2015 Poinsettia Bowl

2015 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
11th Poinsettia Bowl
Boise State Broncos Northern Illinois Huskies
(8–4) (8–5)
Mountain West MAC
55 7
Head coach: 
Bryan Harsin		 Head coach: 
Rod Carey
1234 Total
Boise State 21101014 55
Northern Illinois 0700 7
DateDecember 23, 2015
Season2015
StadiumQualcomm Stadium
LocationSan Diego, California
MVPOffensive: Boise State QB Brett Rypien[1]
Defensive: Boise State DE Kamalei Correa[1]
FavoriteBoise State by 8[2][full citation needed]
RefereeJeff Hilyer (Sun Belt)[3]
Attendance21,501[3]
PayoutUS$$612,500
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers
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The 2015 Poinsettia Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 23, 2015 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. Boise State Broncos from the Mountain West Conference defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies from the Mid-American Conference.[5] It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The game started at 1:30 p.m. PST and was televised on ESPN. Sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union, the game is officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.

  1. ^ a b Cripe, Chadd (December 23, 2015). "Game recap: Boise State crushes Northern Illinois 55–7 in Poinsettia Bowl". idahostatesman.com. Idaho Statesman. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Volner, Derek (December 8, 2015). "College Football Playoff Highlights 2015-16 Bowl Schedule" (Press release). ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Jack (December 6, 2015). "Northern Illinois Earns Poinsettia Bowl Date with Boise State", Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 6, 2015.