2016 Independence Bowl
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Independence Bowl
| subheader = 41st Independence Bowl
| title_sponsor = Camping World
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 26
| year_game_played = 2016
| football_season = 2016
| stadium = Independence Stadium
| city = Shreveport, Louisiana
| visitor_school = North Carolina State University
| visitor_name_short = NC State
| visitor_nickname = Wolfpack
| visitor_record = 6–6
| visitor_conference = ACC
| visitor_rank_AP =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| visitor_rank_CFP =
| visitor_coach = Dave Doeren
| visitor_1q = 0
| visitor_2q = 14
| visitor_3q = 14
| visitor_4q = 13
| home_school = Vanderbilt University
| home_name_short = Vanderbilt
| home_nickname = Commodores
| home_record = 6–6
| home_conference = SEC
| home_rank_AP =
| home_rank_coaches =
| home_rank_CFP =
| home_coach = Derek Mason
| home_1q = 3
| home_2q = 0
| home_3q = 7
| home_4q = 7
| MVP =
| anthem =
| referee = Mike Cannon (Big Ten)
| halftime =
| payout = 1,200,000[http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_games_bowl_schedule.html Bowl payout]
| us_network = ESPN2/Sports USA
| us_announcers = {{Plainlist|
- 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.[http://www.winsipedia.com/north-carolina-state/vs/vanderbilt NC State Wolfpack vs. Vanderbilt Commodores series history]
=NC State=
{{See also|2016 NC State Wolfpack football team}}
=Vanderbilt=
{{See also|2016 Vanderbilt Commodores football team}}
Game summary
=Scoring summary=
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=6:06
| Team=VANDY
| DrivePlays=8
| DriveLength=46
| DriveTime=4:12
| Type=FG
| yards=52
| Kicker=Tommy Openshaw
| Visitor=0
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=9:08
| Team=NCST
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=41
| DriveTime=3:30
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Jaylen Samuels
| QB = Ryan Finley
| yards=9
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Connor Haskins
| Visitor=7
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=1:24
| Team=NCST
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=81
| DriveTime=0:50
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Jaylen Samuels
| QB = Ryan Finley
| yards=55
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Connor Haskins
| Visitor=14
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=11:50
| Team=NCST
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=18
| DriveTime=1:52
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Reggie Gallaspy II
| QB = Ryan Finley
| yards=5
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Connor Haskins
| Visitor=21
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=5:34
| Team=NCST
| DrivePlays=9
| DriveLength=58
| DriveTime=2:28
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Jaylen Samuels
| QB = Ryan Finley
| yards=17
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Connor Haskins
| Visitor=28
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=0:58
| Team=VANDY
| DrivePlays=11
| DriveLength=75
| DriveTime=4:36
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Ralph Webb
| yards=30
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Tommy Openshaw
| Visitor=28
| Home=10
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=10:37
| Team=VANDY
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=4
| DriveTime=1:26
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Khari Blasingame
| yards=1
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Tommy Openshaw
| Visitor=28
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=10:21
| Team=NCST
| DrivePlays=
| DriveLength=
| DriveTime=
| Type=Other
| Other=Nyheim Hines 100-yd kickoff return for a touchdown, Connor Haskins kick good
| Visitor=35
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=0:00
| Team=NCST
| DriveLength=
| DriveTime=
| Type=IntTD
| Def=Niles Clark
| yards=30
| kickresult=not needed
| Kicker=Connor Haskins
| 2pt type=run/pass
| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete
| Visitor=41
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=41|Home=17}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable"
! Statistics{{cite web|title=2016 Independence Bowl Game Stats|url=http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=155836|website=Stat Broadcast|publisher=Stat Broadcast|access-date=26 December 2016}} !! style="background:#cb092e; color:white"|NCST !! style="background:#997f3d; color:black"|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
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{{NC State Wolfpack bowl game navbox}}
{{Vanderbilt Commodores bowl game navbox}}
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