2014 Liberty Bowl

The 2014 Liberty Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 29, 2014, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 56th edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Texas A&M Aggies of the Southeastern Conference and the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference. It began at 1:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. Sponsored by automobile parts and accessories store AutoZone, it was officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

2014 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
56th Liberty Bowl
1234Total
Texas A&M141417045
West Virginia2073737
DateDecember 29, 2014
Season2014
StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
MVPTexas A&M QB Kyle Allen[1]
FavoriteWest Virginia by 3[2]
RefereeWalter Davenport[3] (ACC)
Halftime showBig & Rich[4]
Attendance51,282[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersClay Matvick, Anthony Becht, & Dawn Davenport (ESPN)
Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, & Niki Noto (ESPN Radio)
Liberty Bowl
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Teams

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This was the first meeting between these two teams. This was the 2nd Liberty Bowl appearance for both schools, Texas A&M's first was in 1975 and West Virginia's was in 1964. This was the first for Texas A&M as a member of the SEC and the first for West Virginia as a member of the Big 12.

Texas A&M

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West Virginia

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Game summary

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Scoring summary

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Scoring summary
QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScore
PlaysYardsTOPTA&MWVU
111:551440:09TA&MJosh Reynolds 44-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Allen, Josh Lambo kick good70
17:4910564:06WVU32-yard field goal by Josh Lambert73
15:125581:32WVUMario Alford 45-yard touchdown reception from Skyler Howard, Josh Lambert kick good710
14:54WVUInterception returned 35 yards for touchdown by K. J. Dillon, Josh Lambert kick good717
11:2811893:26TA&MTrey Williams 40-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Allen, Josh Lambo kick good1417
10:006661:28WVU40-yard field goal by Josh Lambert1420
212:356602:25TA&MMalcome Kennedy 11-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Allen, Josh Lambo kick good2120
211:562520:39WVUKevin White 49-yard touchdown reception from Skyler Howard, Josh Lambert kick good2127
20:5312903:24TA&MKyle Allen 14-yard touchdown run, Josh Lambo kick good2827
311:337572:27TA&M26-yard field goal by Josh Lambo3127
37:446542:46TA&MTrey Williams 18-yard touchdown run, Josh Lambo kick good3827
35:1010622:34WVU31-yard field goal by Josh Lambert3830
30:2211734:48TA&MMalcome Kennedy 9-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Allen, Josh Lambo kick good4530
42:329911:47WVUElijah Wellman 4-yard touchdown reception from Skyler Howard, Josh Lambert kick good4537
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.4537

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Statistics

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Statistics[3]TA&MWVU
First downs2821
Plays–yards83–52971–472
Rushes–yards48–23532–126
Passing yards294346
Passing: Comp–Att–Int22–35–120–45–0
Time of possession33:3826:22

References

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  1. ^ Tarpley, Jeff (December 29, 2014). "Allen, Alaka, Carson Named Auto Zone Liberty Bowl MVPs". tamu.247sports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2014.[dead link]
  2. ^ Odds
  3. ^ a b c d Stats, StatBroadcast
  4. ^ Dukes, Billy (November 30, 2014). "Big & Rich to Play AutoZone Liberty Bowl Halftime Show". tasteofcountry.com. Townsquare Media. Retrieved December 30, 2014.