2015 Armed Forces Bowl (January)

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Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas University of Houston Houston Cougars 7–5 The American David Gibbs(interim) 0 6 0 29 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers 6–6 ACC Joe Rudolph (interim) 0 17 7 10 Pittsburgh by 5.5College Football Lines, NCAA College Football Lines At Bovada Online Sportsbook Bovada http://sports.bovada.lv/sports-betting/college-football-lines.jsp https://web.archive.org/web/20150102044153/http://sports.bovada.lv/sports-betting/college-football-lines.jsp January 2, 2015 usurped Houston RB Kenneth Farrowhttp://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/kenneth-farrow-of-the-houston-cougars-accepts-the-mvp-award-news-photo/460977440 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl – Houston v Pittsburgh Glenn Sarah January 2, 2015 gettyimages.com January 2, 2015 Brad Rogers (C-USA) 37,888 675,000 ESPN/RedVoice LLC Tom Hart, Matt Stinchcomb, & Heather Mitts (ESPN)Brian Estridge, John Denton, Rob Best, & Landy Burdine (RedVoice LLC) 2013 Dec 2015 The 2015 Armed Forces Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on January 2, 2015, at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. The twelfth annual Armed Forces Bowl, it matched the Houston Cougars of the American Athletic Conference against the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference.Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Features Houston & Pittsburgh http://www.armedforcesbowl.com/pr/lockheed-martin-armed-forces-bowl-features-houston-pittsburgh-0 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141217143249/http://www.armedforcesbowl.com/pr/lockheed-martin-armed-forces-bowl-features-houston-pittsburgh-0 2014-12-17 2014-12-08 Armed Forces Bowl The game began at 11:00 a.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The bowl was the first to be named the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl for corporate sponsor Lockheed Martin. With less than 11 minutes left on the game clock, Houston trailed Pittsburgh by 25 points, but the Cougars came back to win 35–34. It was the biggest fourth quarter comeback in bowl history.Friedlander, Andy (January 2, 2015). "Houston Shocks Pitt in Fort Worth's Armed Forces Bowl 'Miracle', Scoring Final 22 Points", Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 3, 2015. Teams The game featured the Houston Cougars of the American Athletic Conference against the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 2015 Armed Forces Bowl was the third overall meeting between Houston and Pittsburgh, with the series tied 1–1 entering the game. The last time the two teams had met was in 1997. Houston Cougars 2014 Houston Cougars football team After finishing their regular season with a 7–5 record, the Cougars accepted their invitation to play in the game.http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120714aaa.html Houston to Face Pitt in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Houston Cougars UHCougars.com December 7, 2014 December 8, 2014 December 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213004722/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120714aaa.html dead The game was Houston's fourth Armed Forces Bowl, tying them with the Air Force Falcons for the most appearances in the game. The Cougars were 1–2 in the game before 2015, having lost the 2005 Fort Worth Bowl to the Kansas Jayhawks by a score of 42–13, then having won the 2008 game over the 2008 Air Force Falcons by a score of 34–28, and finally having lost the 2009 game once again to Air Force by a score of 47–20. Pittsburgh Panthers 2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team After finishing their regular season with a 6–6 record, the Panthers accepted their invitation to play in the game.http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120714aaa.html Football to face Houston in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Pittsburgh Panthers PittsburghPanthers.com December 7, 2014 December 8, 2014 December 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229143417/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120714aaa.html dead The game was Pittsburgh's first Armed Forces Bowl. Game summary Scoring summary HOU PITT 2 14:02 PITT 15 92 7:07 RushTD James Conner 1 good Chris Blewitt 0 7 2 5:40 HOU 15 76 6:03 RushTD Kenneth Farrow 2 blocked Kyle Bullard 6 7 2 1:27 PITT 9 70 4:06 RushTD Isaac Bennett 12 good Chris Blewitt 6 14 2 0:00 PITT 5 29 0:23 FG 52 Chris Blewitt 6 17 3 5:10 PITT 13 91 6:35 RecTD J. P. Holtz Chad Voytik 16 good Chris Blewitt 6 24 4 13:58 PITT 11 62 5:12 RushTD James Conner 5 good Chris Blewitt 6 31 4 10:43 HOU 9 86 3:06 RushTD Kenneth Farrow 8 good Kyle Bullard 13 31 4 6:14 PITT 9 60 4:21 FG 29 Chris Blewitt 13 34 4 3:41 HOU 6 83 2:26 RecTD Deontay Greenberry Greg Ward Jr. 8 good Kyle Bullard 20 34 4 1:58 HOU 6 52 1:39 RecTD Demarcus Ayers Greg Ward Jr. 29 good Kyle Bullard 27 34 4 0:59 HOU 4 57 0:56 RecTD Deontay Greenberry Greg Ward Jr. 25 pass good 35 34 35 34 Source: Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Official Game Stats Stat Broadcast http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=68606&a=1 Statistics Statistics HOU PITT First downs 23 28 Plays–yards 65–486 77–449 Rushes–yards 40–212 41–227 Passing yards 274 222 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–25–0 18–36–0 Time of possession 26:17 33:43 References Armed Forces Bowl Category:Armed Forces Bowl Category:Houston Cougars football bowl games Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football bowl games Armed ForcesBowl Category:January 2015 sports events in the United States Category:2010s in Fort Worth, Texas