College football game
The 2014 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2014, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana , in the United States. The 39th annual Independence Bowl , it pitted the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference .[ 5] CST and aired on ABC . It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season . Sponsored by duck call manufacturer Duck Commander , the game was officially known as the Duck Commander Independence Bowl .
South Carolina defeated Miami by a score of 24–21, winning their fourth consecutive bowl game, a school record.[ 6]
Teams
The game featured the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference .
This was the 16th overall meeting between these two teams, with Miami leading the series 8–5–2 going into the game. The last time these two teams met was in 1987.
After finishing their regular season with a 6–6 record, the Hurricanes accepted their invitation to play in the game.[ 7]
This was Miami's first Independence Bowl.
South Carolina
After finishing their regular season with a 6–6 record, the Gamecocks accepted their invitation to play in the game.[ 8]
This was South Carolina's second Independence Bowl; the Gamecocks previously played in the 2005 game , with the 2005 South Carolina squad losing to the Missouri Tigers by a score of 38–31.
Game summary
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MIA
SC
1
7:56
11
65
5:06
MIA
27-yard field goal by Michael Badgley
3
0
2
13:27
12
69
5:32
MIA
26-yard field goal by Michael Badgley
6
0
2
7:50
2
78
0:20
SC
Pharoh Cooper 78-yard touchdown reception from Dylan Thompson , Elliott Fry kick good
6
7
2
5:25
6
53
1:33
SC
Mike Davis 15-yard touchdown reception from Dylan Thompson, Elliott Fry kick good
6
14
2
1:39
9
41
3:40
SC
32-yard field goal by Elliott Fry
6
17
3
1:43
10
93
5:23
MIA
Gus Edwards 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good
14
17
4
4:13
3
29
1:11
SC
Dylan Thompson 2-yard touchdown run, Elliott Fry kick good
14
24
4
2:16
7
72
1:57
MIA
Phillip Dorsett 11-yard touchdown reception from Brad Kaaya , Michael Badgley kick good
21
24
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
21
24
Source: [ 4]
Statistics
Statistics[ 4]
MIA
SC
First downs
21
16
Plays–yards
73–422
64–354
Rushes–yards
40–186
30–60
Passing yards
236
294
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
19–33–1
22–34–0
Time of possession
31:10
28:50
References
^ Smith III, Willie T. (December 28, 2014). "USC's Pharoh Cooper caps impressive season with MVP performance" . greenvilleonline.com . Retrieved December 28, 2014 . ^ Odds ^ "Robertson family will be part of Independence Bowl festivities" . gogamecocks.com . December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2014 .^ a b c d Stats ^ "Miami, South Carolina to Face Off in Bowl" . Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014 .^ "South Carolina 24-21 Miami (Dec 27, 2014) Game Recap" . ESPN . Retrieved September 27, 2024 .^ "Football Accepts Invite to Independence Bowl" . HurricaneSports.com . MiamiHurricanes. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014 .^ "Gamecocks to Face Hurricanes in Duck Commander Independence Bowl" . GamecocksOnline.com . South Carolina Gamecocks. December 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014 .
Known as the AdvoCare V100 Bowl in 2013
History & conference tie-ins Games
Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
