Bowl Projections: 76 Birmingham Bowl Preseason Prediction, Breakdown and History

Before the season gets underway, what's the first guess on what the 2024 76 Birmingham Bowl might be? Why did we make this call, who else should be in the mix, and what's the history of the bowl?

This will all change throughout the season with its twists and turns, but in the preseason, the 76 Birmingham Bowl projection is ...

76 Birmingham Bowl Projection

Friday, December 27
Time TBA, ESPN
Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL
Bowl Affiliations : AAC, ACC, CUSA, SEC
Last Season: Duke 17, Troy 10
Preseason Bowl Projection (with predicted final regular season records)
Boston College (6-6) vs Arkansas (6-6)

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Why this is the preseason 76 Birmingham Bowl Projection

Conference USA won’t have enough teams - and ESPN would love to have the bigger matchup - and the AAC will find spots elsewhere.

The Birmingham Bowl would love to get an SEC team in here, preferably Auburn, Florida, or South Carolina, but Arkansas should be able to sneak in and get here in an interesting Power Four vs Power Four battle.

Georgia Tech could be an interesting call, but if the bowl can get a solid SEC team that might travel here, going off the grid a bit with a Boston College - it made the trip in the 2020 game to end the 2019 season - or Syracuse is possible.

5 teams also in the mix for the 76 Birmingham Bowl

1. Auburn
2. Georgia Tech
3. Syracuse
4. SMU
5. USF

76 Birmingham Bowl History

Dec 23, 2023 Duke 23, Troy 10
Dep 27, 2022 East Carolina 53, Coastal Carolina 29
Dec 28, 2021 Houston 17, Auburn 13
2020 Canceled
Jan, 2, 2020 Cincinnati 38, Boston College 6
Dec. 22, 2018 Wake Forest 37, Memphis 34
Dec. 23, 2017 USF 38, Texas Tech 34
Dec. 29, 2016 USF 46, South Carolina 39 OT
Dec. 30, 2015 Auburn 31, Memphis 10
Jan. 3, 2015 Florida 28, East Carolina 20
Jan. 4, 2014 Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24
Jan. 5, 2013 Ole Miss 38, Pitt 17
Jan. 7, 2012 SMU 28, Pitt 6
Jan. 8, 2011 Pitt 27, Kentucky 10
Jan. 2, 2010 UConn 20, South Carolina 7
Dec. 29, 2008 Rutgers 29, NC State 23
Dec. 22, 2007 Cincinnati 31, Southern Miss 21
Dec. 23, 2006 USF 24, East Carolina 7