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2017 in American football
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2016–17 NCAA football bowl games
College Football Playoff (CFP) and Championship Game
Non-CFP bowl games
National Football League
IFAF
Pro Football Hall of Fame
References
External links
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2016–17 NCAA football bowl games
December 17, 2016 – January 9, 2017:
2016–17 NCAA football bowl games
Schedule
[
1
]
College Football Playoff (CFP) and Championship Game
December 30, 2016:
2016 Orange Bowl
in
Miami Gardens, Florida
at the
Hard Rock Stadium
[
2
]
The
Florida State Seminoles
defeated the
Michigan Wolverines
, 33–32.
December 31, 2016:
2016 Peach Bowl
in
Atlanta
at the
Georgia Dome
[
3
]
The
Alabama Crimson Tide
defeated the
Washington Huskies
, 24–7.
December 31, 2016:
2016 Fiesta Bowl
in
Glendale, Arizona
at the
University of Phoenix Stadium
[
4
]
The
Clemson Tigers
defeated the
Ohio State Buckeyes
, 31–0.
January 2, 2017:
2017 Cotton Bowl Classic
in
Arlington
at the
AT&T Stadium
[
5
]
The
Wisconsin Badgers
defeated the
Western Michigan Broncos
, 24–16.
January 2, 2017:
2017 Rose Bowl
in
Pasadena
at the
Rose Bowl
[
6
]
The
USC Trojans
defeated the
Penn State Nittany Lions
, 52–49.
January 2, 2017:
2017 Sugar Bowl
in
New Orleans
at the
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
[
7
]
The
Oklahoma Sooners
defeated the
Auburn Tigers
, 35–13.
January 9, 2017:
2017 College Football Playoff National Championship
in
Tampa
at the
Raymond James Stadium
[
8
]
The
Clemson Tigers
defeated the
Alabama Crimson Tide
, 35–31.
Non-CFP bowl games
December 17, 2016:
2016 New Mexico Bowl
in
Albuquerque
at the
University Stadium
[
9
]
The
New Mexico Lobos
defeated the
UTSA Roadrunners
, 23–20.
December 17, 2016:
2016 Las Vegas Bowl
in
Las Vegas
at the
Sam Boyd Stadium
[
10
]
The
San Diego State Aztecs
defeated the
Houston Cougars
, 34–10.
December 17, 2016:
2016 Camellia Bowl
in
Montgomery
at the
Cramton Bowl
[
11
]
The
Appalachian State Mountaineers
defeated the
Toledo Rockets
, 31–28.
December 17, 2016:
2016 Cure Bowl
in
Orlando
at the
Camping World Stadium
[
12
]
The
Arkansas State Red Wolves
defeated the
UCF Knights
, 31–13.
December 17, 2016:
2016 New Orleans Bowl
in
New Orleans
at the
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
[
13
]
The
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
defeated the
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
, 28–21.
December 19, 2016:
2016 Miami Beach Bowl
in
Miami
at
Marlins Park
[
14
]
The
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
defeated the
Central Michigan Chippewas
, 55–10.
December 20, 2016:
2016 Boca Raton Bowl
in
Boca Raton
at the
FAU Stadium
[
15
]
The
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
defeated the
Memphis Tigers
, 51–31.
December 21, 2016:
2016 Poinsettia Bowl
in
San Diego
at
Qualcomm Stadium
[
16
]
The
BYU Cougars
defeated the
Wyoming Cowboys
, 24–21.
December 22, 2016:
2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
in
Boise
at the
Albertsons Stadium
[
17
]
The
Idaho Vandals
defeated the
Colorado State Rams
, 61–50.
December 23, 2016:
2016 Bahamas Bowl
in
Nassau
at the
Thomas Robinson Stadium
[
18
]
The
Old Dominion Monarchs
defeated the
Eastern Michigan Eagles
, 24–20.
December 23, 2016:
2016 Armed Forces Bowl
in
Fort Worth
at the
Amon G. Carter Stadium
[
19
]
The
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
defeated the
Navy Midshipmen
, 48–45.
December 23, 2016:
2016 Dollar General Bowl
in
Mobile
at the
Ladd–Peebles Stadium
[
20
]
The
Troy Trojans
defeated the
Ohio Bobcats
, 28–23.
December 24, 2016:
2016 Hawaii Bowl
in
Honolulu
at the
Aloha Stadium
[
21
]
The
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
defeated the
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
, 52–35.
December 26, 2016:
2016 St. Petersburg Bowl
in
St. Petersburg
at
Tropicana Field
[
22
]
The
Mississippi State Bulldogs
defeated the
Miami RedHawks
, 17–16.
December 26, 2016:
2016 Quick Lane Bowl
in
Detroit
at
Ford Field
[
23
]
The
Boston College Eagles
defeated the
Maryland Terrapins
, 36–30.
December 26, 2016:
2016 Independence Bowl
in
Shreveport
at the
Independence Stadium
[
24
]
The
NC State Wolfpack
defeated the
Vanderbilt Commodores
, 41–17.
December 27, 2016:
2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl
in
Dallas
at the
Cotton Bowl
[
25
]
The
Army Black Knights
defeated the
North Texas Mean Green
, 38–31.
December 27, 2016:
2016 Military Bowl
in
Annapolis
at the
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
[
26
]
The
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
defeated the
Temple Owls
, 34–26.
December 27, 2016:
2016 Holiday Bowl
in
San Diego
at
Qualcomm Stadium
[
16
]
The
Minnesota Golden Gophers
defeated the
Washington State Cougars
, 17–12.
December 27, 2016:
2016 Cactus Bowl
in
Phoenix
at
Chase Field
[
27
]
The
Baylor Bears
defeated the
Boise State Broncos
, 31–12.
December 28, 2016:
2016 Pinstripe Bowl
in
The Bronx
(
New York City
) at
Yankee Stadium
[
28
]
The
Northwestern Wildcats
defeated the
Pittsburgh Panthers
, 31–24.
December 28, 2016:
2016 Russell Athletic Bowl
in
Orlando
at the
Camping World Stadium
[
29
]
The
Miami Hurricanes
defeated the
West Virginia Mountaineers
, 31–14.
December 28, 2016:
2016 Foster Farms Bowl
in
Santa Clara
at
Levi's Stadium
[
30
]
The
Utah Utes
defeated the
Indiana Hoosiers
, 26–24.
December 28, 2016:
2016 Texas Bowl
in
Houston
at
NRG Stadium
[
31
]
The
Kansas State Wildcats
defeated the
Texas A&M Aggies
, 33–28.
December 29, 2016:
2016 Birmingham Bowl
in
Birmingham
at
Legion Field
[
32
]
The
South Florida Bulls
defeated the
South Carolina Gamecocks
, 46–39.
December 29, 2016:
2016 Belk Bowl
in
Charlotte
at the
Bank of America Stadium
[
33
]
The
Virginia Tech Hokies
defeated the
Arkansas Razorbacks
, 35–24.
December 29, 2016:
2016 Alamo Bowl
in
San Antonio
at the
Alamodome
[
34
]
The
Oklahoma State Cowboys
defeated the
Colorado Buffaloes
, 38–8.
December 30, 2016:
2016 Liberty Bowl
in
Memphis
at the
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
[
35
]
The
Georgia Bulldogs
defeated the
TCU Horned Frogs
, 31–23.
December 30, 2016:
2016 Sun Bowl
in
El Paso
at the
Sun Bowl
[
36
]
The
Stanford Cardinal
defeated the
North Carolina Tar Heels
, 25–23.
December 30, 2016:
2016 Music City Bowl
in
Nashville
at
Nissan Stadium
[
37
]
The
Tennessee Volunteers
defeated the
Nebraska Cornhuskers
, 38–24.
December 30, 2016:
2016 Arizona Bowl
in
Tucson
at
Arizona Stadium
[
38
]
The
Air Force Falcons
defeated the
South Alabama Jaguars
, 45–21.
December 31, 2016:
2016 Citrus Bowl
in
Orlando
at the
Camping World Stadium
[
39
]
The
LSU Tigers
defeated the
Louisville Cardinals
, 29–9.
December 31, 2016:
2016 TaxSlayer Bowl
in
Jacksonville
at
EverBank Field
[
40
]
The
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
defeated the
Kentucky Wildcats
, 33–18.
January 2, 2017:
2017 Outback Bowl
in
Tampa
at the
Raymond James Stadium
[
41
]
The
Florida Gators
defeated the
Iowa Hawkeyes
, 30–3.
National Football League
January 29:
2017 Pro Bowl
in
Orlando
at
Camping World Stadium
The
AFC
defeated the
NFC
, 20–13.
Offensive MVP:
Travis Kelce
(
Kansas City Chiefs
)
Defensive MVP:
Lorenzo Alexander
(
Buffalo Bills
)
February 5:
Super Bowl LI
in
Houston
at
NRG Stadium
The
New England Patriots
defeated the
Atlanta Falcons
, 34–28 in overtime, to win their fifth Super Bowl title.
MVP
:
Tom Brady
(New England Patriots)
April 27 – 29:
2017 NFL draft
in
Philadelphia
#1 pick
:
Myles Garrett
(to the
Cleveland Browns
from the
Texas A&M Aggies
)
September 7 – December 31:
2017 NFL season
IFAF
June 24 – 30:
2017 IFAF Women's World Championship
in
Langley, British Columbia
[
42
]
The
United States
defeated
Canada
, 41–16, to win their third consecutive IFAF Women's World Championship title.
Mexico
took third place.
November 2 – 5: 2017 IFAF Beach Football World Championship in
Tamarindo
(debut event)
[
43
]
Event was cancelled.
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Class of 2017:
Morten Andersen
, player
Terrell Davis
, player
Kenny Easley
, player
Jerry Jones
, player
Jason Taylor
, player
LaDainian Tomlinson
, player
Kurt Warner
, player
References
↑
"NCAA's 2016-17 College Football Bowl Schedule"
. Archived from
the original
on 2018-01-16
. Retrieved
2018-04-05
.
↑
"Orange Bowl Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-12-21
. Retrieved
2017-02-07
.
↑
"Peach Bowl Website"
. Chick-fil-apeachbowl.com. 2019-03-19
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Fiesta Bowl Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-03-10
. Retrieved
2017-02-07
.
↑
"Cotton Bowl Classic Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-12-20
. Retrieved
2017-02-07
.
↑
"Rose Bowl Website"
. Rosebowlstadium.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Sugar Bowl Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2017-01-07
. Retrieved
2017-02-07
.
↑
"College Football Playoff National Championship Website"
. Collegefootballplayoff.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"New Mexico Bowl Website"
. Gildannewmexicobowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Las Vegas Bowl Website"
. Lvbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Camellia Bowl Website"
. Camelliabowl.com. 2019-12-22
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Cure Bowl Website"
. Curebowl.com. 2019-12-21
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
New Orleans Bowl Website
↑
Miami Beach Bowl Website
↑
"Boca Raton Bowl Website"
. Thebocaratonbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
1
2
"San Diego Bowl Games Website"
. Sandiegobowlgames.com. 2014-06-20
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Website"
. Famousidahopotatobowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Bahamas Bowl Website"
. Bahamasbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Armed Forces Bowl Website"
. Armedforcesbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
Dollar General Bowl Website
↑
"Hawaii Bowl Website"
. Sheratonhawaiibowl.com. 2018-12-22
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"St. Petersburg Bowl Website"
. Stpetersburgbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Quick Lane Bowl Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2017-01-29
. Retrieved
2017-02-07
.
↑
"Independence Bowl Website"
. Independencebowl.org
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Heart of Dallas Bowl Website"
. Theheartofdallasbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Military Bowl Website"
. Militarybowl.org
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Cactus Bowl Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-03-03
. Retrieved
2017-02-07
.
↑
"Pinstripe Bowl Website"
. Web.pinstripebowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Russell Athletic Bowl Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-12-20
. Retrieved
2017-02-07
.
↑
"Foster Farms Bowl Website"
. Fosterfarmsbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Texas Bowl Website"
. Advocaretexasbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Birmingham Bowl Website"
. Birminghambowl.com. 2020-01-02
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Belk Bowl Website"
. Belkbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Alamo Bowl Website"
. Alamobowl.com. 2019-12-31
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Liberty Bowl Website"
. Libertybowl.org. 2019-12-31
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Sun Bowl Website"
. Sunbowl.org
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
Music City Bowl Website
↑
"Arizona Bowl Website"
. Novaarizonabowl.com. 2020-01-19. Archived from
the original
on 2020-01-03
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Citrus Bowl Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2017-02-17
. Retrieved
2017-02-07
.
↑
"TaxSlayer Bowl Website"
. Taxslayerbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Outback Bowl Website"
. Outbackbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Football Canada's 2017 IFAF Women's World Championship Page"
. Footballcanada.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"GAMES CANCELLED"
. Archived from the original on 2017-11-11
. Retrieved
2017-11-11
.
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