| 2016 National Funding Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 39th Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Qualcomm Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: Minnesota RB Rodney Smith Defense: Minnesota LB Blake Cashman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Washington State by 10[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Gary Patterson (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 48,704[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$5.93 million (total for both teams)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN/ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 Holiday Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, on December 27, 2016. This was the last time the Holiday Bowl was played at Qualcomm Stadium. Beginning in 2017, the game was played at SDCCU Stadium, the home of the SDSU Aztecs. The 39th edition of the Holiday Bowl featured the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Conference versus the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. Sponsored by small business loan company National Funding, the game is officially known as the National Funding Holiday Bowl.[5]