The 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl was a post-season American college football

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played on December 29, 2015, at the

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in Orlando, Florida. The 26th edition of the

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featured the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Baylor Bears of the

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. It began at 5:30 p.m. EST and aired on

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. 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.

Teams

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

North Carolina Tar Heels

After finishing their season 11–2, the Tar Heels accepted their invitation to play in the game. This was the Tar Heels' second Russell Athletic Bowl;

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had previously won the 1995 Carquest Bowl, defeating

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by a score of 20–10.

Baylor Bears

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

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

References

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December 2015 sports events in the United States 2010s in Orlando, Florida