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2014 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
56th Liberty Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies West Virginia Mountaineers
(7–5) (7–5)
SEC Big 12
45 37
Head coach: 
Kevin Sumlin		 Head coach: 
Dana Holgorsen
1234 Total
Texas A&M 1414170 45
West Virginia 20737 37
DateDecember 29, 2014
Season
Network
ESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersClay Matvick, Anthony Becht, & Dawn Davenport (ESPN)
Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, & Niki Noto (ESPN Radio)
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The 2014 Liberty Bowl was an American

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 56th edition of the Liberty Bowl, it featured the Texas A&M Aggies of the Southeastern Conference and the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference. It began at 1:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. Sponsored by automobile parts and accessories store AutoZone
, it was officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Teams

This was the first meeting between these two teams. This was the 2nd Liberty Bowl appearance for both schools, Texas A&M's first was in 1975 and West Virginia's was in 1964. This was the first for Texas A&M as a member of the SEC and the first for West Virginia as a member of the Big 12.

Texas A&M

Main article: 2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team

West Virginia

Main article: 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards
TOP
 TA&M WVU
1 11:55 1 44 0:09 TA&M Josh Reynolds 44-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Allen, Josh Lambo kick good 7 0
1 7:49 10 56 4:06 WVU 32-yard field goal by Josh Lambert 7 3
1 5:12 5 58 1:32 WVU Mario Alford 45-yard touchdown reception from Skyler Howard, Josh Lambert kick good 7 10
1 4:54 – – – WVU Interception returned 35 yards for touchdown by K. J. Dillon, Josh Lambert kick good 7 17
1 1:28 11 89 3:26 TA&M Trey Williams 40-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Allen, Josh Lambo kick good 14 17
1 0:00 6 66 1:28 WVU 40-yard field goal by Josh Lambert 14 20
2 12:35 6 60 2:25 TA&M Malcome Kennedy 11-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Allen, Josh Lambo kick good 21 20
2 11:56 2 52 0:39 WVU Kevin White 49-yard touchdown reception from Skyler Howard, Josh Lambert kick good 21 27
2 0:53 12 90 3:24 TA&M Kyle Allen 14-yard touchdown run, Josh Lambo kick good 28 27
3 11:33 7 57 2:27 TA&M 26-yard field goal by Josh Lambo 31 27
3 7:44 6 54 2:46 TA&M Trey Williams 18-yard touchdown run, Josh Lambo kick good 38 27
3 5:10 10 62 2:34 WVU 31-yard field goal by Josh Lambert 38 30
3 0:22 11 73 4:48 TA&M Malcome Kennedy 9-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Allen, Josh Lambo kick good 45 30
4 2:32 9 91 1:47 WVU Elijah Wellman 4-yard touchdown reception from Skyler Howard, Josh Lambert kick good 45 37
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Statistics

Statistics[3] TA&M WVU
First downs 28 21
Plays–yards 83–529 71–472
Rushes–yards 48–235 32–126
Passing yards 294 346
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–35–1 20–45–0
Time of possession 33:38 26:22

References

  1. ^ Tarpley, Jeff (December 29, 2014). "Allen, Alaka, Carson Named Auto Zone Liberty Bowl MVPs". tamu.247sports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2014.[dead link]
  2. ^ Odds
  3. ^ a b c d Stats, StatBroadcast
  4. ^ Dukes, Billy (November 30, 2014). "Big & Rich to Play AutoZone Liberty Bowl Halftime Show". tasteofcountry.com. Townsquare Media. Retrieved December 30, 2014.


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