2016 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

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The 2016 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game, held on Saturday, December 3, 2016,[2] was the second football championship game for that conference. Houston defeated Temple, 24–13, in last year's game.

DateDecember 3, 2016
Season2016
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2016 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Logo of the Championship Game
1234Total
Temple 141001034
Navy 037010
DateDecember 3, 2016
Season2016
StadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
LocationAnnapolis, Maryland
MVPP. J. Walker (QB, Temple)
FavoriteNavy by 2
RefereeMichael Roche[1]
Attendance22,815[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC/IMG
AnnouncersJoe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe (ABC)
Tony Castricone and Tony Pike (IMG)
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2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Temple xy$ 71  104 
No. 19 South Florida x 71  112 
UCF 44  67 
Cincinnati 17  48 
UConn 17  39 
East Carolina 17  39 
West Division
Navy xy 71  95 
Tulsa 62  103 
Memphis 53  85 
Houston 53  94 
SMU 35  57 
Tulane 17  48 
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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Teams

The Navy Midshipmen football team is a member of the American Athletic Conference in its West Division. They represented the West Division in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game.

Navy hosted the title game. Since Navy and Temple both finished 7–1 in American play and did not play during the regular season, the next tiebreaker used to determine the home team was College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking. Under American Conference rules, if one or both division champions enter the final week of conference play in the CFP rankings, the higher-ranked team will host, provided that it wins its game that week. Since Navy entered its conference finale against SMU at #25 in the CFP rankings, and won that game 75–31, the Midshipmen earned hosting rights. This was Navy's first ever conference championship appearance.

Temple

The Temple Owls went 7–1 in American Athletic Conference play, finishing 1st in the East Division for the second straight year. Due to their win over South Florida, they represented the East Division in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game. This was their second straight conference championship appearance. They were attempting to earn their first conference title since 1967, when the Owls were in the Middle Atlantic Conference.

Game summary

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Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Temple Navy
1 9:43 12 75 5:17 Temple Jahad Thomas 15-yard touchdown run, Aaron Boumerhi kick good 7 0
1 3:01 6 59 3:17 Temple Ventell Bryant 22-yard touchdown reception from Phillip Walker, Aaron Boumerhi kick good 14 0
2 13:44 5 70 2:07 Temple Keith Kirkwood 56-yard touchdown reception from Phillip Walker, Aaron Boumerhi kick good 21 0
2 5:12 10 68 5:45 Navy 23-yard field goal by Bennett Moehring 21 3
2 0:22 5 20 0:29 Temple 48-yard field goal by Aaron Boumerhi 24 3
3 2:18 7 64 3:03 Navy Zach Abey 1-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 24 10
4 10:17 12 40 7:01 Temple 42-yard field goal by Aaron Boumerhi 27 10
4 3:04 2 34 0:48 Temple Ryquell Armstead 30-yard touchdown run, Aaron Boumerhi kick good 34 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 10
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Statistics

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Statistics[1]TempleNavy
First downs1813
Plays–yards61–38859–306
Rushes–yards36–18944–168
Passing yards199138
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–25–08–15–2
Time of possession30:3829:22
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