Annual NCAA football game
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]
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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Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
GS
BGSU
1
8:52
9
78
4:34
GS
L.A. Ramsby 1-yard touchdown run, Younghoe Koo kick good
7
0
1
7:38
6
75
1:23
BGSU
Roger Lewis 45-yard touchdown reception from Matt Johnson , Tyler Tate kick blocked
7
6
1
7:38
GS
Matt Dobson returns blocked PAT 98 yards for 2 point conversion.
9
6
1
0:33
7
75
1:42
BGSU
Ronnie Moore 15-yard touchdown reception from Matt Johnson, Tyler Tate kick good
9
13
2
11:42
1
51
0:08
BGSU
Gehrig Dieter 51-yard touchdown reception from Matt Johnson, Tyler Tate kick good
9
20
2
7:53
7
75
3:39
GS
Wesley Fields 26-yard touchdown run, Younghoe Koo kick good
16
20
2
1:27
12
92
5:15
GS
{{{Runner}}} 31-yard touchdown run, Younghoe Koo kick good
23
20
2
0:36
5
66
0:51
BGSU
Travis Greene 5-yard touchdown run, Tyler Tate kick good
23
27
3
7:28
14
75
7:32
GS
Favian Upshaw 3-yard touchdown run, Younghoe Koo kick good
30
27
3
2:55
1
80
0:11
GS
Favian Upshaw 80-yard touchdown run, Younghoe Koo kick good
37
27
3
1:51
2
14
0:23
GS
Matt Breida 1-yard touchdown run, Younghoe Koo kick good
44
27
4
14:55
2
10
0:48
GS
Favian Upshaw 8-yard touchdown run, Younghoe Koo kick good
51
27
4
5:25
6
80
3:59
GS
Favian Upshaw 42-yard touchdown run, Younghoe Koo kick good
58
27
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
58
27
Source: [4]
Statistics [ ]
Statistics
GS
BGSU
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
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]
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
^ Jump up to: a b c "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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