2016 Belk Bowl
| 2016 Belk Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 15th Belk Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
Opening kickoff at the 2016 Belk Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Bank of America Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Cam Phillips (Virginia Tech) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Virginia Tech by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Blue Honey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Brandon Cruse (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 46,902 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | TV: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch Radio: Taylor Zarzour, Charles Arbuckle, Dari Nowkhah | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 Belk Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played on December 29, 2016. The game featured the Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference and the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was the first appearance in the Belk Bowl for both teams.