2015 Birmingham Bowl (December)

2015 Birmingham Bowl
2015 Birmingham Bowl
Auburn Tigers	Memphis Tigers
(6−6)	(9−3)
SEC	The American
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Head coach: ; Gus Malzahn	Head coach: ; Darrell Dickey (interim)
Date	December 30, 2015
Season	2015
Stadium	Legion Field
Location	Birmingham, Alabama
MVP	Auburn RB Jovon Robinson
Favorite	Auburn by 2
Referee	Jeff Heaser (ACC)
Attendance	59,430
Payout	US$1,100,000 (Auburn); $900,000 (Memphis)
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers	Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter) (ESPN); Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins, & Tiffany Greene (ESPN Radio)
Birmingham Bowl
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The 2015 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2015 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. The tenth annual Birmingham Bowl featured a team from the Southeastern Conference against a team from the American Athletic Conference. The game was played at 11:00 a.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season.

Teams

The two Tigers teams were selected from the American Athletic Conference and the SEC conference.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	AU	MEM
1	8:35	12	72	6:25	AU	20-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson	3	0
1	1:58	10	70	4:24	AU	Kerryon Johnson 8-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good	10	0
2	10:03	7	30	2:56	MEM	53-yard field goal by Jake Elliott	10	3
2	3:06	–	–	–	MEM	Interception returned 56 yards for touchdown by Reggis Ball, Jake Elliott kick good	10	10
3	3:12	8	44	3:35	AU	Jason Smith 11-yard touchdown reception from Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Carlson kick good	17	10
4	14:57	9	76	2:36	AU	Jeremy Johnson 5-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good	24	10
4	12:57	2	6	0:57	AU	Jovon Robinson 4-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good	31	10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							31	10

Source:^[2]

Ticket pricing is $50 for East and West reserved sideline seating and $30 for general admission corner seats.

^ "College football odds: Bowl game point spreads". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2015 Birmingham Bowl: Auburn vs. Memphis Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

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v t e Birmingham Bowl
Formerly known as the PapaJohns.com / BBVA Compass Bowl
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Legion Field (2006–20) Protective Stadium (2021–present)
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.