| 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26th Russell Athletic Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orlando Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Baylor by 3 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John O'Neill ( Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN/ ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers |
Mike Patrick,
Ed Cunningham, &
Dr. Jerry Punch (ESPN) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, & Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 29, 2015, at the Orlando Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The 26th edition of the Russell Athletic Bowl featured the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference. It began at 5:30 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The game's naming rights sponsor was the Russell Athletic uniform company. [2]
Teams
The game featured the North Carolina Tar Heels against the Baylor Bears.
North Carolina Tar Heels
After finishing their season 11–2, the Tar Heels accepted their invitation to play in the game. [3]
This was the Tar Heels' second Russell Athletic Bowl; they had previously won the 1995 Carquest Bowl, defeating Arkansas by a score of 20–10.
Baylor Bears
After finishing their season 9–3, the Bears accepted their invitation to play in the game. [4]
Game summary
The Bears set an all-time bowl game record with 645 total rushing yards. [5]
Scoring summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | UNC | BU |
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| First Downs | 28 | 38 |
| Total offense, plays – yards | 73–487 | 103–756 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 36–244 | 84–645 |
| Passing yards (net) | 243 | 111 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 22–36–1 | 10–18–1 |
| Time of Possession | 22:54 | 37:06 |
References
- ^ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015
- ^ "North Carolina To Face Baylor In The 26th Annual Russell Athletic Bowl". Russell Athletic Bowl. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "Carolina To Face Baylor In Russell Athletic Bowl". GoHeels.com. University of North Carolina. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "Football Accepts Russell Athletic Bowl Invitation". BaylorBears.com. Baylor University. December 6, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ https://www.si.com/college/2015/12/30/baylor-north-carolina-russell-athletic-bowl-rushing-record