2015 Citrus Bowl

2015 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
69th Citrus Bowl
Missouri TigersMinnesota Golden Gophers
(10–3)(8–4)
SECBig Ten
3317
Head coach: 
Gary Pinkel		Head coach: 
Jerry Kill
APCoachesCFP
161416
APCoachesCFP
NRNR25
1234Total
Missouri01091433
Minnesota7010017
DateJanuary 1, 2015
Season2014
StadiumOrlando Citrus Bowl
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPMissouri DE Markus Golden[1]
FavoriteMissouri by 5[2]
RefereeAlan Eck (Big XII)[3]
Attendance48,624[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersMike Patrick (play-by-play)
Ed Cunningham (color)
Jeannine Edwards (sidelines)
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The 2015 Citrus Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 2015 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The 69th edition was one of the 2014–15 NCAA football bowl games that conclude the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game started at approximately 1:00 p.m. EST and was televised by ABC. It was sponsored by the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant franchise and is officially known at the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl.[4]

Teams

The Minnesota Golden Gophers represented the Big Ten Conference, and the Missouri Tigers represented the Southeastern Conference.

This was Missouri's second appearance in the game and first as a member of the SEC; the Tigers defeated Southern Miss, 19–17, in 1981, while representing the Big Eight Conference. This was Minnesota's first appearance in the game.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScore
PlaysYardsTOPMIZZMINN
15:4211805:56MINNRodrick Williams, Jr. 20-yard touchdown run, Ryan Santoso kick good07
26:398452:56MIZZ21-yard field goal by Andrew Baggett37
21:045671:55MIZZBud Sasser 25-yard touchdown reception from Maty Mauk, Andrew Baggett kick good107
313:035321:57MIZZ33-yard field goal by Andrew Baggett137
311:483751:15MINNMaxx Williams 54-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Leidner[5], Ryan Santoso kick good1314
39:163341:22MIZZMaty Mauk 18-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass intercepted1914
37:225221:54MINN38-yard field goal by Ryan Santoso1917
49:225902:26MIZZRussell Hansbrough 78-yard touchdown run, Andrew Baggett kick good2617
44:514802:00MIZZBud Sasser 7-yard touchdown reception from Maty Mauk, Andrew Baggett kick good3317
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3317

Source: [3]

Statistics

Statistics[3]MIZZMINN
First downs1819
Plays–yards64–43466–373
Rushes–yards45–33733–106
Passing yards97267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int12–19–222–33–0
Time of possession30:0529:55

References

  1. ^ Lombardi, Matt (January 1, 2015). "Video: Mizzou's Markus Golden Taunts Minnesota: "This Ain't No Big Ten, This SEC Speed"". collegespun.com. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "College Football Lines, NCAA College Football Lines At Bovada Online Sportsbook". Bovada. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Stats
  4. ^ "Buffalo Wild Wings Kicks Off New Year's Day College Football with Citrus Bowl Sponsorship | Business Wire". businesswire.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  5. ^ Gophers Fall 33-17 to Missouri in Citrus Bowl. Minnesota Golden Gophers Football. YouTube. January 1, 2015.


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