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| 2016 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl |
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| South Alabama | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | | Air Force | 3 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
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| Date | December 30, 2016 |
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| Season | 2016 |
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| Stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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| Location | Tucson, Arizona |
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| MVP | Arion Worthman (QB, Air Force) & Weston Steelhammer (DB, Air Force) |
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| Favorite | Air Force by 13[1] |
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| Referee | Jerry Magallanes (ACC) |
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| Attendance | 33,868[2] |
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| Network | ASN/Campus Insiders |
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| Announcers | Mike Gleason, Doug Chapman, Monica McNutt (ASN)
Ari Wolfe, Darius Walker, Eddie Yarbrough, Shae Peppler (Campus Insiders) |
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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]
| Scoring summary |
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| Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score |
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| Plays | Yards | TOP | USA | AFA |
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| 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 |
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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 |
