2016 Citrus Bowl (December)

2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
71st Citrus Bowl
LSU Tigers Louisville Cardinals (7–4) (9–3) SEC ACC 29 9 Head coach:  Ed Orgeron Head coach:  Bobby Petrino AP Coaches CFP 19 20 20 AP Coaches CFP 15 15 13
1 2 3 4 Total LSU 0 16 10 3 29 Louisville 3 3 0 3 9
Date	December 31, 2016
Season	2016
Stadium	Camping World Stadium
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Derrius Guice, LSU
Favorite	LSU by 3.5 [1]
Referee	Mark Duddy (Pac-12)
Attendance	46,063
Payout	US$4,250,000 [2]
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Dave Pasch (play-by-play) Greg McElroy (color) Tom Luginbill (sidelines)
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The 2016 Citrus Bowl (December) was an American college football bowl game played on December 31, 2016, at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The 71st edition of the Citrus Bowl, it was one of the 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games concluding the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was nationally televised by ABC. It was sponsored by the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant franchise and was officially titled the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl.

Teams

Teams were selected from the SEC and the ACC. The matchup was announced on December 4, 2016. LSU was chosen from the SEC and Louisville was chosen from the ACC.

LSU Tigers

Main articles: 2016 LSU Tigers football team and 2016 Southeastern Conference football season

Louisville Cardinals

Main articles: 2016 Louisville Cardinals 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 LSU UL 1 7:14 5 55 1:11 UL 24-yard field goal by Blanton Creque 0 3 2 14:54 7 52 3:41 LSU Colin Heter 1-yard touchdown reception from Danny Etling, Colby Delahoussaye kick good 7 3 2 7:14 13 79 5:45 LSU Derrius Guice 1-yard touchdown reception from Danny Etling, Colby Delahoussaye kick good 14 3 2 1:08 LSU Lamar Jackson tackled in end zone for a safety by Arden Key 16 3 2 0:00 4 3 0:54 UL 47-yard field goal by Blanton Creque 16 6 3 8:48 2 82 0:45 LSU Derrius Guice 70-yard touchdown run, Colby Delahoussaye kick good 23 6 3 3:04 8 35 4:18 LSU 42-yard field goal by Colby Delahoussaye 26 6 4 14:43 12 56 3:21 UL 30-yard field goal by Blanton Creque 26 9 4 10:38 8 41 4:05 LSU 25-yard field goal by Colby Delahoussaye 29 9 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 29 9

Statistics

Statistics	LSU	UL
First downs	20	11
Plays-yards	70–394	62–220
Third down efficiency	7–17	2–17
Rushes-yards	41–177	35–67
Passing yards	217	153
Passing, Comp-Att-Int	16–29–1	10–27–0
Time of Possession	35:38	24:22
"Source":

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing	Danny Etling	16/29, 217 yds, 2 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Derrius Guice	26 car, 138 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malachi Dupre	7 rec, 139 yds
UL	Passing	Lamar Jackson	10/27, 153 yds
	Rushing	Lamar Jackson	26 car, 33 yds
	Receiving	James Quick	3 rec, 81 yds
"Source":

References

1. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
2. Bowl payout