2016 Sun Bowl

2016 Hyundai Sun Bowl
83rd Sun Bowl
1234 Total
Stanford 7639 25
North Carolina 70106 23
DateDecember 30, 2016
Season2016
StadiumSun Bowl
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPSolomon Thomas (DE), Stanford
FavoriteStanford by 3[1]
National anthemElia Esparza[2]
RefereeJohn McDaid (SEC)
Attendance42,166
PayoutUS$2,150,000[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersBrad Nessler (play-by-play)
Gary Danielson (color)
Allie LaForce (sideline)
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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]

  1. ^ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/eliaesparzamusic/posts/1105913679531258 [user-generated source]
  3. ^ Bowl payout
  4. ^ a b Vassar, Matt (December 4, 2016). "Stanford Selected to 2016 Sun Bowl, Will Play UNC". Rule of Tree. SB Nation. Retrieved December 4, 2016.