2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl (January)

August 2023 March 2026 Heart of Dallas Bowl presented by PlainsCapital Bank January 1 2014 2013 Cotton Bowl Fair ParkDallas, Texas University of Las Vegas, Nevada UNLV Rebels 7–5 Bobby Hauck Mountain West 7 0 0 7 University of North Texas North Texas Mean Green 8–4 Dan McCarney C-USA 7 0 7 22 N. Texas by 6½Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2013 Derek Thompson (QB, North Texas) Ron Snodgrass (MAC) 38,380http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=38776&a=1 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl: UNLV vs. North Texas State Broadcast January 1, 2014 January 1, 2014 1.1 million ESPNU & Nevada Sports Network Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sidelines)- ESPNUBrian Estridge (play-by-play), John Denton, Rob Best (analysts), and Landry Burdine (sidelines)- RedVoice LLC Dec 2014 The 2014 January Heart of Dallas Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2014, at the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The fourth edition of the Heart of Dallas Bowl, it featured the UNLV Rebels of the Mountain West Conference against the North Texas Mean Green of Conference USA. The game began at 11:00 a.m. CST and aired on ESPNU. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by PlainsCapital Bank and was officially known as the Heart of Dallas Bowl Presented by PlainsCapital Bank. North Texas defeated UNLV by a score of 36–14.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=340010249 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102063759/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=340010249 dead January 2, 2014 Derek Thompson sparks North Texas to first bowl win since 2002 January 1, 2014 AP January 19, 2014 It was their first bowl win since 2002. UNLV finished the regular season with a record of 7–5 (5–3 MWC), tied for third place in the Mountain West Conference West Division. North Texas had a record of 8–4 (6–2 C-USA) and were tied for second place in the Conference USA West Division.http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120813aac.html North Texas To Play In Heart of Dallas Bowl On New Year's Day University of North Texas December 7, 2013 December 7, 2013 This was the fifth all-time meeting between the two teams, and the first victory of the series for North Texas. UNLV Rebels 2013 UNLV Rebels football team In a year that saw UNLV achieve its first winning season since the turn of the millennium and the return of the Fremont Cannon to Las Vegas, the Rebels accepted an invitation to the Heart of Dallas Bowl after finishing 7–5 overall and 5–3 in Mountain West Conference Play. It was their first bowl eligible season since 2000 when they played in the Las Vegas Bowl, defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks, 31–14. It is also the first time in nearly 30 years that the Rebels played in an away bowl game. The Rebels, who are 3–0 in bowl games, had won all four previous meetings with the Mean Green. North Texas Mean Green 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team The Mean Green's first season as a member of Conference USA was also their best in several years, seeing the team finishing 8–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play (tied with the UTSA Roadrunners for second in the C-USA West Division). At season's end, bowl director Brant Ringler extended an invitation to the Mean Green, located only 40 miles to the northwest in Denton, to play in the game. In addition to being North Texas' first Heart of Dallas Bowl, this was their first bowl game since the 2004 New Orleans Bowl saw them lose to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles by a score of 31–10. It was also their first New Year's Day bowl game since the 1948 Salad Bowl (when they were known as North Texas State Teachers College) saw them lose to the Nevada Wolf Pack by a score of 13–6. Game summary Scoring summary UNLV North Texas 1 7:31 UNLV 8 95 3:00 RecTD Marcus Sullivan Caleb Herring 9 good Nolan Kohorst 7 0 1 1:47 North Texas 8 42 3:55 RushTD Antoinne Jimmerson 1 good Zach Paul 7 7 3 6:07 North Texas 12 60 5:11 RecTD Drew Miller Derek Thompson 7 good Zach Paul 7 14 4 14:56 North Texas 12 74 4:44 RushTD Brelan Chancellor 3 good Zach Paul 7 21 4 6:59 North Texas 10 75 5:31 RecTD Darnell Smith Derek Thompson 34 good Zach Paul 7 28 4 4:56 UNLV 7 50 1:54 RecTD Jerry Rice Jr. Caleb Herring 13 good Nolan Kohorst 14 28 4 2:24 North Texas 3 16 1:39 RushTD Brelan Chancellor 15 run blocked PAT taken in by Drew Miller 14 36 14 36 Statistics Statistics UNLV North Texas First downs 19 21 Total offense, plays – yards 68–262 75–397Rushes-yards (net) 66 141 Passing yards (net) 196 256Passes, Comp-Att-Int 22–41–1 21–30–0 Time of Possession 24:44 35:16 References External links Game summary at ESPN Heart of Dallas Bowl Category:First Responder Bowl Category:UNLV Rebels football bowl games Category:North Texas Mean Green football bowl games Heart of Dallas Bowl Heart of Dallas Bowl 01 Category:2010s in Dallas Category:2014 in Texas