2016 Arizona Bowl

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2016 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
1234Total
South Alabama1470021
Air Force31817745
DateDecember 30, 2016
Season 2016
Stadium Arizona Stadium
Location Tucson, Arizona
MVPArion Worthman (QB, Air Force) & Weston Steelhammer (DB, Air Force)
Favorite Air Force by 13 [1]
Referee Jerry Magallanes (ACC)
Attendance33,868 [2]
United States TV coverage
Network ASN/Campus Insiders
Announcers Mike Gleason, Doug Chapman, Monica McNutt (ASN)
Ari Wolfe, Darius Walker, Eddie Yarbrough, Shae Peppler (Campus Insiders)
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The 2016 Arizona Bowl (known as the 2016 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason college football bowl game played between the South Alabama Jaguars and the Air Force Falcons played on December 30, 2016, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. It was the second edition of the Arizona Bowl and the final game of the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. [3]

Contents

Teams

South Alabama

Air Force

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP USAAFA
114:491750:11USAJosh Magee 75-yard touchdown reception from Dallas Davis, Gavin Patterson kick good70
19:0511555:37AFA25-yard field goal by Luke Strebel73
16:087752:57USADami Ayoola 2-yard touchdown run, Gavin Patterson kick good143
210:415591:59USADallas Davis 4-yard touchdown run, Gavin Patterson kick good213
26:347694:01AFA22-yard field goal by Luke Strebel216
21:494351:43AFARonald Cleveland 14-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good2113
20:25210:35AFAJacobi Owens 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass (Worthman–Robinette) good2121
314:421750:18AFAJale Robinette 75-yard touchdown reception from Arion Worthman, Luke Strebel kick good2128
36:3512755:46AFATyler Williams 6-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good2135
32:036402:59AFA37-yard field goal by Luke Strebel2138
49:1211697:03AFAJacobi Owens 22-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good2145
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2145

Statistics

StatisticsUSAAFA
First downs1324
Plays–yards47–31324–460
Third down efficiency3–85–13
Rushes–yards21–6863–253
Passing yards245207
Passing, Comp–Att–Int10–26–17–10–0
Time of Possession19:3440:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
USAPassingDallas Davis10/24, 245 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingXavier Johnson4 car, 44 yds
ReceivingJosh Magee5 rec, 154 yds, 1 TD
AFAPassingArion Worthman7/10, 207 yds, 1 TD
RushingJacobi Owens17 car, 74 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingTyler Williams3 rec, 66 yds

References

  1. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. "South Alabama vs. Air Force - Game Summary - December 30, 2016 - ESPN".
  3. Lev, Michael (December 5, 2016). "Air Force elated to be in vicinity of 'our real teammates' in Arizona Bowl". Tucson.com, Arizona Daily Star .