2016 Cactus Bowl (January)

August 2023 May 2026 Cactus Bowl 27th Cactus Bowl Motel 6 January 2 2016 2015 Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona West Virginia University West Virginia Mountaineers 7–5 Big 12 Dana Holgorsen 9 13 14 7 Arizona State University Arizona State Sun Devils 6–6 Pac-12 Todd Graham 3 15 14 10 Arizona State by 1Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2015 Skyler Howard (QB, West Virginia) OffenseShaq Petteway (LB, West Virginia) Defense Jeff Servinski (Big Ten) 39,321 TBD ESPN/ESPN Radio Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, & Kayce Smith (ESPN)Drew Goodman, David Diaz-Infante, & Olivia Harlan (ESPN Radio) 2015 2016 (Dec) The 2016 Cactus Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on January 2, 2016 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the twenty-seventh edition of the Cactus Bowl, although only the second played under that name. Sponsored by the Motel 6 chain of budget motels, the game was officially known as the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl. The bowl featured the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference against the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pac-12 Conference, and was the concluding game of the season for both teams. It began at 8:15 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season and was the final bowl game prior to the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship game. Motel 6 took over as title sponsor of the game replacing TicketCity, who had served as sponsor of the previous year's game.https://fiestabowl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/15-16-GDG-Cactus-Bowl.pdf Archived copy 2015-12-07 2018-09-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20180927121222/https://fiestabowl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/15-16-GDG-Cactus-Bowl.pdf dead The 2016 Cactus Bowl marked the game's return to Chase Field, its home from 2000 until 2005, after a ten-year absence during which the game was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The move was made due to a reconstruction project at Sun Devil Stadium that rendered the facility unusable during the college football offseason and would see Chase Field host the Cactus Bowl through 2018. West Virginia won the game by a final score of 43-42. Teams The game featured the West Virginia Mountaineers against the Arizona State Sun Devils. Arizona State Sun Devils 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team After finishing their season 6–6, the Sun Devils accepted their invitation to play in the game.http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=210565096 Arizona State To Face West Virginia In Motel 6 Cactus Bowl Jan. 2 Arizona State University TheSunDevils.com December 6, 2015 December 7, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151212151932/http://thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=210565096 December 12, 2015 This was also the Sun Devils' second Cactus Bowl; they had previously won the 2005 Insight Bowl over Rutgers 45–40. West Virginia Mountaineers 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team After finishing their season 7–5, the Mountaineers accepted their invitation to play in the game.http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?story=29218&cat=exclusives WVU, Arizona State to Meet in Motel 6 Cactus Bowl West Virginia University WVUSports.com December 6, 2015 December 7, 2015 This was the Mountaineers' second Cactus Bowl; they had previously lost the 1998 Insight.com Bowl to Missouri 34–31. Game summary Scoring summary WVU ASU 1 12:02 WVU 9 71 2:58 FG 21 Josh Lambert good 3 0 1 8:57 WVU 8 56 2:25 FG 31 Josh Lambert good 6 0 1 5:06 ASU 4 2 1:30 FG 37 Zane Gonzalez good 6 3 1 3:13 WVU 6 55 1:53 FG 27 Josh Lambert good 9 3 2 9:59 ASU 4 40 1:06 RecTD Devin Lucien Mike Bercovici 19 Zane Gonzalez good 9 10 2 6:02 WVU 3 80 0:39 RecTD Shelton Gibson Skyler Howard 59 Josh Lambert good 16 10 2 2:53 ASU 10 80 3:00 FG 19 Zane Gonzalez good 16 13 2 0:28 WVU 8 75 2:25 RecTD Daikiel Shorts Skyler Howard 10 Josh Lambert blocked 22 13 2 0:28 ASU — — — Other Tim White returns blocked PAT for 2-point conversion 22 15 2 0:01 ASU 4 34 0:26 FG 35 Zane Gonzalez good 22 18 3 11:34 ASU 8 66 3:17 RecTD Tim White Mike Bercovici 2 Zane Gonzalez good 22 25 3 10:02 WVU 5 75 1:32 RecTD Gary Jennings Skyler Howard 64 Josh Lambert good 29 25 3 4:35 ASU 6 66 2:26 RecTD Tim White Mike Bercovici 33 Zane Gonzalez good 29 32 3 3:01 WVU 4 75 1:34 RecTD Daikiel Shorts Skyler Howard 17 Josh Lambert good 36 32 4 14:09 ASU 4 5 1:09 FG 48 Zane Gonzalez good 36 35 4 4:56 ASU 4 73 1:23 RecTD Gary Chambers Mike Bercovici 58 Zane Gonzalez good 36 42 4 2:19 WVU 10 75 2:37 RecTD David Sills Skyler Howard 15 Josh Lambert good 43 42 43 42 Source:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=112023&a=1 2016 Cactus Bowl: West Virginia vs. Arizona State Stats Stat Broadcast January 2, 2016 Statistics Statistics WVU ASU First downs 29 23 Total offense, plays – yards 84–676 84–520Rushes-yards (net) 33–144 32–102 Passing yards (net) 532 418Passes, Comp-Att-Int 28–51–2 29–52–0 Time of Possession 29:02 30:58 References Cactus Bowl Category:Cactus Bowl Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football bowl games West Virginia Mountaineers football bowl games Cactus Bowl Category:January 2016 sports events in the United States Category:2010s in Phoenix, Arizona