2014 Camellia Bowl

January 2019 March 2026 Camellia Bowl 1st Camellia Bowl Raycom Media 2014 Camellia Bowl logo.png December 20 2014 2014 Cramton Bowl Montgomery, Alabama University of South Alabama South Alabama Jaguars 6–6 Joey Jones Sun Belt 7 0 7 14 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green Falcons 7–6 Dino Babers MAC 14 6 7 6 South Alabama by 3.5Odds Bowling Green QB James Knapkehttp://www.21alive.com/sports/Knapke-Named-MVP-Of-Camellia-Bowl-286523431.html Knapke Named MVP Of Camellia Bowl Pantazi Dean December 22, 2014 21alive.com December 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141227194055/http://www.21alive.com/sports/Knapke-Named-MVP-Of-Camellia-Bowl-286523431.html December 27, 2014 usurped Brandon Cruse (Mtn. West) 20,256 TBD ESPN/ESPN Radio Dave LaMont, Joey Galloway, & Paul Carcaterra (ESPN)Jason Benetti, Gene Chizik, & Niki Noto (ESPN Radio) Salute to Veterans Bowl yes The 2014 Camellia Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game that was played on December 20, 2014 at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. The first edition of the Camellia Bowl, it featured the Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference against the South Alabama Jaguars of the Sun Belt Conference. The game began at 8:15 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN.http://espnevents.com/camellia-bowl/about/ About the Game ESPNEvents.com/Camellia-Bowl Camellia Bowl 2014 December 3, 2014 It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Raycom Media broadcasting company and was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. The Jaguars accepted their invitation after finishing the regular season with a 6–6 record.http://www.wsfa.com/story/27532140/south-alabama-accepts-invitation-to-raycom-media-camellia-bowl South Alabama accepts invitation to Raycom Media Camellia Bowl WSFA-TV December 3, 2014 December 3, 2014 The Falcons had a record of 7–6. Bowling Green won the game by a score of 33–28. Team selection The game featured the Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference against the South Alabama Jaguars of the Sun Belt Conference. This was the first meeting between these two teams. Bowling Green Falcons 2014 Bowling Green Falcons football team After the Falcons finished the season with a 7-6 record and won the MAC East Division title, they accepted their invite to the Camellia Bowl.http://bgsufalcons.com/news/2014/12/7/FB_1207144519.aspx Falcons Selected To Play In Inaugural Camellia Bowl Bowling Green Falcons BGSUFalcons.com December 7, 2014 December 7, 2014 This was the Falcons' third bowl game in Alabama; they had previously won the 2004 GMAC Bowl over the Memphis Tigers by a score of 52–35, and later lost the 2008 GMAC Bowl to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane by a score of 63–7. Coincidentally, the GMAC Bowl (now known as the GoDaddy Bowl) was and is played in Mobile, where South Alabama's campus is located. South Alabama Jaguars 2014 South Alabama Jaguars football team After the Jaguars finished the regular season with a 6-6 record, bowl director Johnny Williams extended an invitation to play in the game. This was the first time South Alabama has ever played in a bowl game, seven years after football was approved, five years after the program kicked off, and two years after they joined the Football Bowl Subdivision. Game summary Scoring summary USA BGSU 1 11:59 BGSU 7 65 2:21 RecTD Roger Lewis James Knapke 44 good Tyler Tate 0 7 1 7:17 BGSU 9 93 2:57 RushTD Travis Greene 1 good Tyler Tate 0 14 1 5:42 USA 5 89 1:35 RushTD Kendall Houston 44 good Aleem Sunanon 7 14 2 6:49 BGSU 14 56 5:09 FG 39 Tyler Tate 7 17 2 0:53 BGSU 8 36 1:41 FG 22 Tyler Tate 7 20 3 6:00 USA 9 52 3:13 RushTD Brandon Bridge 15 good Aleem Sunanon 14 20 3 4:33 BGSU 5 47 1:27 RushTD Travis Greene 17 good Tyler Tate 14 27 4 11:23 USA 5 77 1:46 RecTD DeMarrion Buford-Hughes Brandon Bridge 18 good Aleem Sunanon 21 27 4 1:20 USA 8 73 2:53 RushTD Terrance Timmons 3 good Aleem Sunanon 28 27 4 1:04 BGSU 1 78 0:16 RecTD Roger Lewis James Knapke 78 failed 28 33 28 33 Source: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=68906 2014 Camellia Bowl Game Stats Stat Broadcast December 20, 2014 Statistics Statistics USA BGSU First downs 23 24 Plays–yards 75–415 90–500Rushes–yards 38–136 49–131 Passing yards 279 369Passing Comp–Att–Int 20–37–2 26–41–0 Time of possession 25:35 34:25 References 30em External links Game statistics at camelliabowl.com Camellia Bowl Category:Camellia Bowl Category:Bowling Green Falcons football bowl games Category:South Alabama Jaguars football bowl games Category:December 2014 sports events in the United States Camellia Bowl