2016 Sun Bowl

{{short description|American college football game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox NCAA football yearly game | game_name = Sun Bowl | subheader = 83rd Sun Bowl | title_sponsor = Hyundai | image =  | caption =  | date_game_played = December 30 | year_game_played = 2016 | football_season = 2016 | stadium = Sun Bowl | city = El Paso, Texas | visitor_school = Stanford University | visitor_name_short = Stanford | visitor_nickname = Cardinal | visitor_record = 9–3 | visitor_conference = Pac-12 | visitor_rank_AP = 16 | visitor_rank_coaches = 16 | visitor_rank_BCS =  | visitor_rank_CFP = 18 | visitor_coach = David Shaw | visitor_1q = 7 | visitor_2q = 6 | visitor_3q = 3 | visitor_4q = 9 | home_school = University of North Carolina | home_name_short = North Carolina | home_nickname = Tar Heels | home_record = 8–4 | home_conference = ACC | home_rank_AP =  | home_rank_coaches = | home_rank_BCS =  | home_rank_CFP =  | home_coach = Larry Fedora | home_1q = 7 | home_2q = 0 | home_3q = 10 | home_4q = 6 | MVP = Solomon Thomas (DE), Stanford | odds = Stanford by 3<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/18228600/college-football-full-list-odds-every-bowl-game| title=College Bowl Game Odds| publisher=ESPN| date=December 7, 2016 | access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref> | anthem = Elia Esparza<ref>https://www.facebook.com/eliaesparzamusic/posts/1105913679531258 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> | referee = John McDaid (SEC) | halftime =  | attendance = 42,166 | payout = 2,150,000<ref>[http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_games_bowl_schedule.html Bowl payout]</ref> | us_network = CBS | us_announcers = Brad Nessler (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (color) Allie LaForce (sideline) | ratings = | intl_network = | intl_announcers = }}

The '''2016 Sun Bowl''' (December) was a postseason college football bowl game, played on December 30, 2016.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last1=Vassar|first1=Matt|title=Stanford Selected to 2016 Sun Bowl, Will Play UNC|url=http://www.ruleoftree.com/2016/12/4/13835176/stanford-selected-to-2016-sun-bowl-will-play-pitt-gt-unc-miami|website=Rule of Tree|date=4 December 2016|publisher=SB Nation|access-date=December 4, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />

== Teams ==

=== Stanford === {{main|2016 Stanford Cardinal football team|2016 Pac-12 Conference football season}}

=== North Carolina === {{main|2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season}}

==Game summary== ===Scoring summary=== {{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=STAN|HomeName=UNC|state=}} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=1 | Time=8:58 | Team=UNC | DrivePlays=10 | DriveLength=71 | DriveTime=4:16 | Type=RecTD | Receiver=Ryan Switzer | QB=Mitch Trubisky | yards=19 | kickresult=good | Kicker=Nick Weiler | Visitor=0 | Home=7 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=1 | Time=6:11 | Team=STAN | DrivePlays=6 | DriveLength=75 | DriveTime=2:47 | Type=RecTD | Receiver=Bryce Love | QB=Keller Chryst | yards=49 | kickresult=good | Kicker=Conrad Ukropina | Visitor=7 | Home=7 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=2 | Time=14:13 | Team=STAN | DrivePlays=12 | DriveLength=29 | DriveTime=5:12 | Type=FG | yards=44 | Kicker=Conrad Ukropina | Visitor=10 | Home=7 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=2 | Time=0:32 | Team=STAN | DrivePlays=5 | DriveLength=2 | DriveTime=1:20 | Type=FG | yards=33 | Kicker=Conrad Ukropina | Visitor=13 | Home=7 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=3 | Time=10:18 | Team=STAN | DrivePlays=5 | DriveLength=40 | DriveTime=1:53 | Type=FG | yards=43 | Kicker=Conrad Ukropina | Visitor=16 | Home=7 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=3 | Time=6:56 | Team=UNC | DrivePlays=8 | DriveLength=55 | DriveTime=3:22 | Type=FG | yards=37 | Kicker=Nick Weiler | Visitor=16 | Home=10 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=3 | Time=2:09 | Team=UNC | DrivePlays=9 | DriveLength=68 | DriveTime=3:12 | Type=RushTD | Runner=Jordon Brown | yards=5 | kickresult=good | Kicker=Nick Weiler | Visitor=16 | Home=17 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=4 | Time=14:13 | Team=STAN | DrivePlays= | DriveLength= | DriveTime= | Type=IntTD | Def=Dallas Lloyd | yards=19 | 2pt type=pass | 2pt result=failed | Visitor=22 | Home=17 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=4 | Time=3:23 | Team=STAN | DrivePlays=12 | DriveLength=70 | DriveTime=7:17 | Type=FG | yards=27 | Kicker=Conrad Ukropina | Visitor=25 | Home=17 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=4 | Time=0:25 | Team=UNC | DrivePlays=10 | DriveLength=97 | DriveTime=1:09 | Type=RecTD | Receiver=Bug Howard | QB=Mitch Trubisky | yards=2 | 2pt type=run | 2pt result=failed | Visitor=25 | Home=23 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=25|Home=23}}

===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable" ! Statistics !! style="background:#8c1515; color:#ffffff"|STAN !! style="background:#6699cc; color:#000000"|UNC |- | 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 |- |}

{| class="wikitable" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics |- |rowspan=3 style="background:#8c1515; color:#ffffff; text-align:center;"|'''STAN''' || Passing || Ryan Burns || 6–11, 86 yards |- | Rushing || Bryce Love || 22 carries, 115 yards |- | Receiving || Bryce Love || 1 reception, 49 yards |- |rowspan=3 style="background:#6699cc; color:#000000; text-align:center;"|'''UNC''' || Passing || Mitchell Trubisky || 23–38, 280 yards |- | Rushing || T.J. Logan || 19 carries, 72 yards |- | Receiving || Austin Proehl || 7 receptions, 91 yards |}

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