December 2015 Birmingham Bowl
- This article is about the December 30, 2015 bowl game during the 2015-2016 college football season. For the January 3, 2015 bowl, see January 2015 Birmingham Bowl.
The December 2015 Birmingham Bowl was the 10th contest in the annual postseason Birmingham Bowl series at Legion Field which began in 2006. The game was played for the second year with no corporate title sponsor.
The contest took place in a light rain on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 with the Auburn Tigers (6-6) of the Southeastern Conference defeating the 9-3 Memphis Tigers of the American Athletic Conference 31-10. The announced crowd was a record-high 59,430.
Other events
A team luncheon on December 29 featured Joe Theismann as keynote speaker, a question and answer session with coaches Gus Malzahn and [[]], and the presentation of the Golden Flake Legend of Birmingham award to Major Ogilvie.
That night's Street Fest and Pep Rally was held from 2:00 to 8:00 PM in the Uptown entertainment district. The event featured a Dreamland Bar-B-Q rib-eating contest, performances by both visiting marching bands, and concert headliners Dyan Scott and River Dan and His Band.
An Outback Steakhouse "Fan Zone" outside Legion Field on the morning before the 11:00 AM kickoff featured music by Man's Best Friend.
| Birmingham Bowl |
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| Site:Legion Field (2006–2020), Protective Stadium (2021–) |
| Names: Papajohns.com Bowl (2006–2010), BBVA Compass Bowl (2011–2014), Birmingham Bowl (2015–2017), Jared Birmingham Bowl (2018), TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (2020–2022), 76® Birmingham Bowl (2023) |
| By year: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, Jan. 2015, Dec. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
References
External links
- Birmingham Bowl website