2016 Russell Athletic Bowl

2016 Russell Athletic Bowl
27th Russell Athletic Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers Miami Hurricanes (10–2) (8–4) Big 12 ACC 14 31 Head coach:  Dana Holgorsen Head coach:  Mark Richt AP Coaches CFP 14 12 16
1 2 3 4 Total West Virginia 7 0 7 0 14 Miami 0 21 10 0 31
Date	December 28, 2016
Season	2016
Stadium	Camping World Stadium
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Miami QB Brad Kaaya[1]
Favorite	Miami by 3[2]
Referee	Ken Williamson (SEC)
Attendance	48,625[3]
Payout	US$2,275,000[4]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers	TV: Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill Radio: David Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Olivia Harlan

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.

Teams

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

West Virginia Mountaineers

See also: 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and 2016 Big 12 Conference football season

Miami Hurricanes

See also: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team and 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

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. @theACCDN (December 29, 2016). "HIGHLIGHTS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
3. "History". campingworldbowl.com. June 8, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
4. Bowl payout