2016 Russell Athletic Bowl

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

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

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