| Game Name: | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |
| Subheader: | 18th Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 20 |
| Year Game Played: | 2014 |
| Football Season: | 2014 |
| Stadium: | Albertsons Stadium |
| City: | Boise, Idaho |
| Visitor School: | Western Michigan University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Western Michigan |
| Visitor Nickname: | Broncos |
| Visitor Record: | 8–4 |
| Visitor Conference: | MAC |
| Visitor Coach: | P. J. Fleck |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
| Home School: | United States Air Force Academy |
| Home Name Short: | Air Force |
| Home Nickname: | Falcons |
| Home Record: | 9–3 |
| Home Conference: | Mountain West |
| Home Coach: | Troy Calhoun |
| Home 1Q: | 6 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 15 |
| Odds: | Western Michigan by 2[1] [2] |
| Mvp: | Air Force RB Shayne Davern[3] Western Michigan WR Corey Davis[4] |
| Anthem: | Jen Potcher[5] |
| Referee: | Mike Roche (American) |
| Attendance: | 18,223 |
| Payout: | 325,000 |
| Us Network: | ESPN/ESPN Radio |
| Us 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.[6] 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.[7]
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.
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.[8]
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.
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.[9]
Source: [10]
| 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 |