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2016 in American football
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August 26, 2025
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2015–16 NCAA bowl games
2015–16 College Football Playoff Bowl Games
2016 College Football Playoff National Championship
2015–16 Non-CFP bowl games
National Football League
FISU
IFAF
Pro Football Hall of Fame
References
Overview of the events of 2016 in American football
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2015–16 NCAA bowl games
December 19, 2015 – January 11, 2016:
2015–16 NCAA football bowl games
2015–16
College Football Playoff
Bowl Games
Note: Both Cotton Bowl Classic and Orange Bowl winners qualify to compete in the championship game.
December 31, 2015
2015 Peach Bowl
in
Atlanta
The
Houston Cougars
defeated the
Florida State Seminoles
, with the score of 38–24.
2015 Cotton Bowl Classic
in
Arlington
The
Alabama Crimson Tide
defeated the
Michigan State Spartans
, with the score of 38–0.
2015 Orange Bowl
in
Miami Gardens
The
Clemson Tigers
defeated the
Oklahoma Sooners
, with the score of 37–17.
January 1, 2016
2016 Fiesta Bowl
in
Glendale
The
Ohio State Buckeyes
defeated the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
, with the score of 44–28.
2016 Rose Bowl
in
Pasadena
The
Stanford Cardinal
defeated the
Iowa Hawkeyes
, with the score of 45–16.
2016 Sugar Bowl
in
New Orleans
The
Ole Miss Rebels
defeated the
Oklahoma State Cowboys
, with the score of 48–20.
2016 College Football Playoff National Championship
January 11, 2016: 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship in Glendale
The
Alabama Crimson Tide
defeated the
Clemson Tigers
, with the score of 45–40.
2015–16
Non-CFP bowl games
December 19, 2015
2015 Cure Bowl
in
Orlando
(debut event)
The
San Jose State Spartans
defeated the
Georgia State Panthers
, with the score of 27–16.
2015 New Mexico Bowl
in
Albuquerque
The
Arizona Wildcats
defeated the
New Mexico Lobos
, with the score of 45–37.
2015 Las Vegas Bowl
in
Whitney
The
Utah Utes
defeated the
BYU Cougars
, with the score of 35–28.
2015 Camellia Bowl
in
Montgomery
The
Appalachian State Mountaineers
defeated the
Ohio Bobcats
, with the score of 31–29.
2015 New Orleans Bowl
in
Louisiana
The
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
defeated the
Arkansas State Red Wolves
, with the score of 47–28.
December 21, 2015
2015 Miami Beach Bowl
in
Florida
The
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
defeated the
South Florida Bulls
, with the score of 45–35.
December 22, 2015
2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
in
Boise
The
Akron Zips
defeated the
Utah State Aggies
, with the score of 23–21.
2015 Boca Raton Bowl
in
Florida
The
Toledo Rockets
defeated the
Temple Owls
, with the score of 32–17.
December 23, 2015
2015 Poinsettia Bowl
in
San Diego
The
Boise State Broncos
defeated the
Northern Illinois Huskies
, with the score of 55–7.
2015 GoDaddy Bowl
in
Mobile
The
Georgia Southern Eagles
defeated the
Bowling Green Falcons
, with the score of 58–27.
December 24, 2015
2015 Bahamas Bowl
in
Nassau
The
Western Michigan Broncos
defeated the
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
, with the score of 45–31.
2015 Hawaii Bowl
in
Honolulu
The
San Diego State Aztecs
defeated the
Cincinnati Bearcats
, with the score of 42–7.
December 26, 2015
2015 St. Petersburg Bowl
in
Florida
The
Marshall Thundering Herd
defeated the
Connecticut Huskies
, with the score of 16–10.
2015 Sun Bowl
in
El Paso
The
Washington State Cougars
defeated the
Miami Hurricanes
, with the score of 20–14.
2015 Heart of Dallas Bowl
in
Texas
The
Washington Huskies
defeated the
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
, with the score of 44–31.
2015 Pinstripe Bowl
in
The Bronx
(
New York City
)
The
Duke Blue Devils
defeated the
Indiana Hoosiers
, with the score of 44–41.
2015 Independence Bowl
in
Shreveport
The
Virginia Tech Hokies
defeated the
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
, with the score of 55–52.
2015 Foster Farms Bowl
in
Santa Clara
The
Nebraska Cornhuskers
defeated the
UCLA Bruins
, with the score of 37–29.
December 28, 2015
2015 Military Bowl
in
Annapolis
The
Navy Midshipmen
defeated the
Pittsburgh Panthers
, with the score of 44–28.
2015 Quick Lane Bowl
in
Detroit
The
Minnesota Golden Gophers
defeated the
Central Michigan Chippewas
, with the score of 21–14.
December 29, 2015
2015 Armed Forces Bowl
in
Fort Worth
The
California Golden Bears
defeated the
Air Force Falcons
, with the score of 55–36.
2015 Russell Athletic Bowl
in Orlando
The
Baylor Bears
defeated the
North Carolina Tar Heels
, with the score of 49–38.
2015 Arizona Bowl
in
Tucson
(debut event)
The
Nevada Wolf Pack
defeated the
Colorado State Rams
, with the score of 28–23.
2015 Texas Bowl
in
Houston
The
LSU Tigers
defeated the
Texas Tech Red Raiders
, with the score of 56–27.
December 30, 2015
2015 Birmingham Bowl
in
Alabama
The
Auburn Tigers
defeated the
Memphis Tigers
, with the score of 31–10.
2015 Belk Bowl
in
Charlotte
The
Mississippi State Bulldogs
defeated the
NC State Wolfpack
, with the score of 51–28.
2015 Music City Bowl
in
Nashville
The
Louisville Cardinals
defeated the
Texas A&M Aggies
, with the score of 27–21.
2015 Holiday Bowl
in
San Diego
The
Wisconsin Badgers
defeated the
USC Trojans
, with the score of 23–21.
January 1, 2016
2016 Outback Bowl
in
Tampa
The
Tennessee Volunteers
defeated the
Northwestern Wildcats
, with the score of 45–6.
2016 Citrus Bowl
in Orlando
The
Michigan Wolverines
defeated the
Florida Gators
, with the score of 41–7.
January 2, 2016
2016 TaxSlayer Bowl
in
Jacksonville
The
Georgia Bulldogs
defeated the
Penn State Nittany Lions
, with the score of 24–17.
2016 Liberty Bowl
in
Memphis
The
Arkansas Razorbacks
defeated the
Kansas State Wildcats
, with the score of 45–23.
2016 Alamo Bowl
in
San Antonio
The
TCU Horned Frogs
defeated the
Oregon Ducks
, with the score of 47–41.
2016 Cactus Bowl
in
Phoenix
The
West Virginia Mountaineers
defeated the
Arizona State Sun Devils
, with the score of 36–32.
National Football League
January 31:
2016 Pro Bowl
in
Honolulu
at
Aloha Stadium
Team Irvin defeated Team Rice, with the score of 49–27.
Offensive MVP:
Russell Wilson
(
Seattle Seahawks
)
Defensive MVP:
Michael Bennett
(Seattle Seahawks)
February 7:
Super Bowl 50
in
Santa Clara, California
at
Levi's Stadium
The
Denver Broncos
defeated the
Carolina Panthers
, 24–10, to win their third Super Bowl title.
MVP:
Von Miller
(Denver Broncos)
April 28 – 30:
2016 NFL draft
in
Chicago
at the
Auditorium Theatre
#1 pick
:
Jared Goff
, from the
California Golden Bears
to the
Los Angeles Rams
September 8 – January 1, 2017:
2016 NFL season
Regular season's
AFC
winner:
New England Patriots
Regular season's
NFC
winner:
Dallas Cowboys
FISU
June 1 – 11:
2016 World University American Football Championship
in
Monterrey
In the final,
Mexico
defeated
United States
, 35–7, to win their second World University Championship.
Japan
took third place.
IFAF
June 28 – July 10:
2016 IFAF U-19 World Championship
in
Harbin
at the
Harbin University of Commerce
[
1
]
[
2
]
Canada
defeated the
United States
, 24–6, to win their second IFAF U-19 World Championship title.
Mexico
took third place.
[
3
]
September 7 – 12: 2016
IFAF Flag Football World Championship
in
Miami
Men: The
United States
defeated
Denmark
, 33–32, to win their second consecutive and third overall IFAF Flag Football World Championship title.
Mexico
took the bronze medal.
Women:
Panama
defeated
Austria
, 35–22, to win their first IFAF Flag Football World Championship title.
Mexico
took the bronze medal.
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Class of 2016:
Tony Dungy
, player and coach
Brett Favre
, player
Kevin Greene
, player
Marvin Harrison
, player
Orlando Pace
, player
Ken Stabler
, player
Dick Stanfel
, player
References
↑
IFAF's World u19 Championship Heads to China
↑
2016 IFAF U-19 World Championship Website
↑
2016 IFAF U-19 World Championship Final Results Page
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