East Carolina to take on Florida Gators in Birmingham Bowl

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East Carolina (8-4) was chosen for postseason play in its first year as an American Athletic Conference member as the Pirates were selected for the Birmingham Bowl. The Pirates will make their 17th appearance in a bowl game and will play in the postseason for the third straight year. East Carolina, which last played in the Birmingham Bowl in 2006, when the Pirates fell to USF, will face Florida (6-5). The only previous meeting between the schools was in 1983, when the Gators took a 24-17 victory. The Birmingham Bowl will be played Jan. 3 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

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