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The '''2016 Las Vegas Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] that was played on December 17, 2016, at [[Sam Boyd Stadium]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]. The twenty-fifth annual [[Las Vegas Bowl]] is one of the [[2016–17 NCAA football bowl games|2016–17 bowl games]] that concludes the [[2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2016 FBS football season]]. The game aired on [[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]]. Previously sponsored by lubricant manufactuer [[Royal Purple (lubricant manufacturer)|Royal Purple]], the sponsorship ended in 2015, with the name of the bowl game reverting to the official name of the Las Vegas Bowl.
The '''2016 Las Vegas Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] that was played on December 17, 2016, at [[Sam Boyd Stadium]] in [[Whitney, Nevada]]. The twenty-fifth annual [[Las Vegas Bowl]] is one of the [[2016–17 NCAA football bowl games|2016–17 bowl games]] that concludes the [[2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2016 FBS football season]]. The game aired on [[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]]. Previously sponsored by lubricant manufactuer [[Royal Purple (lubricant manufacturer)|Royal Purple]], the sponsorship ended in 2015, with the name of the bowl game reverting to the official name of the Las Vegas Bowl.


==Team selection==
==Team selection==

Revision as of 05:33, 5 December 2017

MVPSan Diego State RB Donnel Pumphrey[1]

The 2016 Las Vegas Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 17, 2016, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. The twenty-fifth annual Las Vegas Bowl is one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concludes the 2016 FBS football season. The game aired on ABC. Previously sponsored by lubricant manufactuer Royal Purple, the sponsorship ended in 2015, with the name of the bowl game reverting to the official name of the Las Vegas Bowl.

Team selection

The game would have featured teams from the Mountain West Conference and Pac-12 Conference. However, since the Pac-12 had only six bowl-eligible teams, and two of them qualified for New Years Six bowls, the sixth-place Pac-12 team was unavailable. Instead, the bowl elected to invite the Houston Cougars of the American Athletic Conference. This was the first time an AAC team played in the Las Vegas Bowl. The representative from the Mountain West was San Diego State, which qualified for the bowl by winning the 2016 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game. Houston played in its first-ever Las Vegas Bowl, while San Diego State appeared for a second time, the first being a 1998 loss to North Carolina.

This was the third meeting between the schools, with Houston having won both previous ones. The most recent prior meeting was on October 6, 1973, when the Cougars defeated the Aztecs by a score of 14–9.[5]

Houston

See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team and 2016 American Athletic Conference football season

San Diego State

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team and 2016 Mountain West Conference football season

Game summary

On the fourth drive of the game, Houston capped a 10-play, 24-yard drive with a 31-yard field goal by Ty Cummings. After a three-and-out by San Diego State, Houston went on a 10-play, 74-yard touchdown drive. Greg Ward, Jr.'s 2-yard run put the Cougars up 10–0 to finish the 1st quarter. San Diego State responded with 34 unanswered points, leading to a 34–10 win by the Aztecs.

On the first play of the Aztecs' first drive in the 4th quarter, Donnel Pumphrey broke the all-time FBS career record for rushing yardage.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UH SDSU
1 6:38 10 24 3:31 UH 31-yard field goal by Ty Cummings 3 0
1 1:22 10 74 3:50 UH Greg Ward, Jr. 2-yard touchdown run, Ty Cummings kick good 10 0
2 6:28 8 55 4:26 SDSU 23-yard field goal by John Baron 10 3
2 1:29 7 26 2:52 SDSU 28-yard field goal by John Baron 10 6
3 3:14 4 68 1:54 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 32-yard touchdown run, John Baron kick good 10 13
3 0:56 SDSU Interception returned 54 yards for touchdown by Ron Smith, John Baron kick good 10 20
4 8:58 1 28 0:25 SDSU Curtis Anderson 28-yard touchdown reception from Christian Chapman, John Baron kick good 10 27
4 1:11 4 21 1:46 SDSU Juw Washington 7-yard touchdown run, John Baron kick good 10 34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 34

Source: [3]

Statistics

Statistics[3] HOU SDSU
First downs 16 13
Plays–yards 75–254 51–255
Rushes–yards 41–25 (0.6) 37–127 (3.4)
Passing yards 229 128
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–34–4 10–14–0
Time of possession 32:12 27:48
Category Team Player Statistics
Passing HOU Greg Ward, Jr. 25/34, 229 yds, 4 INT
SDSU Christian Chapman 10/14, 128 yds, 1 TD
Rushing HOU Duke Catalon 14 car, 18 yds
SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 19 car, 115 yds, 1 TD
Receiving HOU Brandon Wilson 5 rec, 52 yds
SDSU David Wells 4 rec, 33 yds

References

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/LasVegasBowl/status/810287548392239105
  2. ^ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "2016 Las Vegas Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. ^ Bowl payout
  5. ^ Houston Cougars vs. San Diego State Aztecs football series history
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