2014 Liberty Bowl

2014 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
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
Date	December 29, 2014
Season	2014
Stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
MVP	Texas A&M QB Kyle Allen
Favorite	West Virginia by 3
Referee	Walter Davenport (ACC)
Halftime show	Big & Rich
Attendance	51,282
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers	Clay Matvick, Anthony Becht, & Dawn Davenport (ESPN); Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, & Niki Noto (ESPN Radio)
Liberty Bowl
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The 2014 Liberty Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 29, 2014, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 56th edition of the Liberty Bowl 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

West Virginia

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							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

^ Tarpley, Jeff (December 29, 2014). "Allen, Alaka, Carson Named Auto Zone Liberty Bowl MVPs". tamu.247sports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2014.^{[dead link]}
^ Odds
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stats, StatBroadcast
^ 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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[MVP-1] Tarpley, Jeff (December 29, 2014). "Allen, Alaka, Carson Named Auto Zone Liberty Bowl MVPs". tamu.247sports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2014.^{[dead link]}

[Odds-2] Odds

[Stats-3] Stats, StatBroadcast

[Halftime-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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College Football Playoff games: Rose (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) National Championship Game (Jan. 12)
All-Star Games: Medal of Honor Bowl (Jan. 10) East−West Shrine Game (Jan. 17) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 17) Senior Bowl (Jan. 24)

v t e Liberty Bowl
History & conference tie-ins	History Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Convention Hall Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Big 12 Conference Southeastern Conference American Athletic Conference
Games	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 (January) 2010 (December) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 (January) 2016 (December) 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Notes	There was no Liberty Bowl in 2008 or 2015. There was a Liberty Bowl in January and December of 2010 and 2016.