| Game Name: | Heart of Dallas Bowl |
| Subheader: | 6th Heart of Dallas Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Zaxby's |
| Date Game Played: | December 26 |
| Year Game Played: | 2015 |
| Football Season: | 2015 |
| Stadium: | Cotton Bowl |
| City: | Fair Park Dallas, Texas |
| Visitor School: | University of Washington |
| Visitor Name Short: | Washington |
| Visitor Nickname: | Huskies |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | Pac-12 |
| Visitor Coach: | Chris Petersen |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 13 |
| Home School: | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Home Name Short: | Southern Miss |
| Home Nickname: | Golden Eagles |
| Home Record: | 9–4 |
| Home Conference: | Conference USA |
| Home Coach: | Todd Monken |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 10 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Odds: | Washington by 8½[1] |
| Mvp: | Myles Gaskin (RB, Washington)[2] |
| Anthem: | Monica Saldivar[3] |
| Referee: | Michael Roche (American) |
| Attendance: | 20,229 |
| Payout: | TBD |
| Us Network: | ESPN/RedVoice |
| Us Announcers: | Mike Corey, Ahmad Brooks, & Kayce Smith (ESPN) Brian Estridge, Rob Best, John Denton, & Landry Burdine (RedVoice) |
| Different Previous: | Dec 2014 |
The 2015 Heart of Dallas Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 26, 2015 at the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The sixth edition of the Heart of Dallas Bowl featured the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles of Conference USA. It began at 1:20 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by chicken fast food restaurant Zaxby's, the game was officially known as the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl.[4] Washington Huskies defeated the University of Southern Mississippi 44–31.
The game featured the Washington Huskies against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
See also: 2015 Washington Huskies football team. After finishing their regular season 6–6, bowl director Brant Ringler extended an invitation for the Huskies to play in the game, which they accepted.[5]
See also: 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team. After finishing their season 9–4, Olivas extended an invitation for the Golden Eagles to play in the game, which they accepted as well.[6]
Source: [7]
| Statistics | WASH | USM |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 27 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 78–580 | 69–375 |
| Rushes–yards | 44–296 | 30–22 |
| Passing yards | 284 | 353 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–34–0 | 26–39–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:25 | 25:35 |