2016 Holiday Bowl

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2016 National Funding Holiday Bowl
39th Holiday Bowl
1234Total
Minnesota037717
Washington State330612
DateDecember 27, 2016
Season 2016
Stadium Qualcomm Stadium
Location San Diego, California
MVPOffense: Minnesota RB Rodney Smith
Defense: Minnesota LB Blake Cashman
Favorite Washington State by 10 [1]
Referee Gary Patterson (ACC)
Attendance48,704 [2]
Payout US$5.93 million (total for both teams) [3]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN/ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes
Announcers Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams [4]
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The 2016 Holiday Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, on December 27, 2016. This was the last time the Holiday Bowl was played at Qualcomm Stadium. Beginning in 2017, the game was played at SDCCU Stadium, the home of the SDSU Aztecs. The 39th edition of the Holiday Bowl featured the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Conference versus the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. Sponsored by small business loan company National Funding, the game is officially known as the National Funding Holiday Bowl. [5]

Contents

Teams

Minnesota

This was Minnesota's first appearance in the Holiday Bowl. On December 15, Minnesota players threatened to boycott all football activity, including participation in the 2016 Holiday Bowl, in protest against a decision to suspend ten players from the team. [6] The suspension was made as a result of school investigation into sexual assault charges from the beginning of school year. The legal process had already run its course, with no charges filed. On December 17, the Golden Gophers ended their boycott and announced they would play. [7]

Washington State

This was Washington State's third appearance in the Holiday Bowl, having lost to #14 Brigham Young in 1981, and having defeated #5 Texas in 2003.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP MINNWSU
16:2317766:33WSU26-yard field goal by Erik Powell03
27:266142:53MINN43-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter33
20:337141:56WSU41-yard field goal by Erik Powell36
33:2310845:22MINNShannon Brooks 13-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Leidner, Emmit Carpenter kick good106
42:064310:59MINNRodney Smith 9-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good176
40:1910791:42WSUKyle Sweet 8-yard touchdown reception from Luke Falk, 2-point pass (Falk–Lewis) failed1712
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.1712

Statistics

StatisticsMINNWSU
First Downs1716
Plays-yards61-27974-303
Third down efficiency3-127-19
Rushes-yards41-15023-39
Passing yards129264
Passing, Comp-Att-Int11-20-030-51-1
Time of Possession28:5431:06
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MINNPassingMitch Leidner11/20, 129 yds, 1 TD
RushingRodney Smith17 car, 74 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Drew Wolitarsky 5 rec, 73 yds
WSUPassingLuke Falk30/51, 264 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingGerard Wicks5 car, 26 yds
ReceivingRobert Lewis6 rec, 86 yds

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