2022 Birmingham Bowl
{{short description|Postseason college football bowl game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Birmingham Bowl
| subheader = 16th Birmingham Bowl
| title_sponsor = TicketSmarter
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 27
| year_game_played = 2022
| football_season = 2022
| stadium = Protective Stadium
| city = Birmingham, Alabama
| visitor_school = Coastal Carolina University
| visitor_name_short = Coastal Carolina
| visitor_nickname = Chanticleers
| visitor_record = 9–3
| visitor_conference = Sun Belt
| visitor_rank_AP =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| visitor_rank_CFP =
| visitor_coach = Chad Staggs
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| visitor_1q = 0
| visitor_2q = 14
| visitor_3q = 7
| visitor_4q = 8
| home_school = East Carolina University
| home_name_short = East Carolina
| home_nickname = Pirates
| home_record = 7–5
| home_conference = The American
| home_rank_AP =
| home_rank_coaches =
| home_rank_CFP =
| home_coach = Mike Houston
| home_1q = 10
| home_2q = 14
| home_3q = 14
| home_4q = 15
| MVP = Holton Ahlers (QB, East Carolina){{cite tweet |user=943TheGame |number=1607947902529458178 |title=#BREAKINGNEWS: ECU QB Holton Ahlers finishes his career claiming the #BirminghamBowl MVP award. |date=December 27, 2022 |accessdate=December 27, 2022}}
| odds = East Carolina by 7
| anthem =
| halftime =
| referee = Tuta Salaam (Big 12){{cite web|url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2022/12/2022-23-bowl-officiating-assignments/|title=2022–23 bowl officiating assignments|website=footballzebras.com|first=Ben|last=Austro|date=December 4, 2022|accessdate=December 16, 2022}}
| attendance = 15,901
| payout = 1,374,545{{cite web |title=2022 Bowl Schedule |url=https://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2022/ |website=College Football Poll |access-date=December 26, 2022}}
| us_network = ESPN
| us_announcers = Tiffany Greene (play-by-play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline)
| ratings =
| intl_network = ESPN Deportes
| intl_announcers =
| different_previous =
}}
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 and was aired on ESPN.{{cite web |title=2022 College Football Bowl Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/college-football-bowl-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=November 1, 2022}} 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.{{cite web |title=Winsipedia - Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina |url=http://www.winsipedia.com/coastal-carolina/vs/east-carolina |website=Winsipedia.com |access-date=December 4, 2022}}
=Coastal Carolina=
{{main|2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team}}
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=
{{main|2022 East Carolina Pirates football team}}
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{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=2022-23 bowl officiating assignments {{!}} Football Zebras |url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2022/12/2022-23-bowl-officiating-assignments/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |language=en-US}}
Game summary
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|title=2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
|date=Tuesday, December 27, 2022
|time=5:45 p.m. CST
|road=Coastal Carolina
|R1=0|R2=14|R3=7|R4=8
|home=East Carolina
|H1=10|H2=14|H3=14|H4=15
|stadium= Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama
|attendance= 15,901
|weather=Sunny • Temperature: not reported • Wind: {{convert|8|mph|kph|abbr=on}} southwest
|referee=Tuta Salaam
|TV=ESPN
|TVAnnouncers=Tiffany Greene (play-by-play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline)
|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401442002 Box score]
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart |VisitorName=Coastal Carolina |HomeName=East Carolina |state=}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=10:52
| Team=East Carolina
| DrivePlays=10
| DriveLength=70
| DriveTime=4:08
| Type=FG
| yards=28
| Kicker=Andrew Conrad
| Visitor=0
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=3:47
| Team=East Carolina
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=77
| DriveTime=2:22
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Isaiah Winstead
| QB=Holton Ahlers
| yards=15
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Andrew Conrad
| Visitor=0
| Home=10
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=14:38
| Team=Coastal Carolina
| DrivePlays=9
| DriveLength=60
| DriveTime=4:09
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Reese White
| yards=1
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Kade Hensley
| Visitor=7
| Home=10
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=8:52
| Team=Coastal Carolina
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=68
| DriveTime=2:46
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Grayson McCall
| yards=9
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Kade Hensley
| Visitor=14
| Home=10
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=6:37
| Team=East Carolina
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=53
| DriveTime=2:15
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Isaiah Winstead
| QB=Holton Ahlers
| yards=11
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Andrew Conrad
| Visitor=14
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=1:44
| Team=East Carolina
| DrivePlays=8
| DriveLength=64
| DriveTime=3:17
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Keaton Mitchell
| yards=1
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Andrew Conrad
| Visitor=14
| Home=24
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=11:13
| Team=East Carolina
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=27
| DriveTime=3:07
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Jaylen Johnson
| QB=Holton Ahlers
| yards=2
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Andrew Conrad
| Visitor=14
| Home=31
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=9:46
| Team=Coastal Carolina
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=79
| DriveTime=1:27
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Tyler Roberts
| QB=Jarrett Guest
| yards=47
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Kade Hensley
| Visitor=21
| Home=31
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=2:36
| Team=East Carolina
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=61
| DriveTime=2:51
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Holton Ahlers
| yards=1
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Andrew Conrad
| Visitor=21
| Home=38
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=13:45
| Team=East Carolina
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=43
| DriveTime=2:23
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=C.J. Johnson
| QB=Holton Ahlers
| yards=15
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Andrew Conrad
| Visitor=21
| Home=45
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=6:07
| Team=Coastal Carolina
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=12
| DriveTime=1:06
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=CJ Beasley
| yards=2
| 2pt type=run
| 2pt result=good (Bryce Archie)
| Visitor=29
| Home=45
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=2:14
| Team=East Carolina
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=47
| DriveTime=3:53
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Shane Calhoun
| QB=Holton Ahlers
| yards=15
| 2pt type=pass
| 2pt result=good (Ahlers to Mitchell)
| Visitor=29
| Home=53
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd |Visitor=29|Home=53}}
Statistics
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| class="wikitable"
|+Team statistical comparison{{cite web |title=2022 Birmingham Bowl Final Stats |url=http://archive.statbroadcast.com/436986.pdf |website=Statbroadcast |access-date=December 27, 2022 |date=December 28, 2022}} | ||
| Statistic
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|color=white}}"|Coastal Carolina !style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|East Carolina Pirates|color=white}}"|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 |
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| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" | |||
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|color=white}}"|Chanticleers passing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|C–A|Completions–Attempts}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD–INT|Passing touchdowns–Interceptions thrown}} | |||
| Jarrett Guest | 6–11 | 136 | 1–0 |
| Grayson McCall | 10–12 | 67 | 0–0 |
| Bryce Archie | 1–2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|color=white}}"|Chanticleers rushing | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Car|Carries}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | |||
| Reese White | 11 | 67 | 1 |
| Braydon Bennett | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| CJ Beasley | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| Grayson McCall | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Bryce Archie | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Logan Adkins | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jarrett Guest | 10 | -6 | 0 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|color=white}}"|Chanticleers receiving | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} | |||
| Sam Pinckney | 4 | 79 | 0 |
| Tyler Roberts | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| TJ Ivy Jr. | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Reese White | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Tyson Mobley | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Dami'on Thompson | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Patrick McSweeney | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jared Brown | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| CJ Beasley | 1 | 6 | 0 |
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| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" | |||
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|East Carolina Pirates|color=white}}"|Pirates passing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|C–A|Completions–Attempts}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD–INT|Passing touchdowns–Interceptions thrown}} | |||
| Holton Ahlers | 26–38 | 300 | 5–0 |
| C.J. Johnson | 1–1 | 14 | 0–0 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|East Carolina Pirates|color=white}}"|Pirates rushing | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Car|Carries}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | |||
| Keaton Mitchell | 22 | 127 | 1 |
| Holton Ahlers | 7 | 48 | 1 |
| Kamarro Edmonds | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|East Carolina Pirates|color=white}}"|Pirates receiving | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} | |||
| C.J. Johnson | 7 | 83 | 1 |
| Isaiah Winstead | 6 | 72 | 2 |
| Jaylen Johnson | 5 | 66 | 1 |
| Shane Calhoun | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Taji Hudson | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Keaton Mitchell | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Holton Ahlers | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Brock Spalding | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kamarro Edmonds | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Tyler Savage | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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References
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{{East Carolina Pirates bowl game navbox}}