23 21 6 7 3 23 Champion Akron Zips football Stadium Albertsons Stadium | 7 6 7 3 Utah State 0 Start date 2015 | |
Location Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho, United States Similar 2015 Hawaii Bowl, 2015 New Mexico Bowl, 2015 GoDaddy Bowl, 2015 New Orleans Bowl, 2015 Quick Lane Bowl | ||
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The 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 22, 2015 at Albertsons Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The nineteenth annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl pitted the Akron Zips of the Mid-American Conference against the Utah State Aggies of the Mountain West Conference. The game started at 1:30 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. The game is sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission.
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- Fbgp s 2015 famous idaho potato bowl preview akron vs utah state
- The university of akron marching band 2015 famous idaho potato bowl pregame show
- Teams
- Akron Zips
- Utah State Aggies
- Scoring summary
- References
It is most notable for being the first bowl game victory in school history for Akron.
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Teams
The game featured the Akron Zips against the Utah State Aggies. It was the first overall meeting between the two schools.
Akron Zips
After finishing their regular season 7–5, the Zips accepted their invitation to the game.
This was the second bowl game in school history for Akron, and their first since the 2005 Motor City Bowl, where they lost to Memphis 38–31.
Utah State Aggies
After finishing their regular season 6–6, the Aggies accepted their invitation to the game.
This was the Aggies' fourth Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; they had previously lost the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl (said game's inaugural edition) to Cincinnati 35–19, then lost the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to Ohio 24–23, and finally won the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl over Toledo, 41–15.
Scoring summary
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