2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
18th Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Western Michigan Broncos Air Force Falcons (8–4) (9–3) MAC Mountain West 24 38 Head coach:  P. J. Fleck Head coach:  Troy Calhoun
1 2 3 4 Total Western Michigan 3 7 0 14 24 Air Force 6 14 3 15 38
Date	December 20, 2014
Season	2014
Stadium	Albertsons Stadium
Location	Boise, Idaho
MVP	Air Force RB Shayne Davern Western Michigan WR Corey Davis
Favorite	Western Michigan by 2
National anthem	Jen Potcher
Referee	Mike Roche (American)
Attendance	18,223
Payout	US$325,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers	Eamon McAnaney, Dan Hawkins, & Dawn Davenport (ESPN) Paul Loeffler & Pat Hill (ESPN Radio)

The 2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 20, 2014 at Albertsons Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The eighteenth annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, it pitted the Western Michigan Broncos of the Mid-American Conference against the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference. The game started at 3:45 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. The game was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission. Air Force beat Western Michigan by a score of 38–24.

Teams

The game featured the Western Michigan Broncos of the Mid-American Conference against the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference, and was the first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl for both teams.

This was the first overall meeting between these two teams.

Western Michigan Broncos

See also: 2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team

After finishing their regular season with an 8–4 record, the Broncos accepted their invitation to play in the game.

In addition to this being Western Michigan's first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, it was also their first bowl game since the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. The Broncos were seeking their first-ever bowl victory, as they were 0–5 in their prior bowl games.

Air Force Falcons

See also: 2014 Air Force Falcons football team

After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Falcons accepted their invitation to play in the game.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WMU AFA 1 12:45 8 22 2:08 WMU 25-yard field goal by Andrew Haldeman 3 0 1 5:24 9 61 2:41 AFA Shayne Davern 1-yard touchdown run, kick no good 3 6 2 11:26 6 75 2:49 WMU Corey Davis 47-yard touchdown reception from Zach Terrell, Haldeman kick good 10 6 2 10:12 3 72 1:14 AFA Davern 55-yard touchdown run, Will Conant kick good 10 13 2 2:32 15 80 5:59 AFA Devin Rushing 1-yard touchdown run, Conant kick good 10 20 3 6:32 9 35 3:35 AFA 31-yard field goal by Conant 10 23 4 13:26 9 92 2:00 WMU Davis 35-yard touchdown reception from Terrell, Haldeman kick good 17 23 4 9:52 – – – AFA Fumble recovery returned 60 yards for touchdown by Dexter Walker, 2-point pass good 17 31 4 5:20 7 38 3:11 AFA D. J. Johnson 9-yard touchdown run, Conant kick good 17 38 4 3:16 6 84 2:04 WMU Davis 51-yard touchdown reception from Terrell, Haldeman kick good 24 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 38

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Statistics

Statistic	WMU	Air Force
First downs	17	20
Plays–yards	64–376	74–361
Rushes–yards	26–79	64–284
Passing yards	297	77
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–38–0	5–10–0
Time of possession	27:22	32:38