2016 Sun Bowl

The 2016 Sun Bowl (December) was a postseason college football bowl game, played on December 30, 2016. 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.

2016 Hyundai Sun Bowl
83rd Sun Bowl
Stanford Cardinal North Carolina Tar Heels (9–3) (8–4) Pac-12 ACC 25 23 Head coach:  David Shaw Head coach:  Larry Fedora AP Coaches CFP 16 16 18
1 2 3 4 Total Stanford 7 6 3 9 25 North Carolina 7 0 10 6 23
Date	December 30, 2016
Season	2016
Stadium	Sun Bowl
Location	El Paso, Texas
MVP	Solomon Thomas (DE), Stanford
Favorite	Stanford by 3
National anthem	Elia Esparza
Referee	John McDaid (SEC)
Attendance	42,166
Payout	US$2,150,000
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Brad Nessler (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (color) Allie LaForce (sideline)

Teams

Stanford

Main articles: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team and 2016 Pac-12 Conference football season

North Carolina

Main articles: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP STAN UNC 1 8:58 10 71 4:16 UNC Ryan Switzer 19-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Trubisky, Nick Weiler kick good 0 7 1 6:11 6 75 2:47 STAN Bryce Love 49-yard touchdown reception from Keller Chryst, Conrad Ukropina kick good 7 7 2 14:13 12 29 5:12 STAN 44-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina 10 7 2 0:32 5 2 1:20 STAN 33-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina 13 7 3 10:18 5 40 1:53 STAN 43-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina 16 7 3 6:56 8 55 3:22 UNC 37-yard field goal by Nick Weiler 16 10 3 2:09 9 68 3:12 UNC Jordon Brown 5-yard touchdown run, Nick Weiler kick good 16 17 4 14:13 STAN Interception returned 19 yards for touchdown by Dallas Lloyd, 2-point pass failed 22 17 4 3:23 12 70 7:17 STAN 27-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina 25 17 4 0:25 10 97 1:09 UNC Bug Howard 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Trubisky, 2-point run failed 25 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 25 23

Statistics

Statistics	STAN	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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
STAN	Passing	Ryan Burns	6–11, 86 yards
	Rushing	Bryce Love	22 carries, 115 yards
	Receiving	Bryce Love	1 reception, 49 yards
UNC	Passing	Mitchell Trubisky	23–38, 280 yards
	Rushing	T.J. Logan	19 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Austin Proehl	7 receptions, 91 yards