2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl
PapaJohns.com Bowl logo
1
2
3
4
Total
East Carolina
7
0
0
0
7
South Florida
14
10
0
0
24
Date
December 23, 2006
Season
2006
Stadium
Legion Field
Location
Birmingham, Alabama
MVP
Benjamin Williams (USF)
Attendance
32,023[1]
Payout
US$ 300,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN2
Announcers
Gary Thorne (play-by-play); Andre Ware (analysis); Todd Harris (sidelines)
The 2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl was the inaugural postseason college football match of the game, between the East Carolina Pirates and the South Florida Bulls at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama . East Carolina University represented Conference USA and the University of South Florida represented the Big East Conference . The game resulted in a 24–7 South Florida victory.
In the inaugural game, South Florida's Benjamin Williams scored the game's first points just over ninety seconds into the game as one of his two touchdowns on the day, and earned the game's MVP honors. Notably, South Florida had previously been a member of C-USA. Moreover, East Carolina's then head coach Skip Holtz, would later become USF head coach Jim Leavitt's successor following the 2009 season.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ECU
USF
1
13:53
16
0:08
USF
Benjamin Williams 16-yard touchdown run, Delbert Alvarado kick good
0
7
1
08:43
56
3:51
USF
Benjamin Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Delbert Alvarado kick good
0
14
1
05:04
79
3:31
ECU
Bobby Good 48-yard touchdown reception from James Pinkney , Ben Hartman kick good
7
14
2
12:51
48
2:50
USF
Amarri Jackson 37-yard touchdown reception from Matt Grothe , Delbert Alvarado kick good
7
21
2
06:31
25
3:22
USF
38-yard field goal by Delbert Alvarado
7
24
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
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24
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