2016 Arizona Bowl
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]
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| Date | December 30, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Arion Worthman (QB, Air Force) & Weston Steelhammer (DB, Air Force) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Air Force by 13[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jerry Magallanes (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 33,868[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) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
South Alabama
Air Force
Game summary
Scoring summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | USA | AFA |
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| First Downs | 13 | 24 |
| Plays-yards | 47-313 | 24-460 |
| Third down efficiency | 3-8 | 5-13 |
| Rushes-yards | 21-68 | 63-253 |
| Passing yards | 245 | 207 |
| Passing, Comp-Att-Int | 10-26-1 | 7-10-0 |
| Time of Possession | 19:34 | 40:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| USA | Passing | Dallas Davis | 10/24, 245 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Xavier Johnson | 4 car, 44 yds | |
| Receiving | Josh Magee | 5 rec, 154 yds, 1 TD | |
| AFA | Passing | Arion Worthman | 7/10, 207 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Jacobi Owens | 17 car, 74 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tyler Williams | 3 rec, 66 yds |
References
- "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400928102
- Lev, Michael (December 5, 2016). "Air Force elated to be in vicinity of 'our real teammates' in Arizona Bowl". Tucson.com, Arizona Daily Star.
External links
- Box score at ESPN
- Air Force defeats South Alabama, 45-21, to win the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl via YouTube
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