2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
3rd Bahamas Bowl
Eastern Michigan Eagles Old Dominion Monarchs
(7–5) (9–3)
MAC C-USA
20 24
Head coach: 
Chris Creighton		 Head coach: 
Bobby Wilder
1234 Total
Eastern Michigan 00173 20
Old Dominion 3777 24
DateDecember 23, 2016
Season2016
StadiumThomas Robinson Stadium
LocationNassau, Bahamas
FavoriteOld Dominion by 3.5[1]
RefereeCharles Lewis (Sun Belt)
Attendance13,422[2]
PayoutUS$450,000[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
RedVoice, LLC
AnnouncersSteve Levy, Mack Brown, Kaylee Hartung (ESPN)
Brian Hanni, Rob Best (RedVoice)

The 2016 Bahamas Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 23, 2016 at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau in the Bahamas. The third edition of the Bahamas Bowl featured the Eastern Michigan Eagles of the Mid-American Conference against the Old Dominion Monarchs of Conference USA. It began at 1:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant chain, the game was officially known as the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.[4][5]

Teams

The game featured the Eastern Michigan Eagles against the Old Dominion Monarchs.

This was the third meeting between the schools, with Old Dominion winning both previous ones. The most recent meeting was on September 5, 2015, where the Monarchs defeated the Eagles by a score of 38–34.[6]

Eastern Michigan Eagles

After finishing their regular season 7–5, bowl director Richard Giannini extended an invitation for the Eagles to play in the game, which they accepted.[7][8]

This was the first bowl game for Eastern Michigan since the 1987 California Bowl where they defeated the San Jose State Spartans by a score of 30–27.

Old Dominion Monarchs

After finishing their regular season 9–3 and winning a share of the Conference USA East Division championship, Giannini extended an invitation for the Monarchs to play in the game, which they accepted.[9]

This was the first FBS bowl game in school history for Old Dominion, in their third season as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision and Conference USA, their second season of bowl eligibility, and their eighth season of the football program since resuming in 2009 following a 67-year hiatus.

Game summary

Scoring summary

[2]

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP EMU ODU
1 7:43 16 58 7:17 ODU 34-yard field goal by Brad Davis 0 3
2 7:59 6 80 2:23 ODU Zach Pascal 47-yard touchdown reception from David Washington, Brad Davis kick good 0 10
3 12:04 9 76 2:50 EMU Sergio Bailey 5-yard touchdown reception from Brogan Roback, Paul Fricano kick good 7 10
3 9:50 5 72 2:08 ODU Travis Fulgham 31-yard touchdown reception from David Washington, Brad Davis kick good 7 17
3 7:25 7 71 2:20 EMU Johnnie Niupalau 5-yard touchdown reception from Brogan Roback, Paul Fricano kick good 14 17
3 0:12 14 66 5:11 EMU 24-yard field goal by Paul Fricano 17 17
4 12:56 7 72 2:09 ODU Jonathan Duhart 5-yard touchdown reception from David Washington, Brad Davis kick good 17 24
4 9:08 10 77 3:39 EMU 19-yard field goal by Paul Fricano 20 24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 24

Statistics

Statistics[2]EMUODU
First Downs2820
Total offense, plays – yards85–47059–394
Rushes-yards (net)38–170 (4.5)39–206 (5.3)
Passing yards (net)300188
Passes, Comp-Att-Int26–47–111–20–1
Time of Possession32:3027:30

References

  1. ↑ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "2016 Bahamas Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Bowl payout
  4. ↑ "Eastern Michigan accepts 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl invitation". Bahamas Bowl. November 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Old Dominion accepts 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl invitation". Bahamas Bowl. November 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Old Dominion Monarchs series history
  7. ↑ "EMU Football Accepts Invitation to Popeyes Bahamas Bowl". ODUSports.com. Old Dominion University. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ Jahnke, James (November 29, 2016). "Eastern Michigan headed to Bahamas Bowl, will face Old Dominion". Freep.com. Detroit Free Press.
  9. ↑ "Monarchs to Play in Popeyes Bahamas Bowl on Friday, Dec. 23". ODUSports.com. Old Dominion University. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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