The 16th annual Birmingham Bowl, the game featured Coastal Carolina of the Sun Belt Conference and East Carolina of the American Athletic Conference.
[6] Coastal Carolina compiled a 9–2 regular season record, 6–2 in conference play.
The Chanticleers qualified for the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, which they lost to Troy, thus entered the bowl with a 9–3 overall record.
They faced one ranked opponent during the season, losing to NC State in their first game.
The Pirates played in, and lost, the January 2015 edition of the Birmingham Bowl.