| Game Name: | First Responder Bowl |
| Subheader: | 12th First Responder Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Servpro |
| Date Game Played: | December 28 |
| Year Game Played: | 2021 |
| Football Season: | 2021 |
| Stadium: | Gerald J. Ford Stadium |
| City: | Dallas, Texas |
| Visitor School: | United States Air Force Academy |
| Visitor Name Short: | Air Force |
| Visitor Nickname: | Falcons |
| Visitor Record: | 9–3 |
| Visitor Conference: | MWC |
| Visitor Coach: | Troy Calhoun |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 21 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Home School: | University of Louisville |
| Home Name Short: | Louisville |
| Home Nickname: | Cardinals |
| Home Record: | 6–6 |
| Home Conference: | ACC |
| Home Coach: | Scott Satterfield |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Mvp: | Haaziq Daniels (QB, Air Force) |
| Odds: | Louisville by 1.5 |
| Referee: | James Carter (SEC) [1] |
| Attendance: | 15,251 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline) |
The 2021 First Responder Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2021, with kickoff at 3:15 p.m. EST (2:15 p.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN.[2] It was the 12th edition of the First Responder Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by fire and water cleanup and restoration company Servpro, the game was officially known as the Servpro First Responder Bowl.
While the bowl has tie-ins with the American Athletic Conference (AAC), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Big 12 Conference, the actual matchup featured teams from the ACC and Mountain West Conference (MWC). This was the first time Air Force and Louisville ever played each other.[3]
See main article: 2021 Air Force Falcons football team.
See main article: 2021 Louisville Cardinals football team.