Texas Tech formally accepted a bowl game invitation to the Birmingham Bowl on Sunday.

The Red Raiders (6-6) will face the South Florida Bulls (9-2) at 11 a.m. on Saturday December 23 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Texas Tech will make its 38th bowl appearances in program history and third under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. The Red Raiders are 14-22-1 all-time in its previous 36 bowl appearances.

The game will be televised nationally on ESPN.