The 2015 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season as well as prospects for the 2015 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that had begun on December 21, 2014. Sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, it was officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl.[1]

2015 Reese's Senior Bowl
66th Senior Bowl
1234 Total
North 371014 34
South 7033 13
DateJanuary 24, 2015
Season2014
StadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
LocationMobile, Alabama
MVPAmeer Abdullah
RefereeShawn Smith
Attendance36,471
United States TV coverage
NetworkNFL Network
Senior Bowl
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Played at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, the game featured the North and the South as the opposing teams. The NFL Network broadcast the game live on January 24, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. CST. The North won 34–13.

Sports Illustrated named Ali Marpet of Hobart and William Smith Colleges—the first NCAA Division III player selected for the Senior Bowl in its 66 years—the game's "biggest riser".[2][3]

Rosters

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North Team

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South Team

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Game summary

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Scoring summary

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Scoring Play Score
1st Quarter
SOUTH – David Johnson 19–yard run (Justin Manton kick), 09:05 SOUTH 7 – 0
NORTH – Tom Obarski 49–yard field goal, 05:58 SOUTH 7 – 3
2nd Quarter
NORTH – Ben Koyack 10–yard pass from Sean Mannion (Tom Obarski kick),12:23 NORTH 10 – 7
3rd Quarter
SOUTH – Justin Manton 24–yard field goal, 08:31 TIE 10 – 10
NORTH – Tom Obarski 28–yard field goal, 03:46 NORTH 13 – 10
NORTH – David Cobb 4–yard run (Tom Obarski kick), 00:40 NORTH 20 – 10
4th Quarter
NORTH – Tyler Varga 13–yard run (Tom Obarski kick), 12:08 NORTH 27 – 10
SOUTH – Justin Manton 29–yard field goal, 07:30 NORTH 27 – 13
NORTH – Tyler Varga 7–yard run (Tom Obarski kick), 01:46 NORTH 34 – 13

Statistics

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Statistics North South
First Downs 25 19
Total offense, plays - yards 65–446 64–368
Rushes-yards (net) 29–186 28–120
Passing yards (net) 260 248
Passes, Comp-Att-Int 22–35–1 17–36–2
Time of Possession 27:48 32:12

References

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  1. ^ "Let's Go REESE'S". The Hershey Company. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ali Marpet Draft Profile". NFL.com.
  3. ^ Sal Maiorana, Staff writer (February 20, 2015). "Hobart's Ali Marpet is intriguing NFL prospect". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.