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.[7]
| 2015 GoDaddy Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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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][4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Scott Campbell (Mtn. West)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 28,656[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN/Nevada Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
editThe game's match up consisted of Bowling Green Falcons against the Georgia Southern Eagles. This was the first head-to-head matchup between the two schools.[8]
Georgia Southern Eagles
editThis 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.[9]
Bowling Green Falcons
editThis was the third appearance in the GoDaddy bowl for the Falcons, with the other two appearances coming in 2004 and 2008.[10]
Game summary
editScoring Summary
edit2015 GoDaddy Bowl
Georgia Southern Eagles (8-4, 6-2) vs Bowling Green Falcons (10-3, 7-1)
Georgia Southern Eagles (8-4, 6-2) vs Bowling Green Falcons (10-3, 7-1)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Georgia Southern | 9 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 58 |
| Bowling Green | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
at Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
- Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2015
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S 19 mph (31 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 28,656
- Referee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Michael Henderson • Linesman: Greg Downum • Line judge: Steve Hoslett • Back judge: Robert Lewis • Field judge: Kirk Wisneski • Side judge: Rick Ockey • Center judge: Darren Winkley • Replay: Bruce Bayne • Replay Communicator: Bill Jaques • Alternate: Steve Baron [5]
- TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Laura Rutledge (sideline) (ESPN)[11]
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| Statistics | Georgia Southern | Bowling Green |
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| First downs | 26 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 534 | 362 |
| Rushes–yards | 68-452-7 | 29–116-1 |
| 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 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Favian Upshaw | 12 carries, 199 yards, 4 TDS | |
| Receiving | Montay Crockett | 1 reception, 31 yards, 1 TD | |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Johnson | 15/34, 246 yards, 3 TDS |
| Rushing | Travis Greene | 10 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Ronnie Moore | 5 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD |
Georgia Southern's Favian Upshaw claimed Most Valuable Player honors. Teammates' Wesley Fields, Matt Dobson and Nardo Govan won offensive, special teams and defensive MVP. [13]
References
edit- ^ "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
- ^ "Full 2015 college football bowl odds:9 SEC teams favored". sbnation.com.
- ^ a b c "Scoring Summary (Final) - 2015 GoDaddy Bowl - Georgia Southern vs Bowling Green (Dec 23, 2015 at Mobile, Ala.)" (PDF).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Bowling Green Falcons football series history".
- ^ Brown, Mike (December 22, 2015). "Following coaching change, Georgia Southern set for bowl game". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Falcons Season Comes To A Close In GoDaddy Bowl".
- ^ Volner, Derek (December 8, 2015). "College Football Playoff Highlights 2015-16 Bowl Schedule" (Press release). ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Box score (Bowling Green vs Georgia Southern)". bgsufalcons.com. bgsufalcons. December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Georgia Southern Runs Past Bowling Green 58-27 in GoDaddy Bowl". gseagles.com. gseagles. December 23, 2015.