2015 Senior Bowl
The 2015 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featured players from the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2015 Draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that began on December 21, 2014. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and was officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl.[1]
2015 Reese's Senior Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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66th Senior Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 24, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Ameer Abdullah | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Shawn Smith | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 36,471 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | NFL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
Ali Marpet of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the first NCAA Division III player selected for the Senior Bowl, was named Sports Illustrated as the game's "biggest riser".[2][3]
The game was played on January 24, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams, with the North team winning the game 34–13. Coverage of the event was provided on the NFL Network.
Rosters
North Team
South Team
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Game summary
Scoring summary
Scoring Play | Score | ||
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1st Quarter | |||
SOUTH – David Johnson 19–yard run (Justin Manton kick), 09:05 | SOUTH 7 – 0 | ||
NORTH – Tom Obarski 49–yard field goal, 05:58 | SOUTH 7 – 3 | ||
2nd Quarter | |||
NORTH – Ben Koyack 10–yard pass from Sean Mannion (Tom Obarski kick),12:23 | NORTH 10 – 7 | ||
3rd Quarter | |||
SOUTH – Justin Manton 24–yard field goal, 08:31 | TIE 10 – 10 | ||
NORTH – Tom Obarski 28–yard field goal, 03:46 | NORTH 13 – 10 | ||
NORTH – David Cobb 4–yard run (Tom Obarski kick), 00:40 | NORTH 20 – 10 | ||
4th Quarter | |||
NORTH – Tyler Varga 13–yard run (Tom Obarski kick), 12:08 | NORTH 27 – 10 | ||
SOUTH – Justin Manton 29–yard field goal, 07:30 | NORTH 27 – 13 | ||
NORTH – Tyler Varga 7–yard run (Tom Obarski kick), 01:46 | NORTH 34 – 13 | ||
Statistics
Statistics | North | South |
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First Downs | 25 | 19 |
Total offense, plays - yards | 65–446 | 64–368 |
Rushes-yards (net) | 29–186 | 28–120 |
Passing yards (net) | 260 | 248 |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 22–35–1 | 17–36–2 |
Time of Possession | 27:48 | 32:12 |
References
- "Let's Go REESE'S". The Hershey Company. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- "Ali Marpet Draft Profile". NFL.com.
- Sal Maiorana, Staff writer (February 20, 2015). "Hobart's Ali Marpet is intriguing NFL prospect". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.