| 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year’s Six 48th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 TheGeorgia Dome inAtlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Florida State by 7[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tom Ritter (SEC)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,007[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN/ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Pasch,Brian Griese andTom Luginbill (ESPN)Marc Kestecher,Mike Bellotti, &Allison Williams (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2015 Peach Bowl was acollege footballbowl game that was played on December 31, 2015, at theGeorgia Dome inAtlanta, Georgia.[3] The 48thPeach Bowl was one of theNew Year's Eve bowl games.[4] It was one of the2015–16 bowl games that concluded the2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by theChick-fil-A restaurant franchise, the game is officially known as theChick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The game started at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The game was televised onESPN andESPN Deportes, and broadcast onESPN Radio andXM Satellite Radio.[3]
Houston, in their first year under newly hiredTom Herman, raced off to a 10–0 start and a #13 ranking, but a loss to Connecticut opened up a chance for Navy to swoop in and win the division title. However, the Cougars beat the Midshipmen handily to win the West Division and qualify for the first-everAmerican Athletic Conferencechampionship game. Theirvictory over Temple the following week gave Houston their first conference title since 2006. Since the Cougars were the highest ranked "Group of Five" ranked team, they were selected to play in the Peach Bowl. This was their first major bowl appearance since the1985 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Florida State had started the season 6–0 before a loss to Georgia Tech on the final play of the game dropped them from #9 to #17 ranked. A loss to then #3-ranked Clemson curtailed Atlantic Division title hopes in theAtlantic Coast Conference. This was the Seminoles' first Peach Bowl since2010.
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| Statistics[2] | HOU | FSU |
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| First Downs | 27 | 17 |
| Total offense, plays – yards | 99–448 | 71–413 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 53–187 | 23–16 |
| Passing yards (net) | 261 | 397 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 28–46–1 | 23–48–4 |
| Time of Possession | 34:27 | 25:33 |