2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Akron Zips Utah State Aggies
(7–5) (6–6)
MAC Mountain West
23 21
Head coach: 
Terry Bowden		 Head coach: 
Matt Wells
1234 Total
Akron 7673 23
Utah State 0777 21
Date December 22, 2015
Season 2015
Stadium Albertsons Stadium
Location Boise, Idaho
MVP Akron K Robert Stein[1]
Favorite Utah State by 6[2]
Referee Charles Lewis (Sun Belt)[3]
Attendance 18,876[3]
Payout US$325,000
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers Mark Neely, Mike Bellotti, & Kevin Weidl (ESPN)
Paul Loeffler, Pat Hill, & Marty Cesario (ESPN Radio)

The 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 22, 2015 at Albertsons Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The nineteenth annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl pitted the Akron Zips of the Mid-American Conference against the Utah State Aggies of the Mountain West Conference. The game started at 1:30 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. The game is sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission.

It is most notable for being the first bowl game victory in school history for Akron.

Teams

The game featured the Akron Zips against the Utah State Aggies. It was the first overall meeting between the two schools.[4]

Akron Zips

After finishing their regular season 7–5, the Zips accepted their invitation to the game.[5]

This was the second bowl game in school history for Akron, and their first since the 2005 Motor City Bowl, where they lost to Memphis 38–31.

Utah State Aggies

After finishing their regular season 6–6, the Aggies accepted their invitation to the game.[6]

This was the Aggies' fourth Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; they had previously lost the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl (said game's inaugural edition) to Cincinnati 35–19, then lost the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to Ohio 24–23, and finally won the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl over Toledo, 41–15.

Game summary

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Akron USU
1 10:38 3 56 0:52 Akron Thomas Woodson 14-yard touchdown reception from Tyrell Goodman, Robert Stein kick good 7 0
2 2:53 12 59 5:34 Akron 33-yard field goal by Robert Stein 10 0
2 1:32 3 71 1:21 USU Brand Swindall 9-yard touchdown reception from Kent Myers, Brock Warren kick good 10 7
2 0:00 1 0 0:04 Akron 29-yard field goal by Robert Stein 13 7
3 12:41 7 64 2:19 USU Hunter Sharp 19-yard touchdown reception from Kent Myers, Brock Warren kick good 13 14
3 5:43 8 40 4:00 Akron Donnell Alexander 2-yard touchdown run, Robert Stein kick good 20 14
4 8:15 10 64 1:30 Akron 46-yard field goal by Robert Stein 23 14
4 1:12 10 64 1:30 USU Brand Swindall 2-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Brock Warren kick good 23 21
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 21

Source: [3]

Statistics

Statistics[3] Akron USU
First downs 17 22
Plays–yards 72–282 74–363
Rushes–yards 42–100 29–131
Passing yards 182 232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–30–1 28–45–1
Time of possession 34:07 25:53

References

  1. ↑ Dyer, Mike (December 23, 2015). "Sycamore grad named MVP of Famous Idaho Potato Bowl". cincinnati.com. www.cincinnati.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2015
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Akron vs. Utah State Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  4. ↑ http://www.winsipedia.com/akron/vs/utah-state
  5. ↑ http://gozips.com/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20151206pjuxht
  6. ↑ http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120615aaa.html
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