# 2014 Independence Bowl

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. 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.

## Teams

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.

### Miami (Florida)

After finishing their regular season with a 6–6 record, the Hurricanes accepted their invitation to play in the game.
This was Miami's first Independence Bowl.

### South Carolina

After finishing their regular season with a 6–6 record, the Gamecocks accepted their invitation to play in the game.
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.

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | MIA | SC |
| 1 | 7:56 | 11 | 65 | 5:06 | MIA | 27-yard field goal by Michael Badgley | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 13:27 | 12 | 69 | 5:32 | MIA | 26-yard field goal by Michael Badgley | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | 7:50 | 2 | 78 | 0:20 | SC | Pharoh Cooper 78-yard touchdown reception from Dylan Thompson, Elliott Fry kick good | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | 5:25 | 6 | 53 | 1:33 | SC | Mike Davis 15-yard touchdown reception from Dylan Thompson, Elliott Fry kick good | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | 1:39 | 9 | 41 | 3:40 | SC | 32-yard field goal by Elliott Fry | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | 1:43 | 10 | 93 | 5:23 | MIA | Gus Edwards 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | 4:13 | 3 | 29 | 1:11 | SC | Dylan Thompson 2-yard touchdown run, Elliott Fry kick good | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | 2:16 | 7 | 72 | 1:57 | MIA | Phillip Dorsett 11-yard touchdown reception from Brad Kaaya, Michael Badgley kick good | 21 | 24 |
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### Statistics

| 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 |