2021 Birmingham Bowl

2021 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
15th Birmingham Bowl
Houston Cougars Auburn Tigers
(11–2) (6–6)
The American SEC
17 13
Head coach: 
Dana Holgorsen		 Head coach: 
Bryan Harsin
APCoachesCFP
212120
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.

  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.