2015 GoDaddy Bowl (January)
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16th GoDaddy Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 4, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Network ESPN/Nevada Sports Network | | |||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Ray Bentley, & Quint Kessenich (ESPN) Mike Grace, Jay Roberson, & Blake Gardner (Nevada SN) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2015 GoDaddy Bowl was a post-season American
Team selection
The game featured the Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference against the Arkansas State Red Wolves of the Sun Belt Conference.
It was the third overall meeting between these two teams, with Toledo leading the series 2–0 prior to the kickoff. The last time these two teams met was in 1992.
Toledo Rockets
After the Rockets finished the regular season with an 8–4 record, they accepted their invitation to play in the game.[5]
This was Toledo's second GoDaddy Bowl; the Rockets previously won the 2005 game (when it was known as the GMAC Bowl) over the UTEP Miners, 45–13.
Arkansas State Red Wolves
After the Red Wolves finished the regular season with a 7–5 record, bowl director Jerry Silverstein extended an invitation to play in the game.[6]
This was the Red Wolves' fourth GoDaddy Bowl, extending their record for most appearances in the game. The Red Wolves had a 2–1 record in the GoDaddy Bowl prior to this match-up, losing the 2012 game to the Northern Illinois Huskies, 38–20, winning the 2013 game over the Kent State Golden Flashes, 17–13, and winning the 2014 game over the Ball State Cardinals, 23–20.
Game summary
Scoring summary
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Source: [3]
Statistics
Statistics[3] | TOL | ARST |
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First downs | 30 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 80–541 | 63–468 |
Rushes–yards | 53–365 | 32–65 |
Passing yards | 176 | 403 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–27–1 | 23–31–0 |
Time of possession | 35:17 | 24:43 |
References
- ^ Podolski, Mark (January 5, 2015). "Toledo RB, South graduate Kareem Hunt reflects on five-TD bowl game". news-herald.com. The News-Herald. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ "College Football Lines, NCAA College Football Lines At Bovada Online Sportsbook". Bovada. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Stats Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- GoDaddy Bowl. 2014. Archived from the originalon December 12, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Rockets Accept Bid to Play in GoDaddy Bowl in Mobile on Jan. 4". Toledo Rockets. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- GoDaddy Bowl. December 3, 2014. Archived from the originalon December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.