2014 Orange Bowl (December)

2014 Capital One Orange Bowl
CFP New Year's Six
81st Orange Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
(10–2) (10–3)
SEC ACC
34 49
Head coach: 
Dan Mullen		 Head coach: 
Paul Johnson
APCoachesCFP
887
APCoachesCFP
10912
1234 Total
Mississippi State 020014 34
Georgia Tech 147217 49
DateDecember 31, 2014
Season2014
StadiumSun Life Stadium
LocationMiami Gardens, Florida
MVPJustin Thomas (QB, Georgia Tech)[1]
FavoriteMississippi State by 6 (60) [2]
National anthemChristina Grimmie[3]
RefereeDaniel Capron[4] (Big Ten)
Halftime showLittle Big Town
Attendance58,211[4]
PayoutUS$17 million (2014)
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersBrent Musburger, Jesse Palmer and Maria Taylor (ESPN)
Orange Bowl
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The 2014 Orange Bowl is a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2014, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[5] The 81st Orange Bowl is a "New Year's Six Bowl" of the College Football Playoff.[6] It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season.

The game was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, with the kickoff time set for 8:00 P.M. ET.[5] The game is sponsored by the Capital One financial services company and is officially named the Capital One Orange Bowl.

The Yellow Jackets defeated the Bulldogs 49–34. Georgia Tech quarterback Justin Thomas, who accounted for 4 total touchdowns, was named the game's most valuable player.

  1. ^ Brownlow, Lauren (January 1, 2015). "Four Downs: Georgia Tech makes statement with Orange Bowl win". foxsports.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Orange Bowl Odds: College football". Vegasinsider. January 1, 2003. p. C10. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Christina Grimmie on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b 2014 Orange Bowl Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Orange Bowl Committee.
  6. ^ About the College Football Playoff. ESPN.