It’s not always freezing in Birmingham for bowl games

South Carolina fans remember two things about the PapaJohns.com Bowl after the 2009 season in Birmingham, Ala.:

▪  The Gamecocks played pretty poorly against Connecticut, with dropped passes a theme of the day in a 20-7 loss.

▪  It was windy and cold. Very cold.

The USC-UConn matchup (high of 36, low of 21) was the coldest of the last 10 bowl games at Legion Field, with freezing temperatures on gameday five times. Not all of the games have been that cold, though. The average high is closer to 52.

A look at the weather extremes for the Birmingham game as the Gamecocks prepare to face South Florida.

Dec. 23, 2006

South Florida 24, East Carolina 7

Weather: High was 60, low of 43

Dec. 22, 2007

Cincinnati 31, Southern Miss 21

Weather: High was 53, low of 48

Dec. 29, 2008

Rutgers 29, NC State 23

Weather: High was 60, low of 36

Jan. 2, 2010

Connecticut 20, South Carolina 7

Weather: High was 36, low of 21

Jan. 8, 2011

Pittsburgh 27, Kentucky 10

Weather: High was 48, low of 27

Jan. 7, 2012

SMU 28, Pittsburgh 6

Weather: High was 39, low of 21

Jan. 5, 2013

Ole Miss 38, Pittsburgh 17

Weather: High was 50, low of 31

Jan. 4, 2014

Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24

Weather: High was 48, low of 29

Jan. 3, 2015

Florida 28, East Carolina 20

Weather: High was 66, low of 55

Dec. 30, 2015

Auburn 31, Memphis 10

Weather: High was 58, low of 52

This story was originally published December 6, 2016 at 11:25 AM with the headline " It’s not always freezing in Birmingham for bowl games."