2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 18th Famous Idaho Potato Bowl File:Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (1833089).jpg Corey Davis scores a touchdown during the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl December 20 2014 2014 Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho Western Michigan University Western Michigan Broncos 8–4 MAC P. J. Fleck 3 7 0 14 United States Air Force Academy Air Force Falcons 9–3 Mountain West Troy Calhoun 6 14 3 15 Western Michigan by 2https://247sports.com/Article/Vegas-odds-for-college-football-bowl-games-2014-season-33685374 Latest Vegas odds for 2014-15 bowl gamesOdds Air Force RB Shayne DavernAFA MVPWestern Michigan WR Corey DavisWMU MVP Jen Potcherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8bvEDLCHBs 2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl National Anthem YouTube Mike Roche (American) 18,223 325,000 ESPN/ESPN Radio Eamon McAnaney, Dan Hawkins, & Dawn Davenport (ESPN)Paul Loeffler & Pat Hill (ESPN Radio) The 2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 20, 2014, at Albertsons Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The eighteenth annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, it pitted the Western Michigan Broncos of the Mid-American Conference against the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference.Western Michigan, Air Force Accept Invitations to Play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl https://web.archive.org/web/20150212171220/http://www.famousidahopotatobowl.com/wp-content/themes/nathanstaines-starkers-html5-00edfd3/pdf/pr_12-7-14.pdf February 12, 2015 The game started at 3:45 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. The game was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission. Air Force beat Western Michigan by a score of 38–24.Jezierny, Nick (December 20, 2014). "Air Force Beats Western Michigan 38-24 in Potato Bowl", Miami Herald. Retrieved December 21, 2014. Teams The game featured the Western Michigan Broncos of the Mid-American Conference against the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference, and was the first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl for both teams. This was the first overall meeting between these two teams. Western Michigan Broncos 2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team After finishing their regular season with an 8–4 record, the Broncos accepted their invitation to play in the game.http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24299&SPID=1922&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209792990&DB_OEM_ID=4600 Broncos Accept Invitation to Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Will Face Air Force Dec. 20 Western Michigan Broncos WMUBroncos.com December 7, 2014 December 7, 2014 In addition to this being Western Michigan's first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, it was also their first bowl game since the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. The Broncos were seeking their first-ever bowl victory, as they were 0–5 in their prior bowl games. Air Force Falcons 2014 Air Force Falcons football team After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Falcons accepted their invitation to play in the game.http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120714aaa.html Air Force headed to Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Air Force Falcons GoAirForceFalcons.com December 7, 2014 December 7, 2014 January 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150108125325/http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120714aaa.html dead Game summary Scoring summary WMU AFA 1 12:45 WMU 8 22 2:08 FG 25 Andrew Haldeman 3 0 1 5:24 AFA 9 61 2:41 RushTD Shayne Davern 1 no good 3 6 2 11:26 WMU 6 75 2:49 RecTD Corey Davis Zach Terrell 47 good Haldeman 10 6 2 10:12 AFA 3 72 1:14 RushTD Davern 55 good Will Conant 10 13 2 2:32 AFA 15 80 5:59 RushTD Devin Rushing 1 good Conant 10 20 3 6:32 AFA 9 35 3:35 FG 31 Conant 10 23 4 13:26 WMU 9 92 2:00 RecTD Davis Terrell 35 good Haldeman 17 23 4 9:52 AFA – – – FumbleTD Dexter Walker 60 pass good 17 31 4 5:20 AFA 7 38 3:11 RushTD D. J. Johnson 9 good Conant 17 38 4 3:16 WMU 6 84 2:04 RecTD Davis Terrell 51 good Haldeman 24 38 24 38 Source: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=68901 2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Game Stats Stat Broadcast December 20, 2014 Statistics StatisticWMUAir Force First downs 17 20 Plays–yards 64–376 74–361 Rushes–yards 26–79 64–284 Passing yards 297 77Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–38–0 5–10–0 Time of possession 27:22 32:38 References Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Category:Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Category:Air Force Falcons football bowl games Category:Western Michigan Broncos football bowl games Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Category:December 2014 sports events in the United States