2016 Senior Bowl

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2016 Reese's Senior Bowl
67th Senior Bowl
1234Total
North037616
South1073727
DateJanuary 30, 2016
Season 2015
Stadium Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Location Mobile, Alabama
MVP Dak Prescott
Referee Tracy Jones
Attendance35,271
United States TV coverage
Network NFL Network
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The 2016 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2016 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that began on December 19, 2015. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and is officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl. [1]

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The game was played on January 30, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams. Coverage of the event was provided on the NFL Network. [2]

Rosters

North Team

South Team

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring PlayScore
1st Quarter
SOUTH – Aaron Green 25–yard run (Ross Martin kick), 04:00SOUTH 7 – 0
SOUTH – Ross Martin 48–yard field goal, 00:20SOUTH 10 – 0
2nd Quarter
NORTH – Ka'imi Fairbairn 36–yard field goal, 02:56SOUTH 10 – 3
SOUTH – Paul McRoberts 5–yard pass from Dak Prescott (Ross Martin kick), 00:22SOUTH 17 – 3
3rd Quarter
SOUTH – Ross Martin 40–yard field goal, 09:26SOUTH 20 – 3
NORTH – Cody Kessler 1–yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 01:53SOUTH 20 – 10
4th Quarter
SOUTH – Kenyan Drake 1–yard run (Ross Martin kick), 06:28SOUTH 27 – 10
NORTH – Aaron Burbridge 29–yard pass from Jeff Driskel (PAT not attempted), 00:00SOUTH 27 – 16

Statistics

StatisticsNorthSouth
First Downs1821
Total offense, plays - yards332353
Rushes-yards (net)26–11227–127
Passing yards (net)220226
Passes, Comp-Att-Int21–36–022–34–0
Time of Possession28:1731:43

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