2016 Bahamas Bowl

College football postseason bowl game August 2023 March 2026 Bahamas Bowl 3rd Bahamas Bowl Popeyes December 23 2016 2016 Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan Eagles 7–5 MAC Chris Creighton 0 0 17 3 Old Dominion University Old Dominion Monarchs 9–3 C-USA Bobby Wilder 3 7 7 7 Eastern Michigan by 3.5http://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 Charles Lewis (Sun Belt) 13,422 450,000Bowl payout ESPNRedVoice, LLC Steve Levy, Mack Brown, Kaylee Hartung (ESPN)Brian Hanni, Rob Best (RedVoice) The 2016 Bahamas Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 23, 2016 at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau in the Bahamas. The third edition of the Bahamas Bowl featured the Eastern Michigan Eagles of the Mid-American Conference against the Old Dominion Monarchs of Conference USA. It began at 1:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant chain, the game was officially known as the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.http://www.bahamasbowl.com/eastern-michigan-accepts-2016-popeyes-bahamas-bowl-invitation/ Eastern Michigan accepts 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl invitation November 29, 2016 Bahamas Bowlhttp://www.bahamasbowl.com/old-dominion-accepts-2016-popeyes-bahamas-bowl-invitation/ Old Dominion accepts 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl invitation November 28, 2016 Bahamas Bowl Teams The game featured the Eastern Michigan Eagles against the Old Dominion Monarchs. This was the third meeting between the schools, with Old Dominion winning both previous ones. The most recent meeting was on September 5, 2015, where the Monarchs defeated the Eagles by a score of 38–34.Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Old Dominion Monarchs series history Eastern Michigan Eagles 2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team 2016 Mid-American Conference football season After finishing their regular season 7–5, bowl director Richard Giannini extended an invitation for the Eagles to play in the game, which they accepted.http://www.emueagles.com/news/2016/11/28/emu-football-accepts-invitation-to-popeyes-bahamas-bowl.aspx EMU Football Accepts Invitation to Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Old Dominion University ODUSports.com November 28, 2016 November 28, 2016Jahnke James Eastern Michigan headed to Bahamas Bowl, will face Old Dominion http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2016/11/29/eastern-michigan-football-bahamas-bowl/94592778/ Freep.com Detroit Free Press November 29, 2016 This was the first bowl game for Eastern Michigan since the 1987 California Bowl where they defeated the San Jose State Spartans by a score of 30–27. Old Dominion Monarchs 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team 2016 Conference USA football season After finishing their regular season 9–3 and winning a share of the Conference USA East Division championship, Giannini extended an invitation for the Monarchs to play in the game, which they accepted.http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=211325417 Monarchs to Play in Popeyes Bahamas Bowl on Friday, Dec. 23 Old Dominion University ODUSports.com November 28, 2016 November 28, 2016 November 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161129024057/http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=211325417 dead This was the first FBS bowl game in school history for Old Dominion, in their third season as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision and Conference USA, their second season of bowl eligibility, and their eighth season of the football program since resuming in 2009 following a 67-year hiatus. Game summary Scoring summary 2016 Bahamas Bowl Game Stats http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=155833 Stat Broadcast Stat Broadcast 23 December 2016 EMU ODU expand 1 7:43 ODU 16 58 7:17 FG 34 Brad Davis 0 3 2 7:59 ODU 6 80 2:23 RecTD Zach Pascal David Washington 47 good Brad Davis 0 10 3 12:04 EMU 9 76 2:50 RecTD Sergio Bailey Brogan Roback 5 good Paul Fricano 7 10 3 9:50 ODU 5 72 2:08 RecTD Travis Fulgham David Washington 31 good Brad Davis 7 17 3 7:25 EMU 7 71 2:20 RecTD Johnnie Niupalau Brogan Roback 5 good Paul Fricano 14 17 3 0:12 EMU 14 66 5:11 FG 24 Paul Fricano 17 17 4 12:56 ODU 7 72 2:09 RecTD Jonathan Duhart David Washington 5 good Brad Davis 17 24 4 9:08 EMU 10 77 3:39 FG 19 Paul Fricano 20 24 20 24 Statistics Statistics EMU ODU First downs 28 20 Total offense, plays – yards 85–470 59–394Rushes-yards (net) 38–170 (4.5) 39–206 (5.3) Passing yards (net) 300 188 Passes, Comp-Att-Int 26–47–1 11–20–1 Time of Possession 32:30 27:30 References 30em External links Box score at ESPN Category:2016–17 NCAA football bowl games 2016 2016 Bahamas Bowl 2016 Bahamas Bowl Category:December 2016 sports events in North America Category:2016 in Bahamian sport