2016 Bahamas Bowl

2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

Eastern Michigan Eagles	Old Dominion Monarchs
(7–5)	(9–3)
MAC	Conference USA
Head coach: Chris Creighton	Head coach: Bobby Wilder

Date

December 23, 2016

Season

2016

Stadium

Thomas Robinson Stadium

Location

Nassau, Bahamas

Payout

US$TBD

United States TV coverage

Network

ESPN

The 2016 Bahamas Bowl is a post-season American college football bowl game to be played on December 23, 2016 at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau in the Bahamas. The third edition of the Bahamas Bowl will feature the Eastern Michigan Eagles of the Mid-American Conference against the Old Dominion Monarchs of Conference USA. It will begin at 1:00 PM EST and air on ESPN. It will be one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant chain, the game is officially known as the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.^[1]^[2]

Teams

The game will feature the Eastern Michigan Eagles against the Old Dominion Monarchs.

It will be the third meeting between the Eagles and the Monarchs; currently, Old Dominion leads the all-time series 2–0 (having defeated them in Norfolk by a score of 17–3 in 2014, and again in Ypsilanti by a score of 38–34 in 2015.

Eastern Michigan Eagles

After finishing their regular season 7–5, bowl director Richard Giannini extended an invitation for the Eagles to play in the game, which they accepted.^[3]^[4]

This is the first bowl game for Eastern Michigan since the 1987 California Bowl where they defeated the San Jose State Spartans by a score of 30–27.

Old Dominion Monarchs

After finishing their regular season 9–3 and winning a share of the Conference USA East Division championship, Giannini extended an invitation for the Monarchs to play in the game, which they accepted.^[5]

This will be the first FBS bowl game in school history for Old Dominion, in their third season as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision and Conference USA, their second season of bowl eligibility, and their eighth season of the football program since resuming in 2009 following a 67-year hiatus.

References

↑ "Eastern Michigan accepts 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl invitation". Bahamas Bowl. November 29, 2016.
↑ "Old Dominion accepts 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl invitation". Bahamas Bowl. November 28, 2016.
↑ "EMU Football Accepts Invitation to Popeyes Bahamas Bowl". ODUSports.com. Old Dominion University. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
↑ Jahnke, James (November 29, 2016). "Eastern Michigan headed to Bahamas Bowl, will face Old Dominion". Freep.com. Detroit Free Press.
↑ "Monarchs to Play in Popeyes Bahamas Bowl on Friday, Dec. 23". ODUSports.com. Old Dominion University. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

2016–17 NCAA football bowl game season

New Mexico (Dec. 17) Las Vegas (Dec. 17) Camellia (Dec. 17) Cure (Dec. 17) New Orleans (Dec. 17) Miami Beach (Dec. 19) Boca Raton (Dec. 20) Poinsettia (Dec. 21) Famous Idaho Potato (Dec. 22) Armed Forces (Dec. 23) Bahamas (Dec. 23) Dollar General (Dec. 23) Hawaii (Dec. 24) Quick Lane (Dec. 26) St. Petersburg (Dec. 26) Independence (Dec. 26) Heart of Dallas (Dec. 27) Military (Dec. 27) Cactus (Dec. 27) Holiday (Dec. 27) Russell Athletic (Dec. 28) Pinstripe (Dec. 28) Texas (Dec. 28) Foster Farms (Dec. 28) Alamo (Dec. 29) Birmingham (Dec. 29) Belk (Dec. 29) Orange (Dec. 30) Liberty (Dec. 30) Arizona (Dec. 30) Music City (Dec. 30) Sun (Dec. 30) TaxSlayer (Dec. 31) Citrus (Dec. 31) Outback (Jan. 2) Rose (Jan. 2) Sugar (Jan. 2) Cotton (Jan. 2)

College Football Playoff games: Peach (semifinal) (Dec. 31) Fiesta (semifinal) (Dec. 31) National Championship Game (Jan. 9)

All-Star Games: 2017 East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 21) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 21) Senior Bowl (Jan. 28)

Bahamas Bowl

2014 2015 2016

Thomas Robinson Stadium (2014–present)

Broadcasters

Eastern Michigan Eagles football

Venues	Normal Field (1927–1937) Briggs Field (1938–1968) Rynearson Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries	1987 California Bowl 2016 Bahamas Bowl Central Michigan & Western Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)

Culture & lore	Marching band Swoop

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Old Dominion Monarchs football

Venues	Foreman Field (1936–present) Powhatan Sports Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	2016 Bahamas Bowl

Culture & lore	Big Blue

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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