2015 GoDaddy Bowl (December)

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]

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]
1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Southern 9 14 21 14 58 Bowling Green 13 14 0 0 27
Date	December 23, 2015
Season	2015
Stadium	Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Location	Mobile, Alabama
MVP	Georgia Southern QB Favian Upshaw[2]
Favorite	Bowling Green by 7½[3][4]
Referee	Scott Campbell (Mtn. West)[5]
Attendance	28,656[5]
Payout	US$TBD
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/Nevada Sports Network
Announcers	Tom Hart, Andre Ware, and Laura Rutledge (ESPN)[6] Mike Grace, Blake Gardner, and Daniel Grace (Nevada SN) [citation needed]
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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

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

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

Scoring Summary

2015 GoDaddy Bowl
Georgia Southern Eagles (8-4, 6-2) vs Bowling Green Falcons (10-3, 7-1)

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, 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]