2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl

2016 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
Army Black Knights North Texas Mean Green
(7–5) (5–7)
Independent C–USA
38 31
Head coach: 
Jeff Monken		 Head coach: 
Seth Littrell
1234OT Total
Army 1212707 38
North Texas 714730 31
Date December 27, 2016
Season 2016
Stadium Cotton Bowl
Location Fair Park
Dallas, Texas
MVP Army QB Ahmad Bradshaw
Favorite Army by 9.5[1]
Referee Hubert Owens (SEC)
Attendance 39,117
Payout US$1,100,000[2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN, RedVoice, LLC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti, Kris Budden (ESPN)
Brian Estridge, John Denton, Rob Best, Landry Burdine (RedVoice)

The 2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on December 27, 2016.[3] The seventh Heart of Dallas Bowl featured the Army Black Knights versus the North Texas Mean Green of Conference USA.[4] Sponsored by chicken fast food restaurant Zaxby's, the game was officially known as the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl. Army beat North Texas 38–31.

Teams

The game featured the Army Black Knights against the North Texas Mean Green.

This was the sixth meeting between the schools, with Army previously leading the all-time series 4–1. The most recent meeting was earlier in the season, on October 22, 2016, where the Mean Green defeated the Black Knights by a score of 35–18, marking the first time North Texas had ever beaten Army.[5]

Army

North Texas

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ARMY NT
1 9:18 11 75 5:42 ARMY Darnell Wolfolk 5-yard touchdown run, Blake Wilson kick no good 6 0
1 6:35 6 66 2:37 NT Jeffery Wilson 22-yard touchdown run, Trevor Moore kick good 6 7
1 4:56 3 76 1:34 ARMY Tyler Campbell 70-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed (Kell Walker run) 12 7
2 13:05 10 67 5:14 ARMY Darnell Woolfolk 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed (Ahmad Bradshaw run) 18 7
2 6:37 9 93 4:10 ARMY Andy Davidson 6-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete (Samuel Johnson pass) 24 7
2 2:26 9 83 4:02 NT Jeffery Wilson 22-yard touchdown reception from Alec Morris, Trevor Moore kick good 24 14
2 0:10 6 68 1:40 NT Rico Bussey 27-yard touchdown reception from Alec Morris, Trevor Moore kick good 24 21
3 7:41 6 84 3:05 ARMY Ahmad Bradshaw 65-yard touchdown run, Blake Wilson kick good 31 21
3 0:45 1 18 0:05 NT Tyler Wilson 18-yard touchdown reception from Alec Morris, Trevor Moore kick good 31 28
4 0:28 11 50 1:50 NT 37-yard field goal by Trevor Moore 31 31
OT 7 25 ARMY Jordan Asberry 3-yard touchdown run, Blake Wilson kick good 38 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 31

Statistics

StatisticsARMYNT
First Downs2219
Third down efficiency11-175-12
Plays-yards78-53367-410
Rushes-yards74-48027-96
Passing yards53314
Passing, Comp-Att-Int2-4-027-40-2
Time of Possession36:1823:42
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ARMYPassingAhmad Bradshaw2/3, 53 yds
RushingAhmad Bradshaw18 car, 129 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingTyler Campbell1 rec, 38 yds
NTPassingAlec Morris26/38, 304 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingJeffery Wilson20 car, 81 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingTurner Smiley8 rec, 79 yds

References

  1. ↑ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Bowl payout
  3. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". Heart of Dallas Bowl. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "North Texas and Army to face off in the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl". Heart of Dallas Bowl. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ Army Black Knights vs. North Texas Mean Green series history
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