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.
Teams
Ole Miss
Pittsburgh
Game summary
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
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
References
^ 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" .
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 .