The 2016 Citrus Bowl (December) was an American college football bowl game played on December 31, 2016, at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The 71st edition of the Citrus Bowl, it was one of the 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games concluding the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was nationally televised by ABC. It was sponsored by the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant franchise and was officially titled the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl.
Teams Teams were selected from the SEC and the ACC. The matchup was announced on December 4, 2016. LSU was chosen from the SEC and Louisville was chosen from the ACC.
LSU Tigers
Louisville Cardinals
Game summary Scoring summary
Statistics Statistics LSU UL First downs 20 11 Plays-yards 70–394 62–220 Third down efficiency 7–17 2–17 Rushes-yards 41–177 35–67 Passing yards 217 153 Passing, Comp-Att-Int 16–29–1 10–27–0 Time of Possession 35:38 24:22 "Source":
Team Category Player StatisticsLSU Passing Danny Etling 16/29, 217 yds, 2 TD 1 INT Rushing Derrius Guice 26 car, 138 yds, 1 TD Receiving Malachi Dupre 7 rec, 139 yds UL Passing Lamar Jackson 10/27, 153 yds Rushing Lamar Jackson 26 car, 33 yds Receiving James Quick 3 rec, 81 yds "Source":
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