2023 Birmingham Bowl

2023 76 Birmingham Bowl
17th Birmingham Bowl
Troy Trojans Duke Blue Devils
(11–2) (7–5)
Sun Belt ACC
10 17
Head coach: 
Greg Gasparato (interim)		 Head coach: 
Trooper Taylor (interim)
1234 Total
Troy 0037 10
Duke 8603 17
DateDecember 23, 2023
Season2023
StadiumProtective Stadium
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
MVPChandler Rivers (CB, Duke)[1]
FavoriteTroy by 7.5[2]
RefereeNolan Dumas (Mountain West)[3]
Attendance20,023
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersTom Hart (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Birmingham Bowl
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The 2023 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2023, at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. The 17th annual Birmingham Bowl featured the Troy Trojans from the Sun Belt Conference and the Duke Blue Devils from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game began at approximately 11:00 a.m. CST and was aired on ABC.[4][5] The Birmingham Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by gas station chain 76 and was officially known as the 76 Birmingham Bowl.[6]

  1. ^ @BuzzSportsRadio (December 23, 2023). "Duke CB Chandler Rivers is game MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Straka, Dean (May 31, 2023). "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Lewis, Barry (June 3, 2023). "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "76 Named Title Sponsor of Birmingham Bowl". Retrieved November 30, 2023.