Thursday, December 31, 2015
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SUMMARIES
BIRMINGHAM BOWL
AUBURN 31, MEMPHIS 10
Auburn100714—31
Memphis01000—10
First Quarter
Aub—FG Carlson 20, 8:35.
Aub—K.Johnson 8 run (Carlson kick), 1:58.
Second Quarter
Mem—FG Elliott 53, 10:03.
Mem—Ball 53 interception return (Elliott kick), 3:06.
Third Quarter
Aub—J.Smith 11 pass from Je.Johnson (Carlson kick), 3:12.
Fourth Quarter
Aub—Je.Johnson 5 run (Carlson kick), 14:57.
Aub—Robinson 4 run (Carlson kick), 12:57.
A—59,430.
AubMem
First downs2313
Rushes-yards55-25131-97
Passing151108
Comp-Att-Int10-16-316-37-1
Return Yards9465
Punts-Avg.3-39.76-46.2
Fumbles-Lost0-01-0
Penalties-Yards3-456-40
Time of Possession34:1725:43
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Auburn, Robinson 27-126, Barber 11-40, R.Thomas 5-29, Je.Johnson 3-26, K.Johnson 6-24, J.Smith 1-6, Louis 1-0, White 1-0. Memphis, Dorceus 11-46, J.Cooper 4-26, Craft 5-12, Henderson 2-10, Frazier 3-6, Lynch 5-(minus 1), Cross 1-(minus 2).
PASSING—Auburn, White 8-13-2-103, Je.Johnson 1-1-0-11, Phillips 1-1-0-37, J.Smith 0-1-1-0. Memphis, Lynch 16-37-1-108.
RECEIVING—Auburn, Ray 2-50, Stevens 2-25, M.Davis 2-8, K.Johnson 1-37, Louis 1-17, J.Smith 1-11, Barber 1-3. Memphis, Frazier 4-49, Mayhue 4-26, Te.Jones 3-16, Miller 3-10, Henderson 1-7, Cross 1-0.
BELK BOWL
MISSISSIPPI STATE 51, NC STATE 28
NC State01477—28
Mississippi State1417614—51
First Quarter
MSSt—Ross 14 pass from Prescott (Graves kick), 13:33.
MSSt—D.Wilson 28 pass from Prescott (Graves kick), 3:31.
Second Quarter
MSSt—Ross 33 run (Graves kick), 12:17.
NCSt—McKever 82 pass from Brissett (Bambard kick), 11:16.
NCSt—Samuels 48 run (Bambard kick), 6:43.
MSSt—Malone recovered fumble in end zone (Graves kick), 3:18.
MSSt—FG Graves 39, :14.
Third Quarter
NCSt—Brissett 3 run (Bambard kick), 7:20.
MSSt—Holloway 10 pass from Prescott (kick failed), 1:16.
Fourth Quarter
MSSt—Holloway 55 pass from Prescott (Graves kick), 9:41.
MSSt—A.Williams 33 run (Graves kick), 5:38.
NCSt—Samuels 1 run (Bambard kick), :45.
A—46,423.
NCStMSSt
First downs2026
Rushes-yards51-21035-189
Passing214380
Comp-Att-Int12-28-225-42-1
Return Yards0(-2)
Punts-Avg.5-36.84-38.5
Fumbles-Lost1-03-0
Penalties-Yards4-505-55
Time of Possession32:0527:55
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—NC State, Hines 13-70, Brissett 26-67, Samuels 3-53, Nichols 6-22, Cherry 1-0, Team 2-(minus 2). Mississippi St., Prescott 12-47, Holloway 13-41, A.Williams 3-39, Ross 1-33, Shumpert 5-27, Lee 1-2.
PASSING—NC State, Brissett 12-28-2-214. Mississippi St., Prescott 25-42-1-380.
RECEIVING—NC State, Ramos 5-75, Grinnage 2-18, Alston 2-16, McKever 1-82, Cherry 1-25, Samuels 1-(minus 2). Mississippi St., Ross 7-74, D.Wilson 5-96, Holloway 4-78, Dear 3-25, F.Brown 2-41, D.Gray 2-40, Hutcherson 2-26.
MUSIC CITY BOWL
LOUISVILLE 27, TEXAS A&M 21
Texas A&M7707—21
Louisville20070—27
First Quarter
Lou—Jackson 6 run (Wallace kick), 11:56.
Lou—Crum 2 pass from Jackson (kick failed), 5:22.
TAM—Carson 9 run (Bertolet kick), 2:25.
Lou—Jackson 61 run (Wallace kick), 1:14.
Second Quarter
TAM—Seals-Jones 4 pass from Hubenak (Bertolet kick), 1:51.
Third Quarter
Lou—Towbridge 17 pass from Jackson (Wallace kick), 3:01.
Fourth Quarter
TAM—Kirk 29 pass from Hubenak (Bertolet kick), 4:54.
A—50,478.
TAMLou
First downs2521
Rushes-yards39-13846-307
Passing307227
Comp-Att-Int28-48-112-26-0
Return Yards049
Punts-Avg.7-43.76-42.8
Fumbles-Lost1-12-0
Penalties-Yards9-8510-90
Time of Possession30:5329:07
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Texas A&M, Carson 20-106, Kirk 1-9, Etwi 2-9, White 5-7, Hubenak 11-7. Louisville, Jackson 22-226, Radcliff 11-47, Scott 5-27, Bonnafon 6-9, Samuel 1-(minus 1), Team 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—Texas A&M, Hubenak 28-48-1-307. Louisville, Jackson 12-26-0-227.
RECEIVING—Texas A&M, Reynolds 11-177, Kirk 10-84, Pope 3-21, Seals-Jones 3-18, Carson 1-7. Louisville, Quick 4-73, Hikutini 3-103, Ja.Smith 2-4, Staples 1-28, Towbridge 1-17, Crum 1-2.
TEXAS BOWL
No. 22 LSU 56, TEXAS TECH 27
(Late Tuesday)
LSU1472114—56
Texas Tech6777—27
First Quarter
LSU—Le.Fournette 2 run (Domingue kick), 11:47.
TT—Grant 46 pass from Mahomes II (pass failed), :53.
LSU—Chark 79 run (Domingue kick), :29.
Second Quarter
LSU—Le.Fournette 44 pass from Harris (Domingue kick), 6:41.
TT—Grant 3 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 3:38.
Third Quarter
TT—Davis 31 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 10:28.
LSU—Le.Fournette 43 run (Domingue kick), 8:17.
LSU—Le.Fournette 4 run (Domingue kick), 4:07.
LSU—Harris 26 run (Domingue kick), :09.
Fourth Quarter
TT—Grant 4 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 12:20.
LSU—Le.Fournette 2 run (Domingue kick), 8:16.
LSU—D.Williams 2 run (Domingue kick), 4:24.
A—71,307.
LSUTT
First downs2322
Rushes-yards40-38426-29
Passing254370
Comp-Att-Int13-22-128-56-1
Return Yards791
Punts-Avg.4-38.08-50.1
Fumbles-Lost0-03-0
Penalties-Yards10-865-53
Time of Possession30:1429:46
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—LSU, Le.Fournette 29-212, Chark 2-86, Harris 3-41, Guice 4-39, D.Williams 2-6. Texas Tech, D.Washington 10-37, Stockton 2-20, Felton 1-0, Mahomes II 13-(minus 28).
PASSING—LSU, Harris 13-22-1-254. Texas Tech, Mahomes II 28-56-1-370.
RECEIVING—LSU, Dupre 4-96, Diarse 4-45, Quinn 1-46, Le.Fournette 1-44, Guice 1-10, Jeter 1-9, Ducre 1-4. Texas Tech, Grant 10-125, D.Washington 7-81, Batson 3-47, Sadler 3-45, Davis 2-37, Pearson 1-18, Jackson 1-12, T.Brown 1-5.
SCHEDULE
TODAY
Peach Bowl
Atlanta
Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), Noon (ESPN)
Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal)
Miami Gardens, Fla.
Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal)
Arlington, Texas
Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
FRIDAY
Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla.
Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)
Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Calif.
Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY
TaxSlayer Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), Noon (ESPN)
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn.
Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio
Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Cactus Bowl
Phoenix
West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 11
College Football Championship Game
Glendale, Ariz.
Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 23
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
At Carson, Calif.
National vs. American, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Jan. 30
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)