The 2014 Belk Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 30, 2014, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. The thirteenth annual Belk Bowl, it matched the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference against the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[5] The game started at 6:45 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games played at the conclusion of the 2014 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Charlotte-based department store chain Belk. The Bulldogs won the matchup by a final score of 37–14.
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| 13th Belk Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Bank of America Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Georgia RB Nick Chubb[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Gabbie McGee[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | David Witvoet[3] (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 45,671[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN/ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Anish Shroff, Kelly Stouffer, & Cara Capuano (ESPN) Tom Hart, Matt Stinchcomb, & Heather Mitts (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editThe game featured the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference against the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Georgia was runner-up in the SEC Eastern Division, whereas Louisville was third in the ACC Atlantic Division.
The game represented the first overall meeting between these two teams.
Georgia Bulldogs
editAfter finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Bulldogs accepted their invitation to play in the game.[6]
Georgia became the first representative of the SEC to ever play in the Belk Bowl. In addition to this being Georgia's first Belk Bowl, it was also the Bulldogs' 50th bowl game in program history.
Louisville Cardinals
editAfter finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Cardinals accepted their invitation to play in the game.[7]
The game was Louisville's second Belk Bowl; before they joined the ACC, the Cardinals played in the 2011 game (the first under the bowl's current name and sponsorship), losing to the NC State Wolfpack by a score of 31–24.
Game summary
editScoring summary
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Source: [4]
Statistics
edit| Statistics[3] | UGA | LOU |
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| First downs | 22 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 77–490 | 71–380 |
| Rushes–yards | 53–291 | 27–65 |
| Passing yards | 199 | 315 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–24–1 | 21–44–3 |
| Time of possession | 33:00 | 27:00 |
Records
editAccording to UGA, "Nick Chubb was named the Belk Bowl MVP and finished with 269 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries. His 269 yards was a career-high, SEC bowl record, marked his eighth-straight 100-yard rushing game and was the second-highest single game rushing total in Georgia history." Also, a 41-yard field goal by Marshall Morgan that gave the Bulldogs a 30–14 lead set a single-season record for Georgia in points scored. Including the bowl game, UGA scored 537 points over the course of the season.[8]
Chubb also set three Belk Bowl records: rushing attempts, rushing yards, and "Longest Non-Scoring Run" (82 yards).[9]
References
edit- ^ Pace, Cody (December 31, 2014). "Chubb called upon once more to carry load in Belk Bowl". redandblack.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "Instagram". Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ a b Boxscore Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "#13 Georgia and #20 Louisville Will Play in Belk Bowl". Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "Georgia Accepts Invitation to the Belk Bowl; Louisville To Furnish Opposition". GeorgiaDogs.com. Georgia Bulldogs. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "Cardinals to Face Georgia in 13th Annual Belk Bowl". GoCards.com. Louisville Cardinals. December 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ GeorgiaDogs.com
- ^ "Belk Bowl Records". Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.