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College football game
2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl
PapaJohns.com Bowl logo
South Florida Bulls East Carolina Pirates
(8–4) (7–5)
Big East C-USA
24 7
Head coach: 
Jim Leavitt		 Head coach: 
Skip Holtz
1234 Total
South Florida 141000 24
East Carolina 7000 7
DateDecember 23, 2006
Season2006
StadiumLegion Field
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
MVPBenjamin Williams (USF)
RefereeRick Doan (Sun Belt)
Attendance32,023
PayoutUS$300,000 per team
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersGary 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

  1. 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.
  2. NCAA Football
2006–07 NCAA football bowl game season
Birmingham Bowl
Formerly known as the PapaJohns.com / BBVA Compass Bowl
  • 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.
South Florida Bulls bowl games
East Carolina Pirates bowl games


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