2014 Independence Bowl
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Independence Bowl
| subheader = 39th Independence Bowl
| title_sponsor = Duck Commander
| image = 2014_Independence_Bowl_logo.jpg
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 27
| year_game_played = 2014
| football_season = 2014
| stadium = Independence Stadium
| city = Shreveport, Louisiana
| visitor_school = University of Miami
| visitor_name_short = Miami
| visitor_nickname = Hurricanes
| visitor_record = 6–6
| visitor_conference = ACC
| visitor_coach = Al Golden
| visitor_1q = 3
| visitor_2q = 3
| visitor_3q = 8
| visitor_4q = 7
| home_school = University of South Carolina
| home_name_short = South Carolina
| home_nickname = Gamecocks
| home_record = 6–6
| home_conference = SEC
| home_coach = Steve Spurrier
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 17
| home_3q = 0
| home_4q = 7
| odds = Miami by 3[http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/teams/team-page.cfm/team/south-carolina Odds]
| MVP = South Carolina WR Pharoh Cooper{{cite web |url=http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2014/12/28/uscs-pharoh-cooper-caps-impressive-season-mvp-performance/20962639/ |title=USC's Pharoh Cooper caps impressive season with MVP performance |last1=Smith III |first1=Willie T. |date=December 28, 2014 |website=greenvilleonline.com |access-date=December 28, 2014}}
| referee = Jack Folliard (Pac-12)
| halftime =
| payout = 1,200,000
| us_network = ABC/Sports USA
| us_announcers = Dave Neal, Andre Ware, & Laura Rutledge (ABC)
Eli Gold & Charles Arbuckle (Sports USA)
| ratings =
| different_previous = 2013
}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://independencebowl.org/miami-south-carolina-to-face-off-in-i-bowl/ |title=Miami, South Carolina to Face Off in Bowl |access-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210091001/http://independencebowl.org/miami-south-carolina-to-face-off-in-i-bowl/ |archive-date=December 10, 2014 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web |title=South Carolina 24-21 Miami (Dec 27, 2014) Game Recap |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400610216 |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
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.{{cite web | url=http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=209799140 | title=Football Accepts Invite to Independence Bowl | publisher=MiamiHurricanes | work=HurricaneSports.com | date=December 7, 2014 | access-date=December 8, 2014}}
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.{{cite web | url=http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120714aab.html | title=Gamecocks to Face Hurricanes in Duck Commander Independence Bowl | publisher=South Carolina Gamecocks | work=GamecocksOnline.com | date=December 7, 2014 | access-date=December 8, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213040727/http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120714aab.html | archive-date=December 13, 2014 | url-status=dead }}
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=
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=MIA|HomeName=SC|state=}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=7:56
| Team=MIA
| DrivePlays=11
| DriveLength=65
| DriveTime=5:06
| Type=FG
| yards=27
| Kicker=Michael Badgley
| Visitor=3
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=13:27
| Team=MIA
| DrivePlays=12
| DriveLength=69
| DriveTime=5:32
| Type=FG
| yards=26
| Kicker=Michael Badgley
| Visitor=6
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=7:50
| Team=SC
| DrivePlays=2
| DriveLength=78
| DriveTime=0:20
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Pharoh Cooper
| QB=Dylan Thompson
| yards=78
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Elliott Fry
| Visitor=6
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=5:25
| Team=SC
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=53
| DriveTime=1:33
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Mike Davis
| QB=Dylan Thompson
| yards=15
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Elliott Fry
| Visitor=6
| Home=14
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=1:39
| Team=SC
| DrivePlays=9
| DriveLength=41
| DriveTime=3:40
| Type=FG
| yards=32
| Kicker=Elliott Fry
| Visitor=6
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=1:43
| Team=MIA
| DrivePlays=10
| DriveLength=93
| DriveTime=5:23
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Gus Edwards
| yards=3
| 2pt type=pass
| 2pt result=good
| Visitor=14
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=4:13
| Team=SC
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=29
| DriveTime=1:11
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Dylan Thompson
| yards=2
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Elliott Fry
| Visitor=14
| Home=24
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=2:16
| Team=MIA
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=72
| DriveTime=1:57
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Phillip Dorsett
| QB=Brad Kaaya
| yards=11
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Michael Badgley
| Visitor=21
| Home=24
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=21|Home=24}}
Source: [http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/sc13_um.html Stats]
=Statistics=
References
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