# 2016 Armed Forces Bowl

The 2016 Armed Forces Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 23, 2016, at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. The fourteenth annual edition of the Armed Forces Bowl was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season and was sponsored by aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin; it was officially known as the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.

## Team selection

The game featured the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs against the Navy Midshipmen.
This was the third meeting between the schools, with Navy winning both previous ones. The most recent meeting was on September 18, 2010, where the Midshipmen defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 37–23.

### Navy
## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | La. Tech | Navy |
| 1 | 13:35 | 4 | 16 | 1:25 | La. Tech | Ryan Higgins 1-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Barnes kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 9:48 | 8 | 48 | 3:03 | La. Tech | 22-yard field goal by Jonathan Barnes | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | 4:04 | 8 | 55 | 2:46 | Navy | Zach Abey 3-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 10 | 7 |
| 1 | 0:18 | 9 | 66 | 3:39 | La. Tech | Trent Taylor 19-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Higgins, Jonathan Barnes kick good | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | 14:49 | 2 | 73 | 0:24 | Navy | Darryl Bonner 64-yard touchdown reception from Zach Abey, Bennett Moehring kick good | 17 | 14 |
| 2 | 11:17 | 3 | 52 | 1:47 | Navy | Zach Abey 2-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | 7:15 | 9 | 65 | 4:02 | La. Tech | Carlos Henderson 3-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Higgins, Jonathan Barnes kick good | 24 | 21 |
| 2 | 2:02 | 10 | 41 | 5:07 | Navy | 40-yard field goal by Bennett Noehring | 24 | 24 |
| 2 | 0:35 | 6 | 83 | 1:22 | La. Tech | Trent Taylor 51-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Higgins, Jonathan Barnes kick good | 31 | 24 |
| 3 | 7:53 | 14 | 90 | 7:02 | Navy | Chris High 24-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 31 | 31 |
| 4 | 13:10 | 6 | 70 | 26 | La. Tech | Boston Scott 12-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Barnes kick good | 38 | 31 |
| 4 | 9:05 | 10 | 75 | 4:05 | Navy | Chris High 9-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 38 | 38 |
| 4 | 4:12 | 10 | 72 | 4:48 | La. Tech | Carlos Henderson 4-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Higgins, Jonathan Barnes kick good | 45 | 38 |
| 4 | 3:46 | 2 | 75 | 0:20 | Navy | Malcolm Perry 30-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 45 | 45 |
| 4 | 0:00 | 9 | 70 | 3:40 | La. Tech | 32-yard field goal by Jonathan Barnes | 48 | 45 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 17 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 48 |
| Midshipmen | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Statistics | La. Tech | Navy |
| First Downs | 31 | 25 |
| Total offense, plays – yards | 73–497 | 61–459 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 33–88 (2.7) | 49–300 (6.1) |
| Passing yards (net) | 409 | 159 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 29–40–0 | 7–12–0 |
| Time of Possession | 31:31 | 28:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| La. Tech | Passing | Ryan Higgins | 29/40, 409 yds, 4 TD |
| La. Tech | Rushing | Jarred Craft | 17 car, 63 yds |
| La. Tech | Receiving | Trent Taylor | 12 rec, 233 yds, 2 TD |
| Navy | Passing | Zach Abey | 7/12, 159 yds, 1 TD |
| Navy | Rushing | Zach Abey | 25 car, 114 yds, 2 TD |
| Navy | Receiving | Darryl Bonner | 2 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD |