The 2016 Sun Bowl (December) was a postseason college football bowl game, played on December 30, 2016. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. It featured the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference and the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Teams

Stanford

North Carolina

Game summary Scoring summary

Statistics Statistics STAN UNC First downs 16 25 Plays-yards 61–287 75–398 Third down efficiency 5–15 5–13 Rushes-yards 44–133 37–118 Passing yards 154 280 Passing, Comp-Att-Int 9–17–0 23–38–2 Time of Possession 32:25 27:35

Team Category Player StatisticsSTAN Passing Ryan Burns 6–11, 86 yards Rushing Bryce Love 22 carries, 115 yards Receiving Bryce Love 1 reception, 49 yardsUNC Passing Mitchell Trubisky 23–38, 280 yards Rushing T.J. Logan 19 carries, 72 yards Receiving Austin Proehl 7 receptions, 91 yards

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