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2015 GoDaddy Bowl
17th GoDaddy Bowl
Georgia Southern Eagles Bowling Green Falcons
(8–4) (10–3)
Sun Belt MAC
58 27
Head coach: 
Dell McGee		 Head coach: 
Brian Ward[1]
1234 Total
Georgia Southern 9142114 58
Bowling Green 131400 27
DateDecember 23, 2015
Season2015
StadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
LocationMobile, Alabama
MVPGeorgia Southern QB Favian Upshaw[2]
FavoriteBowling Green by 7½[3][4]
RefereeScott Campbell (Mtn. West)[5]
Attendance28,656[5]
PayoutUS$TBD
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/Nevada Sports Network
Announcers
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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

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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

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See also: 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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

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See also: 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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

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Scoring Summary

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2015 GoDaddy Bowl
Georgia Southern Eagles (8-4, 6-2) vs Bowling Green Falcons (10-3, 7-1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Georgia Southern 9 14 211458
Bowling Green 13 14 0027

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]
  • [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

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  1. ^ "Bowling Green Athletics – Babers Named Head Coach At Syracuse". Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Brandt, David (December 24, 2015). "GEORGIA SOUTHERN WINS GODADDY BOWL". godaddybowl.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015
  4. ^ "Full 2015 college football bowl odds:9 SEC teams favored". sbnation.com.
  5. ^ a b c "Scoring Summary (Final) - 2015 GoDaddy Bowl - Georgia Southern vs Bowling Green (Dec 23, 2015 at Mobile, Ala.)" (PDF).
  6. ^ Volner, Derek (December 8, 2015). "College Football Playoff Highlights 2015-16 Bowl Schedule" (Press release). ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Game". GoDaddy Bowl – December 23, 2015 – Mobile, Alabama. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Winsipedia - Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Bowling Green Falcons football series history".
  9. ^ Brown, Mike (December 22, 2015). "Following coaching change, Georgia Southern set for bowl game". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  10. ^ "Falcons Season Comes To A Close In GoDaddy Bowl".
  11. ^ Volner, Derek (December 8, 2015). "College Football Playoff Highlights 2015-16 Bowl Schedule" (Press release). ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  12. ^ "Box score (Bowling Green vs Georgia Southern)". bgsufalcons.com. bgsufalcons. December 23, 2015.
  13. ^ "Georgia Southern Runs Past Bowling Green 58-27 in GoDaddy Bowl". gseagles.com. gseagles. December 23, 2015.
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