2014 Poinsettia Bowl

August 2023 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego County Credit Union PoinsettiaBowl10Years.PNG December 23 2014 2014 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California United States Naval Academy Navy Midshipmen 7–5 Independent Ken Niumatalolo 7 0 7 3 San Diego State University San Diego State Aztecs 7–5 Mountain West Rocky Long 10 3 3 0 San Diego St. by 3.5https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/teams/ College Football Teams 2022 - All Conferences Covered www.vegasinsider.com Offensive: Navy QB Keenan Reynoldshttp://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/23/poinsettia-bowl-aztecs-navy-donny-hageman-miss/ Hageman's miss seals Aztecs' fate vs Navy Loh Stefanie December 23, 2014 utsandiego.com U-T San Diego December 23, 2014Defensive: Navy LB Jordan Drake Katriz Trinidadhttp://www.10news.com/news/33k-expected-for-poinsettia-bowl-fans-encouraged-to-use-public-transit 33K expected for Poinsettia Bowl, fans encouraged to use public transit December 23, 2014 City News Service December 26, 2014 Jeff Maconaghy (MAC) 33,077 612,500 per teamhttps://www.collegefootballpoll.com/ College Football Poll.com www.collegefootballpoll.com ESPN/ESPN Radio Tom Hart, Mike Bellotti, & Heather Mitts (ESPN)Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, & Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) 2013 2015 The 2014 Poinsettia Bowl was post-season American college football bowl game held on December 23, 2014, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The tenth edition of the Poinsettia Bowl pitted the Navy Midshipmen against the San Diego State Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 6:30 p.m. PST and aired on ESPN.http://sandiegobowlgames.com/poinsettia-bowl/ Poinsettia Bowl - College Football San Diego Bowl Games sandiegobowlgames.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141023025652/http://sandiegobowlgames.com/poinsettia-bowl/ 2014-10-23 It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that conclude the 2014 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the San Diego County Credit Union and is officially known was the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. The Midshipmen accepted their invitation after earning a 7–5 record in their first 12 games of the season. The Aztecs had a record of 7–5. Navy won the game by a score of 17–16. Teams The game featured the Navy Midshipmen against the San Diego State Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference. This was the fourth overall meeting between these two teams, with San Diego State leading the series 3–0. It will be a rematch of the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl, which saw the Aztecs defeat the Midshipmen by a score of 35–14. Navy Midshipmen 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team On May 6, 2014, organizers announced that they had reached a deal with Navy to play in the Poinsettia Bowl in 2014.http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050614aab.html San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Set For Tuesday, Dec. 23 May 6, 2014 November 28, 2014 NavySports.com Navy Midshipmen https://web.archive.org/web/20141222020749/http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050614aab.html December 22, 2014 dead After defeating the South Alabama Jaguars for their sixth win of the season on November 28, bowl director Bruce Binkowski extended an invitation to play in the game.http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112814aaa.html Navy Qualifies For The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl In San Diego; Tickets On Sale Now at NavySports.com Navy Midshipmen November 28, 2014 November 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141202213336/http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112814aaa.html December 2, 2014 dead This was Navy's fourth Poinsettia Bowl, giving them the most appearances in the game's history. In addition to the aforementioned 2010 game, the Midshipmen also appeared in the inaugural 2005 game where they defeated Colorado State 51–30 as well as the 2007 game where they lost to Utah 35–32. It will also be the Midshipmen's final game as an FBS Independent team before they join the American Athletic Conference as a football-only member for the 2015 season. After the game, Navy became the third team to win a bowl game for the 2014 season after trailing in the 4th quarter. The Midshipmen entered the night 0–5 after trailing in the 4th quarter this season and hadn't won such a game since November 22, 2013 at San Jose State.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400610199 Navy vs. San Diego State - Game Recap - December 23, 2014 - ESPN It marked the Midshipmen's 2nd straight bowl game win; second time in school history (2004 and 2005 seasons), making it they're 4th consecutive win this season. San Diego State Aztecs 2014 San Diego State Aztecs football team After finishing the regular season with a 7–5 record, the Aztecs accepted their invitation to play in the game.http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120714aaa.html Football to Play Navy in SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl San Diego State University GoAztecs.com December 7, 2014 December 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226141700/http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120714aaa.html December 26, 2014 dead This was San Diego State's third Poinsettia Bowl; in addition to the aforementioned 2010 game, they also appeared in the 2012 game, losing to the BYU Cougars by a score of 23–6. Players of the Game After the game coverage officially ended, it was announced on ESPN that Navy Midshipmen fullback, Chris Swain, #37 was chosen as the 2014 Poinsettia Bowl's "player of the game" with a team leading 8 rushes for 72 yards. Poinsettia Bowl game trophies were awarded after the game: the "most valuable defensive player of the game" went to senior linebacker Jordan Drake, #13. The "most valuable offensive player of the game" was awarded to junior quarterback Keenan Reynolds, #19 who was 3 for 7 passing for 17 yards and 19 yards rushing with 2 touchdowns. Game summary December 2014 First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Scoring summary NAVY SDSU expand 1 7:35 NAVY 10 42 4:28 RushTD Keenan Reynolds 1 good Austin Grebe 7 0 1 5:35 SDSU 5 39 2:00 RushTD Donnel Pumphrey 5 good Donny Hageman 7 7 1 2:51 SDSU 4 3 1:58 FG 43 Hageman 7 10 2 6:34 SDSU 10 68 4:57 FG 37 Hageman 7 13 3 8:28 NAVY 13 92 6:23 RushTD Reynolds 6 good Grebe 14 13 3 4:16 SDSU 4 5 1:54 FG 37 Hageman 14 16 4 1:27 NAVY 10 47 4:27 FG 24 Grebe 17 16 17 16 Source: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=68729 2014 Poinsettia Bowl Game Stats Stat Broadcast December 23, 2014 December 23, 2014 Statistics Statistics NAVY SDSU First downs 14 18 Plays–yards 65–271 60–327 Rushes–yards 58–254 33–186 Passing yards 17 141Passing: Comp–Att–Int 3–7–0 11–27–2 Time of possession 30:27 29:33 References Poinsettia Bowl Category:Poinsettia Bowl Category:Navy Midshipmen football bowl games Category:San Diego State Aztecs football bowl games Poinsettia Bowl Category:December 2014 sports events in the United States Category:2010s in San Diego