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Overview of the events of 2015 in American football
Years in American football
←
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
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→
2015 in sports
Air sports
American football
Aquatic sports
Association football
Athletics
Australian rules football
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Canadian football
Chess
Climbing
Combat sports
Sumo
Cricket
2014–15
2015
2015–16
Cycling
Dance sports
Darts
Equestrianism
Esports
Field hockey
Flying disc
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Ice hockey
Ice sports
Korfball
Lumberjack sports
Mind sports
Modern pentathlon
Motorsport
Orienteering
Paralympic sports
Precision sports
Shooting
Racquetball
Roller sports
Sailing
Skiing
Speedway
Rugby league
Rugby union
Snooker
2014–15
2015–16
Strength sports
Weightlifting
Squash
Table tennis
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
NCAA Bowl games
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December 20, 2014 – January 12, 2015:
2014–15 NCAA football bowl games
[1]
[2]
Regular bowl games
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December 20, 2014 – January 4, 2015: 2014–15 NCAA non-CFP bowl games
December 20, 2014:
2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
The
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
defeated the
Nevada Wolf Pack
16–3.
December 20, 2014:
2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl
in
Albuquerque
The
Utah State Aggies
defeated the
UTEP Miners
21–6.
December 20, 2014:
2014 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
The
Utah Utes
defeated the
Colorado State Rams
45–10.
December 20, 2014:
2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
in
Boise
The
Air Force Falcons
defeated the
Western Michigan Broncos
38–24.
December 20, 2014: 2014
Camellia Bowl
in
Montgomery, Alabama
(returning as an NCAA Division I bowl game again)
The
Bowling Green Falcons
defeated the
South Alabama Jaguars
33–28.
December 22, 2014:
2014 Miami Beach Bowl
(debut event)
The
Memphis Tigers
defeated the
BYU Cougars
55–48.
December 23, 2014:
2014 Boca Raton Bowl
in
Florida
The
Marshall Thundering Herd
defeated the
Northern Illinois Huskies
52–23.
December 23, 2014:
2014 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
The
Navy Midshipmen
defeated the
San Diego State Aztecs
17–16.
December 24, 2014:
2014 Bahamas Bowl
in
Nassau
(debut event)
The
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
defeated the
Central Michigan Chippewas
49–48.
December 24, 2014:
2014 Hawaii Bowl
in
Honolulu
The
Rice Owls
defeated the
Fresno State Bulldogs
30–6.
December 26, 2014:
2014 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
The
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
defeated the
Illinois Fighting Illini
35–18.
December 26, 2014:
2014 Quick Lane Bowl
in
Detroit
(debut event)
The
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
defeated the
North Carolina Tar Heels
40–21.
December 26, 2014:
2014 St. Petersburg Bowl
in
St. Petersburg, Florida
The
NC State Wolfpack
defeated the
UCF Knights
34–27.
December 27, 2014:
2014 Military Bowl
in
Annapolis, Maryland
The
Virginia Tech Hokies
defeated the
Cincinnati Bearcats
33–17.
December 27, 2014:
2014 Sun Bowl
in
El Paso, Texas
The
Arizona State Sun Devils
defeated the
Duke Blue Devils
36–31.
December 27, 2014:
2014 Independence Bowl
in
Shreveport, Louisiana
The
South Carolina Gamecocks
defeated the
Miami Hurricanes
24–21.
December 27, 2014:
2014 Pinstripe Bowl
in
the Bronx
(New York City)
The
Penn State Nittany Lions
defeated the
Boston College Eagles
31–30.
December 27, 2014:
2014 Holiday Bowl
in
San Diego
The
USC Trojans
defeated the
Nebraska Cornhuskers
45–42.
December 29, 2014:
2014 Liberty Bowl
in
Memphis, Tennessee
The
Texas A&M Aggies
defeated the
West Virginia Mountaineers
45–37.
December 29, 2014:
2014 Russell Athletic Bowl
in
Orlando, Florida
The
Clemson Tigers
defeated the
Oklahoma Sooners
40–6.
December 29, 2014:
2014 Texas Bowl
in
Houston
The
Arkansas Razorbacks
defeated the
Texas Longhorns
31–7.
December 30, 2014:
2014 Music City Bowl
in
Nashville, Tennessee
The
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
defeated the
LSU Tigers
31–28.
December 30, 2014:
2014 Belk Bowl
in
Charlotte, North Carolina
The
Georgia Bulldogs
defeated the
Louisville Cardinals
37–14.
December 30, 2014:
2014 Foster Farms Bowl
in
Santa Clara, California
The
Stanford Cardinal
defeated the
Maryland Terrapins
45–21.
January 1, 2015:
2015 Citrus Bowl
in Orlando, Florida
The
Missouri Tigers
defeated the
Minnesota Golden Gophers
33–17.
January 1, 2015:
2015 Outback Bowl
in
Tampa, Florida
The
Wisconsin Badgers
defeated the
Auburn Tigers
, 34–31,
after overtime
.
January 2, 2015:
2015 Armed Forces Bowl
in
Fort Worth, Texas
The
Houston Cougars
defeated the
Pittsburgh Panthers
35–34.
January 2, 2015:
2015 TaxSlayer Bowl
in
Jacksonville, Florida
The
Tennessee Volunteers
defeated the
Iowa Hawkeyes
45–28.
January 2, 2015:
2015 Alamo Bowl
in
San Antonio
The
UCLA Bruins
defeated the
Kansas State Wildcats
40–35.
January 2, 2015:
2015 Cactus Bowl
in
Tempe, Arizona
The
Oklahoma State Cowboys
defeated the
Washington Huskies
30–22.
January 3, 2015:
2015 Birmingham Bowl
in
Birmingham, Alabama
The
Florida Gators
defeated the
East Carolina Pirates
28–20.
January 4, 2015:
2015 GoDaddy Bowl
in
Mobile, Alabama
The
Toledo Rockets
defeated the
Arkansas State Red Wolves
63–44.
College Football Playoff (CFP) bowl games
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December 31, 2014 and January 1, 2015: 2014–15 CFP bowl games
December 31:
2014 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
in
Atlanta
The
TCU Horned Frogs
defeated the
Ole Miss Rebels
42–3.
December 31:
2014 Vizio Fiesta Bowl
in
Glendale, Arizona
The
Boise State Broncos
defeated the
Arizona Wildcats
38–30.
December 31:
2014 Capital One Orange Bowl
in
Miami Gardens, Florida
The
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
defeated the
Mississippi State Bulldogs
42–20.
January 1:
2015 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
in
Arlington, Texas
The
Michigan State Spartans
defeated the
Baylor Bears
42–41.
January 1:
2015 Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual
in
Pasadena, California
The
Oregon Ducks
defeated the
Florida State Seminoles
59–20.
January 1:
2015 Allstate Sugar Bowl
in
New Orleans
The
Ohio State Buckeyes
defeated the
Alabama Crimson Tide
42–35.
Oregon and Ohio State advanced to the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship.
College Football Playoff National Championship
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January 12:
2015 College Football Playoff National Championship
in Arlington, Texas (debut event)
The
Ohio State Buckeyes
defeat the
Oregon Ducks
42–20. It is the
Buckeyes
' eighth
national title
and first since
2002
.
Other American football events
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January 25:
2015 Pro Bowl
in
Glendale, Arizona
(
University of Phoenix Stadium
)
Team
Michael Irvin
defeated Team
Cris Carter
32–28.
Offensive MVP:
Matthew Stafford
(
Detroit Lions
)
Defensive MVP:
J. J. Watt
(
Houston Texans
)
February 1:
Super Bowl XLIX
in the same location as the 2015 Pro Bowl venue.
[3]
The
New England Patriots
defeated the
Seattle Seahawks
, 28–24, to win their fourth Super Bowl title.
Super Bowl MVP
:
Tom Brady
(New England Patriots)
April 30 – May 2:
2015 NFL draft
in
Chicago
, at the
Auditorium Theatre
#1 pick
:
Jameis Winston
(
Florida State Seminoles
) to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
July 8 – 19:
2015 IFAF World Championship
in
Canton, Ohio
The
United States
defeated
Japan
, 59–12, to win their third consecutive IFAF World Championship title.
Mexico
won the bronze medal.
September 10, 2015 – January 3, 2016:
2015 NFL season
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Class of 2015:
Jerome Bettis
, player
Tim Brown
, player
Charles Haley
, player
Bill Polian
, general manager
Junior Seau
, player
Will Shields
, player
Mick Tingelhoff
, player
Ron Wolf
, general manager
References
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^
2014-15 College Football Playoff
Archived
March 18, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
^
ESPN's 2014 college football bowl schedule Page
^
Super Bowl 49 Official Website
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