2016 Quick Lane Bowl
Game nameQuick Lane Bowl
Subheader3rd Quick Lane Bowl
Date game playedDecember 26
Year game played2016
Football season2016
StadiumFord Field
CityDetroit, Michigan
Visitor schoolMaryland
Visitor name shortMaryland
Visitor nicknameTerrapins
Visitor record6–6
Visitor conferenceBig Ten
Visitor coachD. J. Durkin
Visitor 1q0
Visitor 2q13
Visitor 3q14
Visitor 4q3
Home schoolBoston College
Home name shortBoston College
Home nicknameEagles
Home record6–6
Home conferenceACC
Home coachSteve Addazio
Home 1q6
Home 2q23
Home 3q7
Home 4q0
MvpBoston College defensive line[1]
OddsMaryland by 2[2]
RefereeSteve Strimling (Pac-12)[3]
Attendance19,117[3]
Payout1,200,000[4]
Us networkESPN/WJR
Us announcers

The 2016 Quick Lane Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, on December 26, 2016.[5] The third edition of the Quick Lane Bowl featured the Maryland Terrapins of the Big Ten Conference and the Boston College Eagles of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[6]

Teams

The game featured the Boston College Eagles against the Maryland Terrapins.

This was the twelfth meeting between the schools, with Boston College leading the all-time series 8–3 coming into the game. Notably, Boston College and Maryland had been together in the ACC from 2005 until 2013, after which Maryland left to join the Big Ten.

Their most recent meeting had been on November 23, 2013, when the Eagles defeated the Terrapins by a score of 29–26.[7]

Maryland

Main articles: 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team and 2016 Big Ten Conference football season

Boston College

Main articles: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team and 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Game summary

[3]

Statistics

Statistics[3]MDBC
First downs1715
Third down efficiency4–154–19
Plays–yards69–35775–348
Rushes-yards (avg.)34–128 (3.8)52–177 (3.4)
Passing yards229171
Passing, Comp-Att-Int15–35–111–23–1
Time of Possession26:4533:15

References

  1. ^ Gravellese, Joseph (December 26, 2016). "Entire BC defensive line named MVP of Quick Lane Bowl". bcinterruption.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Quick Lane Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  4. ^ Bowl payout
  5. ^ "2016 Quick Lane Bowl Scheduled for December 26". Detroit Lions. NFL.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Black, A. J. "Boston College Set To Play Maryland In 2016 Quick Lane Bowl In Detroit". BC Interruption. SB Nation. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Boston College Eagles vs. Maryland Terrapins series history