2016 Orange Bowl

The 2016 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2016 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, played between the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference against the Florida State Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Florida State won the game by a score of 33–32. Dalvin Cook, running back for the Seminoles, was named the game's MVP.

2016 Capital One Orange Bowl
CFP New Year’s Six
83rd Orange Bowl
1234 Total
Michigan 33917 32
Florida State 173013 33
DateDecember 30, 2016
Season2016
StadiumHard Rock Stadium
LocationMiami Gardens, Florida
MVPDalvin Cook
RB, Florida State
FavoriteMichigan by 7 (50.5)
National anthemMaddie & Tae
RefereeMatt Austin (SEC)
Halftime showDNCE
Attendance67,432
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersSteve Levy, Brian Griese and Todd McShay (ESPN)

The game was played on the 30th instead of on December 31 or January 1, as the following day's College Football Playoff semi-final bowls were played with earlier kick-off times that intruded into the New Year's Six early-afternoon scheduling window.

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