2015 Cure Bowl
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Cure Bowl
| subheader = 1st Cure Bowl
| title_sponsor = AutoNation
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 19
| year_game_played = 2015
| football_season = 2015
| stadium = Orlando Citrus Bowl
| city = Orlando, Florida
| visitor_school = San Jose State University
| visitor_name_short = San Jose State
| visitor_nickname = Spartans
| visitor_record = 5–7
| visitor_conference = Mountain West
| visitor_rank_AP =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| visitor_rank_BCS =
| visitor_coach = Ron Caragher
| visitor_1q = 0
| visitor_2q = 10
| visitor_3q = 3
| visitor_4q = 14
| home_school = Georgia State University
| home_name_short = Georgia State
| home_nickname = Panthers
| home_record = 6–6
| home_conference = Sun Belt
| home_rank_AP =
| home_rank_coaches =
| home_rank_BCS =
| home_coach = Trent Miles
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 7
| home_3q = 0
| home_4q = 9
| odds = San Jose St. by 1Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2015
| MVP = San Jose State QB Kenny Potter{{cite web |url=http://curebowl.com/game-recap-spartans-rally-past-georgia-state-27-16-in-inaugural-autonation-cure-bowl/ |title=Game Recap – Spartans Rally Past Georgia State 27-16 in Inaugural AutoNation Cure Bowl |last1=Hazel |first1=Ricky |date=December 19, 2015 |website=curebowl.com |publisher=Orlando Sports Foundation, Inc |access-date=December 24, 2015}}
| anthem = Girl Scouts of Citrus{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
| referee = Steve LaMantia (C-USA)
| halftime =
| payout = TBD
| us_network = CBSSN/iHeartRadio
| us_announcers = Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, & Jenny Dell (CBSSN)
Paul Kennedy, Max Starks, & Jamie Seh (iHeartRadio)
| ratings =
| different_next = 2016
| first_game_ever_played= yes
}}
The 2015 Cure Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game played on December 19, 2015, at Orlando Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The first edition of the Cure Bowl featured the San Jose State Spartans of the Mountain West Conference against the Georgia State Panthers of the Sun Belt Conference. It began at 7:00 p.m. EST and aired on CBS Sports Network. It was the one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive retailer AutoNation, the game was officially known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl.{{cite web | url=http://curebowl.com/2014/10/23/autonation-signs-title-sponsor-cure-bowl-air-cbs-network/ | title=AutoNation Signs on as Title Sponsor of Cure Bowl to Air on CBS Network | publisher=Cure Bowl | date=October 23, 2014 | accessdate=November 23, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124131813/http://curebowl.com/2014/10/23/autonation-signs-title-sponsor-cure-bowl-air-cbs-network/ | archive-date=November 24, 2015 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}
Teams
The game featured the San Jose State Spartans against the Georgia State Panthers. It was the first overall meeting between the two schools.{{Cite web|url=http://www.winsipedia.com/georgia-state/vs/san-jose-state|title=Winsipedia - Georgia State Panthers vs. San Jose State Spartans football series history}}
=San Jose State Spartans=
{{see also|2015 San Jose State Spartans football team}}
Because the Spartans finished 5–7 in their regular season, they would ordinarily be bowl-ineligible. However, only 77 teams finished at .500 or better on the season, leaving three bowl slots open to 5–7 teams based on their Academic Progress Rate (APR). The Spartans ranked fourth among such teams, after Nebraska and Missouri and together with Minnesota. However, since Missouri did not accept a bowl bid, the Spartans were invited to the Cure Bowl, which they accepted.{{cite web | url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120615aab.html | title=San Jose State Heading To AutoNation Cure Bowl | publisher=San Jose State University | work=SJSUSpartans.com | date=December 6, 2015 | accessdate=December 6, 2015 | archive-date=December 10, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210041812/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120615aab.html | url-status=dead }}
This was the Spartans' tenth bowl game (with a 6–3 all-time record in bowl games) and their first since the 2012 Military Bowl, where they defeated Bowling Green by a score of 29–20.
=Georgia State Panthers=
{{see also|2015 Georgia State Panthers football team}}
After finishing 6–6 in their regular season, bowl director Alan Gooch extended an invitation for the Panthers to play in the game, which they accepted.{{cite web | url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=210565190 | title=First Bowl Game is AutoNation Cure Bowl vs. San Jose State | publisher=Georgia State University | work=GeorgiaStateSports.com | date=December 6, 2015 | accessdate=December 6, 2015}}
This was the first bowl game in school history for Georgia State, seven years after football was approved, five years after they kicked off, and two years after joining the Football Bowl Subdivision. This ties the record for a team going from conception to a bowl berth, set the season prior by South Alabama.
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Game summary
=Scoring Summary=
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart |VisitorName=SJ |HomeName=GSU |state=expanded}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry |Quarter=2 |Time=11:05 |Team=SJ |DrivePlays=14 |DriveLength=75 |DriveTime=7:36 |Type=FG |yards=19 |Kicker=Austin Lopez |Visitor=3 |Home=0}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry |Quarter=2 |Time=8:56 |Team=SJ |DrivePlays=— |DriveLength=— |DriveTime=— |Type=Other |Other=Tyler Ervin 85-yard punt return for a touchdown, Austin Lopez kick good |Visitor=10 |Home=0}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry |Quarter=2 |Time=7:04 |Team=GSU |DrivePlays=5 |DriveLength=87 |DriveTime=1:52 |Type=RecTD |Receiver=Donovan Harden |QB=Nick Arbuckle |yards=38 |kickresult=good |Kicker=Wil Lutz |Visitor=10 |Home=7}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry |Quarter=3 |Time=0:02 |Team=SJ |DrivePlays=8 |DriveLength=33 |DriveTime=3:20 |Type=FG |yards=19 |Kicker=Austin Lopez |Visitor=13 |Home=7}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry |Quarter=4 |Time=12:44 |Team=GSU |DrivePlays=4 |DriveLength=−3 |DriveTime=1:16 |Type=SafetyOther |Info=Team safety |Visitor=13 |Home=9}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry |Quarter=4 |Time=10:46 |Team=GSU |DrivePlays=4 |DriveLength=36 |DriveTime=1:58 |Type=RecTD |Receiver=Todd Boyd |QB=Nick Arbuckle |yards=19 |kickresult=good |Kicker=Wil Lutz |Visitor=13 |Home=16}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry |Quarter=4 |Time=9:15 |Team=SJ |DrivePlays=3 |DriveLength=66 |DriveTime=1:31 |Type=RushTD |Runner=Kenny Potter |yards=42 |kickresult=good |Kicker=Austin Lopez |Visitor=20 |Home=16}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry |Quarter=4 |Time=2:40 |Team=SJ|DrivePlays=11 |DriveLength=49 |DriveTime=5:10 |Type=RecTD |Receiver=Josh Oliver |QB=Kenny Potter |yards=1 |kickresult=good |Kicker=Austin Lopez |Visitor=27 |Home=16}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd |Visitor=27 |Home=16}}
=Statistics=
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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics | |||
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|San Jose State Spartans}}; text-align:center"| SJSU | Passing | Kenny Potter | 10/19, 89 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Tyler Ervin | 30 car, 132 yds | |
Receiving | Justin Holmes | 3 rec, 48 yds | |
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Georgia State Panthers}}; text-align:center"| GSU | Passing | Nick Arbuckle | 14/29, 208 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Glenn Smith | 6 car, 22 yds | |
Receiving | Ari Werts | 3 rec, 63 yds |
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