2014 Miami Beach Bowl

2014 Miami Beach Bowl
BYU Cougars Memphis Tigers
(8–4) (9–3)
48 55
Head coach: 
Bronco Mendenhall		 Head coach: 
Justin Fuente
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
BYU 14 14 0 1730 48
Memphis 17 7 14 737 55
Date December 22, 2014
Season 2014
Stadium Marlins Park
Location Miami, Florida
MVP Christian Stewart (QB-BYU)
Favorite BYU by 1[1]
Referee Wayne Winkler (C-USA)
Attendance 20,761[2]
Payout US$TBD
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN/BYU Radio
Announcers: Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams (ESPN)
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The 2014 Miami Beach Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 22, 2014 at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. The first edition of the Miami Beach Bowl, it featured the American Athletic Conference co-champion Memphis Tigers against the BYU Cougars. It began at 2:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN.[3] It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that comprised the conclusion of the 2014 FBS football season.

Memphis beat BYU in double overtime by a score of 55–48. Afterwards, the two teams engaged in a bench-clearing brawl. [4][5][6]

Team selection

The game featured the American Athletic Conference co-champion Memphis Tigers against the BYU Cougars.

This was the first meeting between these two teams.

BYU Cougars

In April 2014, organizers announced that they had reached a deal with BYU to play in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl in 2014.[7] After defeating the UNLV Rebels for their sixth win of the season on November 15, bowl director Carlos Padilla II extended an invitation to play in the game.[8]

This was BYU's third Florida bowl game, following the 1976 Tangerine Bowl where they lost to Oklahoma State 21–49, and the 1985 Citrus Bowl where they lost to Ohio State 7–10.

Memphis Tigers

After finishing the regular season with a 9–3 record and a share of the American Athletic Conference championship, the Tigers accepted their bid to the Miami Beach Bowl.[9]

This was Memphis' second Florida bowl game, following the 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl (the inaugural contest for that bowl game) where they lost to the South Florida Bulls by a score of 14–41. This was the Tigers' first bowl appearance since that game.

Game summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP BYU MEM
1 13:54 3 35 0:23 MEM Keiwone Malone 33-yard touchdown reception from Paxton Lynch, Jake Elliott kick good 0 7
1 12:17 5 82 1:37 BYU Mitchell Juergens 47-yard touchdown reception from Christian Stewart, Trevor Samson kick good 7 7
1 9:49 8 58 2:28 MEM Paxton Lynch 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Elliott kick good 7 14
1 7:16 7 81 2:33 BYU Mitch Mathews 25-yard touchdown reception from Christian Stewart, Trevor Samson kick good 14 14
1 2:22 5 44 1:19 MEM 39-yard field goal by Jake Elliott 14 17
2 12:44 7 31 2:16 MEM Paxton Lynch 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Elliott kick good 14 24
2 4:55 14 62 4:49 BYU Jordan Leslie 23-yard touchdown reception from Christian Stewart, Trevor Samson kick good 21 24
2 3:11 4 15 1:19 BYU Paul Lasike 3-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 28 24
3 9:50 13 71 5:10 MEM Paxton Lynch 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Elliott kick good 28 31
3 3:45 6 73 2:16 MEM Alan Cross 17-yard touchdown reception from Paxton Lynch, Jake Elliott kick good 28 38
4 11:35 5 42 1:08 BYU 23-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 31 38
4 10:52 2 26 0:43 BYU Paul Lasike 7-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 38 38
4 7:48 – – – BYU Interception returned 18 yards for touchdown by Zac Stout, Trevor Samson kick good 45 38
4 0:45 8 33 1:49 MEM Keiwone Malone 5-yard touchdown reception from Paxton Lynch, Jake Elliott kick good 45 45
OT 4 −3 – BYU 45-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 48 45
OT 4 −12 – MEM 55-yard field goal by Jake Elliott 48 48
2OT 4 25 – MEM Mitch Matthews 11-yard touchdown reception from Christian Stewart, Trevor Samson kick good 48 55
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 48 55

Statistics

Statistics BYU MEM
First downs 22 24
Plays–yards 91–425 97–480
Rushes–yards 42–77 51–174
Passing yards 348 306
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–49–3 24–46–3
Time of possession 28:28 46:32

References

  1. ↑ The Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2014
  2. ↑ "Miami Beach Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  3. ↑ "FAQ". MiamiBeachBowl.com. Miami Beach Bowl. 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ Neal, David J. (December 22, 2014). "Memphis Beats BYU in Miami Beach Bowl; Game Ends in Brawl", Miami Herald. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ Associated Press (December 22, 2014). "Memphis Wins Miami Beach Bowl, then Brawls with BYU", USA Today. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ Newport, Kyle (December 22, 2014). "BYU and Memphis Fight at End of Wild Miami Beach Bowl", Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "BYU to play inaugural Miami bowl". ESPN.com. ESPN. April 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  8. ↑ "BYU Accepts Official Invitation to Play in the Inaugural Miami Beach Bowl". Miami Beach Bowl. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Conference Champs Memphis Tigers Headed to Miami Beach". MiamiBeachBowl.com. Miami Beach Bowl. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.

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