The 2014 Camellia Bowl was a post-season American college football

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that was played on December 20, 2014 at

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. The first edition of the

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, it featured the

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of the

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against the

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of the Sun Belt Conference. The game began at 8:15 p.m. CST and aired on

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. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the

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broadcasting company and was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. The Jaguars accepted their invitation after finishing the regular season with a 6–6 record. The Falcons had a record of 7–6. Bowling Green won the game by a score of 33–28.

Team selection

The game featured the

of the

against the

of the Sun Belt Conference. This was the first meeting between these two teams.

Bowling Green Falcons

After the Falcons finished the season with a 7-6 record and won the MAC East Division title, they accepted their invite to the Camellia Bowl. This was the Falcons' third bowl game in Alabama; they had previously won the

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over the

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by a score of 52–35, and later

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the

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to the

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by a score of 63–7. Coincidentally, the GMAC Bowl (now known as the

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) was and is played in

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, where South Alabama's campus is located.

South Alabama Jaguars

After the Jaguars finished the regular season with a 6-6 record, bowl director Johnny Williams extended an invitation to play in the game. This was the first time South Alabama has ever played in a bowl game, seven years after football was approved, five years after the program kicked off, and two years after they joined the

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Game summary

Scoring summary

Source:

Statistics

References

External links

Game statistics
at camelliabowl.com {{South Alabama Jaguars bowl game navbox

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