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MVPAppalachian State RB Marcus Cox[1]

The 2015 Camellia Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 19, 2015 at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. The second edition of the Camellia Bowl featured the Ohio Bobcats from the Mid-American Conference against the Appalachian State Mountaineers of the Sun Belt Conference. This was the first ever meeting between the two teams. It began at 4:30 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concludes the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by television broadcasting company Raycom Media, it was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.[4]

Teams

The game featured the Ohio Bobcats against the Appalachian State Mountaineers. It was the first overall meeting between the two schools.[5]

Appalachian State Mountaineers

See also: 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Sources told ESPN reporter Brett McMurphy that the Mountaineers had officially been invited to the game and accepted.[6]

This was the first FBS bowl game in school history for Appalachian State, in their second season as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision and the Sun Belt Conference and their first season of bowl eligibility.

Ohio Bobcats

See also: 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team

This was the sixth bowl appearance in the last seven seasons for head coach Frank Solich and the Ohio Bobcats. Solich entered with a 4–7 career record in bowl games as a head coach at both Ohio and Nebraska.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Ohio APP
1 7:17 4 51 1:31 APP Taylor Lamb 21-yard touchdown run, Zach Matics kick good 0 7
2 1:31 11 45 5:56 Ohio 36-yard field goal by Josiah Yazdani 3 7
2 1:23 1 −5 0:08 Ohio Interception returned 20 yards for touchdown by Quentin Poling, Josiah Yazdani kick good 10 7
2 0:20 2 23 0:19 Ohio A. J. Ouellette 7-yard touchdown run, Josiah Yazdani kick good 17 7
3 8:06 4 12 1:19 Ohio Fumble recovery returned 45 yards for touchdown by Jovon Johnson, Josiah Yazdani kick good 24 7
4 13:52 11 97 4:46 APP Barrett Burns 17-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Lamb, Zach Matics kick good 24 14
4 13:10 1 26 0:07 APP Marcus Cox 26-yard touchdown run, Zach Matics kick good 24 21
4 11:56 4 47 1:02 APP Barrett Burns 8-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Lamb, Zach Matics kick good 24 28
4 6:06 1 −3 0:04 Ohio Marcus Cox tackled in end zone for a safety by Jovon Johnson 26 28
4 1:47 8 51 4:19 Ohio 21-yard field goal by Josiah Yazdani 29 28
4 0:00 9 73 1:47 APP 23-yard field goal by Zach Matics 29 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 29 31

Source: [3]

Statistics

Statistics[3] Ohio APP
First downs 15 24
Plays–yards 65–272 75–427
Rushes–yards 36–107 49–303
Passing yards 165 124
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–29–2 13–26–1
Time of possession 30:06 29:54

References

  1. ^ "Appalachian State rallies past Ohio in Raycom Media Camellia Bowl". espn.com. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2015
  3. ^ a b c d "2015 Camellia Bowl: Ohio vs. Appalchian State Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  4. ^ /humans.txt. "Raycom Media Camellia Bowl | Montgomery, AL". ESPN Events. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  5. ^ "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Ohio Bobcats football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  6. ^ McMurphy, Brett (December 2, 2015). "Arkansas State, Ga. Southern, App. State accept bowl bids". ESPN.Go.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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