2016 Birmingham Bowl by the numbers
The 2016 Birmingham Bowl had a number of firsts. (USF)
The South Florida Bulls and South Carolina Gamecocks took an announced crowd of 31,229 on a wild ride at the 2016 Birmingham Bowl last week.
South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp walks the sidelines at Legion Field for the Birmingham Bowl. (Allen Sharpe/USC)
The attendance at Thursday’s game ranks eighth of the 11 Birmingham Bowls that have been played. Its largest crowd was in December 2015, when Auburn beat Memphis 31-10 before an announced crowd of 59,430.
The game – a 46-39 Bulls overtime victory – featured a heaping helping of big plays. Those plays produced some Birmingham Bowl firsts, and records.
Among them:
- First overtime game
- Most combined points (85)
- Most points by an individual team (USF – 46)
USF quarterback Quinton Flowers set a number of Birmingham Bowl records. (USF)
- Most points in a half (USF – 29)
- Most combined total yards of offense (950)
- Most yards of total offense (South Carolina – 481)
- Most individual rushing touchdowns (Quinton Flowers, USF – 3)
- Touchdowns responsible for (Quinton Flower, USF – 5)
- Most points (Quinton Flowers, USF – 18)
- Most passing yards (Jake Bentley, South Carolina – 390)
South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley set records for passing yards and completions in the Birmingham Bowl. (Jenny Dilworth/USC)
Most passing completions (Jake Bentley, South Carolina – 32)
- Most receptions (Deebo Samuel, South Carolina – 14)
South Carolina receiver Deebo Samuel captured Birmingham Bowl records. (Allen Sharpe/USC)
Most receiving yards (Deebo Samuel, South Carolina – 190)
- Most all-purpose yards (Deebo Samuel, South Carolina – 290)
- Most first downs (South Carolina – 27)
- Total offensive plays (USF – 80).
