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
1234Total
Houston 730717
Auburn 0310013
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)

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.

Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl features teams from the American Athletic Conference (AAC or "The American") and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

This was the seventh meeting between Auburn and Houston; previous to the game, the Tigers led the all-time series, 5–1.[4]

Auburn Tigers

Houston Cougars

Game summary

2021 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Houston 7 3 0717
Auburn 0 3 10013

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

  • Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 47,100
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Eric Mac Lain (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
  • Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Houston Auburn
1 8:46 12 87 6:14 Houston Alton McCaskill 5-yard touchdown reception from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick good 7 0
2 6:58 9 44 4:10 Houston 52-yard field goal by Dalton Witherspoon 10 0
2 3:10 8 67 3:48 Auburn 27-yard field goal by Ben Patton 10 3
3 12:12 7 57 2:48 Auburn 35-yard field goal by Ben Patton 10 6
3 3:52 11 78 6:20 Auburn Kobe Hudson 12-yard touchdown reception from T. J. Finley, Ben Patton kick good 10 13
4 3:27 8 80 3:20 Houston Jake Herslow 26-yard touchdown reception from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick good 17 13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Statistics

Team statistics

Team statistical comparison
Statistic Houston Auburn
First downs1915
First downs rushing66
First downs passing128
First downs penalty11
Third down efficiency6–144–15
Fourth down efficiency1–21–3
Total plays–net yards67–39866–352
Rushing attempts–net yards26–11529–125
Yards per rush4.44.3
Yards passing283227
Pass completions–attempts26–4119–37
Interceptions thrown20
Punt returns–total yards0–00–0
Kickoff returns–total yards4–522–42
Punts–average yardage4–35.86–38.3
Fumbles–lost2–02–0
Penalties–yards6–343–35
Time of possession29:5030:10

Individual statistics

Houston statistics
Cougars passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Clayton Tune26–402832–1
Seth Green0–100–1
Cougars rushing
Car Yds TD
Alton McCaskill14780
Clayton Tune7430
Ta'Zhawn Henry2−20
TEAM3−60
Cougars receiving
Rec Yds TD
Nathaniel Dell101500
Jake Herslow5651
Christian Trahan3300
Jeremy Singleton2170
Alton McCaskill4151
Ta'Zhawn Henry260
Auburn statistics
Tigers passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
T. J. Finley19–372271–0
Tigers rushing
Car Yds TD
Tank Bigsby16960
Malcolm Johnson Jr.2240
Jarquez Hunter5170
Ja'Varrius Johnson120
John Samuel Shenker110
TEAM1−30
Demetris Robertson1−50
T. J. Finley2−70
Tigers receiving
Rec Yds TD
Tank Bigsby5680
Kobe Hudson4571
John Samuel Shenker5540
Ja'Varrius Johnson1200
Demetris Robertson2150
Shedrick Jackson2130

Notes

References

  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.
  4. ↑ "Winsipedia - Auburn vs. Houston". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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