2015 Bahamas Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Bahamas Bowl 2nd Bahamas Bowl Popeyes December 24 2015 2015 Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas Middle Tennessee State University Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 7–5 C-USA Rick Stockstill 17 0 7 7 Western Michigan University Western Michigan Broncos 7–5 MAC P. J. Fleck 17 0 7 21 Western Michigan by 2½Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015 Offensive: Western Michigan RB Jamauri Boganhttp://www.bahamasbowl.com/bogan-runs-western-michigan-past-middle-tennessee-45-31-in-2015-popeyes-bahamas-bowl/ Bogan runs Western Michigan past Middle Tennessee 45-31 in 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Glon Tim December 24, 2015 bahamasbowl.com Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Communications December 26, 2015 Bogan was named the Offensive Player of the Game of the game for his efforts, while teammate Grant DePalma was named the game’s Defensive Player of the Game.Defensive: Western Michigan LB Grant DePalma Brandon Cruse (Mtn. West) 13,123 TBD ESPN/RedVoice, LLC. Steve Levy, Mack Brown, Mark May, & Kaylee Hartung (ESPN)Brian Hanni & Rob Best (RedVoice) The 2015 Bahamas Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 24, 2015 at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau in the Bahamas. The second edition of the Bahamas Bowl featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders of Conference USA against the Western Michigan Broncos of the Mid-American Conference. It began at noon EST and air on ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant chain, the game is officially known as the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.http://www.bahamasbowl.com/middle-tennessee-accepts-2015-popeyes-bahamas-bowl-invitation/ Middle Tennessee accepts 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl invitation Bahamas Bowl November 28, 2015 November 28, 2015http://www.bahamasbowl.com/western-michigan-accepts-2015-popeyes-bahamas-bowl-invitation/ Western Michigan accepts 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl invitation Bahamas Bowl December 1, 2015 December 1, 2015 The game is best remembered as the Broncos' first bowl victory in school history. Teams The game featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders against the Western Michigan Broncos. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team After finishing their regular season 7–5, bowl director Richard Giannini extended an invitation for the Blue Raiders to play in the game, which they accepted.http://www.goblueraiders.com/news/2015/11/25/FB_1125152656.aspx Raiders Accept Bid to Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Middle Tennessee State University GoBlueRaiders.com November 28, 2015 November 28, 2015 This was the Blue Raiders' seventh bowl game (they are now 3–4 all-time in bowl games thus far) and their first since the 2013 Armed Forces Bowl, where they lost to Navy by a score of 24–6. It was also their third bowl game against a MAC opponent; the Blue Raiders likewise lost both previous meetings, losing in the 2006 Motor City Bowl to Central Michigan by a score of 31–14 and in the 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl to the Miami (Ohio) by a score of 35–21. Western Michigan Broncos 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team After finishing their regular season 7–5, bowl director Richard Giannini extended an invitation for the Broncos to play in the game, which they accepted.http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24299&SPID=1922&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210547987&DB_OEM_ID=4600 Broncos Accept Invitation to Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Western Michigan University WMUBroncos.com December 1, 2015 December 1, 2015 This was the Broncos' seventh bowl game, where they once again sought their first bowl victory in school history, having previously had an 0–6 all-time record in bowl games. It was also the Broncos' second consecutive bowl appearance (following the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, where they lost to Air Force by a score of 38–24), marking the first time in school history the Broncos have been to back-to-back bowls. In addition, it was the second time the Broncos have faced an opponent from Conference USA in a bowl game, having previously lost the 2008 Texas Bowl to the Rice Owls by a score of 38–14. Game summary Scoring Summary MT WMU 1 13:43 MT 5 75 1:17 RushTD Richie James 46 good Cody Clark 7 0 1 12:43 WMU 3 71 1:00 RushTD Jamauri Bogan 62 good Andrew Haldeman 7 7 1 11:04 MT 5 75 1:39 RecTD Richie James Brent Stockstill 44 good Cody Clark 14 7 1 3:23 WMU 6 28 2:32 FG Andrew Haldeman 47 14 10 1 1:04 MT 6 69 2:19 FG Cody Clark 23 17 10 1 0:03 WMU 2 85 1:01 RecTD Corey Davis Zach Terrell 80 good Andrew Haldeman 17 17 3 12:03 WMU 6 69 2:57 RushTD Jamauri Bogan 46 good Andrew Haldeman 17 24 3 0:18 MT 2 32 0:28 RecTD Christian Collins Brent Stockstill 17 good Cody Clark 24 24 4 12:47 WMU 5 75 2:31 RecTD Daniel Braverman Zach Terrell 68 good Andrew Haldeman 24 31 4 9:41 MT 6 70 3:06 RecTD Richie James Brent Stockstill 29 good Cody Clark 31 31 4 6:12 WMU 6 82 3:29 RushTD Jamauri Bogan 1 good Andrew Haldeman 31 38 4 5:00 WMU 2 4 0:47 RushTD Jamauri Bogan 1 good Andrew Haldeman 31 45 31 45 Source: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=112016 2015 Bahamas Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan Stats Stat Broadcast 2015-12-24 Statistics Statistics MT WMU First downs 18 18 Plays–yards 65–442 68–613 Rushes–yards 26–115 41–282 Passing yards 327 331 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–39–1 19–27–1 Time of possession 25:12 34:48 References 30em External links Box score at ESPN Bahamas Bowl Category:Bahamas Bowl Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football bowl games Category:Western Michigan Broncos football bowl games Bahamas Bowl Bahamas Bowl