College football game
The 2014 Camellia Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game that was played on December 20, 2014 at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama . The first edition of the Camellia Bowl , it featured the Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference against the South Alabama Jaguars of the Sun Belt Conference . The game began at 8:15 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN .[ 4] 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season . The game was sponsored by the Raycom Media broadcasting company and was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl .
The Jaguars accepted their invitation after finishing the regular season with a 6–6 record.[ 5]
Bowling Green won the game by a score of 33–28.
Team selection
The game featured the Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference against the South Alabama Jaguars of the Sun Belt Conference .
This was the first meeting between these two teams.
Bowling Green Falcons
After the Falcons finished the season with a 7-6 record and won the MAC East Division title, they accepted their invite to the Camellia Bowl.[ 6]
This was the Falcons' third bowl game in Alabama; they had previously won the 2004 GMAC Bowl over the Memphis Tigers by a score of 52–35, and later lost the 2008 GMAC Bowl to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane by a score of 63–7. Coincidentally, the GMAC Bowl (now known as the GoDaddy Bowl ) was and is played in Mobile , where South Alabama's campus is located.
South Alabama Jaguars
After the Jaguars finished the regular season with a 6-6 record, bowl director Johnny Williams extended an invitation to play in the game.[ 5]
This was the first time South Alabama has ever played in a bowl game, seven years after football was approved, five years after the program kicked off, and two years after they joined the Football Bowl Subdivision .
Game summary
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
USA
BGSU
1
11:59
7
65
2:21
BGSU
Roger Lewis 44-yard touchdown reception from James Knapke, Tyler Tate kick good
0
7
1
7:17
9
93
2:57
BGSU
Travis Greene 1-yard touchdown run, Tyler Tate kick good
0
14
1
5:42
5
89
1:35
USA
Kendall Houston 44-yard touchdown run, Aleem Sunanon kick good
7
14
2
6:49
14
56
5:09
BGSU
39-yard field goal by Tyler Tate
7
17
2
0:53
8
36
1:41
BGSU
22-yard field goal by Tyler Tate
7
20
3
6:00
9
52
3:13
USA
Brandon Bridge 15-yard touchdown run, Aleem Sunanon kick good
14
20
3
4:33
5
47
1:27
BGSU
Travis Greene 17-yard touchdown run, Tyler Tate kick good
14
27
4
11:23
5
77
1:46
USA
DeMarrion Buford-Hughes 18-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Bridge, Aleem Sunanon kick good
21
27
4
1:20
8
73
2:53
USA
Terrance Timmons 3-yard touchdown run, Aleem Sunanon kick good
28
27
4
1:04
1
78
0:16
BGSU
Roger Lewis 78-yard touchdown reception from James Knapke, kick failed
28
33
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
28
33
Source: [ 3]
Statistics
Statistics[ 3]
USA
BGSU
First downs
23
24
Plays–yards
75–415
90–500
Rushes–yards
38–136
49–131
Passing yards
279
369
Passing Comp–Att–Int
20–37–2
26–41–0
Time of possession
25:35
34:25
References
^ Pantazi, Dean (December 22, 2014). "Knapke Named MVP Of Camellia Bowl" . 21alive.com . Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014 . ^ Odds ^ a b c d "2014 Camellia Bowl Game Stats" . Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 20, 2014 .^ "About the Game" . ESPNEvents.com/Camellia-Bowl . Camellia Bowl . 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014 .^ a b "South Alabama accepts invitation to Raycom Media Camellia Bowl" . WSFA-TV . December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014 .^ "Falcons Selected To Play In Inaugural Camellia Bowl" . BGSUFalcons.com . Bowling Green Falcons. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014 .
External links
Formerly known as the Camellia Bowl
See also: 2020 Montgomery Bowl , played at the same venue as a one-off replacement bowl during the pandemic.
