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.
Teams Iowa had won the only previous meeting between the two teams, in the 2005 Capital One Bowl.
Iowa
Iowa had a record of 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten). Unranked, they finished the season second place in the Big Ten Legends Division.
LSU
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.
Game summary
Statistics Statistics Iowa LSU First downs 11 15 Total offense, plays – yards 233 302Rushes-yards (net) 76 220 Passing yards (net) 157 82Passes, Comp-Att-Int 13-30-2 7–20–1 Time of Possession 24:14 35:46
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