2015 Birmingham Bowl (December)
| 2015 Birmingham Bowl |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Total |
| Auburn |
10 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
31 |
| Memphis |
0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
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| Date |
December 30, 2015 |
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| Season |
2015 |
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| Stadium |
Legion Field |
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| Location |
Birmingham, Alabama |
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| MVP |
Auburn RB Jovon Robinson |
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| Favorite |
Auburn by 2[1] |
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| Referee |
Jeff Heaser (ACC)[2] |
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| Attendance |
59,430[2] |
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| Payout |
US$1,100,000 (Auburn)
$900,000 (Memphis) |
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| United States TV coverage |
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| Network |
ESPN/ESPN Radio |
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| Announcers |
Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter) (ESPN)
Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins, & Tiffany Greene (ESPN Radio) |
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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.
Auburn Tigers
Memphis Tigers
Game summary
| Scoring summary |
| Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
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| Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
AU |
MEM |
| 1 |
8:35 |
12 |
72 |
6:25 |
AU |
20-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson |
3 |
0
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| 1 |
1:58 |
10 |
70 |
4:24 |
AU |
Kerryon Johnson 8-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good |
10 |
0
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| 2 |
10:03 |
7 |
30 |
2:56 |
MEM |
53-yard field goal by Jake Elliot |
10 |
3
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| 2 |
3:06 |
– |
– |
– |
MEM |
Interception returned 56 yards for touchdown by Reggis Ball, Jake Elliot kick good |
10 |
10
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| 3 |
3:12 |
8 |
44 |
3:35 |
AU |
Jason Smith 11-yard touchdown reception from Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Carlson kick good |
17 |
10
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| 4 |
14:57 |
9 |
76 |
2:36 |
AU |
Jeremy Johnson 5-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good |
24 |
10
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| 4 |
12:57 |
2 |
6 |
0:57 |
AU |
Jovon Robinson 4-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good |
31 |
10
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| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
31 |
10 |
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Source: [2]
Statistics
| Statistics[2] | AU | MEM |
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| First Downs | 23 | 13 |
| Total offense, plays – yards | 73–405 | 68–206 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 56–254 | 30–102 |
| Passing yards (net) | 151 | 104 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 10–17–3 | 17–38–1 |
| Time of Possession | 34:17 | 25:43 |
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Notes
- Ticket pricing is $50 for East and West reserved sideline seating and $30 for general admission corner seats.
References
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
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