| Game Name: | Quick Lane Bowl |
| Subheader: | 3rd Quick Lane Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 26 |
| Year Game Played: | 2016 |
| Football Season: | 2016 |
| Stadium: | Ford Field |
| City: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Visitor School: | Maryland |
| Visitor Name Short: | Maryland |
| Visitor Nickname: | Terrapins |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor Coach: | D. J. Durkin |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 13 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Home School: | Boston College |
| Home Name Short: | Boston College |
| Home Nickname: | Eagles |
| Home Record: | 6–6 |
| Home Conference: | ACC |
| Home Coach: | Steve Addazio |
| Home 1Q: | 6 |
| Home 2Q: | 23 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | Boston College defensive line[1] |
| Odds: | Maryland by 2[2] |
| Referee: | Steve Strimling (Pac-12) |
| Attendance: | 19,117 |
| Payout: | 1,200,000[3] |
| Us Network: | ESPN/WJR |
The 2016 Quick Lane Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, on December 26, 2016.[4] The third edition of the Quick Lane Bowl featured the Maryland Terrapins of the Big Ten Conference and the Boston College Eagles of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[5]
The game featured the Boston College Eagles against the Maryland Terrapins.
This was the twelfth meeting between the schools, with Boston College leading the all-time series 8–3 coming into the game. Notably, Boston College and Maryland had been together in the ACC from 2005 until 2013, after which Maryland left to join the Big Ten.
Their most recent meeting had been on November 23, 2013, when the Eagles defeated the Terrapins by a score of 29–26.[6]
See main article: article, 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team and 2016 Big Ten Conference football season.
See main article: article, 2016 Boston College Eagles football team and 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season.
| Statistics | MD | BC |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 17 | 15 |
| Third down efficiency | 4–15 | 4–19 |
| Plays–yards | 69–357 | 75–348 |
| Rushes-yards (avg.) | 34–128 (3.8) | 52–177 (3.4) |
| Passing yards | 229 | 171 |
| Passing, Comp-Att-Int | 15–35–1 | 11–23–1 |
| Time of Possession | 26:45 | 33:15 |