2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl

The 2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl was the inaugural postseason college football match of the game, between the South Florida Bulls and the East Carolina Pirates at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The University of South Florida represented the Big East Conference and East Carolina University represented Conference USA. The game resulted in a 24–7 South Florida victory.

2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl
PapaJohns.com Bowl logo
South Florida Bulls East Carolina Pirates (8–4) (7–5) Big East C-USA 24 7 Head coach:  Jim Leavitt Head coach:  Skip Holtz
1 2 3 4 Total South Florida 14 10 0 0 24 East Carolina 7 0 0 0 7
Date	December 23, 2006
Season	2006
Stadium	Legion Field
Location	Birmingham, Alabama
MVP	Benjamin Williams (USF)
Referee	Rick Doan (Sun Belt)
Attendance	32,023
Payout	US$300,000 per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Gary Thorne (play-by-play); Andre Ware (analysis); Todd Harris (sidelines)

In the inaugural game, South Florida's Benjamin Williams scored the game's first points just over ninety seconds into the game as one of his two touchdowns on the day, and earned the game's MVP honors. Notably, South Florida had previously been a member of C-USA. Moreover, East Carolina's then head coach Skip Holtz, would later become USF head coach Jim Leavitt's successor following the 2009 season.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USF ECU 1 13:53 16 0:08 USF Benjamin Williams 16-yard touchdown run, Delbert Alvarado kick good 7 0 1 08:43 56 3:51 USF Benjamin Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Delbert Alvarado kick good 14 0 1 05:04 79 3:31 ECU Bobby Good 48-yard touchdown reception from James Pinkney, Ben Hartman kick good 14 7 2 12:51 48 2:50 USF Amarri Jackson 37-yard touchdown reception from Matt Grothe, Delbert Alvarado kick good 21 7 2 06:31 25 3:22 USF 38-yard field goal by Delbert Alvarado 24 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 7