The 2015 Miami Beach Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 21, 2015 at Marlins Park in Miami , Florida . The second edition of the Miami Beach Bowl featured the champions from Conference USA , the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers against the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference . It began at 2:30 p.m. EST and air on ESPN . It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season .[ 5]
Teams The game featured the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers against the South Florida Bulls . It was the seventh overall meeting between these two teams, with South Florida leading the series 4–2 before this game.[ 6]
South Florida Bulls Sources told ESPN reporter Brett McMurphy that the Bulls had officially been invited to the game and accepted.[ 7] winning the 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl over Clemson by a score of 31–26. It was also the Bulls' first bowl game in Florida since winning the 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl (said game's inaugural edition) over Memphis by a score of 41–14.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Game summary Scoring Summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
WKU
USF
1
5:21
5
62
1:54
USF
Quinton Flowers 12-yard touchdown run, Emilio Nadelman kick good
0
7
2
12:18
5
47
2:03
USF
Rodney Adams 34-yard touchdown run, Emilio Nadelman kick good
0
14
2
6:17
2
66
0:38
WKU
Anthony Wales 13-yard touchdown run, Garrett Schwettman kick good
7
14
2
0:00
7
34
1:06
WKU
39-yard field goal by Garrett Schwettman
10
14
3
9:43
3
75
0:40
WKU
Nicholas Norris 69-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Doughty , Garrett Schwettman kick good
17
14
3
7:46
3
67
1:01
WKU
Nicholas Norris 55-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Doughty, Garrett Schwettman kick good
24
14
3
4:55
8
92
2:51
USF
Tyre McCants 34-yard touchdown reception from D'Ernest Johnson , Emilio Nadelman kick good
24
21
3
1:56
7
69
2:59
WKU
Nacarius Fant 9-yard touchdown run, Garrett Schwettman kick good
31
21
3
0:05
1
26
0:06
WKU
Jared Dangerfield 26-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Doughty, Garrett Schwettman kick good
38
21
4
14:53
2
82
0:12
USF
Rodney Adams 53-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good
38
28
4
11:00
6
75
2:09
USF
Quinton Flowers 8-yard touchdown run, Emilio Nadelman kick good
38
35
4
5:09
2
64
0:49
WKU
Anthony Wales 42-yard touchdown run, Garrett Schwettman kick good
45
35
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
45
35
Source: [ 3]
Statistics
Statistics[ 3]
WKU
USF
First downs
27
28
Plays–yards
79–612
79–597
Rushes–yards
33–151
45–290
Passing yards
461
307
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
32–46–2
15–34–0
Time of possession
31:28
28:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
WKU Passing
Brandon Doughty 32/44, 461 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Anthony Wales
14 car, 105 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Nicholas Norris
5 rec, 120 yds, 2 TD
USF Passing
Quinton Flowers 14/32, 273 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
Quinton Flowers 16 car, 108 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Rodney Adams 6 rec, 130 yds, 1 TD
References
↑ "MQA QB Brandon Doughty Wins MVP of the Miami Beach Bowl vs USF" . mastrolequarterback.com . Retrieved December 24, 2015 .[permanent dead link ] ↑ Odds, Los Angeles Times , December 8, 2015
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "2015 Miami Beach Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. USF Stats" . Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 21, 2015 .↑ Bowl Game payout ↑ "Miami Beach Bowl - FAQ" . Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015 .↑ "Winsipedia - South Florida Bulls vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football series history" .↑ McMurphy, Brett (December 3, 2015). "South Florida staying in-state for bowl game" . ESPN.Go.com . ESPN . Retrieved December 4, 2015 .