2016_Holiday_Bowl

2016 Holiday Bowl

2016 Holiday Bowl

College football game

The 2016 Holiday Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, on December 27, 2016. This was the last time the Holiday Bowl was played at Qualcomm Stadium. Beginning in 2017, the game was played at SDCCU Stadium, the home of the SDSU Aztecs. The 39th edition of the Holiday Bowl featured the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Conference versus the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. Sponsored by small business loan company National Funding, the game is officially known as the National Funding Holiday Bowl.[5]

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Teams

Minnesota

Main articles: 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and 2016 Big Ten Conference football season

This was Minnesota's first appearance in the Holiday Bowl. On December 15, Minnesota players threatened to boycott all football activity, including participation in the 2016 Holiday Bowl, in protest against a decision to suspend ten players from the team.[6] The suspension was made as a result of school investigation into sexual assault charges from the beginning of school year. The legal process had already run its course, with no charges filed. On December 17, the Golden Gophers ended their boycott and announced they would play.[7]

Washington State

Main articles: 2016 Washington State Cougars football team and 2016 Pac-12 Conference football season

This was Washington State's third appearance in the Holiday Bowl, having lost to #14 Brigham Young in 1981, and having defeated #5 Texas in 2003.

Game summary

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References

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    "College Football". VegasInsider.com. VegasInsider.com Inc. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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    "StatBroadcast® Systems - Box Score - Minnesota 17 at Washington State 12".
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    "2016 National Funding Holiday Bowl Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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    "Press Releases". ESPN. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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    "MINNESOTA AND WASHINGTON STATE TO FACE OFF IN 2016 NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL". San Diego Bowl Game Association. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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    Christensen, Joe (December 16, 2016). "Gophers players boycott football after suspensions; Holiday Bowl in jeopardy". Star-Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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    Krawczynski, Joe (December 17, 2016). "Minnesota team ends boycott threat, will go to Holiday Bowl". Star-Tribune. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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