2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl (December)
2014 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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5th Heart of Dallas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 26, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Network ESPN & RedVoice LLC | | |||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Mike Corey, Charles Arbuckle, & Kayce Smith (ESPN) Brian Estridge, John Denton, Rob Best, and Landry Burdine (RedVoice LLC) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl was an American
Louisiana Tech beat Illinois by a score of 35–18.[5]
This was the second overall meeting between these two teams, with the Bulldogs winning the first matchup in 2012.
Illinois
Illinois came as a team on a series of streaks throughout the season. On the season the Illini had averaged 26.6 points per game but gave up an average of 34 points per game. Illinois can easily be summarized as a Jekyll and Hyde team. During their 6 wins the Illini scored an average of 33.8 points per game, but in their 6 losses they've gave up an average of 41.67 points per game. This was the Illini's first bowl game since 2011.
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech entered the bowl game as the C-USA West Division champs. The Bulldogs won six of their last eight games giving up an average of 20.5 points per game during that stretch. 3 of the Bulldogs five losses come to Top 25 teams.
Game summary
With the win, the Bulldogs won their first bowl game since 2008.
Scoring summary
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Source: [3]
Statistics
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fighting Illini | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Statistics | ILL | La. Tech |
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First downs | 26 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 80–451 | 59–361 |
Rushes–yards | 33–122 | 31–114 |
Passing yards | 329 | 247 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 28–47–1 | 14–28–0 |
Time of possession | 35:00 | 25:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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ILL | Passing | Reilly O'Toole | 24/39, 295 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Josh Ferguson | 7 car, 50 yds | |
Receiving | Malik Turner | 6 rec, 84 yds | |
La. Tech | Passing | Cody Sokol | 14/28, 247 yds, 1 TD |
Rushing | Kenneth Dixon | 13 car, 63 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Carlos Henderson | 4 rec, 93 yds |
References
- ^ Isabella, Sean (December 26, 2014). "Tech's Bates wins MVP against former team". thenewsstar.com. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ Odds
- ^ a b c "2014 December Heart of Dallas Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Ryan, Shannon (December 7, 2014). "Illinois Will Face Louisiana Tech in Heart of Dallas Bowl", Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ Ryan, Shannon (December 26, 2014). "Illinois Fumbles Away Huge Opportunity in Bowl Loss to Louisiana Tech", Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
External links
- Game summary at ESPN