| Game Name: | Russell Athletic Bowl |
| Subheader: | 25th Russell Athletic Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 29 |
| Year Game Played: | 2014 |
| Football Season: | 2014 |
| Stadium: | Orlando Citrus Bowl |
| City: | Orlando, Florida |
| Visitor School: | University of Oklahoma |
| Visitor Name Short: | Oklahoma |
| Visitor Nickname: | Sooners |
| Visitor Record: | 8–4 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | NR |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 24 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | NR |
| Visitor Coach: | Bob Stoops |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 6 |
| Home School: | Clemson University |
| Home Name Short: | Clemson |
| Home Nickname: | Tigers |
| Home Record: | 9–3 |
| Home Conference: | ACC |
| Home Rank Ap: | 18 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 18 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 17 |
| Home Coach: | Dabo Swinney |
| Home 1Q: | 17 |
| Home 2Q: | 10 |
| Home 3Q: | 13 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Odds: | Oklahoma by 6.5[1] |
| Mvp: | Clemson QB Cole Stoudt[2] |
| Anthem: | Liberty Voices[3] |
| Referee: | Matt Moore (SEC) |
| Attendance: | 40,071 |
| Us Network: | ESPN/ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, & Jeannine Edwards (ESPN) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, & Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) |
| Different Previous: | 2013 |
| Different Next: | 2015 |
The 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2014, at Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Florida.[4] This was the 25th Russell Athletic Bowl. It was one of the 2014–15 NCAA football bowl games that conclude the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was sponsored by the Russell Athletic uniform company.
The game featured the Oklahoma Sooners and the Clemson Tigers. Oklahoma placed in a three-way tie for fourth in the Big 12 Conference. Clemson was the runner-up in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
This was the fourth overall meeting between these two teams, with Oklahoma leading the series 2–1 going into the game. The previous time these two teams met was in the 1989 Citrus Bowl, when Clemson won 13–6.
Kickoff was expected to be around 5:30 pm ET.
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| Statistics | OKLA | CLEM |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 68–275 | 79–387 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–172 | 42–68 |
| Passing yards | 103 | 319 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–37–3 | 26–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:36 | 32:24 |