The 2016 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2016 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that began on December 19, 2015. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and is officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl.[1]
| 2016 Reese's Senior Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 67th Senior Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 30, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Dak Prescott | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tracy Jones | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 35,271 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NFL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
The game was played on January 30, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams. Coverage of the event was provided on the NFL Network.[2]
Rosters
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Game summary
editScoring summary
edit| Scoring Play | Score | ||
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| 1st Quarter | |||
| SOUTH – Aaron Green 25–yard run (Ross Martin kick), 04:00 | SOUTH 7 – 0 | ||
| SOUTH – Ross Martin 48–yard field goal, 00:20 | SOUTH 10 – 0 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| NORTH – Ka'imi Fairbairn 36–yard field goal, 02:56 | SOUTH 10 – 3 | ||
| SOUTH – Paul McRoberts 5–yard pass from Dak Prescott (Ross Martin kick), 00:22 | SOUTH 17 – 3 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| SOUTH – Ross Martin 40–yard field goal, 09:26 | SOUTH 20 – 3 | ||
| NORTH – Cody Kessler 1–yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 01:53 | SOUTH 20 – 10 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| SOUTH – Kenyan Drake 1–yard run (Ross Martin kick), 06:28 | SOUTH 27 – 10 | ||
| NORTH – Aaron Burbridge 29–yard pass from Jeff Driskel (PAT not attempted), 00:00 | SOUTH 27 – 16 | ||
Statistics
edit| Statistics | North | South |
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| First Downs | 18 | 21 |
| Total offense, plays - yards | 332 | 353 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 26–112 | 27–127 |
| Passing yards (net) | 220 | 226 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 21–36–0 | 22–34–0 |
| Time of Possession | 28:17 | 31:43 |
References
edit- ^ "Let's Go REESE'S". The Hershey Company. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ RSB reveals new start time, new partnership, Seniorbowl.com, December 15, 2015