2015 Sun Bowl

American college football game August 2023 January 2026 Sun Bowl 82nd Sun Bowl Hyundai December 26 2015 2015 Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas University of Miami Miami Hurricanes 8–4 ACC Larry Scott 7 0 0 7 Washington State University Washington State Cougars 8–4 Pac-12 Mike Leach 7 13 0 0 Wash. State by 3Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015 Luke Falk Jerry McGinn (Big Ten) 41,180 TBD CBS/Sports USA Carter Blackburn, Gary Danielson, & Allie LaForce (CBS) John Ahlers, Doug Plank, & Scott Colletti (Sports USA) The 2015 Sun Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 26, 2015, at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. Played under snowy conditions, it marked the first time the game was played in snowy weather since the 1987 Christmas Day game with West Virginia and Oklahoma State. The 82nd edition of the Sun Bowl featured the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. It began at noon MST and aired on CBS. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company's American subsidiary, the game was officially known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl.http://www.sunbowl.org/news/67-miami-to-take-on-washington-state-in-82nd-annual-hyundai-sun-bowl Miami to Take on Washington State in 82nd Annual Hyundai Sun Bowl Sun Bowl December 6, 2015 December 6, 2015 Washington State won 20–14 over the University of Miami. Teams The game featured the Miami Hurricanes against the Washington State Cougars. Miami Hurricanes 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team The Hurricanes finished 3rd in the ACC Coastal Division. After finishing their regular season 8–4, bowl director Bernie Olivas extended an invitation for the Hurricanes to play in the game, which they accepted.http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=210563856 Miami Accepts Bid to the 2015 Hyundai Sun Bowl University of Miami HurricaneSports.com December 6, 2015 December 6, 2015 December 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208021815/http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=210563856 dead This was the Hurricanes' second Sun Bowl; they had previously played in the 2010 Sun Bowl, losing to Notre Dame by a score of 33–17. Washington State Cougars 2015 Washington State Cougars football team The Cougars finished 3rd in the Pac-12 North Division. After finishing their regular season 8–4, Olivas extended an invitation for the Cougars to play in the game, which they accepted as well.http://www.wsucougars.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30400&ATCLID=210565188 Cougars to Face Miami in Sun Bowl Washington State Cougars WSUCougars.com December 6, 2015 December 6, 2015 This was the Cougars' second Sun Bowl; they had previously won the 2001 Sun Bowl over Purdue by a score of 33–27. Game summary Scoring summary UM WSU 1 12:41 WSU 6 75 2:19 RecTD Jamal Morrow Luke Falk 31 good Erik Powell 0 7 1 5:45 UM 15 69 6:56 RecTD Stacy Coley Brad Kaaya 4 good Michael Badgley 7 7 2 6:33 WSU 14 58 6:33 FG Erik Powell 30 7 10 2 1:10 WSU 8 71 2:32 RecTD Gabe Marks Luke Falk 25 good Erik Powell 7 17 2 0:00 WSU 4 34 0:26 FG Erik Powell 25 7 20 4 13:10 UM 2 65 0:33 RushTD Mark Walton 5 good Michael Badgley 14 20 14 20 Source: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=112011&a=1 2015 Sun Bowl: Miami vs. Washington State Stat Broadcast December 26, 2015 Statistics Statistics MIA WSU First downs 13 23 Plays–yards 62–344 78–382 Rushes–yards 30–125 25–87 Passing yards 219 295 Passing Comp–Att–Int 17–32–2 29–53–0 Time of possession 28:55 31:05 References Category:2015–16 NCAA football bowl games 2015 2015 2015 Category:2015 in sports in Texas Category:December 2015 sports events in the United States