2016 Celebration Bowl
The 2016 Celebration Bowl (officially known as the 2016 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl) was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 17, 2016, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The second Celebration Bowl game matched the champion of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, against the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, the two historically black division I conferences. This was the last edition of the Celebration Bowl (and the penultimate college football game) played at the Georgia Dome, as the Dome was demolished in November 2017 following the opening of its successor, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, three months prior. The third and future editions of the Celebration Bowl were moved to the new stadium.
| 2016 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2nd Celebration Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 17, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: #4 TE Martez Carter, Grambling Defense: #33 DB Jameel Jackson, Grambling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Marvel July (Mtn. West) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 31,096 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,000,000 (Per Conference) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC RedVoice, LLC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mark Neely, Jay Walker, & Tiffany Greene (ABC) Sam Crenshaw, Hugh Douglas, & Lericia Harris (RedVoice) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.83 (Viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||