2016 Peach Bowl
The 2016 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2016, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. The 49th Peach Bowl was a College Football Playoff semifinal, with the winner of this game advancing to play the winner of the 2016 Fiesta Bowl in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship. This was the final edition of the Peach Bowl (and final college football game) contested in the Georgia Dome, as the stadium was demolished on November 20, 2017, after its replacement, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, opened on August 26 of the same year.
| 2016 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP Semifinal 49th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 Peach Bowl logo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: Bo Scarbrough Defense: Ryan Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Alabama by 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dan Capron (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Million Dollar Band University of Washington Husky Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play) Todd Blackledge (analyst) Holly Rowe (sideline) ESPN Radio: Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 11.5 (19.8 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Kenneth Garay, Alex Pombo, Sebastian Martinez-Christensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sponsored by Chick-fil-A, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The game was televised on ESPN with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio. The winner of the game received the George P. Crumbley Trophy, named for the founder of the original Peach Bowl.