2014 Independence Bowl

2014 Duck Commander Independence Bowl
39th Independence Bowl
1234 Total
Miami 3387 21
South Carolina 01707 24
DateDecember 27, 2014
Season2014
StadiumIndependence Stadium
LocationShreveport, Louisiana
MVPSouth Carolina WR Pharoh Cooper[1]
FavoriteMiami by 3[2]
National anthemMissy Robertson[3]
RefereeJack Folliard[4] (Pac-12)
Attendance38,242[4]
PayoutUS$1,200,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC/Sports USA
AnnouncersDave Neal, Andre Ware, & Laura Rutledge (ABC)
Eli Gold & Charles Arbuckle (Sports USA)
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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]

  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. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.