2015 Russell Athletic Bowl

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2015 Russell Athletic Bowl
26th Russell Athletic Bowl
1234Total
North Carolina71014738
Baylor141414749
DateDecember 29, 2015
Season 2015
Stadium Orlando Citrus Bowl
Location Orlando, Florida
Favorite Baylor by 3 [1]
Referee John O'Neill (Big Ten)
Attendance40,418
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)
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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]

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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

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP UNCBU
18:3713693:11UNCBrandon Fritts 9-yard touchdown reception from Marquise Williams, Nick Weiler kick good70
14:2513754:12BULynx Hawthorne 6-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good77
10:156831:53BUDevin Chafin 2-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good714
212:289262:47UNC32-yard field goal by Nick Weiler1014
29:358752:53BUJohnny Jefferson 11-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good1021
22:1610673:55BUJohnny Jefferson 27-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good1028
20:3510751:41UNCMarquise Williams 4-yard touchdown run, Nick Weiler kick good1728
311:459753:15UNCMarquise Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Weiler kick good2428
33:078613:21BUTerence Williams 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good2435
32:041800:14BUJohnny Jefferson 80-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good2442
30:476751:17UNC Bug Howard 27-yard touchdown reception from Marquise Williams, Nick Weiler kick good3142
410:2413755:23BUTerence Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good3149
42:205640:57UNCKendrick Singleton 7-yard touchdown reception from Marquise Williams, Nick Weiler kick good3849
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3849

Statistics

StatisticsUNCBU
First Downs2838
Total offense, plays – yards73–487103–756
Rushes-yards (net)36–24484–645
Passing yards (net)243111
Passes, Comp-Att-Int22–36–110–18–1
Time of Possession22:5437:06

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