2016 Dollar General Bowl

2016 Dollar General Bowl
Ohio Bobcats Troy Trojans
(8–5) (9–3)
MAC Sun Belt
23 28
Head coach: 
Frank Solich		 Head coach: 
Neal Brown
1234 Total
Ohio 71033 23
Troy 14770 28
Date December 23, 2016
Season 2016
Stadium Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Location Mobile, Alabama
MVP Troy LB Justin Lucas [1]
Favorite Troy by 3.5[2]
Referee Tra Blake (C-USA)[3]
Attendance 32,377[3]
Payout US$750,000[4]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Clay Matvick, Dusty Dvoracek, Dr. Jerry Punch

The 2016 Dollar General Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game that was played at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama on December 23, 2016.[5] The 18th edition of the Dollar General Bowl (previously called the GoDaddy Bowl) featured the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference versus the Troy Trojans of the Sun Belt Conference.[6]

Teams

The game featured the Ohio Bobcats against the Troy Trojans.

This was the second meeting between the schools; the first meeting was in the 2010 New Orleans Bowl, where the Trojans defeated the Bobcats by a score of 48–21. Coincidentally, that had been Troy's most recent bowl appearance prior to this game.[7]

Ohio

Troy

Game summary

Scoring summary

[8][9]

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Ohio Troy
1 13:34 2 48 0:19 Troy Jordan Chunn 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Kay kick good 0 7
1 8:19 7 99 2:58 Ohio Papi White 44-yard touchdown reception from Greg Windham, Louie Zervos kick good 7 7
1 1:14 11 65 4:29 Troy Jordan Chunn 3-yard touchdown run, Ryan Kay kick good 7 14
2 13:20 10 58 2:54 Ohio 33-yard field goal by Louie Zervos 10 14
2 4:52 5 18 2:03 Troy Emanuel Thompson 11-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Silvers, Ryan Kay kick good 10 21
2 0:59 11 77 3:53 Ohio Jordan Reid 5-yard touchdown reception from Greg Windham, Louie Zervos kick good 17 21
3 5:47 1 4 0:04 Troy Jordan Chunn 4-yard touchdown run, Ryan Kay kick good 17 28
3 3:28 9 21 2:19 Ohio 47-yard field goal by Louie Zervos 20 28
4 4:01 8 36 3:54 Ohio 37-yard field goal by Louie Zervos 23 28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 28

Statistics

Statistics[3]OhioTroy
First Downs2317
Third down efficiency5–128–17
Rushes-yards30–78 (2.6)31–87 (2.8)
Passing yards315235
Passing, Comp-Att-Int23–47–424–41–2
Time of Possession30:4029:20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OhioPassingGreg Windham23/47, 315 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
RushingGreg Windham10 car, 24 yds
ReceivingJordan Reid12 rec, 162 yds, 1 TD
TroyPassingBrandon Silvers24/41, 235 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingJordan Chunn20 car, 56 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingEmanuel Thompson8 rec, 83 yds, 1 TD

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Justin_WSFA/status/812519134206554112
  2. ↑ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "2016 Dollar General Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Bowl payout
  5. ↑ "Game Day". Dollar General Bowl. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ohio University to Face Off Against Troy University In Dollar General Bowl". Dollar Geneal Bowl. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ Ohio Bobcats vs. Troy Trojans series history
  8. ↑ http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=155834
  9. ↑ http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400876048
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