2016 Arizona Bowl

College football game

2016 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl

| South Alabama Jaguars | Air Force Falcons

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(6–6) | (9–3)
Sun Belt | Mountain West
21 | 45
Head coach:
Joey Jones | Head coach:
Troy Calhoun
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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 >

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]

## Teams

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### South Alabama

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

### Air Force

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

## Game summary

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### Scoring summary

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Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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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

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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

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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

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* 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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