| Game Name: | Independence Bowl |
| Subheader: | 39th Independence Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Duck Commander |
| Date Game Played: | December 27 |
| Year Game Played: | 2014 |
| Football Season: | 2014 |
| Stadium: | Independence Stadium |
| City: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Visitor School: | University of Miami |
| Visitor Name Short: | Miami |
| Visitor Nickname: | Hurricanes |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Visitor Coach: | Al Golden |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 8 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | University of South Carolina |
| Home Name Short: | South Carolina |
| Home Nickname: | Gamecocks |
| Home Record: | 6–6 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Home Coach: | Steve Spurrier |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 17 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Odds: | Miami by 3[1] |
| Mvp: | South Carolina WR Pharoh Cooper[2] |
| Anthem: | Missy Robertson[3] |
| Referee: | Jack Folliard (Pac-12) |
| Attendance: | 38,242 |
| Payout: | 1,200,000 |
| Us Network: | ABC/Sports USA |
| Us Announcers: | Dave Neal, Andre Ware, & Laura Rutledge (ABC) Eli Gold & Charles Arbuckle (Sports USA) |
| Different Previous: | 2013 |
The 2014 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2014, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the United States. The 39th annual Independence Bowl, it pitted the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference.[4] The game started at 3:30 p.m. CST and aired on ABC. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. Sponsored by duck call manufacturer Duck Commander, the game was officially known as the Duck Commander Independence Bowl.
South Carolina defeated Miami by a score of 24–21, winning their fourth consecutive bowl game, a school record.[5]
The game featured the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference.
This was the 16th overall meeting between these two teams, with Miami leading the series 8–5–2 going into the game. The last time these two teams met was in 1987.
See also: 2014 Miami Hurricanes football team. After finishing their regular season with a 6–6 record, the Hurricanes accepted their invitation to play in the game.[6]
This was Miami's first Independence Bowl.
See also: 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team. After finishing their regular season with a 6–6 record, the Gamecocks accepted their invitation to play in the game.[7]
This was South Carolina's second Independence Bowl; the Gamecocks previously played in the 2005 game, with the 2005 South Carolina squad losing to the Missouri Tigers by a score of 38–31.
Source: [8]
| Statistics | MIA | SC |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 73–422 | 64–354 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–186 | 30–60 |
| Passing yards | 236 | 294 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–33–1 | 22–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:10 | 28:50 |