| 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 3rd Bahamas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 23, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Thomas Robinson Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nassau, Bahamas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Eastern Michigan by 3.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Charles Lewis (Sun Belt) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 13,422[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$450,000[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN RedVoice, LLC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Steve Levy, Mack Brown, Kaylee Hartung (ESPN) Brian Hanni, Rob Best (RedVoice) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 Bahamas Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 23, 2016 at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau in the Bahamas. The third edition of the Bahamas Bowl featured the Eastern Michigan Eagles of the Mid-American Conference against the Old Dominion Monarchs of Conference USA. It began at 1:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant chain, the game was officially known as the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.[4][5]
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