College Sports

Boston College, Cincinnati meet in Birmingham Bowl

Posted December 08, 2019 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

No. 23 Cincinnati (10-3, American Athletic Conference) vs Boston College (8-4, Atlantic Coast), Jan. 2, 3 p.m. ET

LOCATION: Birmingham, Ala.

TOP PLAYERS

Cincinnati: QB Desmond Ridder, 2,069 passing yards, 17 TDs, 545 rushing yards, 2 TDs.

Boston College: : RB AJ Dillon, 1,685 yards, 14 TDs.

NOTABLE

Cincinnati: All three losses have come to teams playing in the College Football Playoff or New Year's Six with one loss at Ohio State and losses in back-to-back games at Memphis. American Athletic Conference East Division winner.

Boston College: Led by interim head coach/WRs coach Rich Gunnell. Dillon is third nationally in rushing yards and has a BC-record 4,382 career yards.

LAST TIME

Cincinnati 24, Boston College 6. (Sept. 27, 1997)

BOWL HISTORY

Cincinnati: Second appearance in a Birmingham Bowl, 9-9 in bowl games.

Boston College: First appearance in Birmingham Bowl, sixth bowl in seven seasons.

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FILE - This 2010 photo shows Rich Gunnell after he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football team. Gunnell, who became wide receivers coach at his Alma Mater Boston College, was named the school's interim football coach after head coach Steve Addazio was fired on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019.(AP Photo, File) The Associated Press

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