The first edition of the Camellia Bowl, it featured the Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference against the South Alabama Jaguars of the Sun Belt Conference.

[4] It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season.

The Jaguars accepted their invitation after finishing the regular season with a 6–6 record.

After the Falcons finished the season with a 7-6 record and won the MAC East Division title, they accepted their invite to the Camellia Bowl.

After the Jaguars finished the regular season with a 6-6 record, bowl director Johnny Williams extended an invitation to play in the game.