| Game Name: | Outback Bowl |
| Subheader: | 28th Outback Bowl LSU's win was vacated by the NCAA in 2023. |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Year Game Played: | 2014 |
| Football Season: | 2013 |
| Stadium: | Raymond James Stadium |
| City: | Tampa, Florida |
| Visitor School: | University of Iowa |
| Visitor Name Short: | Iowa |
| Visitor Nickname: | Hawkeyes |
| Visitor Record: | 8–4 |
| Visitor Coach: | Kirk Ferentz |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | Louisiana State University |
| Home Name Short: | LSU |
| Home Nickname: | Tigers |
| Home Record: | 9–3 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 14 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 14 |
| Home Rank Bcs: | 16 |
| Home Coach: | Les Miles |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Odds: | LSU by 7.5[1] |
| Mvp: | Jeremy Hill (LSU RB) |
| Referee: | Greg Burks (Big XII) |
| Halftime: | Both schools' bands performed a show; in addition 20 high schools bands from across the nation combined as one giant band |
| Attendance: | 51,296 |
| Payout: | 7.2 million per team |
| Us Network: | ESPN/ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | Mike Tirico (Play-by-Play) Jon Gruden (Analyst) Lisa Salters (Sidelines) |
The 2014 Outback Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2014, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 28th edition of the Outback Bowl (which was originally called the Hall of Fame Bowl, and later renamed via sponsorship from Outback Steakhouse), it featured the LSU Tigers from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten Conference. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The game started at 1:00 p.m. EST and was telecast on ESPN. LSU defeated Iowa by a score of 21–14.
In 2023 this win, along with all other 2013 season LSU wins, was vacated by the NCAA.[2]
Iowa had won the only previous meeting between the two teams, in the 2005 Capital One Bowl.
See main article: article and 2013 Iowa Hawkeyes football team. Iowa had a record of 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten). Unranked, they finished the season second place in the Big Ten Legends Division.[3]
See main article: article and 2013 LSU Tigers football team. LSU had a regular season record of 9–3 (5–3 SEC). Ranked #16 in the BCS, they finished in third place in the Southeast Conference Western Division.
| Statistics | Iowa | LSU |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 11 | 15 |
| Total offense, plays – yards | 233 | 302 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 76 | 220 |
| Passing yards (net) | 157 | 82 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 13-30-2 | 7-20-1 |
| Time of Possession | 24:14 | 35:46 |