College football game
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 [ edit ] 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.[4]
NC State [ edit ] Vanderbilt [ edit ] Game summary [ edit ] Scoring summary [ edit ] Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NCST VANDY 1 6:06 8 46 4:12 VANDY 52-yard field goal by Tommy Openshaw 0 3 2 9:08 7 41 3:30 NCST Jaylen Samuels 9-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Finley , Connor Haskins kick good 7 3 2 1:24 4 81 0:50 NCST Jaylen Samuels 55-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Finley, Connor Haskins kick good 14 3 3 11:50 4 18 1:52 NCST Reggie Gallaspy II 5-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Finley, Connor Haskins kick good 21 3 3 5:34 9 58 2:28 NCST Jaylen Samuels 17-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Finley, Connor Haskins kick good 28 3 3 0:58 11 75 4:36 VANDY Ralph Webb 30-yard touchdown run, Tommy Openshaw kick good 28 10 4 10:37 3 4 1:26 VANDY Khari Blasingame 1-yard touchdown run, Tommy Openshaw kick good 28 17 4 10:21 NCST Nyheim Hines 100-yd kickoff return for a touchdown, Connor Haskins kick good 35 17 4 0:00 NCST Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Niles Clark, Connor Haskins kick not needed 41 17 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 41 17
Statistics [ edit ] Statistics[2] 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
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