Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The 2022 Birmingham Bowl was a
college football
bowl game played on December 27, 2022, at
Protective Stadium in
Birmingham, Alabama . The 16th annual
Birmingham Bowl , the game featured
Coastal Carolina of the
Sun Belt Conference and
East Carolina of the
American Athletic Conference . The game began at 5:50 p.m.
CST
[4] and was aired on
ESPN .
[5] It was one of the
2022–23 bowl games concluding the
2022 FBS football season . Sponsored by ticket sales company TicketSmarter, the game was officially known as the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl .
Teams
This was the first time that Coastal Carolina and East Carolina faced each other.
[6]
Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina compiled a 9–2 regular season record, 6–2 in conference play. They had a non-conference game against
Virginia canceled. The Chanticleers qualified for the
Sun Belt Conference Championship Game , which they lost to
Troy , thus entered the bowl with a 9–3 overall record. Coastal Carolina did not face any ranked opponents during the season.
East Carolina
East Carolina played to a 7–5 regular-season record, 4–4 in conference play. They faced one ranked opponent during the season, losing to
NC State in their first game. The Pirates played in, and lost, the
January 2015 edition of the Birmingham Bowl. They also played in, and lost, the
December 2006 edition of the game, when it was known as the PapaJohns.com Bowl. They played in the 2022 Birmingham Bowl and defeated Coastal Carolina University, securing their first bowl victory since 2013.
Officials
The officials for the game were from the Big 12 Conference and were:
Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
Umpire: Sheldon Davis
Head Line Judge: Bradford Edwards
Line Judge: David Young
Field Judge: Ed Vinzant
Side Judge: Rick Ockey
Back Judge: Joel Wetzel
Center Judge: Darren Winkley
Alternate: Marvel July
Replay Official: Dee Anderson
Communicator: Terry Porter
[7]
Game summary
2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Coastal Carolina
0
14
7 8 29
East Carolina
10
14
14 15 53
at
Protective Stadium •
Birmingham, Alabama
Date : Tuesday, December 27, 2022Game time : 5:45 p.m.
CST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : not reported • Wind : 8 mph (13 km/h) southwestGame attendance : 15,901Referee : Tuta SalaamTV announcers (
ESPN ) : Tiffany Greene (play-by-play),
Jay Walker (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline)
Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Coastal Carolina
East Carolina
1
10:52
10
70
4:08
East Carolina
28-yard field goal by Andrew Conrad
0
3
1
3:47
5
77
2:22
East Carolina
Isaiah Winstead 15-yard touchdown reception from
Holton Ahlers , Andrew Conrad kick good
0
10
2
14:38
9
60
4:09
Coastal Carolina
Reese White 1-yard touchdown run, Kade Hensley kick good
7
10
2
8:52
7
68
2:46
Coastal Carolina
Grayson McCall 9-yard touchdown run, Kade Hensley kick good
14
10
2
6:37
6
53
2:15
East Carolina
Isaiah Winstead 11-yard touchdown reception from Holton Ahlers, Andrew Conrad kick good
14
17
2
1:44
8
64
3:17
East Carolina
Keaton Mitchell 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Conrad kick good
14
24
3
11:13
6
27
3:07
East Carolina
Jaylen Johnson 2-yard touchdown reception from Holton Ahlers, Andrew Conrad kick good
14
31
3
9:46
3
79
1:27
Coastal Carolina
Tyler Roberts 47-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Guest, Kade Hensley kick good
21
31
3
2:36
7
61
2:51
East Carolina
Holton Ahlers 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Conrad kick good
21
38
4
13:45
6
43
2:23
East Carolina
C.J. Johnson 15-yard touchdown reception from Holton Ahlers, Andrew Conrad kick good
21
45
4
6:07
4
12
1:06
Coastal Carolina
CJ Beasley 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good (Bryce Archie)
29
45
4
2:14
6
47
3:53
East Carolina
Shane Calhoun 15-yard touchdown reception from Holton Ahlers, 2-point pass good (Ahlers to Mitchell)
29
53
"TOP" =
time of possession . For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football .
29
53
Statistics
Team statistical comparison
[4]
Statistic
Coastal Carolina
East Carolina
First downs
20
24
First downs rushing
8
5
First downs passing
8
13
First downs penalty
4
6
Third down efficiency
5–12
5–11
Fourth down efficiency
0–1
2–4
Total plays–net yards
63–337
71–486
Rushing attempts–net yards
38–125
32–172
Yards per rush
3.3
5.4
Yards passing
212
314
Pass completions–attempts
17–25
27–39
Interceptions thrown
0
0
Punt returns–total yards
1–12
1–0
Kickoff returns–total yards
7–108
5–145
Punts–average yardage
4–38.3
1–0.0
Fumbles–lost
4–3
0–0
Penalties–yards
11–98
11–130
Time of possession
27:45
32:15
References
^ @943TheGame (December 28, 2022).
"#BREAKINGNEWS: ECU QB Holton Ahlers finishes his career claiming the #BirminghamBowl MVP award" (
Tweet ). Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via
Twitter .
^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022).
"2022–23 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved December 16, 2022 .
^
"2022 Bowl Schedule" . College Football Poll . Retrieved December 26, 2022 .
^
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b
c
d
"2022 Birmingham Bowl Final Stats" (PDF) . Statbroadcast . December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022 .
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"2022 College Football Bowl Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved November 1, 2022 .
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"Winsipedia - Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina" . Winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 4, 2022 .
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"2022-23 bowl officiating assignments | Football Zebras" . December 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023 .
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 .