The Vanderbilt Commodores are headed to Birmingham for an appearance in the Birmingham Bowl.
in the Birmingham Bowl on December 27 at 2:30 p.m. CST at Protective Stadium, home of the. Ironically, it's actually the site of the Commodores last bowl victory in the 2013 season, then known as the BBVA Compass Bowl, a game that was a 41-24 win over
The Yellow Jackets will present a stiff test for Vandy. With a 7-5 record that included a dominating week one victory overabsolutely everything they could handle in the final week of the regular season when in Athens they took them to an eight overtime thriller that was one of the games of the season,
While the Commodores are still in the midst of the most special season for the program in a long time, they closed the regular season with three straight losses to Another interesting layer for Vanderbilt is playing a postseason game in a state in which they defeated the two powers during the regular season in. Any neutral fans in the area who just go to the game as fans of football are likely fans of the Tide or Tigers and will get to see firsthand once again the program that defeated both of them in a historic 2024 season.
This game has been known as the Birmingham Bowl since 2014. Upon its inception in 2006, it was originally known as the PapaJohns.com Bowl until 2009 before switching to BBVA Compass from 2010-2013. It has been played at the brand new Protective Stadium since 2021, previously being played since 2006 at Legion Field.
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