2015 Citrus Bowl

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]

2015 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
69th Citrus Bowl
Missouri Tigers Minnesota Golden Gophers (10–3) (8–4) SEC Big Ten 33 17 Head coach:  Gary Pinkel Head coach:  Jerry Kill AP Coaches CFP 16 14 16 AP Coaches CFP NR NR 25
1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 0 10 9 14 33 Minnesota 7 0 10 0 17
Date	January 1, 2015
Season	2014
Stadium	Orlando Citrus Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Missouri DE Markus Golden[1]
Favorite	Missouri by 5[2]
Referee	Alan Eck (Big XII)[3]
Attendance	48,624[3]
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Mike Patrick (play-by-play) Ed Cunningham (color) Jeannine Edwards (sidelines)
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Teams

Main articles: 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and 2014 Missouri Tigers football team

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

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MIZZ MINN 1 5:42 11 80 5:56 MINN Rodrick Williams, Jr. 20-yard touchdown run, Ryan Santoso kick good 0 7 2 6:39 8 45 2:56 MIZZ 21-yard field goal by Andrew Baggett 3 7 2 1:04 5 67 1:55 MIZZ Bud Sasser 25-yard touchdown reception from Maty Mauk, Andrew Baggett kick good 10 7 3 13:03 5 32 1:57 MIZZ 33-yard field goal by Andrew Baggett 13 7 3 11:48 3 75 1:15 MINN Maxx Williams 54-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Leidner[5], Ryan Santoso kick good 13 14 3 9:16 3 34 1:22 MIZZ Maty Mauk 18-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass intercepted 19 14 3 7:22 5 22 1:54 MINN 38-yard field goal by Ryan Santoso 19 17 4 9:22 5 90 2:26 MIZZ Russell Hansbrough 78-yard touchdown run, Andrew Baggett kick good 26 17 4 4:51 4 80 2:00 MIZZ Bud Sasser 7-yard touchdown reception from Maty Mauk, Andrew Baggett kick good 33 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 33 17

Source: ^[3]

Statistics

Statistics[3]	MIZZ	MINN
First downs	18	19
Plays–yards	64–434	66–373
Rushes–yards	45–337	33–106
Passing yards	97	267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–19–2	22–33–0
Time of possession	30:05	29:55

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. 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.