2016 Independence Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Independence Bowl 41st Independence Bowl Camping World December 26 2016 2016 Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana North Carolina State University NC State Wolfpack 6–6 ACC Dave Doeren 0 14 14 13 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Commodores 6–6 SEC Derek Mason 3 0 7 7 NC State by 4http://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 Mike Cannon (Big Ten) 28,995 1,200,000Bowl payout ESPN2/Sports USA Mike Couzens, Cole Cubelic, Kevin Weidl (TV) Josh Appel, Doug Plank (Radio) The 2016 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2016 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The 41st annual Independence Bowl featured the NC State Wolfpack of the ACC against the Vanderbilt Commodores of the SEC. Sponsored by Camping World, the game was officially known as the Camping World Independence Bowl. Team selection The game featured the NC State Wolfpack against the Vanderbilt Commodores. This was the third meeting between the schools, with Vanderbilt winning the two previous ones. The most recent meeting was in the 2012 Music City Bowl, where the Commodores defeated the Wolfpack by a score of 38–24.NC State Wolfpack vs. Vanderbilt Commodores series history NC State 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team Vanderbilt 2016 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Game summary Scoring summary NCST VANDY 1 6:06 VANDY 8 46 4:12 FG 52 Tommy Openshaw 0 3 2 9:08 NCST 7 41 3:30 RecTD Jaylen Samuels Ryan Finley 9 good Connor Haskins 7 3 2 1:24 NCST 4 81 0:50 RecTD Jaylen Samuels Ryan Finley 55 good Connor Haskins 14 3 3 11:50 NCST 4 18 1:52 RecTD Reggie Gallaspy II Ryan Finley 5 good Connor Haskins 21 3 3 5:34 NCST 9 58 2:28 RecTD Jaylen Samuels Ryan Finley 17 good Connor Haskins 28 3 3 0:58 VANDY 11 75 4:36 RushTD Ralph Webb 30 good Tommy Openshaw 28 10 4 10:37 VANDY 3 4 1:26 RushTD Khari Blasingame 1 good Tommy Openshaw 28 17 4 10:21 NCST Other Nyheim Hines 100-yd kickoff return for a touchdown, Connor Haskins kick good 35 17 4 0:00 NCST IntTD Niles Clark 30 not needed Connor Haskins run/pass good/failed/incomplete 41 17 41 17 Statistics Statistics2016 Independence Bowl Game Stats http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=155836 Stat Broadcast Stat Broadcast 26 December 2016 NCST VANDY First downs 21 18 Third down efficiency 8–15 6–18 Rushes-yards 36–141 (3.9) 35–156 (4.5) Passing yards 235 158 Passing, Comp-Att-Int 19–31–0 19–46–3 Time of Possession 29:48 30:12 References Category:2016–17 NCAA football bowl games 2016 2016 Independence Bowl 2016 Independence Bowl Category:2016 in sports in Louisiana Category:December 2016 sports events in the United States