2015 AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
LSU's win was vacated by the NCAA in 2023.
LSU Tigers Texas Tech Red Raiders
(8–3) (7–5)
SEC Big 12
56 27
Head coach: 
Les Miles		 Head coach: 
Kliff Kingsbury
APCoachesCFP
222120
1234 Total
LSU 1472114 56
Texas Tech 6777 27
DateDecember 29, 2015
Season2015
StadiumNRG Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
MVPLSU RB Leonard Fournette
FavoriteLSU by 7[1]
National anthemCody Johnson[2]
RefereeLand Clark (Pac-12)[3]
Attendance71,307[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersJoe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, & Maria Taylor (ESPN)
Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, & Shannon Spake (ESPN Radio)
Texas Bowl
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The 2015 Texas Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 29, 2015, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concludes the 2015 FBS football season. The tenth edition of the Texas Bowl, it featured the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference against the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference. The game began at 8:00 p.m. CST and was aired on ESPN. Sponsored by the AdvoCare nutrition and sports performance company, it was officially known as the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl.

In 2023, this win was vacated due to an ineligible starter for LSU.[4]

Teams

LSU Tigers

See also: 2015 LSU Tigers football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders

See also: 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP LSU TTU
1 11:47 6 66 1:58 LSU Leonard Fournette 2-yard touchdown run, Trent Domingue kick good 7 0
1 0:53 9 90 4:23 TTU Jakeem Grant 46-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Mahomes II, 2-point pass incomplete 7 6
1 0:29 1 79 0:24 LSU D. J. Chark 79-yard touchdown run, Trent Domingue kick good 14 6
2 6:41 2 42 1:16 LSU Leonard Fournette 44-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Harris, Trent Domingue kick good 21 6
2 3:38 9 90 3:03 TTU Jakeem Grant 3-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Mahomes II, Clayton Hatfield kick good 21 13
3 10:28 3 31 0:19 TTU Reginald Davis III 31-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Mahomes II, Clayton Hatfield kick good 21 20
3 8:17 4 75 2:11 LSU Leonard Fournette 43-yard touchdown run, Trent Domingue kick good 28 20
3 4:07 4 78 1:13 LSU Leonard Fournette 4-yard touchdown run, Trent Domingue kick good 35 20
3 0:09 4 64 1:54 LSU Brandon Harris 26-yard touchdown run, Trent Domingue kick good 42 20
4 12:20 8 61 2:49 TTU Jakeem Grant 4-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Mahomes II, Clayton Hatfield kick good 42 27
4 8:16 9 65 4:04 LSU Leonard Fournette 2-yard touchdown run, Trent Domingue kick good 49 27
4 4:24 6 65 3:20 LSU Darrel Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Trent Domingue kick good 56 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 56† 27

Source:[3]
† LSU's victory was vacated in 2023.

Statistics

Statistics[3] LSU TTU
First Downs 23 22
Total offense, plays – yards 62–638 82–399
Rushes-yards (net) 40–384 26–29
Passing yards (net) 254 370
Passes, Comp-Att-Int 13–22–1 28–56–1
Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

References

  1. ^ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015
  2. ^ SportsRadio 610 [@SportsRadio610] (December 30, 2015). "The National Anthem from @CodyJohnsonBand #TexasBowl10 @Brettdolan24 @PayneNFL @MikeMeltser" (Tweet) – via Twitter.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c d "2015 Texas Bowl: LSU vs. Texas Tech Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Mandel, Stewart. "Vacated LSU wins leave Les Miles out of CFB Hall of Fame consideration". The Athletic. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

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