2016 AutoNation Cure Bowl
2nd Cure Bowl
The field prior to kickoff
Arkansas State Red Wolves UCF Knights
(7–5) (6–6)
Sun Belt The American
31 13
Head coach: 
Blake Anderson		 Head coach: 
Scott Frost
1234 Total
Arkansas State 17077 31
UCF 01030 13
DateDecember 17, 2016
Season2016
StadiumCamping World Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPArkansas State WR Kendall Sanders[1]
FavoriteUCF by 7[2]
National anthemGirl Scouts of Citrus[3]
RefereeKevin Mar (Mtn. West)[4]
Attendance27,213[4]
PayoutUS$1,350,000[5]
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBSSN
Touchdown Radio
AnnouncersCarter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, & Jenny Dell (CBSSN)
Bernie Guenther, Gino Torretta, & Jamie Seh (Touchdown Radio)
Cure Bowl
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The 2016 Cure Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 17, 2016 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The second annual edition of the Cure Bowl is one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concludes the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive retailer AutoNation, the game is officially known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl. Notably, the UCF Knights would not lose another game until the 2019 Fiesta Bowl.

Teams

The game features teams from the American Athletic Conference and Sun Belt Conference. On December 4, 2016, it was announced that the 2016 matchup would feature the UCF Knights taking on the Arkansas State Red Wolves.[6][7] The two teams have only played each other once before, with the Knights defeating the Indians (as ASU was then known as) at Centennial Bank Stadium 31-20 in 1991.[8]

Arkansas State

See also: 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team and 2016 Sun Belt Conference football season

After finishing the season with a 7-5 record, the Red Wolves will be appearing in their sixth straight bowl game.[8] Arkansas State last played at Camping World Stadium in the 1954 Tangerine Bowl, when the stadium was called the Tangerine Bowl. The Red Wolves' on-campus stadium, Centennial Bank Stadium, is a 886 miles (1,426 km) drive from Camping World Stadium.[9]

UCF

See also: 2016 UCF Knights football team and 2016 American Athletic Conference football season

Following the winless 2015 season,[10] first year coach Scott Frost led the team to a 6-6 record with wins over South Carolina State, FIU, East Carolina, Connecticut, Tulane, and Cincinnati. The Knights have not played at Camping World Stadium since the opening of the on-campus Bright House Networks Stadium following their 2006 season.[7] Prior to that, the team had used the Citrus Bowl (the previous name of Camping World Stadium), which is a 17.7 miles (28.5 km) drive from Bright House Networks Stadium,[11] as their home stadium for the previous 30 years.[12]

Officials

The officials from the game came from the Mountain West Conference.

Referee: Kevin Mar

Umpire: Stuart Schake

Head Linesman: George Shoup

Line Judge: David Young

Side Judge: Steve Heiman

Field Judge: Robert "Scooter" Asel

Back Judge: Robert Lewis

Center Judge: Darren Winkley

Replay Official: Judson Howard

Communicator: Bob Bahne

Alternate Official: Tim Crowley[13]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ASU UCF
1 10:59 ASU B.J. Edmonds recovers blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown, Sawyer Williams kick good 7 0
1 4:24 6 70 1:54 ASU 22-yard field goal by Sawyer Williams 10 0
1 2:48 3 16 1:36 ASU Kendall Sanders 28-yard touchdown reception from Justice Hansen, Sawyer Williams kick good 17 0
2 9:31 4 48 1:25 UCF Taylor Oldham 11-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie Milton, Matthew Wright kick good 17 7
2 1:04 4 3 1:02 UCF 45-yard field goal by Matthew Wright 17 10
3 14:09 3 73 0:51 ASU Kendall Sanders 75-yard touchdown reception from Justice Hansen, Sawyer Williams kick good 24 10
3 4:52 7 32 2:05 UCF 34-yard field goal by Matthew Wright 24 13
4 14:54 3 37 0:37 ASU Kendall Sanders 17-yard touchdown reception from Justice Hansen, Sawyer Williams kick good 31 13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 13

Source: [4]

Statistics

Statistics[4] ASU UCF
First downs 8 17
Plays–yards 64–234 78–223
Rushes–yards 38–29 (0.8) 30–12 (0.4)
Passing yards 205 175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–26–0 26–48–0
Time of possession 31:17 28:43
Team Category Player Statistics
ASU Passing Justice Hansen 12/26, 205 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Daryl Rollins-Davis 5 car, 32 yds
Receiving Kendall Sanders 5 rec, 127 yds, 3 TD
UCF Passing McKenzie Milton 22/39, 175 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Jawon Hamilton 10 car, 14 yds
Receiving Taylor Oldham 5 rec, 56 yds, 1 TD

References

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  1. ^ Autonation Cure Bowl [@CureBowl] (December 17, 2016). ".@RedWolvesFBall Kendall Sanders is your 2016 Cure Bowl MVP" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "UCF vs. Arkansas State - Game Summary - December 17, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Barry, Maryann [@ScouterrificCEO] (December 16, 2016). "Tune in to #CureBowl Saturday to see @GirlScoutsCC choir performing the anthem live on national television! @girlscouts @SylviaAcevedo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b c d "2016 Cure Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule".
  6. ^ Adelson, Andrea; Khan Jr., Sam. "Cure Bowl: UCF Knights vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Green, Shannon. "UCF football will stay home, play in Cure Bowl". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "ASU headed to the Cure Bowl; Red Wolves to play Central Florida". Arkansas Online. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "Centennial Bank Stadium to Camping World Stadium". Google Maps. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "UCF earns bid to local bowl game". WESH. December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "Bright House Networks Stadium to Camping World Stadium". Google Maps. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  12. ^ Powell, Ryan. "Farewell Citrus Bowl". UCFKnights.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  13. ^ "2016-17 bowl officiating assignments | Football Zebras". December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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