2014 BBVA Compass Bowl
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Date | January 4, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Network ESPN | | |||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl was an American
Both the Commodores and the Cougars accepted their invitations after earning 8–4 records in their respective season schedules.[3][4] 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
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.[3] 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
The Cougars'
Game summary
Scoring summary
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Statistics
Statistics | Vanderbilt | Houston |
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First Downs | 14 | 11 |
Total offense, plays – yards | 71–365 | 75–381 |
Rushes-yards (net) | 52–211 | 27–143 |
Passing yards (net) | 154 | 239 |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 6–19–2 | 21–48–2 |
Time of Possession | 35:36 | 24:19 |
References
- ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2013
- ^ Box Score, ESPN.com, January 4, 2014
- ^ a b "Vanderbilt accepts BBVA Compass Bowl invitation". VUCommodores.com. Vanderbilt University. December 8, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ a b "Houston Accepts BBVA Compass Bowl Invitation". University of Houston. December 8, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.