2014 Miami Beach Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Miami Beach Bowl 1st Miami Beach Bowl December 22 2014 2014 Marlins Park Miami, Florida Brigham Young University BYU Cougars 8–4 Independent Bronco Mendenhall 14 14 0 17 3 0 University of Memphis Memphis Tigers 9–3 The American Justin Fuente 17 7 14 7 3 7 Memphis by 1.5http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/teams/team-page.cfm/team/memphis College Football: Memphis Tigers Team Page with Schedule and ATS Results. VegasInsider.com Memphis QB Paxton Lynchhttp://miamibeachbowl.com/news/2014/12/22/GEN_1222144908.aspx Paxton Lynch's Record-Setting Day Leads Memphis to Miami Beach Bowl Overtime Win December 22, 2014 miamibeachbowl.com December 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141227194003/http://miamibeachbowl.com/news/2014/12/22/GEN_1222144908.aspx December 27, 2014 dead mdy-all Wayne Winkler (C-USA) 20,761http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=74516&a=1 Miami Beach Bowl Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-12-22 650,000 per team ESPN Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams (ESPN)/Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons, & Nathan Meikle (BYU Radio Network) 2015 yes 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.http://www.miamibeachbowl.com/sports/2014/9/22/GEN_0922140857.aspx FAQ MiamiBeachBowl.com Miami Beach Bowl 2014 November 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042614/http://www.miamibeachbowl.com/sports/2014/9/22/GEN_0922140857.aspx November 29, 2014 dead mdy-all It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that comprised the conclusion of the 2014 FBS football season. Memphis defeated BYU in double overtime by the score of 55–48.Boxscore https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400610225 ESPN.com December 22, 2014 Afterwards, the two teams engaged in a bench-clearing brawl. Neal, David J. (December 22, 2014). "Memphis Beats BYU in Miami Beach Bowl; Game Ends in Brawl", Miami Herald. Retrieved December 23, 2014.Associated Press (December 22, 2014). "Memphis Wins Miami Beach Bowl, then Brawls with BYU", USA Today. Retrieved December 23, 2014.Newport, Kyle (December 22, 2014). "BYU and Memphis Fight at End of Wild Miami Beach Bowl", Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 23, 2014. 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 BYU Cougars football 2014 BYU Cougars football team In April 2014, organizers announced that they had reached a deal with BYU to play in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl in 2014.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10852162/byu-cougars-play-inaugural-miami-beach-bowl BYU to play inaugural Miami bowl April 29, 2014 November 15, 2014 ESPN.com ESPN 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.http://www.miamibeachbowl.com/news/2014/11/15/Media_1115143951.aspx BYU Accepts Official Invitation to Play in the Inaugural Miami Beach Bowl Miami Beach Bowl November 15, 2014 November 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160428225829/http://miamibeachbowl.com/news/2014/11/15/Media_1115143951.aspx April 28, 2016 dead 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 Memphis Tigers football 2014 Memphis Tigers football team 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.http://www.miamibeachbowl.com/news/2014/12/7/2014_Memphis_Invite.aspx Conference Champs Memphis Tigers Headed to Miami Beach Miami Beach Bowl MiamiBeachBowl.com December 7, 2014 December 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305104741/http://miamibeachbowl.com/news/2014/12/7/2014_memphis_invite.aspx March 5, 2016 dead 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 BYU MEM expand 1 13:54 MEM 3 35 0:23 RecTD Keiwone Malone Paxton Lynch 33 good Jake Elliott 0 7 1 12:17 BYU 5 82 1:37 RecTD Mitchell Juergens Christian Stewart 47 good Trevor Samson 7 7 1 9:49 MEM 8 58 2:28 RushTD Paxton Lynch 1 good Jake Elliott 7 14 1 7:16 BYU 7 81 2:33 RecTD Mitch Mathews Christian Stewart 25 good Trevor Samson 14 14 1 2:22 MEM 5 44 1:19 FG 39 Jake Elliott 14 17 2 12:44 MEM 7 31 2:16 RushTD Paxton Lynch 3 good Jake Elliott 14 24 2 4:55 BYU 14 62 4:49 RecTD Jordan Leslie Christian Stewart 23 good Trevor Samson 21 24 2 3:11 BYU 4 15 1:19 RushTD Paul Lasike 3 good Trevor Samson 28 24 3 9:50 MEM 13 71 5:10 RushTD Paxton Lynch 1 good Jake Elliott 28 31 3 3:45 MEM 6 73 2:16 RecTD Alan Cross Paxton Lynch 17 good Jake Elliott 28 38 4 11:35 BYU 5 42 1:08 FG 23 Trevor Samson 31 38 4 10:52 BYU 2 26 0:43 RushTD Paul Lasike 7 good Trevor Samson 38 38 4 7:48 BYU – – – IntTD Zac Stout 18 good Trevor Samson 45 38 4 0:45 MEM 8 33 1:49 RecTD Keiwone Malone Paxton Lynch 5 good Jake Elliott 45 45 OT BYU 4 −3 – FG 45 Trevor Samson 48 45 OT MEM 4 −12 – FG 55 Jake Elliott 48 48 2OT MEM 4 25 – RecTD Roderick Proctor Paxton Lynch 11 good Jake Elliott 48 55 48 55 Statistics Statistics BYU MEM First downs 22 24 Plays–yards 91–425 97–480Rushes–yards 42–77 51–174 Passing yards 348 306Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–49–3 24–46–3 Time of possession 29:13 30:56 Post-game Brawl During the post game celebration Memphis players ran towards the BYU sideline to celebrate with their fans sitting behind the BYU bench (due to the bizarre baseball stadium field layout, most of the people in attendance could only sit on the BYU side of the field). Some bumping and shoving occurred and one Memphis player was pushed in the back by a BYU player that was allegedly also being pushed from behind.Koroma Shoved? 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdnxfV-CJP8 BYU Memphis fight - Koroma's Push 22 December 2014 YouTube The Memphis player he pushed then turned around and (using both hands) punched/shoved the BYU player in the back of the head. As the BYU player turned his attention back to the attacker in an apparent attempt to retaliate he threw a punch and he was attacked by 3-4 Memphis players and an all out, bench-clearing brawl ensued. Punches and kicks were thrown by many players on both sides, one Memphis player even used a helmet as a weapon,Johnson Uses Helmet in Brawl and when it was over, numerous players walked off the field bloody and bruised. As the brawl was dying down a BYU player (Kai Nacua) can be seen coming into view and sucker punching a Memphis player (Alan Cross), who was not wearing a helmet, from behind.Nacua Sucker Punches Cross As the BYU player turned toward the camera's view, a bloodied bruise could be clearly seen from a punch he received while attempting to defend himself from another Memphis player earlier in the brawl.http://s1078.photobucket.com/user/cougarcoug/media/Nacua1_zps9cfoxx5y.gif.html Nacua1_zps9cfoxx5y.gif gif by cougarcoug - Photobucket Photobucket Aftermath Tom Holmoe, BYU's athletic director, apologized to BYU fans stating, "We expect better of our athletes, even in the face of a difficult loss. We intend to fully review this matter. I apologize to Cougar Nation." Memphis said in a statement via AAC commissioner Mike Aresco that they are displeased with the Miami Beach Bowl brawl, and that, "The university will respond accordingly following this detailed review. Needless to say, we are extremely disappointed that this happened, as we expect the highest standard of conduct from our student-athletes."http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/16927/20141225/miami-beach-bowl-brawl-disappoints-aac-commish-school-ads-what.htm Miami Beach Bowl Brawl Disappoints AAC Commish, School Ads, What Started The Fight? [VIDEO] TravelersToday 25 December 2014 On January 20, 2015, The University of Memphis announced the completion of an internal review of the incident and expected punishments to be levied against twelve members of the team.Memphis Completes Review of Football Altercation http://www.gotigersgo.com/genrel/012015aaa.html January 20, 2015 BYU also took action to punish their players. Kai Nacua, Trey Dye, Sione Takitaki, and Tomasi Laulile were all suspended for BYU's season opener against Nebraska. 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