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The 2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl was a postseason college football match between the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Cincinnati Bearcats at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama . The University of Southern Mississippi represented Conference USA (which Cincinnati was once a member of) and the University of Cincinnati represented the Big East Conference . The game resulted in a 31–21 Cincinnati victory, which did not cover their 11-point spread.[ 1] $ 300,000, the lowest payout among all college football bowl games.[ 3]
This was the final game for head coach Jeff Bower , ending his 17-season tenure at Southern Miss.[ 4] [ 5] All-American Bowl in 1990 .
Cincinnati quarterback Ben Mauk passed for four touchdowns and 334 yards.[ 5] Jeremy Young went 18-for-32 for 122 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions .[ 5] Jeremy Young cut the lead with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Chris Johnson, but Southern Miss's rally fell short after they couldn't recover an onside kick or convert a fourth-and-1 play on their next possession.[ 5] Legion Field 's capacity.[ 6] [ 7] 1951 . With the loss, Southern Miss's record ended at 7–5.[ 8]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Southern Miss
Cincinnati
1
5:23
5 plays, 59 yards
1:55
Southern Miss
Shawn Nelson Jeremy Young Justin Estes 7
0
2
6:12
7 plays, 75 yards
2:19
Cincinnati
Dominick Goodman Ben Mauk Jake Rogers 7
7
2
0:24
6 plays, 49 yards
1:23
Cincinnati
Dominick Goodman 5-yard touchdown reception from Ben Mauk , Jake Rogers kick good
7
14
3
13:17
1 plays, 29 yards
0:09
Cincinnati
Earnest Jackson Ben Mauk , Jake Rogers kick good
7
21
3
6:48
14 plays, 80 yards
6:29
Southern Miss
Jeremy Young 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Estes kick good
14
21
3
4:08
8 plays, 58 yards
2:40
Cincinnati
Antwuan Giddens Ben Mauk , Jake Rogers kick good
14
28
3
0:05
9 plays, 51 yards
2:28
Cincinnati
22-yard field goal by Jake Rogers
14
31
4
9:37
11 plays, 76 yards
5:28
Southern Miss
Chris Johnson 5-yard touchdown reception from Jeremy Young , Justin Estes kick good
21
31
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
21
31
[ 9] [ 10]
Statistical Comparison
Eagles
Bearcats
1st Downs 19
21
Total Yards 339
405
Passing Yards 122
334
Rushing Yards 217
71
Penalties 8–80
8–51
3rd Down Conversions 6–17
6–14
4th Down Conversions 1–4
1–2
Turnovers 3
4
Time of Possession 33:36
26:24
Eagles Individual Leaders
Passing
Player
C/ATT*
Yds
Pct
TD
INT
J. Young
18/32
122
56.3
2
3
Rushing
Player
Cara
Yds
Ave
TD
LGb
D. Fletcher
29
155
5.3
0
40
J. Young
17
55
3.2
1
20
T. Harrison
2
7
3.5
0
4
B. Barefoot
1
0
0.0
0
0
Receiving
Player
Recc
Yds
Ave
TD
LGb
D. Fletcher
7
50
7.1
0
16
T. Harrison
1
18
18.0
0
18
S. Nelson
3
18
6.0
1
10
T. Magee
2
15
7.5
0
13
C. Johnson
2
13
6.5
1
8
E. Morgan
2
8
4.0
0
4
G. Baptiste
1
0
0.0
0
0
* Completions/Attemptsa Carriesb Long playc Receptions
Bearcats Individual Leaders
Passing
Player
C/ATT*
Yds
Pct
TD
INT
B. Mauk
30/52
334
57.7
4
3
Rushing
Player
Cara
Yds
Ave
TD
LGb
B. Mauk
12
41
3.4
0
14
G. Moore
4
18
4.5
0
12
J. Ramsey
6
9
1.5
0
6
B. Glatthaar
1
7
7.0
0
7
B. Benton
1
0
0.0
0
0
Receiving
Player
Recc
Yds
Ave
TD
LGb
D. Goodman
7
95
13.6
2
20
C. Barwin
7
86
12.3
0
26
A. Giddens
7
64
9.1
1
23
E. Jackson
3
46
15.3
1
29
C. Howard
2
24
12.0
0
18
M. Barnett
2
17
8.5
0
10
G. Moore
1
3
3.0
0
3
B. Benton
1
(-)1
(-)1.0
0
0
* Completions/Attemptsa Carriesb Long playc Receptions
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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 .
