2015 Belk Bowl
14th Belk Bowl
NC State Wolfpack Mississippi State Bulldogs
(7−5) (8−4)
ACC SEC
28 51
Head coach: 
Dave Doeren		 Head coach: 
Dan Mullen
1234 Total
NC State 01477 28
Mississippi State 1417614 51
DateDecember 30, 2015
Season2015
StadiumBank of America Stadium
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
MVPDak Prescott (QB, Mississippi State)
FavoriteMiss. State by 5[1]
RefereeMichael Batlan (Pac-12)[2]
Attendance46,423[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersClay Matvick, John Congemi, & Dawn Davenport (ESPN)
Taylor Zarzour, Charles Arbuckle, & Quint Kessenich (ESPN Radio)
Belk Bowl
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The 2015 Belk Bowl a college football bowl game that was played on December 30, 2015 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States.[3] The fourteenth annual Belk Bowl, it matched the NC State Wolfpack and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The game started at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET and was nationally televised by ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 season. It was sponsored by Charlotte-based department store Belk.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ST MS
1 13:33 5 26 1:23 MS Fred Ross 14-yard touchdown reception from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good 0 7
1 3:31 4 68 1:46 MS De'Runnya Wilson 28-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good 0 14
2 12:17 2 67 0:18 MS Fred Ross 33-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good 0 21
2 11:16 2 76 0:55 NCST Pharoah McKever 82-yard touchdown reception from Jacoby Brissett, Kyle Bambard kick good 7 21
2 6:43 4 57 1:07 NCST Jaylen Samuels 48-yard touchdown run, Kyle Bambard kick good 14 21
2 3:18 9 74 3:19 MS Justin Malone recovers fumble in the end zone for a touchdown, Westin Graves kick good 14 28
2 0:14 7 33 1:25 MS 39-yard field goal by Westin Graves 14 31
3 7:20 7 65 1:35 NCST Jacoby Brissett 3-yard touchdown run, Kyle Bambard kick good 21 31
3 1:16 15 74 5:58 MS Brandon Holloway 10-yard touchdown reception from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick failed 21 37
4 9:50 2 56 0:42 MS Brandon Holloway 55-yard touchdown reception from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good 21 44
4 5:38 5 51 1:49 MS Aeris Williams 33-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good 21 51
4 0:45 17 65 4:45 NCST Jaylen Samuels 1-yard touchdown run, Kyle Bambard kick good 28 51
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 51

Source:[2]

Statistics

Statistics[2] NCST MSU
First Downs 20 26
Total offense, plays – yards 79–424 77–569
Rushes-yards (net) 51–210 35–189
Passing yards (net) 214 380
Passes, Comp-Att-Int 12–28–2 25–42–1
Time of Possession 32:05 27:55

References

  1. ^ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015
  2. ^ a b c d "2015 Belk Bowl: NC State vs. Mississippi State Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "Belk Bowl". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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