2014 BBVA Compass Bowl

August 2023 BBVA Compass Bowl January 4 2014 2013 Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Commodores 8–4 James Franklin SEC 14 10 0 17 University of Houston Houston Cougars 8–4 Tony Levine The American 0 0 24 0 Vanderbilt by 2½Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2013 Steve LaMantia (C-USA) 42,717Box Score, ESPN.com, January 4, 2014 900,000 ESPN Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline) 2015 The 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on January 4, 2014 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The eighth edition of the BBVA Compass Bowl (which was originally called the Birmingham Bowl), it featured the Vanderbilt Commodores of the Southeastern Conference and the Houston Cougars of the American Athletic Conference. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The game began at 12:00 p.m. CST and was telecast on ESPN. It was sponsored by the BBVA Compass banking company. Vanderbilt defeated Houston by a score of 41–24. Both the Commodores and the Cougars accepted their invitations after earning 8–4 records in their respective season schedules.http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120813aab.html Vanderbilt accepts BBVA Compass Bowl invitation Vanderbilt University VUCommodores.com December 8, 2013 December 8, 2013http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120813aaa.html Houston Accepts BBVA Compass Bowl Invitation University of Houston December 8, 2013 December 8, 2013 December 9, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131209154755/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120813aaa.html dead This was the first BBVA Compass Bowl for both Vanderbilt and Houston, as well as the first time the schools had played each other in football. Teams Vanderbilt 2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team The Commodores continued their winning ways under third-year coach James Franklin, finishing the season 8–4 overall and 4–4 in conference play, which was good enough for fourth place in the SEC East. At season's end, they accepted an invitation to play in the game. This will be the first January bowl game for the Commodores. All previous bowl appearances for the school were in December games. Statistical leaders for the Commodores are Jerron Seymor, 144 rushes for 627 yards; Austyn Carta-Samuels, 193 passes for 2,268 yards for 11 touchdowns; Jordan Matthews, who caught 107 passes for 1,334 yards and 5 TDs; Kenny Ladler and Darreon Herring had 87 and 80 tackles respectively. This was their 4th bowl game in 6 years. Houston 2013 Houston Cougars football team The Cougars' first season as a member of the American Athletic Conference marked a return to their winning ways, seeing the team finishing 8–4 overall and 5–3 in conference play which was good for fourth in the conference. At season's end, they accepted the invitation to play in the game. Statistical leaders for the Cougars are Ryan Jackson, 137 rushes for 655 yards; John O'Kom, 239 passes for 2,889 yards for 26 touchdowns; Deontay Greenberry, who caught 76 passes for 1,106 yards and 10 TDs; Efrem Oliphant and Derrick Mathes had made 123 and 110 tackles respectively during the season. Game summary Scoring summary Vanderbilt Houston expanded 1 9:57 VAN 4 73 2:01 RecTD Jordan Matthews Patton Robinette 50 good Carey Spear 7 0 1 1:33 VAN 4 16 1:56 RushTD Patton Robinette 8 good Carey Spear 14 0 2 10:27 VAN 7 44 2:51 FG 24 Carey Spear 17 0 2 7:09 VAN 4 73 1:54 RecTD Jordan Matthews Patton Robinette 50 good Carey Spear 24 0 3 10:12 HOU 1 6 0:05 RushTD Kenneth Farrow 6 good Kyle Bullard 24 7 3 6:25 HOU 6 86 1:28 RecTD Markeith Ambles John O'Korn 6 good Kyle Bullard 24 14 3 3:19 HOU 4 67 1:20 FG 30 Kyle Bullard 24 17 3 0:19 HOU 3 83 0:56 RecTD Deontay Greenberry John O'Korn 67 good Kyle Bullard 24 24 4 9:28 VAN 7 82 3:28 RushTD Brian Kimbrow 21 good Carey Spear 31 24 4 6:17 VAN 4 -1 2:24 FG 35 Carey Spear 34 24 4 1:42 VAN 2 2 0:54 RushTD Jerron Seymour 2 good Carey Spear 41 24 41 24 Statistics Statistics Vanderbilt Houston First downs 14 11 Total offense, plays – yards 71–365 75–381Rushes-yards (net) 52–211 27–143 Passing yards (net) 154 239Passes, Comp-Att-Int 6–19–2 21–48–2 Time of Possession 35:36 24:19 References BBVA Compass Bowl Category:Birmingham Bowl Category:Houston Cougars football bowl games Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football bowl games BBVA Compass Bowl BBVA Compass Bowl