| Game name | Quick Lane Bowl |
|---|---|
| Subheader | 2nd Quick Lane Bowl |
| Date game played | December 28 |
| Year game played | 2015 |
| Football season | 2015 |
| Stadium | Ford Field |
| City | Detroit, Michigan |
| Visitor school | Central Michigan University |
| Visitor name short | Central Michigan |
| Visitor nickname | Chippewas |
| Visitor record | 7–5 |
| Visitor conference | MAC |
| Visitor coach | John Bonamego |
| Visitor 1q | 0 |
| Visitor 2q | 7 |
| Visitor 3q | 0 |
| Visitor 4q | 7 |
| Home school | University of Minnesota |
| Home name short | Minnesota |
| Home nickname | Golden Gophers |
| Home record | 5–7 |
| Home conference | Big Ten |
| Home coach | Tracy Claeys (interim) |
| Home 1q | 3 |
| Home 2q | 7 |
| Home 3q | 3 |
| Home 4q | 8 |
| Mvp | Minnesota QB Mitch Leidner[1] |
| Odds | Minnesota by 5½[2] |
| Referee | Dan Romeo (Big XII)[3] |
| Attendance | 34,217[3] |
| Us network | ESPN2 Quick Lane Radio |
| Us announcers | Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, & Kayce Smith (ESPN2) Don Chiodo, Brock Gutierrez, & Jim Costa (Quick Lane Radio) |
| Different previous | 2014 |
| Different next | 2016 |
The 2015 Quick Lane Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between Central Michigan of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Minnesota of the Big Ten Conference played on December 28, 2015, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. It was the second edition of the Quick Lane Bowl. The game began at 5:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN2.
Teams
Although Minnesota finished with a below .500 record, they were allowed to participate in a bowl game after only 77 teams qualified for 80 available bowl spots. Minnesota was selected as one of three 5–7 teams to fill the final bowl spots due to their Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.[4]
Game summary
Scoring summary
Statistics
| Statistics[3] | CMU | MINN |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Total offense, plays – yards | 58–249 | 69–381 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 28–104 | 39–158 |
| Passing yards (net) | 145 | 223 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 15–30–1 | 24–30–1 |
| Time of Possession | 24:31 | 35:29 |
References
- ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers beat Central Michigan in Quick Lane Bowl, Mitch Leidner is MVP". Fox Sports. December 28, 2015.
- ^ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015
- ^ "2015 Quick Lane Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Minnesota Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Nebraska, Minnesota, San Jose St. taking 5-7 records to bowl". Yahoo Sports. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
External links
- Game summary at ESPN