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The 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 26, 2014 at the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas . The fifth edition of the Heart of Dallas Bowl featured the Illinois Fighting Illini against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs .[4] CST and aired on ESPN . It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season . The game is sponsored by the Zaxby's chicken restaurant franchise and is officially known as the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl .
Louisiana Tech beat Illinois by a score of 35–18.[5]
This was the second overall meeting between these two teams, with the Bulldogs winning the first matchup in 2012.
Illinois [ edit ]
Illinois came as a team on a series of streaks throughout the season. On the season the Illini had averaged 26.6 points per game but gave up an average of 34 points per game. Illinois can easily be summarized as a Jekyll and Hyde team. During their 6 wins the Illini scored an average of 33.8 points per game, but in their 6 losses they've gave up an average of 41.67 points per game. This was the Illini's first bowl game since 2011.
Louisiana Tech [ edit ]
Louisiana Tech entered the bowl game as the C-USA West Division champs. The Bulldogs won six of their last eight games giving up an average of 20.5 points per game during that stretch. 3 of the Bulldogs five losses come to Top 25 teams.
Game summary [ edit ]
With the win, the Bulldogs won their first bowl game since 2008.
Scoring summary [ edit ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ILL
La. Tech
1 7:29
6 63 1:26
La. Tech
Jarred Craft 16-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Barnes kick good
0
7
1 3:46
8 65 3:43
ILL
27-yard field goal by Taylor Zalewski
3 7
1 3:28
1 80 0:18
La. Tech
Kenneth Dixon 80-yard touchdown reception from Cody Sokol, Jonathan Barnes kick good
3 14
2 11:15
5 65 1:30
ILL
Jon Davis 25-yard touchdown reception from Reilly O'Toole, Taylor Zalewski kick failed
9 14
2 7:20
–
–
–
La. Tech
Interception returned 69 yards for touchdown by Xavier Woods , Jonathan Barnes kick good
9 21
3 6:04
9 72 4:17
ILL
Donovonn Young 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete
15 21
4 14:01
10 49 3:59
ILL
43-yard field goal by David Reisner
18 21
4 6:15
5 74 2:20
La. Tech
Kenneth Dixon 1-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Barnes kick good
18 28
4 3:43
6 49 1:36
La. Tech
Blake Martin 28-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Barnes kick good
18 35
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
18 35
Source: [3]
Statistics [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini
3 6 6 3 18
Bulldogs
14 7 0
14 35
Statistics
ILL
La. Tech
First downs
26 16
Plays–yards
80–451
59–361
Rushes–yards
33–122
31–114
Passing yards
329
247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
28–47–1
14–28–0
Time of possession
35:00
25:00
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
ILL Passing
Reilly O'Toole
24/39, 295 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Josh Ferguson 7 car, 50 yds
Receiving
Malik Turner
6 rec, 84 yds
La. Tech Passing
Cody Sokol
14/28, 247 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
Kenneth Dixon 13 car, 63 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Carlos Henderson 4 rec, 93 yds
References [ edit ]
^ a b c "2014 December Heart of Dallas Bowl Game Stats" . Stat Broadcast . December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014 .
^ Ryan, Shannon (December 7, 2014). "Illinois Will Face Louisiana Tech in Heart of Dallas Bowl" , Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 16, 2014.
^ Ryan, Shannon (December 26, 2014). "Illinois Fumbles Away Huge Opportunity in Bowl Loss to Louisiana Tech" , Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 27, 2014.
External links [ edit ]
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