2016 Russell Athletic Bowl

The 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 28, 2016 at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The 27th edition of the Russell Athletic Bowl featured the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference against the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season. The game's naming rights sponsor is the Russell Athletic uniform company.

2016 Russell Athletic Bowl
27th Russell Athletic Bowl
1234 Total
West Virginia 7070 14
Miami 021100 31
DateDecember 28, 2016
Season2016
StadiumCamping World Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPMiami QB Brad Kaaya[1]
FavoriteMiami by 3[2]
RefereeKen Williamson (SEC)
Attendance48,625[3]
PayoutUS$2,275,000[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersTV: Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
Radio: David Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Olivia Harlan

Teams

The game featured tie-ins from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big 12 Conference.

West Virginia Mountaineers

Miami Hurricanes

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WVU UM
1 5:40 4 39 1:02 WVU Kennedy McKoy 6-yard touchdown run, Mike Molina kick good 7 0
2 6:30 1 51 0:14 UM Ahmmon Richards 51-yard touchdown reception from Brad Kaaya, Michael Badgley kick good 7 7
2 2:11 6 59 2:18 UM Malcolm Lewis 3-yard touchdown reception from Kaaya, Badgley kick good 7 14
2 0:27 5 70 0:52 UM Braxton Berrios 26-yard touchdown reception from Kaaya, Badgley kick good 7 21
3 11:04 8 75 3:56 UM David Njoku 23-yard touchdown reception from Kaaya, Badgley kick good 7 28
3 7:50 9 75 3:14 WVU Skyler Howard 4-yard touchdown run, Molina kick good 14 28
3 4:26 10 62 3:24 UM 30-yard field goal by Badgley 14 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 31

References

  1. https://twitter.com/theACCDN/status/814310485042622464
  2. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. "History". campingworldbowl.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. Bowl payout


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