2015 Poinsettia Bowl

August 2023 Poinsettia Bowl 11th Poinsettia Bowl San Diego County Credit Union December 23 2015 2015 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California Boise State Broncos Boise State Broncos 8–4 Mountain West Bryan Harsin 21 10 10 14 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Huskies 8–5 MAC Rod Carey 0 7 0 0 Boise State by 8Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015December 2015 Offensive: Boise State QB Brett Rypienhttp://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/bronco-beat-blog/article51316405.html Game recap: Boise State crushes Northern Illinois 55–7 in Poinsettia Bowl Cripe Chadd December 23, 2015 idahostatesman.com Idaho Statesman December 24, 2015Defensive: Boise State DE Kamalei Correa Jeff Hilyer (Sun Belt) 21,501 $612,500 ESPN/ESPN Radio Beth Mowins, David Diaz-Infante, and Shelley Smith (ESPN)Volner, Derek http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/12/college-football-playoff-highlights-2015-16-bowl-schedule/ College Football Playoff Highlights 2015-16 Bowl Schedule ESPN December 8, 2015 December 23, 2015 Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, and Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) The 2015 Poinsettia Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 23, 2015 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. Boise State Broncos from the Mountain West Conference defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies from the Mid-American Conference.McCarthy, Jack (December 6, 2015). "Northern Illinois Earns Poinsettia Bowl Date with Boise State", Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 6, 2015. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The game started at 1:30 p.m. PST and was televised on ESPN. Sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union, the game is officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Team selection December 2015 The Boise State Broncos from the Mountain West Conference defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies from the Mid-American Conference. Boise State 2015 Boise State Broncos football team Following Boise State's regular season ending win over San Jose State, where they finished the 2015 regular season 8–4, 5–3 in West Division play to finish in a four way tie for 2nd place, the Poinsettia Bowl expressed their interest in inviting the Broncos.http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/bronco-beat-blog/article46749705.html Game recap: McNichols carries Boise State football to road win Idaho Statesman November 27, 2015 December 23, 2015 Cripe, Chadd The Las Vegas Bowl held the first selection from the Mountain West but also had an agreement to pick BYU in either 2015 or 2019. When Las Vegas chose to invite BYU, the Mountain West's first selection fell to the Poinsettia Bowl. The Poinsettia Bowl was not obligated to take the Mountain West Champions, San Diego State, and could choose any Mountain West team they wanted. They chose the Broncos, who made their second Poinsettia Bowl appearance and first appearance since 2008 where they lost to TCU 17–16 to end their undefeated season. Northern Illinois 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team Had Army become bowl eligible, they would have been invited to the Poinsettia Bowl. When they failed to become bowl eligible, the selection fell to the Mid-American Conference. The Northern Illinois Huskies were selected to set up a match-up of two of the winningest programs since 2010. The Huskies finished the regular season 8–5, 6–2 in West Division play to finish in a four way tie for the division title. They represented the West Division in the MAC Championship Game where they lost to Bowling Green. It was the Huskies sixth consecutive MAC Championship Game appearance. It was the Huskies third Poinsettia Bowl appearance with losses in 2006 and 2013. Game summary Scoring Summary BSU NIU 1 14:02 BSU 3 75 0:58 RushTD Jeremy McNichols 41 good Tyler Rausa 7 0 1 7:38 BSU 7 67 2:18 RecTD Jeremy McNichols Brett Rypien 4 good Tyler Rausa 14 0 1 3:28 BSU 7 53 2:36 RushTD Jeremy McNichols 1 good Tyler Rausa 21 0 2 9:44 BSU 7 12 3:01 FG Tyler Rausa 20 24 0 2 9:32 NIU Other Aregero Turner 96 yard kickoff return, Christian Hagan kick good 24 7 2 1:51 BSU 8 60 3:35 RecTD Chaz Anderson Brett Rypien 16 good Tyler Rausa 31 7 3 7:30 BSU 12 51 4:49 FG Tyler Rausa 27 34 7 3 3:29 BSU 6 62 2:06 RecTD Alec Dhaenens Brett Rypien 18 good Tyler Rausa 41 7 4 14:52 BSU 5 61 2:07 RushTD Kelsey Young 24 good Tyler Rausa 48 7 4 9:52 BSU 7 69 4:06 RushTD Thomas Stuart 1 good Tyler Rausa 55 7 55 7 Source: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=112021 2015 Poinsettia Bowl: Boise State vs. Northern Illinois Stats Stat Broadcast December 23, 2015 Statistics Statistics BSU NIU First downs 35 7 Plays–yards 96–654 51–33 Rushes–yards 56–227 30–(−5) Passing yards 377 38 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–40–1 7–21–0 Time of possession 43:13 16:47 References 30em Category:2015–16 NCAA football bowl games 2015 2015 2015 Category:2015 in sports in California Category:December 2015 sports events in the United States Category:2015 in San Diego