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2015 Russell Athletic Bowl
26th Russell Athletic Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels Baylor Bears
(11–2) (9–3)
ACC Big 12
38 49
Head coach: 
Larry Fedora		 Head coach: 
Art Briles
AP
CoachesCFP
101110
AP
CoachesCFP
181917
1234 Total
North Carolina 710147 38
Baylor 1414147 49
DateDecember 29, 2015
Season
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

Russell Athletic uniform company.[2]

Teams

The game featured the North Carolina Tar Heels against the Baylor Bears.

North Carolina Tar Heels

See also: 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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

See also: 2015 Baylor Bears football team

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
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards
TOP
 UNC BU
1 8:37 13 69 3:11 UNC Brandon Fritts 9-yard touchdown reception from Marquise Williams, Nick Weiler kick good 7 0
1 4:25 13 75 4:12 BU Lynx Hawthorne 6-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good 7 7
1 0:15 6 83 1:53 BU Devin Chafin 2-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good 7 14
2 12:28 9 26 2:47 UNC 32-yard field goal by Nick Weiler 10 14
2 9:35 8 75 2:53 BU Johnny Jefferson 11-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good 10 21
2 2:16 10 67 3:55 BU Johnny Jefferson 27-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good 10 28
2 0:35 10 75 1:41 UNC Marquise Williams 4-yard touchdown run, Nick Weiler kick good 17 28
3 11:45 9 75 3:15 UNC Marquise Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Weiler kick good 24 28
3 3:07 8 61 3:21 BU Terence Williams 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good 24 35
3 2:04 1 80 0:14 BU Johnny Jefferson 80-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good 24 42
3 0:47 6 75 1:17 UNC Bug Howard 27-yard touchdown reception from Marquise Williams, Nick Weiler kick good 31 42
4 10:24 13 75 5:23 BU Terence Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Callahan kick good 31 49
4 2:20 5 64 0:57 UNC Kendrick Singleton 7-yard touchdown reception from Marquise Williams, Nick Weiler kick good 38 49
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Statistics

Statistics UNC BU
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

  1. ^ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015
  2. Russell Athletic Bowl
    . December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Carolina To Face Baylor In Russell Athletic Bowl". GoHeels.com. University of North Carolina. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ https://www.si.com/college/2015/12/30/baylor-north-carolina-russell-athletic-bowl-rushing-record
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