2015 Russell Athletic Bowl

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38 49 11 10 19 17 Champion Baylor Bears football Stadium Camping World Stadium		10 11 18 19 North Carolina 7 Date 29 December 2015
Location Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States Similar 2014 Russell Athletic B, 2015 Hawaii Bowl, 2015 Texas Bowl, 2015 Quick Lane Bowl, 2015 New Mexico Bowl

North carolina vs baylor 12 29 2015 russell athletic bowl 2015

The 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 29, 2015 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The 26th edition of the Russell Athletic Bowl featured the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference. It began at 5:30 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The game's naming rights sponsor was the Russell Athletic uniform company.

The game featured the North Carolina Tar Heels against the Baylor Bears.

After finishing their season 11–2, the Tar Heels accepted their invitation to play in the game.

This will be the Tar Heels' second Russell Athletic Bowl; they had previously won the 1995 Carquest Bowl, defeating Arkansas by a score of 20–10.

After finishing their season 9–3, the Bears accepted their invitation to play in the game.

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