2016 Poinsettia Bowl

December 2022 Poinsettia Bowl 12th Poinsettia Bowl San Diego County Credit Union December 21 2016 2016 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California Brigham Young University BYU Cougars 8–4 Independent Kalani Sitake 7 3 7 7 University of Wyoming Wyoming Cowboys 8–5 Mountain West Craig Bohl 0 0 7 14 BYU by 10https://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 Offensive: BYU RB Jamaal Williamshttps://archive.today/20161227025719/https://twitter.com/PoinsettiaBowl/status/811811375597031424Defensive: BYU LB Harvey Langihttps://archive.today/20161227025718/https://twitter.com/PoinsettiaBowl/status/811812701571690500 Los 5LOS FIVE Los5Music 811662894211432448 December 21, 2016 We're singing the #NationalAnthem at today's #SDCCU #PoinsettiaBowl in #SD @Channel933 Retweet to show support! en December 21, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221213162052/https://twitter.com/Los5Music/status/811662894211432448 December 13, 2022 live Greg Blum (MAC) 28,114 612,500 per teamBowl payout ESPN Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Caracaterra (TV)Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio) 2026 The 2016 Poinsettia Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2016, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The twelfth and final edition of the Poinsettia Bowl featured the BYU Cougars against the Wyoming Cowboys.http://www.ksl.com/?sid=42448291&nid=272&title=byu-to-face-wyoming-in-poinsettia-bowl-in-san-diego BYU to face Wyoming in Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego It began at 6:00 p.m. PST and aired ESPN. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union, the game was officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.http://www.sandiegobowlgames.com/byu-earns-berth-san-diego-county-credit-union-poinsettia-bowl/ BYU Earns Berth in San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl November 14, 2016 Poinsettia Bowl November 28, 2016 November 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161129144116/http://www.sandiegobowlgames.com/byu-earns-berth-san-diego-county-credit-union-poinsettia-bowl/ dead Following this edition of the Poinsettia Bowl, the bowl's operator, the San Diego Bowl Game Association, elected to put the game on hiatus to focus efforts on the Holiday Bowl.http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/sd-sp-poinsettia-0126-story.html Poinsettia Bowl ends after 12 years January 25, 2017 The San Diego Union-Tribune The bowl remained dormant until being revived in 2026.McMurphy Brett https://www.on3.com/news/historic-puerto-rico-bowl-joins-2026-lineup-as-poinsettia-bowl-returns-after-decade/ Historic Puerto Rico Bowl joins 2026 lineup as Poinsettia Bowl returns after decade On3.com April 18, 2026 April 18, 2026 Teams The game featured the BYU Cougars against the Wyoming Cowboys. This was the 78th meeting between the schools, with BYU leading the all-time series 44–30–3. From 1922 until 2010, BYU and Wyoming had been in the same conference, being together in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Mountain States Conference, the Western Athletic Conference, and the Mountain West Conference until BYU football went independent after 2010. The most recent meeting was on October 23, 2010, where the Cougars defeated the Cowboys by a score of 25–20.BYU Cougars vs. Wyoming Cowboys series history BYU Cougars 2016 BYU Cougars football team On November 6, 2013, it was announced that BYU would participate in the 2016 and 2018 Poinsettia Bowls should they be bowl eligible and not selected for one of the College Football Playoff bowl games.http://byucougars.com/blog/m-football/entry/byu-will-participate-poinsettia-bowl-2016-and-2018 BYU will participate in Poinsettia Bowl in 2016 and 2018 Brigham Young University BYUCougars.com November 6, 2013 November 28, 2016 November 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161129082858/http://byucougars.com/blog/m-football/entry/byu-will-participate-poinsettia-bowl-2016-and-2018 dead After their 37–7 victory over Southern Utah (which improved their record to 6–4 and made them bowl-eligible), bowl director Ted Tollner (who, incidentally, served as quarterbacks coach at BYU for the 1981 season) extended an invitation for the Cougars to play in the game, which they accepted.http://byucougars.com/m-football/cougars-accept-invitation-san-diego-county-credit-union-poinsettia-bowl Cougars accept invitation to San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Brigham Young University BYUCougars.com November 12, 2016 November 28, 2016 November 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161129143949/http://byucougars.com/m-football/cougars-accept-invitation-san-diego-county-credit-union-poinsettia-bowl dead This was the Cougars' second Poinsettia Bowl appearance, following their victory over the San Diego State Aztecs in the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl by a score of 23–6. Wyoming Cowboys 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team The Wyoming Cowboys became bowl eligible with an upset 30–28 win over the then-13th ranked Boise State Broncos.http://stats.oregonlive.com/cfb/recap.asp?g=201610290096&e=2016_10_0096&home=96&vis=112 Archived copy December 5, 2016 September 30, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180930161637/http://stats.oregonlive.com/cfb/recap.asp?g=201610290096&e=2016_10_0096&home=96&vis=112 dead After starting the season 2–2, the Cowboys won five consecutive games. They then had a 69–66 triple-overtime loss to UNLV en route to a 1–3 record in their final four games, one of which was a 27–24 loss to San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference title game. This was the Cowboys' first Poinsettia Bowl appearance. Game summary Cougars 7 3 7 7 Cowboys 0 0 7 14 The 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl kicked off at 6:10 PT (9:10 ET)https://twitter.com/PoinsettiaBowl/status/811742434644234240January 2018 TweetCiteBot in the driving rain and was broadcast on ESPN. Both teams punted on their first drives; the first drives for both teams combined for just 43 yards (BYU's for 7 and Wyoming's for 36). The Cougars second drive ended abruptly after running back Jamaal Williams fumbled after 36- and 23-yard rushes to start the drive; Wyoming took over on their own 17 and went three-and-out and punted back to the Cougars, who took over on their own 43 and went three-and-out themselves. They punted back to Wyoming with 7:45 in the first quarter, who took over on their own 16. Wyoming's third drive ended in another three-and-out, and BYU started their fourth drive on their own 32. The first injury of the game came with 5:33 left in the first quarter when Wyoming safety Marcus Epps collided with BYU RB Jamaal Williams - Epps was able to walk off with little to no help from the trainers. BYU's fourth drive ended with a third punt, which was returned to the Wyoming 20. The Cowboys went three-and-out but the snap on the punt was fumbled and a Wyoming defender jumped on the ball on the Wyoming 3. It took 2 plays for BYU to find the end zone for the first points of the game; QB Tanner Mangum scrambled for the 3-yard touchdown rush. The first quarter ended BYU 7, Wyoming 0 and the teams combined to go 0/7 on third downs in the first quarter. Wyoming's first drive of the second quarter ended in yet another punt; BYU's Logan Taele was injured on this drive, which was BYU's first injury of the game - he was carted off the field. BYU's second turnover came on their next drive when a Tanner Mangum pass was intercepted by Wyoming's Andrew Wingard. The Cowboys stalled on this drive and were set to attempt a 42-yard field goal when holder Nick Szpor fumbled the snap; he attempted to throw for the first down but the pass was batted away and BYU took over on downs at their own 25. BYU's next drive was their longest yet; they marched 66 yards down the field and upped their lead to 10 after kicker Rhett Almond converted a 27-yard field goal. Wyoming punted on their final drive of the half and the score at halftime was BYU 10, Wyoming 0, making it the first time all season Wyoming was shut out in the first half. BYU kicked off to Wyoming to start the third quarter and the Cowboys started on their own 40. UW's first drive of the second half featured two third down conversions and two fourth down conversions, and resulted in the Cowboys' first touchdown of the game, which cut the lead to 3. BYU's first drive of the second half saw them reach the red zone in five plays after starting at their own 43; the drive was capped by a touchdown pass that was batted around four times by both offensive and defensive players and eventually caught by BYU's Tanner Balderree in the back of the end zone. With 1:59 left in the 3rd, BYU defender Micah Hannemann was disqualified after getting called on a targeting penalty. On the very next play, Wyoming QB Josh Allen's pass was intercepted and returned by BYU's Dayan Lake to the BYU 45. The third quarter ended one play later, with the score BYU 17, Wyoming 7. BYU started the fourth quarter with the ball on the UW 36, up by ten - two plays later, they found the end zone to up their lead to 17. The Cowboys' first drive of the fourth quarter started on their own 24, included four first downs, and resulted in a Wyoming touchdown. BYU's next drive resulted in a three-and-out, and UW got the ball back at their own 19. Wyoming's next drive was highlighted by a 3rd & 20 conversion and a touchdown pass on 3rd & 4 to pull the Cowboys back within 3. Wyoming kicked off to BYU rather than attempting an onside kick, and after a late hit penalty was enforced, BYU started their drive on their own 16. That drive went for a total for -6 yards and BYU punted back to Wyoming, who started their potential game-winning drive on their own 49 with 1:44 left in the game. The first play of the UW drive was an Allen to Hill pass for 19 yards and a first down; the next play saw a Josh Allen pass downfield intercepted by BYU's Kai Nacua to end the game. With the final snap, BYU became the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl champion, with the final score BYU 24, Wyoming 21. Scoring summary BYU WYO 1 0:38 BYU 2 3 0:47 RushTD Tanner Mangum 3 good Rhett Almond 7 0 2 3:08 BYU 11 66 5:24 FG 27 Rhett Almond 10 0 3 6:35 WYO 16 60 8:25 RushTD Brian Hill 4 good Cooper Rothe 10 7 3 2:42 BYU 8 73 3:53 RecTD Tanner Balderree Tanner Magnum 5 good Rhett Almond 17 7 4 14:07 BYU 5 55 2:36 RushTD Jamaal Williams 36 good Rhett Almond 24 7 4 7:35 WYO 14 76 6:32 RecTD Tanner Gentry Josh Allen 9 good Cooper Rothe 24 14 4 2:11 WYO 8 81 3:00 RecTD Tanner Gentry Josh Allen 23 good Cooper Rothe 24 21 24 21 Statistics Statistics BYU WYO First downs 13 22 Total offense, plays - yards 50–312 79–373Rushes-yards (net) 35–216 46–166 Passing yards (net) 96 207Passes, Comp-Att-Int 8–15–1 17–33–2 Time of Possession 24:48 35:12 Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Tanner Mangum 8/15, 96 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jamaal Williams 26 car, 210 yds, 1 TD Receiving Nick Kurtz 3 rec, 59 ydsWYO Passing Josh Allen 17/32, 207 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Brian Hill 26 att, 93 yds, 1 TD Receiving Tanner Gentry 7 rec, 113 yds, 2 TD References Category:2016–17 NCAA football bowl games 2016 2016 2016 2016 Category:2016 in sports in California Category:December 2016 sports events in the United States