2016 Senior Bowl
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Senior Bowl
| subheader = 67th Senior Bowl
| title_sponsor = Reese's
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = January 30
| year_game_played = 2016
| football_season = 2015
| stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
| city = Mobile, Alabama
| visitor_school = Senior Bowl#Game results
| visitor_name_short = North
| visitor_nickname = Team
| visitor_coach = Jason Garrett
(Dallas Cowboys)
| visitor_1q = 0
| visitor_2q = 3
| visitor_3q = 7
| visitor_4q = 6
| home_school = Senior Bowl#Game results
| home_name_short = South
| home_nickname = Team
| home_coach = Gus Bradley
(Jacksonville Jaguars)
| home_1q = 10
| home_2q = 7
| home_3q = 3
| home_4q = 7
| MVP = Dak Prescott
| odds =
| anthem =
| referee = Tracy Jones
| halftime =
| attendance = 35,271
| us_network = NFL Network
| us_announcers =
| ratings =
| intl_network =
| intl_announcers =
}}
The 2016 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2016 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that began on December 19, 2015. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and is officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl.{{cite web|url=https://www.hersheys.com/reeses/lets-go/senior-bowl/|title=Let's Go REESE'S|work=The Hershey Company|accessdate=December 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118202934/https://www.hersheys.com/reeses/lets-go/senior-bowl/|archive-date=2015-01-18|url-status=dead}}
The game was played on January 30, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams. Coverage of the event was provided on the NFL Network.[http://www.seniorbowl.com/news-highlights-detail.php?news=437 RSB reveals new start time, new partnership], Seniorbowl.com, December 15, 2015
Rosters
=North Team=
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{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| No. || Name || Position || HT/WT || School |
|---|
| 1
| WR | 6'2"/215 |
| 4
| S | 6'2"/212 |
| 6
| QB | 6'1"/215 | USC |
| 7
| RB | 5'10"/177 |
| 8
| QB | 6'4"/218 | Stanford |
| 11
| QB | 6'6"/235 |
| 15
| K | 6'0"/190 | UCLA |
| 16
| QB | 6'4"/234 |
| 17
| DE | 6'6"/295 | Illinois |
| 19
| WR | 6'1"/212 | UCLA |
| 20
| CB | 6'2"/190 |
| 21
| CB | 5'10"/181 | Temple |
| 22
| P | 6'5"/219 | Syracuse |
| 23
| S | 6'3"/210 |
| 24
| CB | 5'11"/190 |
| 25
| S | 6'3"/230 |
| 26
| CB | 6'2"/195 | Virginia |
| 27
| RB | 6'1"/245 | Navy |
| 28
| RB | 5'10"/212 |
| 29
| S | 6'1"/203 |
| 31
| CB | 6'0"/199 |
| 33
| FB | 6'0"/255 | USC |
| 35
| ILB | 6'2"/235 |
| 37
| OLB | 6'4"/254 |
| 41
| ILB | 6'2"/240 | Utah |
| 44
| ILB | 6'2"/245 | Stanford |
| 48
| ILB | 6'1"/235 | Temple |
| 49
| OLB | 6'5"/250 |
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| class="wikitable sortable" |
| No. || Name || Position || HT/WT || School |
|---|
| 51
| OG | 6'5"/321 | Stanford |
| 56
| Joe Dahl | OG | 6'5"/310 |
| 58
| OLB | 6'2"/236 |
| 59
| Joe Haeg | OT | 6'6"/310 |
| 60
| LS | 6'2"/240 |
| 63
| C | 6'3"/290 | Iowa |
| 66
| C | 6'2"/296 |
| 70
| OG | 6'5"/309 |
| 71
| DE | 6'3"/270 | Utah |
| 72
| OG | 6'5"/301 |
| 77
| OT | 6'7"/301 | Stanford |
| 78
| OT | 6'7"/305 | Indiana |
| 79
| OT | 6'6"/303 | Harvard |
| 80
| TE | 6'6"/258 |
| 81
| TE | 6'6"/260 |
| 82
| TE | 6'4"/250 | Iowa |
| 84
| WR | 6'1"/215 | Rutgers |
| 85
| WR | 6'2"/190 |
| 88
| WR | 6'3"/188 | UMass |
| 90
| DT | 6'4"/292 | Temple |
| 91
| DT | 6'2"/285 |
| 92
| DT | 6'4"/290 |
| 93
| DT | 6'3"/309 |
| 95
| DE | 6'7"/272 |
| 98
| DE | 6'4"/305 |
| 99
| DT | 6'4"/325 |
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=South Team=
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{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| No. || Name || Position || HT/WT || School |
|---|
| 0
| ILB | 6'1"/227 | LSU |
| 1
| CB | 6'1"/180 |
| 3
| WR | 5'10"/191 | Oklahoma |
| 4
| Jay Lee | WR | 6'3"/215 | Baylor |
| 5
| CB | 5'10"/196 | Alabama |
| 9
| WR | 6'2"/205 | Clemson |
| 10
| QB | 6'2"/210 | Arkansas |
| 12
| QB | 6'4"/231 | NC State |
| 14
| QB | 6'5"/232 | Alabama |
| 15
| QB | 6'2"/230 |
| 16
| S | 6'2"/210 | Duke |
| 17
| RB | 6'1"/210 | Alabama |
| 19
| OLB | 6'2"/252 | Alabama |
| 20
| S | 5'11"/217 |
| 21
| S | 6'1"/202 | Maryland |
| 22
| RB | 5'11"/205 | TCU |
| 23
| CB | 5'10"/181 | Auburn |
| 25
| CB | 6'1"/213 | Samford |
| 28
| CB | 6'1"/194 | LSU |
| 31
| RB | 5'8"/200 |
| 32
| RB | 6'0"/223 | Arkansas |
| 33
| ILB | 6'1"/230 | Florida |
| 35
| K | 5'10"/185 | Duke |
| 36
| S | 6'2"/195 |
| 38
| P | 6'4"/205 |
| 40
| FB | 6'2"/235 |
| 45
| ILB | 6'2"/250 | Kentucky |
| 48
| TE | 6'3"/234 |
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| class="wikitable sortable" |
| No. || Name || Position || HT/WT || School |
|---|
| 49
| OLB | 6'0"/223 | Oklahoma |
| 50
| LS | 6'2"/250 | Baylor |
| 55
| OG | 6'4"/305 |
| 58
| OT | 6'6"/310 | Baylor |
| 59
| OLB | 6'3"/253 | Georgia |
| 60
| OG | 6'4"/300 | Missouri |
| 61
| C | 6'6"/303 | Michigan |
| 62
| OT | 6'6"/307 |
| 65
| OG | 6'4"/300 |
| 71
| OT | 6'6"/303 | Georgia |
| 73
| OG | 6'4"/330 | Arkansas |
| 74
| OT | 6'6"/329 | LSU |
| 77
| C | 6'3"/320 | Missouri |
| 81
| WR | 5'10"/194 |
| 83
| TE | 6'6"/250 | Florida |
| 86
| WR | 6'1"/196 | Georgia |
| 88
| WR | 6'3"/197 |
| 89
| TE | 6'6"/231 |
| 90
| DT | 6'4"/313 | Alabama |
| 91
| DT | 6'4"/283 | Oklahoma |
| 92
| DE | 6'9"/275 | Baylor |
| 95
| DE | 6'7"/265 |
| 96
| DE | 6'3"/227 |
| 97
| DE | 6'3"/261 |
| 98
| DT | 6'2"/303 |
| 99
| DT | 6'3"/289 | Maryland |
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Game summary
=Scoring summary=
| class="wikitable" |
| Scoring Play
! Score |
|---|
| colspan="4" align="center"| 1st Quarter |
| SOUTH – Aaron Green 25–yard run (Ross Martin kick), 04:00
| SOUTH 7 – 0 |
| SOUTH – Ross Martin 48–yard field goal, 00:20
| SOUTH 10 – 0 |
| colspan="4" align="center"| 2nd Quarter |
| NORTH – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 36–yard field goal, 02:56
| SOUTH 10 – 3 |
| SOUTH – Paul McRoberts 5–yard pass from Dak Prescott (Ross Martin kick), 00:22
| SOUTH 17 – 3 |
| colspan="4" align="center"| 3rd Quarter |
| SOUTH – Ross Martin 40–yard field goal, 09:26
| SOUTH 20 – 3 |
| NORTH – Cody Kessler 1–yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 01:53
| SOUTH 20 – 10 |
| colspan="4" align="center"| 4th Quarter |
| SOUTH – Kenyan Drake 1–yard run (Ross Martin kick), 06:28
| SOUTH 27 – 10 |
| NORTH – Aaron Burbridge 29–yard pass from Jeff Driskel (PAT not attempted), 00:00
| SOUTH 27 – 16 |
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Statistics | North | South |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 21 |
| Total offense, plays - yards | 332 | 353 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 26–112 | 27–127 |
| Passing yards (net) | 220 | 226 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 21–36–0 | 22–34–0 |
| Time of Possession | 28:17 | 31:43 |
References
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