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2015 Birmingham Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
East Carolina 7 0 10 3 20
Florida 7 14 7 0
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Date January 3, 2015 Season 2014 Stadium Legion Field Location Birmingham, Alabama MVP Florida RB Adam Lane[1] Favorite Florida by 7[2] Referee Dan Romeo (Mtn. West )[3] Attendance 30,083[3] Payout US$ 1,100,000 (Florida)Network ESPN /ESPN Radio Announcers Dave Neal , Andre Ware , & Laura Rutledge (ESPN)Clay Matvick , Greg McElroy , & Cara Capuano (ESPN Radio)
The 2015 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 3, 2015 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. The ninth annual Birmingham Bowl saw the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference defeat the East Carolina Pirates of the American Athletic Conference by a score of 28–20.[4] CST and aired on ESPN . It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season .
This was the second overall meeting between these two teams. The last time these two teams met was in 1983, a game Florida won by a score of 24–17. The teams would meet again on September 12, 2015 at Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium , a game Florida won 31-24 .
East Carolina Pirates [ edit ]
After finishing their regular season with an 8–4 record, the Pirates accepted their invitation to play in the game.[5]
This was East Carolina's second Birmingham Bowl. They previously played in the 2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl (the inaugural version of that game), losing to the South Florida Bulls by a score of 24–7.
Florida Gators [ edit ]
After finishing their regular season with a 6–5 record, the Gators accepted their invitation to play in the game.[6]
Florida was led by interim head coach D. J. Durkin . Durkin was the Gators defensive coordinator until former head coach Will Muschamp was released at the conclusion of the 2014 regular season. Muschamp's replacement is former Colorado State head coach Jim McElwain .
This was Florida's first Birmingham Bowl.
Game summary [ edit ]
Scoring summary [ edit ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ECU
UF
1 7:06
12 78 3:50
ECU
Justin Hardy 3-yard touchdown reception from Shane Carden , Warren Harvey kick good
7 0
1 3:09
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UF Interception returned 29 yards for touchdown by Brian Poole , Austin Hardin kick good
7 7
2 14:56
4 68 0:54
UF Adam Lane 2-yard touchdown run, Austin Hardin kick good
7 14
2 6:23
13 80 6:23
UF Brandon Powell 13-yard touchdown reception from Treon Harris , Austin Hardin kick good
7 21
3 12:51
4 70 0:42
ECU
Cam Worthy 4-yard touchdown reception from Shane Carden, Warren Harvey kick good
14 21
3 11:20
3 91 1:31
UF Ahmad Fulwood 86-yard touchdown reception from Treon Harris, Austin Hardin kick good
14 28
3 6:10
7 44 1:26
ECU
24-yard field goal by Warren Harvey
17 28
4 11:55
10 54 2:59
ECU
24-yard field goal by Warren Harvey
20 28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
20 28
Source: [3]
Statistics [ edit ]
Statistics[3]
ECU
UF
First downs
32 14
Plays–yards
536
345
Rushes–yards
33–109
42–174
Passing yards
427
171
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
34–68–2
13–28–1
Time of possession
32:23
27:37
References [ edit ]
^ "College Football Lines, NCAA College Football Lines At Bovada Online Sportsbook" . Bovada . Archived from the original on December 2, 2014.
^ a b c d "2015 Birmingham Bowl Official Game Stats" . Stat Broadcast .
^ Birmingham Bowl pits Florida against East Carolina
^ "East Carolina To Play Florida In The Birmingham Bowl" . ECUPirates.com . East Carolina Pirates. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014 .
^ "Gators to Face East Carolina in 2015 Birmingham Bowl; Ticket Info Available" . GatorZone.com . Florida Gators. December 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014 .
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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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