2016 Orange Bowl

The 2016 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2016 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, played between the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference against the Florida State Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Florida State won the game by a score of 33–32. Dalvin Cook, running back for the Seminoles, was named the game's MVP.

2016 Capital One Orange Bowl
CFP New Year’s Six 83rd Orange Bowl
Michigan Wolverines Florida State Seminoles (10–2) (9–3) Big Ten ACC 32 33 Head coach:  Jim Harbaugh Head coach:  Jimbo Fisher AP Coaches CFP 6 6 6 AP Coaches CFP 10 10 11
1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 3 3 9 17 32 Florida State 17 3 0 13 33
Date	December 30, 2016
Season	2016
Stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP	Dalvin Cook RB, Florida State
Favorite	Michigan by 7 (50.5) [1]
National anthem	Maddie & Tae[2]
Referee	Matt Austin (SEC)
Halftime show	DNCE[2]
Attendance	67,432
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Todd McShay (ESPN)
Orange Bowl  < 2015 2017 >

The game was played on the 30th instead of on December 31 or January 1, as the following day's College Football Playoff semi-final bowls were played with earlier kick-off times that intruded into the New Year's Six early-afternoon scheduling window.^[3][4]

Teams

This Orange Bowl game featured the Michigan Wolverines and the Florida State Seminoles.

This was the third meeting between the two schools, with the all time series tied at 1–1;^[5] the most recent previous meeting was in 1991, when the Seminoles defeated the Wolverines by a score of 51–31 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.^[6] The other meeting occurred in 1986 when the Wolverines defeated the Seminoles by a score of 20–18, a game also played in Ann Arbor.

Michigan Wolverines

See also: 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team

After finishing their regular season with a 10–2 record, the Wolverines were selected to their third Orange Bowl appearance. This was their 45th bowl game appearance, the 11th-highest total all-time among FBS schools.

Florida State Seminoles

See also: 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team

After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Seminoles were selected to their 10th Orange Bowl appearance, the third most Orange Bowl appearances by any team. This will be their 46th bowl game appearance.^[7]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MICH FSU 1 12:47 6 75 2:13 FSU Dalvin Cook 2-yard touchdown run, Ricky Aguayo kick good 0 7 1 9:11 4 0 1:31 MICH 19-yard field goal by Kenny Allen 3 7 1 7:31 5 50 1:40 FSU 42-yard field goal by Ricky Aguayo 3 10 1 2:49 1 92 0:14 FSU Nyquan Murray 92-yard touchdown reception from Deondre Francois, Ricky Aguayo kick good 3 17 2 9:36 11 59 4:30 MICH 28-yard field goal by Kenny Allen 6 17 2 4:49 15 54 4:47 FSU 38-yard field goal by Ricky Aguayo 6 20 3 7:34 14 46 7:26 MICH 37-yard field goal by Kenny Allen 9 20 3 0:54 MICH Interception returned 14 yards for touchdown by Mike McCray, 2-point pass incomplete 15 20 4 11:38 7 75 4:16 FSU Deondre Francois 3-yard touchdown run, Ricky Aguayo kick good 15 27 4 5:22 7 37 2:36 MICH Khalid Hill 8-yard touchdown reception from Wilton Speight, Kenny Allen kick good 22 27 4 1:57 5 61 2:17 MICH Chris Evans 30-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good 30 27 4 0:36 4 34 1:21 FSU Nyquan Murray 12-yard touchdown reception from Deondre Francois, Ricky Aguayo kick no good 30 33 4 0:36 MICH Ricky Aguayo kick blocked; Josh Metellus return for 2 points 32 33 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 32 33

Statistics

Statistics	Michigan	Florida State
First Downs	16	15
Plays-yards	74-252	62-371
Third down efficiency	7-20	3-13
Rushes-yards	36-89	35-149
Passing yards	163	222
Passing, Comp-Att-Int	21-38-1	9-27-1
Time of Possession	34:17	25:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	Wilton Speight	21/38, 163 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chris Evans	8 car, 49 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Amara Darboh	5 rec, 36 yds
Florida State	Passing	Deondre Francois	9/27, 222 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dalvin Cook	20 car, 145 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Nyquan Murray	2 rec, 104 yds

References

1. "Orange Bowl Odds: College football". Vegasinsider. January 1, 2003. p. C10. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
2. "Capital One Orange Bowl Entertainers Announced" (Press release). ACT Productions. December 15, 2016.
3. "Orange Bowl game is shifted to prime time on Dec. 30". Miami Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
4. "The 2017 College Football Playoff will still be on New Year's Eve, but it'll start earlier". SB Nation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
5. Winsipedia - Florida State Seminoles vs. Michigan Wolverines football series history
6. "Michigan to Face Florida State in Capital One Orange Bowl". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. December 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
7. "Orange Bowl Bound: Noles To Meet Michigan In South Florida". seminoles.com. December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.