2016 Russell Athletic Bowl

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2016 Russell Athletic Bowl
27th Russell Athletic Bowl
1234Total
West Virginia707014
Miami02110031
DateDecember 28, 2016
Season 2016
Stadium Camping World Stadium
Location Orlando, Florida
MVPMiami QB Brad Kaaya [1]
Favorite Miami by 3 [2]
Referee Ken Williamson (SEC)
Attendance48,625 [3]
Payout US$2,275,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers TV: Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
Radio: David Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Olivia Harlan
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The 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 28, 2016 at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The 27th edition of the Russell Athletic Bowl featured the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference against the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season. The game's naming rights sponsor is the Russell Athletic uniform company.

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Teams

The game featured tie-ins from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big 12 Conference.

West Virginia Mountaineers

Miami Hurricanes

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP WVUUM
15:404391:02WVUKennedy McKoy 6-yard touchdown run, Mike Molina kick good70
26:301510:14UM Ahmmon Richards 51-yard touchdown reception from Brad Kaaya, Michael Badgley kick good77
22:116592:18UM Malcolm Lewis 3-yard touchdown reception from Kaaya, Badgley kick good714
20:275700:52UM Braxton Berrios 26-yard touchdown reception from Kaaya, Badgley kick good721
311:048753:56UM David Njoku 23-yard touchdown reception from Kaaya, Badgley kick good728
37:509753:14WVU Skyler Howard 4-yard touchdown run, Molina kick good1428
34:2610623:24UM30-yard field goal by Badgley1431
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.1431

References

  1. @theACCDN (December 29, 2016). "HIGHLIGHTS" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. "History". campingworldbowl.com. June 8, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. Bowl payout