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2016 Arizona Bowl 
Summary
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] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ASN/Campus Insiders | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Gleason, Doug Chapman, Monica McNutt (ASN) Ari Wolfe, Darius Walker, Eddie Yarbrough, Shae Peppler (Campus Insiders) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams edit
South Alabama edit
Air Force edit
Game summary edit
Scoring summary edit
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Statistics edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "South Alabama vs. Air Force - Game Summary - December 30, 2016 - ESPN".
- ^ Lev, Michael (December 5, 2016). "Air Force elated to be in vicinity of 'our real teammates' in Arizona Bowl". Tucson.com, Arizona Daily Star.