| 2016 All State Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year’s Six 82nd Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Chad Kelly (QB - Ole Miss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ole Miss by 7½[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | The Victory Belles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Flanagan (ACC)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Bands from participants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,117[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN, ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color Commentator), Shannon Spake (Sideline Reporter)- ESPN Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, & Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 5.1 (8.9 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 Sugar Bowl is a bowl game that was played on January 1, 2016 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This 82nd Sugar Bowl was played between the University of Mississippi and Oklahoma State University. It is one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Allstate insurance company, the game is officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
The contest was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. Kickoff time was set for 8:30 p.m. EST.
In the game, Ole Miss won by a score of 48–20 to get their first 10–win season since 2003, and only their second since the Vaught era. Both teams finished their respective seasons with 10–3 records.