2015 GoDaddy Bowl (December)
College 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 .[ 7]
Teams
The 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
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.[ 9]
Bowling Green Falcons
This was the third appearance in the GoDaddy bowl for the Falcons, with the other two appearances coming in 2004 and 2008 .[ 10]
Game summary
Scoring Summary
2015 GoDaddy Bowl
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Georgia Southern 9
14
21 14 58
Bowling Green
13
14
0 0 27
at Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
Date : Wednesday, December 23, 2015Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S 19 mph (31 km/h) • Weather: CloudyGame attendance : 28,656Referee : 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] [ 12]
Game information
First quarter (08:52) GASO – La Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; Georgia Southern 7–0 )
(07:29) BGSU – Roger Lewis 45 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick blocked) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; Georgia Southern 7–6 )
(07:29) GASO – Matt Dobson 99 yard defensive 2-point conversion return(Georgia Southern 9–6 )
(00:33) BGSU – Ronnine Moore 15 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick)(Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:42; Bowling Green 13–9 ) Second quarter (11:42) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 51 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, :08; Bowling Green 20–9 )
(07:53) GASO – Wesley Fields 26 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Bowling Green 20–16 )
(01:27) GASO – Montay Crockett 31 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 5:15; Georgia Southern 23–20 )
(00:36) BGSU – Travis Greene 5 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, :51; Bowling Green 27–23 ) Third quarter (07:26) GASO – Favian Upshaw 3 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:31; Georgia Southern 30–27 )
(02:55) GASO – Favian Upshaw 80 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, :11; Georgia Southern 37–27 )
(01:51) GASO – Matt Breida 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, :23; Georgia Southern 44–27 ) Fourth quarter (14:55) GASO – Favian Upshaw 8 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, :48; Georgia Southern 51–27 )
(05:25) GASO – Favian Upshaw 3 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:59; Georgia Southern 58–27 )
Statistics
Georgia Southern
Bowling Green
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
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
^ "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.
External links
Formerly known as the Mobile Alabama / GMAC / GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy / Dollar General / LendingTree Bowl
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