2016 Sun Bowl
American college football game
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The 2016 Sun Bowl (December) was a postseason college football bowl game, played on December 30, 2016.[4] It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. It featured the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference and the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[4]
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| 83rd Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Solomon Thomas (DE), Stanford | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Stanford by 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Elia Esparza[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John McDaid (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 42,166 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,150,000[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brad Nessler (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (color) Allie LaForce (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
Stanford
North Carolina
Game summary
Scoring summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | STAN | UNC |
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| First downs | 16 | 25 |
| Plays-yards | 61–287 | 75–398 |
| Third down efficiency | 5–15 | 5–13 |
| Rushes-yards | 44–133 | 37–118 |
| Passing yards | 154 | 280 |
| Passing, Comp-Att-Int | 9–17–0 | 23–38–2 |
| Time of Possession | 32:25 | 27:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| STAN | Passing | Ryan Burns | 6–11, 86 yards |
| Rushing | Bryce Love | 22 carries, 115 yards | |
| Receiving | Bryce Love | 1 reception, 49 yards | |
| UNC | Passing | Mitchell Trubisky | 23–38, 280 yards |
| Rushing | T.J. Logan | 19 carries, 72 yards | |
| Receiving | Austin Proehl | 7 receptions, 91 yards |
