2016 Belk Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Belk Bowl 15th Belk Bowl 2016 Belk Bowl.jpg Opening kickoff at the 2016 Belk Bowl December 29 2016 2016 Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina University of Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks 7–5 SEC Bret Bielema 17 7 0 0 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies 9–4 ACC 18 19 22 Justin Fuente 0 0 21 14 Cam Phillips (Virginia Tech) Virginia Tech by 7http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/18228600/college-football-full-list-odds-every-bowl-game College Bowl Game Odds ESPN December 7, 2016 December 9, 2016 Blue Honey 808759759763632128 bluehoneymusic Y'all be sure to watch the Belk Bowl... 13 December 2016 Brandon Cruse (Big 12) 46,902 1,700,000Bowl payout ESPN TV: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch Radio: Taylor Zarzour, Charles Arbuckle, Dari Nowkhah The 2016 Belk Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played on December 29, 2016. The game featured the Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference and the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was the first appearance in the Belk Bowl for both teams.Bitter Andy Virginia Tech will play in Belk Bowl against Arkansas http://www.roanoke.com/sports/columns_and_blogs/blogs/andy_bitter_virginia_tech_football/virginia-tech-will-play-in-belk-bowl-against-arkansas/article_bc594394-ba5b-11e6-a3c3-5bc949c6e90b.html Roanoke Times BH Media Group December 4, 2016 Teams Arkansas 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team 2016 Southeastern Conference football season Prior to kickoff, Arkansas announced that senior tight end, Jeremy Sprinkle would be suspended for the bowl game.http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/jeremy-sprinkle/ Jeremy Sprinkle - Arkansas Razorbacks roster arkansasrazorbacks.com 29 December 2016 Sprinkle had been arrested for shoplifting earlier in the week.http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/u-of-a-suspends-jeremy-sprinkle-will-not-play-in-belk-bowl/633372181 U of A suspends Jeremy Sprinkle, will not play in Belk Bowl Kordsmeier Karella 29 December 2016 nwahomepage.com 29 December 2016 On Tuesday, all players from both teams received a $450 gift card to purchase merchandise from a Belk store within a 90 minute timeframe. Sprinkle allegedly took more than he was allowed and was suspended by the Arkansas athletic department.https://www.seccountry.com/arkansas/arkansas-jeremy-sprinkle-suspended-alleged-shoplifting-attempt Arkansas' Jeremy Sprinkle suspended after alleged shoplifting attempt Kersey Jason 29 December 2016 seccountry.com 29 December 2016 Virginia Tech 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football seasonWith its 2016 Belk Bowl appearance, the Virginia Tech football team extended its bowl streak to 24 consecutive games. The streak is the longest active bowl streak recognized by the NCAA. Game summary Scoring summary ARK VT 1 13:23 ARK 4 6 1:24 FG 38 Cole Hedlund 3 0 1 2:22 ARK 9 90 4:32 RushTD Austin Allen 1 good Cole Hedlund 10 0 1 0:21 ARK 2 30 0:40 RecTD Cheyenne O'Grady Austin Allen 28 good Cole Hedlund 17 0 2 10:05 ARK 6 54 3:36 RecTD Keon Hatcher Austin Allen 12 good Cole Hedlund 24 0 3 13:27 VT 3 30 0:40 RushTD Jerod Evans 4 good Joey Slye 24 7 3 4:18 VT 5 44 2:10 RecTD Sam Rogers Jerod Evans 3 good Joey Slye 24 14 3 4:00 VT 1 5 0:05 RecTD Chris Cunningham Jerod Evans 5 good Joey Slye 24 21 4 12:03 VT 10 76 3:07 RushTD Travon McMillian 6 good Joey Slye 24 28 4 6:41 VT 2 8 0:16 RushTD Jerod Evans 1 good Joey Slye 24 35 24 35 Statistics Statistics ARK VT First downs 14 25 Plays-yards 65-314 78-402 Third down efficiency 2-14 7-14 Rushes-yards 34-36 44-159 Passing yards 278 243 Passing, Comp-Att-Int 18-31-3 21-34-2 Time of Possession 31:14 28:46 Team Category Player StatisticsARK Passing Austin Allen 18/31, 278 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Rawleigh Williams III 12 car, 34 yds Receiving Keon Hatcher 6 rec, 105 ydsVT Passing Jerod Evans 21/33, 243 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jerod Evans 22 car, 87 yds, 2 TD Receiving Cam Phillips 6 rec, 115 yds References Category:2016–17 NCAA football bowl games 2016 2016 Belk Bowl 2016 Belk Bowl Category:2016 in sports in North Carolina Category:December 2016 sports events in the United States