2016 Miami Beach Bowl

2016 Miami Beach Bowl
3rd Miami Beach Bowl
Central Michigan Chippewas Tulsa Golden Hurricane
(6–6) (9–3)
MAC The American
10 55
Head coach: 
John Bonamego		 Head coach: 
Philip Montgomery
1234 Total
Central Michigan 3007 10
Tulsa 1017217 55
DateDecember 19, 2016
Season2016
StadiumMarlins Park
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPTulsa QB Dane Evans
FavoriteTulsa by 12[1]
National anthemMiami Beach Senior High School Chorus[2]
RefereeMarvel July (MWC)[3]
Attendance15,262[3]
PayoutUS$1,000,000[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersAllen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti, Kris Budden
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The 2016 Miami Beach Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 19, 2016 at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. The third annual edition of the Miami Beach Bowl was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season.

Team selection

The game featured the Central Michigan Chippewas against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

This was the third meeting between the schools, with the all-time series tied 1–1. The most recent meeting was on October 17, 1987, where the Chippewas defeated the Golden Hurricane by a score of 51–21.[5]

Central Michigan

See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team and 2016 Mid-American Conference football season

Tulsa

See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and 2016 American Athletic Conference football season

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP CMU Tulsa
1 7:24 17 93 5:29 Tulsa Josh Atkinson 5-yard touchdown reception from Dane Evans, Redford Jones kick good 0 7
1 2:55 7 46 2:10 Tulsa 46-yard field goal by Redford Jones 0 10
1 0:55 6 70 2:00 CMU 26-yard field goal by Brian Eavey 3 10
2 12:18 11 41 3:37 Tulsa 44-yard field goal by Redford Jones 3 13
2 4:03 8 80 2:43 Tulsa Keevan Lucas 13-yard touchdown reception from Dane Evans, Redford Jones kick good 3 20
2 0:59 9 62 1:55 Tulsa Chris Minter 4-yard touchdown reception from Dane Evans, Redford Jones kick good 3 27
3 9:50 5 56 1:44 Tulsa James Flanders 17-yard touchdown run, Redford Jones kick good 3 34
3 6:53 5 62 1:10 Tulsa Keevan Lucas 28-yard touchdown reception from Dane Evans, Redford Jones kick good 3 41
3 2:16 10 69 3:05 Tulsa Keevan Lucas 11-yard touchdown reception from Dane Evans, Redford Jones kick good 3 48
4 12:49 Tulsa Interception returned 66 yards for touchdown by Jesse Brubaker, Redford Jones kick good 3 55
4 9:21 6 73 3:28 CMU Jahray Hayes 13-yard touchdown run, Brian Eavey kick good 10 55
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 55

Source: [3]

Statistics

Statistics[3] CMU Tulsa
First downs 19 34
Plays–yards 72–355 85–581
Rushes–yards 22–83 (3.8) 46–261 (5.7)
Passing yards 272 320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–50–3 29–39–0
Time of possession 30:52 29:08
Team Category Player Statistics
CMU Passing Cooper Rush 24/49, 241 yds, 3 INT
Rushing Mark Chapman 2 car, 38 yds
Receiving Devon Spalding 5 rec, 26 yds
Tulsa Passing Dane Evans 28/38, 304 yds, 5 TD
Rushing D'Angelo Brewer 17 car, 105 yds
Receiving Josh Atkinson 12 rec, 131 yds, 1 TD

References

  1. ^ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ^ @FriscoBowlGame (December 19, 2016). "Phenomenal job by the @MiamiBeachSr chorus with the national anthem! Just 5 minutes until kickoff! #MiamiBeachBowl #ReignCane #FireUpChips" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b c d "2016 Miami Beach Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Bowl payout
  5. ^ Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Southern Miss Tulsa Golden Hurricane series history


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