2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)

August 2023 Fiesta Bowl CFP New Year’s Six45th Fiesta Bowl BattleFrog University of Phoenix Stadium - dall'autostrada.jpg University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl. January 1 2016 2015 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10–2 Independent 8 9 8 Brian Kelly 0 14 7 7 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes 11–1 Big Ten 7 5 7 Urban Meyer 14 14 7 9 J. T. Barrett & Eli Apple Ohio State by 3.5 OSU & ND Bands Hubert Owens (SEC) 71,123 24 million (2014)http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/22944988/american-dream-ucf-others-eye-unlikely-unprecedented-bcs-berth American dream: UCF, others eye unlikely, unprecedented BCS berth - CBSSports.com November 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151211142248/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/22944988/american-dream-ucf-others-eye-unlikely-unprecedented-bcs-berth December 11, 2015 dead ESPN, ESPN Deportes Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, & Todd McShay (ESPN)Adam Amin, Kelly Stouffer, & Olivia Harlan (ESPN Radio) 2014 (Dec.) 2016 (Dec.) The 2016 Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2016 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The 44th Fiesta Bowl was one of the New Year's Bowls. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The game was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, with the kickoff time set for 1:00 p.m. ET (11 a.m. MT). Sponsored by obstacle racing series BattleFrog, it was officially known as the BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl.https://fiestabowl.org/news-room/battlefrog-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-45th-annual-fiesta-bowl/ BattleFrog Announced as Title Sponsor of 45th Annual Fiesta Bowl Fiesta Bowl December 4, 2015 December 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071937/https://fiestabowl.org/news-room/battlefrog-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-45th-annual-fiesta-bowl/ dead Coincidentally, it took place 10 years after the 2006 Fiesta Bowl, that was also played by Ohio State and Notre Dame. That was also the last time Notre Dame participated in the Fiesta Bowl. Ohio State beat Notre Dame, 44–28. Teams The participants for the game were determined by the College Football Playoff selection committee, and consisted of at-large selections and/or the highest ranked team from the "Group of Five" conferences. The two participants were the #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10–2) vs. the #7 Ohio State Buckeyes (11–1).https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400852736/notre-dame-ohio-state Ohio State 44-28 Notre Dame (Jan 1, 2016) Final Score Game summary Scoring summary ND OSU 1 9:53 OSU 9 80 3:01 RushTD Ezekiel Elliott 2 Sean Nuernberger good 0 7 1 7:41 OSU 3 43 0:45 RecTD Michael Thomas J. T. Barrett 15 Sean Nuernberger good 0 14 2 7:34 ND 13 70 5:38 RushTD Josh Adams 3 Justin Yoon good 7 14 2 9:53 OSU 11 62 2:39 RushTD Ezekiel Elliott 1 Sean Nuernberger good 7 21 2 1:48 OSU 6 63 2:04 RushTD Ezekiel Elliott 1 Sean Nuernberger good 7 28 2 0:29 ND 9 75 1:19 RushTD DeShone Kizer 1 Justin Yoon good 14 28 3 8:58 ND 7 58 2:54 RecTD Chris Brown DeShone Kizer 4 Justin Yoon good 21 28 3 6:37 OSU 6 75 2:21 RushTD Ezekiel Elliott 47 Sean Nuernberger good 21 35 4 12:10 OSU 10 44 4:14 FG 37 Sean Nuernberger good 21 38 4 11:27 ND 2 83 0:43 RecTD Will Fuller DeShone Kizer 81 Justin Yoon good 28 38 4 6:09 OSU 13 42 5:18 FG 38 Sean Nuernberger good 28 41 4 2:42 OSU 4 5 1:36 FG 35 Sean Nuernberger good 28 44 28 44 Source:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=112001&a=1 2015 Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State Stats Stat Broadcast January 1, 2016 Statistics Statistics ND OSU First downs 24 27 Total offense, plays – yards 70–405 85–496Rushes-yards (net) 32–121 54–285 Passing yards (net) 284 211Passes, Comp-Att-Int 22–38–1 19–31–1 Time of Possession 27:15 32:45 References Category:2015–16 NCAA football bowl games 2016,01 2016 Fiesta Bowl 2016 Fiesta Bowl Category:January 2016 sports events in the United States Category:2016 in sports in Arizona