2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl

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2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl
38th Independence Bowl
1234Total
Arizona71414742
Boston College3301319
DateDecember 31, 2013
Season 2013
Stadium Independence Stadium
Location Shreveport, Louisiana
MVPB.J. Denker, Will Parks
Favorite Arizona by 7 [1]
National anthem Cole Vosbury [2]
Referee Alan Eck (Mtn. West)
Halftime show Both Teams Marching Bands
Attendance36,917
Payout US$1,100,000
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Tom Hart (Play-by-play)
John Congemi (Analyst)
Niki Noto (Sideline)
AdvoCare V100 Bowl
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The 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2013, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The 38th edition of the game otherwise known as the Independence Bowl, it matched up the Boston College Eagles from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Arizona Wildcats from the Pac-12 Conference. The game kicked off at 11:30 a.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. Arizona defeated Boston College by a score of 42–19. This was the final edition with nutritional supplement company AdvoCare as the title sponsor, and the only edition not to include "Independence Bowl" in the official name.

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Teams

Boston College finished the regular season with a record of 7–5 (4–4 ACC). Arizona's record was 7–5 (4–5 Pac-12).

The game featured the nation's top two running backs in BC's Andre Williams who was the 2013 Doak Walker Award winner and a Heisman Trophy finalist and in Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey who was also a finalist for the Doak Walker Award. Williams and Carey were FBS ranked first and second respectively in yards per game and both were consensus 2013 All-Americans, with Williams being a unanimous choice.

Arizona

Boston College

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP ArizonaBoston College
17:514920:41Arizona Ka'Deem Carey 2-yard touchdown run, Jake Smith kick good70
11:1113546:40BC32-yard field goal by Nate Freese 73
28:4510465:02BC41-yard field goal by Freese76
24:16010:28ArizonaInterception returned 69 yards for touchdown by Will Parks, Smith kick good146
20:3010802:13Arizona Trey Griffey 26-yard touchdown reception from B. J. Denker, Smith kick good216
312:1111752:49ArizonaCarey 5-yard touchdown run, Smith kick good286
34:568932:16ArizonaDenker 14-yard touchdown run, Smith kick good356
413:4012804:41ArizonaGriffey 3-yard touchdown reception from Denker, Smith kick good426
412:004651:40BC Andre Williams 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed4212
40:3512944:35BCTyler Rouse 6-yard touchdown run, Freese kick good4219
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.4219

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Statistics

StatisticsARZBC
First Downs2820
Total offense, plays – yards73–52973–351
Rushes-yards (net)49-254 (5.2)45-145 (3.2)
Passing yards (net)275 (11.5)206 (7.4)
Passes, Comp-Att-Int17-24-017–28–2
Fumbles lost20
Penalties (Yds)2-235-55
Time of Possession24:5035:10
3rd Down7-128–17
4th Down1-20-0

Game notes

References

  1. Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2013
  2. Cole Vosbury to Sing National Anthem at 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl [ usurped ], Independence Bowl, November 20, 2013
  3. Ohio Bobcats vs Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks – Box Score. ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2012.