2015 GoDaddy Bowl (December)
The 2015 GoDaddy Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 23, 2015, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The 17th edition of the GoDaddy Bowl featured the Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference against the Georgia Southern Eagles of the Sun Belt Conference. Kickoff was at 7:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concludes the 2015 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Internet domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy.[6]
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| 17th GoDaddy Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 23, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Georgia Southern QB Favian Upshaw[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Bowling Green by 7½[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Scott Campbell (Mtn. West)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 28,656[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN/Nevada Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
The game's match up consisted of Bowling Green Falcons against the Georgia Southern Eagles.
Georgia Southern Eagles
This was the first bowl game in school history for Georgia Southern, in their second season as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision and the Sun Belt Conference and their first season of bowl eligibility.[7]
Bowling Green Falcons
Game summary
Scoring Summary
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Source: [4]
Statistics
| Statistics | GS | BGSU |
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| First downs | 26 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 76–534 | 63–362 |
| Rushes–yards | 68–452 | 29–116 |
| Passing yards | 82 | 246 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 4–8–0 | 15–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 40:39 | 19:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Georgia Southern | Passing | Kevin Ellison | 3/5, 65 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Favian Upshaw | 12 car, 199 yds, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Montay Crockett | 1 rec, 31 yds, 1 TD | |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Quinn Johnson | 15/34, 246 yds, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Travis Calton Greene | 10 car, 79 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Ronnie Moore | 5 rec, 83 yds, 1 TD |
Officials
| Officials[8] |
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| Referee: Scott Campbell |
| Umpire: Michael Henderson |
| Head Linesman: Greg Downum |
| Line Judge: Steve Hoslett |
| Field Judge: Kirk Wisnewski |
| Side Judge: Rick Ockey |
| Back Judge: Robert Lewis |
| Center Judge: Darren Winkley |
| Replay: Bruce Bayne |
| Replay Communicator: Bill Jaques |
| Alternate: Steve Baron |
References
- "Bowling Green Athletics – Babers Named Head Coach At Syracuse". Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- Brandt, David (December 24, 2015). "GEORGIA SOUTHERN WINS GODADDY BOWL". godaddybowl.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015
- "2015 GoDaddy Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Bowling Green". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- Volner, Derek (December 8, 2015). "College Football Playoff Highlights 2015-16 Bowl Schedule" (Press release). ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- "The Game". GoDaddy Bowl – December 23, 2015 – Mobile, Alabama. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- Brown, Mike (December 22, 2015). "Following coaching change, Georgia Southern set for bowl game". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) - 2015 GoDaddy Bowl - Georgia Southern vs Bowling Green (Dec 23, 2015 at Mobile, Ala.)" (PDF).
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