College football game
The 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl , the seventh edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game , held on January 5, 2013 , at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama as part of the 2012–13 NCAA Bowl season . The game, which was telecasted at 12:00 p.m. CT on ESPN , featured the University of Pittsburgh Panthers of the Big East Conference versus the University of Mississippi Rebels of the Southeastern Conference . This was Pittsburgh's third consecutive appearance in the game, as well as its final game as a member of the Big East before they join the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013 .[ 3] The announced attendance for the game was a BBVA Compass Bowl record 59,135, eclipsing the previous attendance record of 42,610 in the 2010 edition .[ 4] The University of Mississippi defeated the University of Pittsburgh 38–17.
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Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PITT MISS 1 10:18 5 23 2:12 MISS Ja-Mes Logan 14-yard touchdown reception from Bo Wallace , Bryson Rose kick good 0 7 1 5:22 10 72 3:57 MISS Randall Mackey 27-yard touchdown reception from Bo Wallace, Bryson Rose kick good 0 14 2 7:13 6 25 3:02 PITT Devin Street 10-yard touchdown reception from Tino Sunseri , Kevin Harper kick good 7 14 2 6:02 5 48 1:11 MISS Vince Sanders 18-yard touchdown reception from Bo Wallace, Bryson Rose kick good 7 21 2 1:58 9 45 4:04 PITT 47-yard field goal by Kevin Harper 10 21 2 0:00 10 50 1:58 MISS 31-yard field goal by Bryson Rose 10 24 3 0:21 10 48 3:43 MISS Barry Brunetti 1-yard touchdown run, Bryson Rose kick good 10 31 4 8:48 1 62 0:12 MISS I'Tavius Mathers 62-yard touchdown run, Bryson Rose kick good 10 38 4 2:23 7 70 2:11 PITT Mike Shanahan 16-yard touchdown reception from Tino Sunseri, Kevin Harper kick good 17 38 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 17 38
Statistics PITT MISS First Downs 17 23 Total offense, plays – yards 68−266 86−387 Rushes-yards (net) 36–81 49–224 Passing yards (net) 185 163 Passes, Comp-Att-Int 16–32–1 24–37–2 Time of Possession 28:36 31:24
^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times , January 4, 2013 ^ Solomon, Jon (November 5, 2010). "ESPN develops new financial model for BBVA Compass Bowl" . The Birmingham News . Retrieved December 15, 2011 . ^ Werner, Sam (December 3, 2012). "Pitt football heads to Alabama for third BBVA Compass Bowl in a row" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved December 3, 2012 . ^ "Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss - Game Recap - January 5, 2013 - ESPN" .
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 .