The fifth edition of the Heart of Dallas Bowl featured the Illinois Fighting Illini against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season.
Illinois can easily be summarized as a Jekyll and Hyde team.
Louisiana Tech entered the bowl game as the C-USA West Division champs.
With the win, the Bulldogs won their first bowl game since 2008.