The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB to Play South Carolina in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
12/20/2020 4:54:00 PM | Football
BIRMINGHAM – Champions of Conference USA, the UAB football team has accepted an invitation to play in the 2020 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl against South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference.
The game is scheduled for Dec. 26 in Tampa, Fla., and will be played at Raymond James Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. EST/11 a.m. CST and will air on ABC for the first time in the bowl's 13-year history.
UAB (6-3) is appearing in its fourth-consecutive bowl game since returning to action in 2017. The Blazers are three-time defending C-USA West Division champions and just captured their second league title in the past three years with a 22-13 victory at Marshall on Friday.
Since returning to action in 2017, UAB has compiled the most wins of any team in Conference USA with 34 total victories.
The Gamecocks finished 2-8 this season and lost their final six games of the regular season, but did notch victories over then No. 15 Auburn and Vanderbilt.
Shane Beamer, the former assistant coach at Oklahoma, was named the new head coach of South Carolina on Dec. 6, 2020. Beamer was an assistant at South Carolina under Steve Spurrier from 2007-10 and won the SEC East Division title in 2010.
This will be the fourth all-time meeting between UAB and South Carolina and the first since 2012. The Gamecocks lead the overall series 3-0.
A limited number of tickets for the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl will be made available on Monday through the UAB Athletics Ticket Office, and 2020 UAB Football season ticket holders will receive an email with information about how to purchase tickets.
Season ticket packages for 2021 are now available leading into the inaugural season at Protective Stadium. Continue building your priority by becoming a Blazer Boosters member. For more information about season ticket pricing and the 2021 UAB Football priority seat allocation process, visit UABSports.com/ProtectiveStadium, or call the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1.
The game is scheduled for Dec. 26 in Tampa, Fla., and will be played at Raymond James Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. EST/11 a.m. CST and will air on ABC for the first time in the bowl's 13-year history.
UAB (6-3) is appearing in its fourth-consecutive bowl game since returning to action in 2017. The Blazers are three-time defending C-USA West Division champions and just captured their second league title in the past three years with a 22-13 victory at Marshall on Friday.
Since returning to action in 2017, UAB has compiled the most wins of any team in Conference USA with 34 total victories.
The Gamecocks finished 2-8 this season and lost their final six games of the regular season, but did notch victories over then No. 15 Auburn and Vanderbilt.
Shane Beamer, the former assistant coach at Oklahoma, was named the new head coach of South Carolina on Dec. 6, 2020. Beamer was an assistant at South Carolina under Steve Spurrier from 2007-10 and won the SEC East Division title in 2010.
This will be the fourth all-time meeting between UAB and South Carolina and the first since 2012. The Gamecocks lead the overall series 3-0.
A limited number of tickets for the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl will be made available on Monday through the UAB Athletics Ticket Office, and 2020 UAB Football season ticket holders will receive an email with information about how to purchase tickets.
Season ticket packages for 2021 are now available leading into the inaugural season at Protective Stadium. Continue building your priority by becoming a Blazer Boosters member. For more information about season ticket pricing and the 2021 UAB Football priority seat allocation process, visit UABSports.com/ProtectiveStadium, or call the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1.
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