# 2016 Military Bowl

The 2016 Military Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, on December 27, 2016. The ninth edition of the Military Bowl featured the American Athletic Conference champion Temple Owls versus the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Teams

The game featured the Temple Owls against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
This was the second all-time meeting between the schools; the previous one was on November 1, 1930, when the Owls defeated the Demon Deacons by a score of 36–0.

### Wake Forest
## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | TEM | WAKE |
| 1 | 13:33 | 1 | 48 | 0:09 | TEM | Adonis Jennings 48-yard touchdown reception from P. J. Walker, Aaron Boumerhi kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 8:37 | 4 | 60 | 1:06 | WAKE | Cam Serigne 41-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 5:20 | 4 | 54 | 0:57 | WAKE | Tabari Hines 20-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:26 | 1 | 11 | 0:08 | WAKE | Cade Carney 11-yard touchdown run, Mike Weaver kick good | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | 8:34 | 10 | 62 | 2:08 | WAKE | 25-yard field goal by Mike Weaver | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | 3:02 | 9 | 39 | 2:34 | WAKE | Matt Colburn 3-yard touchdown run, Mike Weaver kick good | 7 | 31 |
| 2 | 0:04 | 11 | 57 | 2:58 | TEM | 45-yard field goal by Aaron Boumerhi | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | 14:08 | 3 | 75 | 0:52 | TEM | Adonis Jennings 58-yard touchdown reception from P. J. Walker, Aaron Boumerhi kick good | 17 | 31 |
| 3 | 3:51 | 11 | 74 | 5:13 | TEM | 24-yard field goal by Aaron Boumerhi | 20 | 31 |
| 4 | 9:36 | 8 | 44 | 3:14 | TEM | 32-yard field goal by Aaron Boumerhi | 23 | 31 |
| 4 | 3:56 | 10 | 56 | 3:39 | TEM | 38-yard field goal by Aaron Boumerhi | 26 | 31 |
| 4 | 1:59 | 4 | 3 | 1:57 | WAKE | 30-yard field goal by Mike Weaver | 26 | 34 |
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### Statistics

| Statistics | TEM | WAKE |
| First Downs | 21 | 22 |
| Plays-yards | 72–376 | 72–368 |
| Third down efficiency | 1–12 | 6–14 |
| Rushes-yards | 23– -20 (-0.9) | 43-125 (2.9) |
| Passing yards | 396 | 243 |
| Passing, Comp-Att-Int | 28–49–1 | 14–29–2 |
| Time of Possession | 30:57 | 29:03 |
| Team | Category |
| TEM | Passing |
| TEM | Rushing |
| TEM | Receiving |
| WAKE | Passing |
| WAKE | Rushing |
| WAKE | Receiving |