2014 Independence Bowl

2014 Duck Commander Independence Bowl
39th Independence Bowl
Miami Hurricanes South Carolina Gamecocks (6–6) (6–6) ACC SEC 21 24 Head coach:  Al Golden Head coach:  Steve Spurrier
1 2 3 4 Total Miami 3 3 8 7 21 South Carolina 0 17 0 7 24
Date	December 27, 2014
Season	2014
Stadium	Independence Stadium
Location	Shreveport, Louisiana
MVP	South Carolina WR Pharoh Cooper [1]
Favorite	Miami by 3 [2]
National anthem	Missy Robertson [3]
Referee	Jack Folliard [4] (Pac-12)
Attendance	38,242 [4]
Payout	US$1,200,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC/Sports USA
Announcers	Dave Neal, Andre Ware, & Laura Rutledge (ABC) Eli Gold & Charles Arbuckle (Sports USA)
Independence Bowl  < 2013 2015 >

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] The game started at 3:30 p.m. 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.

Miami (Florida)

See also: 2014 Miami Hurricanes football team

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

See also: 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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

1. Smith III, Willie T. (December 28, 2014). "USC's Pharoh Cooper caps impressive season with MVP performance". greenvilleonline.com. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
2. Odds
3. "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.
4. Stats
5. "Miami, South Carolina to Face Off in Bowl". Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
6. "South Carolina 24-21 Miami (Dec 27, 2014) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
7. "Football Accepts Invite to Independence Bowl". HurricaneSports.com. MiamiHurricanes. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
8. "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.