BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The sixteenth Annual TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl was Tuesday evening within the Magic City. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers performed the East Carolina Pirates at Protective Stadium.

On Monday, there was a pep rally in preparation for the large occasion.

Pirates followers instructed WBRC they didn’t thoughts the drive for the necessary occasion.

“It’s huge! This is our first bowl game in 8 years, I was there at the last one. It’s been a rough few seasons. An 8-hour drive wasn’t gonna stop me from watching the Pirates play”, mentioned Bob Cope, an East Carolina alum.

Last 12 months, 41,871 followers crammed Protective Stadium for the bowl, making it the primary promote out within the historical past of the bowl sport and the primary promote out for Protective Stadium, in accordance with officers.

Also in accordance with TicketSmarter, the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates that the groups, bands and followers of Houston and Auburn attending the 2021 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl generated $9.9 million in financial impression for the Birmingham space.

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