ST PETERSBURG BOWL

| BOWL HISTORY | 2015 BELK BOWL
NC STATE 28
MISSISSIPPI STATE 51
December 30, 2015 • Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, N.C.
In a fitting end to the greatest career in MSU history, Dak Prescott threw for a
Belk Bowl-record 380 yards and four touchdowns on a rain-soaked field as MSU
capped a nine-win season with a 51-28 blowout of NC State in Charlotte. Selected
the game MVP, Prescott completed 25 of 42 passes and ran for 47 yards joining
Colin Kaepernick, Tim Tebow, Dan LeFevour as the only players in FBS history
to throw for 9,000 yards and run for 2,500 yards in their career. The Bulldog defense
set the tone early. On the first play from scrimmage, defensive end Jonathan
Calvin hit Jacoby Brissett as he released the ball and linebacker Gerri Green came
up with the diving interception. Five plays later, Fred Ross hauled in a pass from
Prescott in the left flat, turned up the left sideline and raced 14 yards for a score.
Brissett had another pass picked off later in the first quarter and Prescott capitalized
by finding De’Runnya Wilson for a 28-yard scoring strike. MSU made it 21-0
when Ross scored on a 33-yard reverse. Prescott lobbed his third TD pass of the
game to Holloway over a blitzing defense to put the Bulldogs up 37-21 late in the
third quarter. The senior quarterback hit Holloway in stride on a go route along
the right sideline for a 55-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Beniquez Brown
and J.T. Gray led all tacklers with nine. Prescott was lifted in the final minute to a
standing ovation. The win propelled MSU to back-to-back seasons of at least nine
victories for the first time in school history.
NC State 0 14 7 7 = 28
Mississippi State 14 17 6 14 = 51
MSU — Fred Ross 14 yd pass from Dak Prescott (Graves kick), 13:33 1st
MSU — De’Runnya Wilson 28 yd pass from Dak Prescott (Graves kick), 3:31 1st
MSU — Fred Ross 33 yd run (Graves kick), 12:17 2nd
NCSU — Pharoah McKever 82 yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Bambard kick),
11:16 2nd
NCSU — Jaylen Samuels 48 yd run (Bambard kick), 6:43 2nd
MSU — Justin Malone 0 yd fumble recovery (Graves kick), 3:18 2nd
MSU — Westin Graves 39 yd field goal, 0:14 2nd
NCSU — Jacoby Brissett 3 yd run (Bambard kick) 7:20 3rd
MSU — Brandon Holloway 10 yd pass from Dak Prescott (kick failed), 1:16 3rd
MSU — Brandon Holloway 55 yd pass from Dak Prescott (Graves kick), 9:41 4th
MSU — Aeris Williams 33 yd run (Graves kick), 5:38 4th
NCSU — Jaylen Samuels 1 yd run (Bamabrd kick), 0:45 4th
NCSU MSU
First Downs 20 26
Rushes-Yards 51-210 35-189
Passing Yards 214 380
Passes (C-A-I) 12-28-2 25-42-1
Total Offense 424 569
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-0
Penalties-Yards 4-50 5-55
Time of Possession 32:05 27:55
RUSHING: (NCSU) Nyheim Hines 13-70; Jacoby Brissett. 26-67; Jaylen Samuels
3-53; Dawaka Nichols 6-22; Bra’Lon Cherry. 1-0; TEAM 2-minus 2. (MSU) - Dak
Prescott 12-47; Brandon Holloway 13-41; Aeris Williams 3-39; Fred Ross 1-33;
Ashton Shumpert 5-27; Dontavian Lee 1-2; Justin Malone 0-0.
PASSING: (NCSU) - Jacoby Brissett 12-28-2-214. (MSU) - Dak Prescott 25-42-
1-380.
RECEIVING: (NCSU) - Jumichael Ramos 5-75; David Grinnage 2-18; Johnathan
Alston 2-16; Pharoah McKever 1-82; Bra’Lon Cherry 1-25; Jaylen Samuels; TEAM
1-minus 2. (MSU) - Fred Ross 7-74; De’Runnya Wilson 5-96; Brandon Holloway
4-78; Malik Dear 3-25; Fred Brown 2-41; Donald Gray 2-40; Darrion Hutcherson
2-26.
Attendance: 46,423
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