2014 Belk Bowl
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| 2014 Belk Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13th Belk Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Bank of America Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Georgia RB Nick Chubb[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Gabbie McGee[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | David Witvoet[3] (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 45,671[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN/ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Anish Shroff, Kelly Stouffer, & Cara Capuano (ESPN) Tom Hart, Matt Stinchcomb, & Heather Mitts (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2014 Belk Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 30, 2014, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. The thirteenth annual Belk Bowl, it matched the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference against the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[5] The game started at 6:45 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games played at the conclusion of the 2014 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Charlotte-based department store chain Belk. The Bulldogs won the matchup by a final score of 37–14.
Georgia Bulldogs
The game featured the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference against the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Georgia was runner-up in the SEC Eastern Division, whereas Louisville was third in the ACC Atlantic Division.
The game represented the first overall meeting between these two teams.
After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Bulldogs accepted their invitation to play in the game.[6]
Georgia became the first representative of the SEC to ever play in the Belk Bowl. In addition to this being Georgia's first Belk Bowl, it was also the Bulldogs' 50th bowl game in program history.
Louisville Cardinals
After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Cardinals accepted their invitation to play in the game.[7]
The game was Louisville's second Belk Bowl; before they joined the ACC, the Cardinals played in the 2011 game (the first under the Belk name and sponsorship), losing to the NC State Wolfpack by a score of 31–24.