2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl was a postseason college football match between the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Cincinnati Bearcats at Legion Field in Birmingham , Alabama . The University of Southern Mississippi represented Conference USA ( which Cincinnati was once a member of ) and the University of Cincinnati represented the Big East Conference . The game resulted in a 31 &ndash; 21 Cincinnati victory , which did not cover their 11-point spread . The payout for both teams was $ 300,000 , the lowest payout among all college football bowl games
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl