FBA 2018 Media Guide FLIP (2)

San Francisco Bowl
2016: Utah led 17-7 at one point in the second quarter, but Indiana battled back and took a 24-23 lead in the
fourth quarter. Joe Williams ran for a bowl-record 222 yards and a touchdown, while Andy Phillips kicked a 27-
yard field goal with 1:24 to play to lead Utah to a 26-24 win, its 14th victory in the team’s past 15 bowl games.
Top Individual Performances:
Joe Williams, RB, Utah, 2016 -- Led the Utes to a 26-24 win over Indiana with a Foster Farms Bowl record 222
rushing yards. Williams also recorded a 16-yard touchdown run.
John Ross, KR, Washington, 2013 & William Likely, KR, Maryland, 2014 -- Ross and Likely each returned a kickoff
100 yards for a touchdown and bowl record. Ross did so in a winning cause for the Huskies while Ross's came
in a losing effort for the Terrapins.
Taylor Kelly, QB, Arizona State, 2012 -- Threw four touchdown passes, still a bowl record, as Arizona State crushed
Navy 62-28.
Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College, 2009 and 2010 -- Was named the game’s Outstanding Defensive Player two
straight years, despite being on the losing side both times. He was a first-round NFL draft pick of the Carolina
Panthers in 2012.
Jahvid Best, RB, California, 2008 -- Set the Foster Farms Bowl record for most yards rushing in one game, 186,
as the Golden Bears defeated Miami. Best, who played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions until a series of
concussions ended his pro career, still holds the mark eight years later.
Tony Carter, DB, Florida State, and Brandon Breazell, WR, UCLA, 2006 -- Both set bowl records in the passing game,
Breazell catching the longest pass in bowl history with an 86-yard reception, and Carter setting a bowl mark
with an 86-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Travis LaTendresse, WR, Utah, 2005 -- Led the Utes to a 38-10 win over Georgia Tech with a record 16 catches
including four touchdowns. He added a two-point conversion for a bowl-record 26 points.
Last Year’s Game:
It turned out to be a dramatic evening. Purdue capped the most successful season in years with a well-orchestrated
come back to win the Boilermakers first bowl game since 2011. Sophomore quarterback Elijah Sindelar threw a
38-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Anthony Mahoungou with 1:44 left in the game. Then on Arizona's
next possession, junior safety Jacob Thieneman came up with an interception Purdue’s 36-yard line with 23 seconds
remaining to clinch a thrilling 38-35 win.
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Arizona 14 0 14 7 35
Purdue 14 17 0 7 38
Scoring:
First Quarter: PUR – Anthony Mahoungou 31-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar, Spencer Evans kick good; AZ – Shawn
Poindexter 31-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick good; AZ - Tony Ellison 29-yard pass from Khalil Tate,
Josh Pollack kick good; PUR - Gregory Phillips 42-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar , J.D. Dellinger kick good
Second Quarter: PUR – Gregory Phillips 22-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar, Spencer Evans kick good; PUR - D.J. Knox
13-yard run, J.D. Dellinger kick good; Spencer Evans 26-yard field goal
Third Quarter: AZ - Tony Ellison 40-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick good; AZ - Tyrell Johnson 40-yard
pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick good
Fourth Quarter: AZ - Shun Brown 24-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick good; PUR - Anthony Mahoungou
38-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar, J.D. Dellinger kick good
Team Statistics: Arizona Purdue
First downs 19 27
Plays–yards 69–430 93–555
Rushes–yards 43–128 40–159
Passing yards 302 396
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-26-1 33-53-1
Time of possession 27:55 32:05
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
AZ - Khalil Tate 20-78; Nick Wilson 8-29; JJ Taylor 10-24; Shun Brown 2-13; Tyrell Johnson 22-7; Zach Green 1-2
PUR – D.J. Knox 11-101-1 TD; Markell Jones 21-88; Jackson Anthrop 1-0; Elijah Sindelar 2-7
PASSING
AZ – Khalil Tate 17/26, 302 yds, 5 TD
PUR – Elijah Sindelar 33/53, 396 yds;, 4 TDs
RECEIVING
AZ - Shawn Poindexter 5-71-1 TD; Tony Ellison 4-102-2 TDs; Shun Brown 4-62-1 TD; JJ Taylor 2-3; Tyrell Johnson
1-40-1 TD; Brian Casteel 1-24
PUR – Gregory Phillips 14-149-2 TDs; Anthony Mahoungou 6-118-2 TDs; D.J. Knox 3-36; Jackson Anthrop 3-32;
Brycen Hopkins 2-25; Markell Jones 2-4; Cole Herdman 1-15; Jared Sparks 1-10; Darius Pittman 1-7
PUNTING
AZ – Jake Glatting 9-36.3, 48 long
PUR – Joe Schopper 6-43.2, 52 long
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