2014 Gator Bowl

2014 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
69th Gator Bowl
1234 Total
Nebraska 010140 24
Georgia 0937 19
DateJanuary 1, 2014
Season2013
StadiumEverBank Field
LocationJacksonville, Florida
MVPQuincy Enunwa (WR, Nebraska)[1] & Todd Gurley (TB, Georgia)[2]
FavoriteGeorgia by 9[3]
RefereeMike Batlan (Pac-12)
Attendance60,712[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersMike Patrick (Play-by-Play)
Ed Cunningham (Analyst)
Jeannine Edwards (Sidelines)
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The 2014 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2014, at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. The 69th edition of the Gator Bowl, it featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers from the Big Ten Conference against the Georgia Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference. The game began at 12:00 noon EST and aired on ESPN2. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by tax preparation software company TaxSlayer.com and was officially known as the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl.

Nebraska finished their season with a record of 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten), tied for second place in the Big Ten Legends Division. Georgia had a regular season record of 8–4 (5–3 SEC). They finished in third place in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division, and were ranked #22 in the BCS.

Nebraska beat Georgia by a score of 24–19. Nebraska wide receiver Quincy Enunwa, who had 4 receptions for 129 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown reception, was named the game's most valuable player.[1]

  1. ^ a b From Good to Great: MVP Enunwa Explodes. Huskers.com. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. ^ "2013". Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  3. ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2013
  4. ^ "2014 Gator Bowl: Nebraska vs. Georgia". State Broadcast. January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.