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. The game was officially named the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl after its corporate sponsor Lockheed Martin.
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.Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Navy Midshipmen series history
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Game summary Scoring summary
Statistics
Statistics La. Tech Navy First downs 31 25 Total offense, plays – yards 73–497 61–459Rushes-yards (net) 33–88 (2.7) 49–300 (6.1) Passing yards (net) 409 159Passes, 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 Rushing Jarred Craft 17 car, 63 yds Receiving Trent Taylor 12 rec, 233 yds, 2 TD Navy Passing Zach Abey 7/12, 159 yds, 1 TD Rushing Zach Abey 25 car, 114 yds, 2 TD Receiving Darryl Bonner 2 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD
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