| 2016 Motel 6 Cactus Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 28th Cactus Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Chase Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Baylor WR K. D. Cannon Defensive: Baylor DE Tyrone Hunt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Boise State by 8[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Roche (American) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 33,328 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$3,325,000[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN/ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | TV: Rece Davis, Joey Galloway, David Pollack, Molly McGrath Radio: Clay Matvick, Dusty Dvoracek, Dawn Davenport | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 Cactus Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 27, 2016 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the 28th edition of the Cactus Bowl, although only the third played under that name. Sponsored by the Motel 6 chain of budget motels, the game is officially known as the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl.
The bowl featured the Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference against the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference, and was the concluding game of the season for both teams.