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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