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