2016 Citrus Bowl (January)

The 2016 Citrus Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 2016 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The 70th edition was one of the 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games that concluded the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was televised by ABC. It was sponsored by the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant franchise and is officially known as the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl.

2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
70th Citrus Bowl
Michigan Wolverines Florida Gators (9–3) (10–3) Big Ten SEC 41 7 Head coach:  Jim Harbaugh Head coach:  Jim McElwain AP Coaches CFP 17 17 14 AP Coaches CFP 18 19 19
1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 7 10 14 10 41 Florida 7 0 0 0 7
Date	January 1, 2016
Season	2015
Stadium	Camping World Stadium
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Jake Rudock
Favorite	Michigan by 4^[1]
Referee	Duane Heydt (ACC)^[2]
Attendance	63,113^[2]
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC/ESPN Radio
Announcers	Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, & Dr. Jerry Punch (ESPN) Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, & Paul Carcaterra (ESPN Radio)
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Teams

The game featured the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference, and the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference in their third meeting against each other, with all three matchups coming in January bowl games in Florida.^[3]

Michigan Wolverines

See also: 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team

After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Wolverines were selected to their fifth Citrus Bowl appearance. This was their 44th bowl game appearance, tied for 11th-highest total all-time among FBS schools. Michigan won the previous meeting against the Florida Gators in the 2008 Capital One Bowl, by a score of 41–35.^[4]

Florida Gators

See also: 2015 Florida Gators football team

After finishing their regular season with a 10–3 record, the Gators were selected to their sixth Citrus Bowl appearance, tying them with Georgia for the most Citrus Bowl appearances. This was their 42nd bowl game appearance.^[5]

Game summary

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MICH FLA 1 5:54 9 73 4:29 MICH Drake Johnson 4-yard touchdown run, Kenny Allen kick good 7 0 1 1:58 8 75 3:56 FLA Treon Harris 2-yard touchdown reception from Antonio Callaway, Neil MacInnes kick good 7 7 2 8:49 8 80 3:49 MICH Jehu Chesson 31-yard touchdown reception from Jake Rudock, Kenny Allen kick good 14 7 2 1:01 12 77 5:00 MICH 21-yard field goal by Kenny Allen 17 7 3 8:47 12 69 6:13 MICH Grant Perry 3-yard touchdown reception from Jake Rudock, Kenny Allen kick good 24 7 3 3:48 5 58 2:33 MICH Sione Houma 2-yard touchdown run, Kenny Allen kick good 31 7 4 12:32 12 84 5:14 MICH Drake Johnson 8-yard touchdown reception from Jake Rudock, Kenny Allen kick good 38 7 4 6:42 9 34 4:14 MICH 25-yard field goal by Kenny Allen 41 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 41 7

Statistics

Statistics^[2]	Michigan	Florida
First Downs	28	14
Plays–yards	77–503	52–273
Rushes–yards	46–225	26–118
Passing yards	278	155
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–31–0	10–25–2
Time of Possession	38:38	21:22

References

1. Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2015
2. (PDF). MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 1, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
3. Kane, Justin (December 6, 2015). . buffalowildwingscitrusbowl.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
4. "Michigan to Face Florida in 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
5. . gatorzone.com. December 6, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.