| Game Name: | Arizona Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Nova Home Loans |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Year Game Played: | 2016 |
| Football Season: | 2016 |
| Stadium: | Arizona Stadium |
| City: | Tucson, Arizona |
| Visitor School: | University of South Alabama |
| Visitor Name Short: | South Alabama |
| Visitor Nickname: | Jaguars |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | Sun Belt |
| Visitor Coach: | Joey Jones |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home School: | United States Air Force Academy |
| Home Name Short: | Air Force |
| Home Nickname: | Falcons |
| Home Record: | 9–3 |
| Home Conference: | Mountain West |
| Home Coach: | Troy Calhoun |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Home 2Q: | 18 |
| Home 3Q: | 17 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Mvp: | Arion Worthman (QB, Air Force) & Weston Steelhammer (DB, Air Force) |
| Odds: | Air Force by 13[1] |
| Referee: | Jerry Magallanes (ACC) |
| Attendance: | 33,868[2] |
| Us Network: | ASN/Campus Insiders |
| Us Announcers: | Mike Gleason, Doug Chapman, Monica McNutt (ASN) Ari Wolfe, Darius Walker, Eddie Yarbrough, Shae Peppler (Campus Insiders) |
The 2016 Arizona Bowl (known as the 2016 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason college football bowl game played between the South Alabama Jaguars and the Air Force Falcons played on December 30, 2016, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. It was the second edition of the Arizona Bowl and the final game of the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams.[3]
See main article: article, 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team and 2016 Sun Belt Conference football season.
See main article: article, 2016 Air Force Falcons football team and 2016 Mountain West Conference football season.
| Statistics | USA | AFA |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 47–313 | 24–460 |
| Third down efficiency | 3–8 | 5–13 |
| Rushes–yards | 21–68 | 63–253 |
| Passing yards | 245 | 207 |
| Passing, Comp–Att–Int | 10–26–1 | 7–10–0 |
| Time of Possession | 19:34 | 40:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Passing | Dallas Davis | 10/24, 245 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Xavier Johnson | 4 car, 44 yds | |
| Receiving | Josh Magee | 5 rec, 154 yds, 1 TD | |
| AFA | Passing | Arion Worthman | 7/10, 207 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Jacobi Owens | 17 car, 74 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tyler Williams | 3 rec, 66 yds |