2016 Pinstripe Bowl

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2016 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
7th Pinstripe Bowl
1234Total
Pittsburgh377724
Northwestern01471031
DateDecember 28, 2016
Season 2016
Stadium Yankee Stadium
Location Bronx, New York
MVPNorthwestern RB Justin Jackson [1]
Favorite Pitt by 5 [2]
Referee Dan Romeo (Big 12) [3]
Attendance37,918 [3]
Payout US$2,000,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers TV: Ryan Ruocco, Mike Golic, Mike Golic Jr, Paul Caracaterra,
Radio: Kevin Winter, Jack Ford, CJ Papa
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The 2016 Pinstripe Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 28, 2016 at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The seventh edition of the Pinstripe Bowl featured the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.

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Teams selected

The game featured conference tie-ins from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference.

This was the seventh meeting between the schools, with the series previously tied at 3–3. The previous meeting of the two teams was on September 29, 1973, where the Panthers defeated the Wildcats by a score of 21–14. [5]

Pittsburgh Panthers

Northwestern Wildcats

Game summary

Box score

1234Total
Panthers377724
Wildcats01471031

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP PITTNU
111:535301:14PITT46-yard field goal by Chris Blewitt 30
214:3110994:19NU Justin Jackson 8-yard touchdown run, Jack Mitchell kick good37
23:088742:35NUJustin Jackson 16-yard touchdown run, Jack Mitchell kick good314
22:511690:11PITTJester Weah 69-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Peterman, Chris Blewitt kick good1014
313:134681:46PITTNathan Peterman 5-yard touchdown run, Chris Blewitt kick good1714
37:4714895:18NUJustin Jackson 40-yard touchdown run, Jack Mitchell kick good1721
413:156223:20PITTGeorge Aston 6-yard touchdown reception from Ben DiNucci, Chris Blewitt kick good2421
48:2314764:44NUGarrett Dickerson 21-yard touchdown reception from Clayton Thorson, Jack Mitchell kick good2428
46:17591:57NU37-yard field goal by Jack Mitchell2431
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2431

Source: [3]

Statistics

StatisticsPITTNU
First downs1827
Plays–yards61–43886–462
Rushes–yards32–169 (5.3)50–248 (5.0)
Passing yards269214
Passing: comp–att–int16–29–323–36–1
Time of possession24:3835:22

Source: [6]

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PITTPassingNathan Peterman13/18, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Quadree Henderson 6 car, 76 yds
ReceivingDontez Ford3 rec, 53 yds
NUPassingClayton Thorson23/36, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingJustin Jackson32 car, 224 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingAustin Carr6 rec, 51 yds

Source: [3]

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