2016 Quick Lane Bowl

2016 Quick Lane Bowl
3rd Quick Lane Bowl
Maryland Terrapins Boston College Eagles (6–6) (6–6) Big Ten ACC 30 36 Head coach:  D. J. Durkin Head coach:  Steve Addazio
1 2 3 4 Total Maryland 0 13 14 3 30 Boston College 6 23 7 0 36
Date	December 26, 2016
Season	2016
Stadium	Ford Field
Location	Detroit, Michigan
MVP	Boston College defensive line [1]
Favorite	Maryland by 2 [2]
Referee	Steve Strimling (Pac-12) [3]
Attendance	19,117 [3]
Payout	US$1,200,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/WJR
Announcers	Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, Alex Corddry (TV) Frank Beckmann, Lomas Brown, Kenny Brown (Radio)
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The 2016 Quick Lane Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, on December 26, 2016. ^[5] The third edition of the Quick Lane Bowl featured the Maryland Terrapins of the Big Ten Conference and the Boston College Eagles of the Atlantic Coast Conference. ^[6]

Teams

The game featured the Boston College Eagles against the Maryland Terrapins.

This was the twelfth meeting between the schools, with Boston College leading the all-time series 8–3 coming into the game. Notably, Boston College and Maryland had been together in the ACC from 2005 until 2013, after which Maryland left to join the Big Ten.

Their most recent meeting had been on November 23, 2013, when the Eagles defeated the Terrapins by a score of 29–26. ^[7]

Maryland

Main articles: 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team and 2016 Big Ten Conference football season

Boston College

Main articles: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team and 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Game summary

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Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MD BC 1 6:47 9 59 3:35 BC Jon Hillman 1-yard touchdown run, Mike Knoll kick blocked 0 6 2 13:40 8 46 3:47 BC Tommy Sweeney 2-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Towles, Mike Knoll kick good 0 13 2 10:32 4 13 1:25 BC 22-yard field goal by Mike Knoll 0 16 2 9:20 3 75 1:12 UMD Ty Johnson 62-yard touchdown run, Adam Greene kick good 7 16 2 7:29 5 65 1:51 BC Patrick Towles 20-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Smith, Mike Knoll kick good 7 23 2 6:36 3 45 0:43 UMD Ty Johnson 30-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass from Kenneth Goins failed 13 23 2 7:29 5 65 1:51 BC Michael Walker 49-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Towles, Mike Knoll kick failed 13 29 3 13:24 BC Kevin Kavalec recovers fumble in the end zone for a touchdown, Mike Knoll kick good 13 36 3 12:48 2 78 0:27 UMD Teldrick Morgan 63-yard touchdown reception from Perry Hills, Adam Greene kick good 20 36 3 10:05 2 65 0:33 UMD Levern Jacobs 52-yard touchdown reception from Perry Hills, Adam Greene kick good 27 36 4 2:55 4 0 0:19 UMD 23-yard field goal by Adam Greene 30 36 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 30 36

Statistics

Statistics [3]	MD	BC
First downs	17	15
Third down efficiency	4–15	4–19
Plays–yards	69–357	75–348
Rushes-yards (avg.)	34–128 (3.8)	52–177 (3.4)
Passing yards	229	171
Passing, Comp-Att-Int	15–35–1	11–23–1
Time of Possession	26:45	33:15

References

1. Gravellese, Joseph (December 26, 2016). "Entire BC defensive line named MVP of Quick Lane Bowl". bcinterruption.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
2. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
3. "2016 Quick Lane Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
4. Bowl payout
5. "2016 Quick Lane Bowl Scheduled for December 26". Detroit Lions. NFL.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
6. Black, A. J. "Boston College Set To Play Maryland In 2016 Quick Lane Bowl In Detroit". BC Interruption. SB Nation. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
7. Boston College Eagles vs. Maryland Terrapins series history

External links

• Game summary at ESPN