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]

2016 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
South Alabama Jaguars Air Force Falcons (6–6) (9–3) Sun Belt Mountain West 21 45 Head coach:  Joey Jones Head coach:  Troy Calhoun
1 2 3 4 Total South Alabama 14 7 0 0 21 Air Force 3 18 17 7 45
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)
Arizona Bowl  < 2015  2017 >

Teams

South Alabama

Main articles: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team and 2016 Sun Belt Conference football season

Air Force

Main articles: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team and 2016 Mountain West Conference football season

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USA AFA 1 14:49 1 75 0:11 USA Josh Magee 75-yard touchdown reception from Dallas Davis, Gavin Patterson kick good 7 0 1 9:05 11 55 5:37 AFA 25-yard field goal by Luke Strebel 7 3 1 6:08 7 75 2:57 USA Dami Ayoola 2-yard touchdown run, Gavin Patterson kick good 14 3 2 10:41 5 59 1:59 USA Dallas Davis 4-yard touchdown run, Gavin Patterson kick good 21 3 2 6:34 7 69 4:01 AFA 22-yard field goal by Luke Strebel 21 6 2 1:49 4 35 1:43 AFA Ronald Cleveland 14-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good 21 13 2 0:25 2 1 0:35 AFA Jacobi Owens 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass (Worthman–Robinette) good 21 21 3 14:42 1 75 0:18 AFA Jale Robinette 75-yard touchdown reception from Arion Worthman, Luke Strebel kick good 21 28 3 6:35 12 75 5:46 AFA Tyler Williams 6-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good 21 35 3 2:03 6 40 2:59 AFA 37-yard field goal by Luke Strebel 21 38 4 9:12 11 69 7:03 AFA Jacobi Owens 22-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good 21 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 45

Statistics

Statistics	USA	AFA
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
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

1. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
2. "South Alabama vs. Air Force - Game Summary - December 30, 2016 - ESPN".
3. 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