College football game
2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl |
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PapaJohns.com Bowl logo |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | South Florida | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | East Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
Date | December 23, 2006 |
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Season | 2006 |
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Stadium | Legion Field |
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Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
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MVP | Benjamin Williams (USF) |
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Referee | Rick Doan (Sun Belt) |
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Attendance | 32,023[1] |
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Payout | US$300,000 per team[2] |
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United States TV coverage |
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Network | ESPN2 |
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Announcers | Gary Thorne (play-by-play); Andre Ware (analysis); Todd Harris (sidelines) |
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The 2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl was the inaugural postseason college football match of the game, between the South Florida Bulls and the East Carolina Pirates at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The University of South Florida represented the Big East Conference and East Carolina University represented Conference USA. The game resulted in a 24–7 South Florida victory.
In the inaugural game, South Florida's Benjamin Williams scored the game's first points just over ninety seconds into the game as one of his two touchdowns on the day, and earned the game's MVP honors. Notably, South Florida had previously been a member of C-USA. Moreover, East Carolina's then head coach Skip Holtz, would later become USF head coach Jim Leavitt's successor following the 2009 season.
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | USF | ECU | 1 | 13:53 | | 16 | 0:08 | USF | Benjamin Williams 16-yard touchdown run, Delbert Alvarado kick good | 7 | 0 | 1 | 08:43 | | 56 | 3:51 | USF | Benjamin Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Delbert Alvarado kick good | 14 | 0 | 1 | 05:04 | | 79 | 3:31 | ECU | Bobby Good 48-yard touchdown reception from James Pinkney, Ben Hartman kick good | 14 | 7 | 2 | 12:51 | | 48 | 2:50 | USF | Amarri Jackson 37-yard touchdown reception from Matt Grothe, Delbert Alvarado kick good | 21 | 7 | 2 | 06:31 | | 25 | 3:22 | USF | 38-yard field goal by Delbert Alvarado | 24 | 7 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 24 | 7 | |
References
- ^ Solomon, Jon (December 24, 2006). "Cheers for Papajohns.com Bowl". The Birmingham News. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2006.
- ^ NCAA Football
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- All-Star Games: North–South All-Star Classic (Jan. 13)
- Hula Bowl (Jan. 14)
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- Senior Bowl (Jan. 27)
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Notes | - 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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South Florida Bulls bowl games |
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East Carolina Pirates bowl games |
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