2014 Sun Bowl

2014 Hyundai Sun Bowl
81st Sun Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils Duke Blue Devils (9–3) (9–3) Pac-12 ACC 36 31 Head coach:  Todd Graham Head coach:  David Cutcliffe AP Coaches CFP 15 16 15
1 2 3 4 Total Arizona State 10 10 10 6 36 Duke 3 14 0 14 31
Date	December 27, 2014
Season	2014
Stadium	Sun Bowl
Location	El Paso, Texas
Favorite	Arizona State by 7.5 [1]
National anthem	Karen Twitty [2]
Referee	Hubert Owens [3] (SEC)
Halftime show	Lonestar [2]
Attendance	47,809 [3]
Payout	US$1.9 million per team
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS/Sports USA
Announcers	Carter Blackburn, Gary Danielson, & Allie LaForce (CBS) Wayne Randazzo & Tony Graziani (Sports USA)
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The 2014 Sun Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 27, 2014, at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. In this 81st edition of the Sun Bowl, Arizona State from the Pac-12 Conference met Duke from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game started at 12:00 noon MST, and was televised on CBS and heard on the Sports USA Radio Network. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that will conclude the 2014 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Hyundai Motor Company and was officially known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl.

Teams

See also: 2014 Pac-12 Conference football season and 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Teams playing in this bowl were announced on December 7, 2014. This was the first meeting between these two teams.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ASU Duke 1 10:50 5 49 1:33 ASU Demario Richard 9-yard touchdown run, Zane Gonzalez kick good 7 0 1 7:39 7 68 1:43 ASU 28-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez 10 0 1 2:59 11 43 4:40 Duke 40-yard field goal by Ross Martin 10 3 2 12:55 14 54 5:04 ASU 38-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez 13 3 2 7:31 12 66 4:23 ASU Demario Richard 1-yard touchdown run, Zane Gonzalez kick good 20 3 2 3:44 8 78 3:47 Duke Shaquille Powell 14-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Boone, Ross Martin kick good 20 10 2 1:49 3 7 1:55 Duke Jamison Crowder 68-yard punt return for a touchdown, Ross Martin kick good 20 17 3 11:08 8 75 3:52 ASU Demario Richard 11-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, Zane Gonzalez kick good 27 17 3 2:23 7 34 2:43 ASU 47-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez 30 17 4 10:10 15 69 7:13 Duke Johnell Barnes 14-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Boone, Ross Martin kick good 30 24 4 5:03 11 60 4:19 Duke Issac Blakeney 12-yard touchdown reception from Jamison Crowder, Ross Martin kick good 30 31 4 4:45 1 4 0:18 ASU Demario Richard 4-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Kelly, 2-point run failed 36 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 36 31

Source: ^[3]

Statistics

Statistics [3]	ASU	Duke
First downs	22	21
Plays–yards	69–392	77–400
Rushes–yards	35–152	44–165
Passing yards	240	235
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–34–0	17–33–1
Time of possession	24:53	35:07

References

1. Odds
2. Najera, Jerry (December 27, 2014). "81st Hyundai Sun Bowl draws nearly 48,000 fans". kvia.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
3. "2014 Sun Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 27, 2014.