2016–17 NCAA football bowl games December 17, 2016 – January 9, 2017: 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games Schedule
College Football Playoff (CFP) and Championship Game December 30, 2016: 2016 Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida at the Hard Rock Stadium The Florida State Seminoles defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 33–32. December 31, 2016: 2016 Peach Bowl in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Washington Huskies, 24–7. December 31, 2016: 2016 Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona at the University of Phoenix Stadium The Clemson Tigers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 31–0. January 2, 2017: 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington at the AT&T Stadium The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Western Michigan Broncos, 24–16. January 2, 2017: 2017 Rose Bowl in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl The USC Trojans defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions, 52–49. January 2, 2017: 2017 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Auburn Tigers, 35–13. January 9, 2017: 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship in Tampa at the Raymond James Stadium The Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide, 35–31.
Non-CFP bowl games December 17, 2016: 2016 New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque at the University Stadium The New Mexico Lobos defeated the UTSA Roadrunners, 23–20. December 17, 2016: 2016 Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas at the Sam Boyd Stadium The San Diego State Aztecs defeated the Houston Cougars, 34–10. December 17, 2016: 2016 Camellia Bowl in Montgomery at the Cramton Bowl The Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Toledo Rockets, 31–28. December 17, 2016: 2016 Cure Bowl in Orlando at the Camping World Stadium The Arkansas State Red Wolves defeated the UCF Knights, 31–13. December 17, 2016: 2016 New Orleans Bowl in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans Bowl Website The Southern Miss Golden Eagles defeated the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, 28–21. December 19, 2016: 2016 Miami Beach Bowl in Miami at Marlins ParkMiami Beach Bowl Website The Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas, 55–10. December 20, 2016: 2016 Boca Raton Bowl in Boca Raton at the FAU Stadium The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeated the Memphis Tigers, 51–31. December 21, 2016: 2016 Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego at Qualcomm Stadium The BYU Cougars defeated the Wyoming Cowboys, 24–21. December 22, 2016: 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise at the Albertsons Stadium The Idaho Vandals defeated the Colorado State Rams, 61–50. December 23, 2016: 2016 Bahamas Bowl in Nassau at the Thomas Robinson Stadium The Old Dominion Monarchs defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles, 24–20. December 23, 2016: 2016 Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth at the Amon G. Carter Stadium The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated the Navy Midshipmen, 48–45. December 23, 2016: 2016 Dollar General Bowl in Mobile at the Ladd–Peebles StadiumDollar General Bowl Website The Troy Trojans defeated the Ohio Bobcats, 28–23. December 24, 2016: 2016 Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu at the Aloha Stadium The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, 52–35. December 26, 2016: 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl in St. Petersburg at Tropicana Field The Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated the Miami RedHawks, 17–16. December 26, 2016: 2016 Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit at Ford Field The Boston College Eagles defeated the Maryland Terrapins, 36–30. December 26, 2016: 2016 Independence Bowl in Shreveport at the Independence Stadium The NC State Wolfpack defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores, 41–17. December 27, 2016: 2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl The Army Black Knights defeated the North Texas Mean Green, 38–31. December 27, 2016: 2016 Military Bowl in Annapolis at the Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium The Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the Temple Owls, 34–26. December 27, 2016: 2016 Holiday Bowl in San Diego at Qualcomm Stadium The Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Washington State Cougars, 17–12. December 27, 2016: 2016 Cactus Bowl in Phoenix at Chase Field The Baylor Bears defeated the Boise State Broncos, 31–12. December 28, 2016: 2016 Pinstripe Bowl in The Bronx (New York City) at Yankee Stadium The Northwestern Wildcats defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers, 31–24. December 28, 2016: 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando at the Camping World Stadium The Miami Hurricanes defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers, 31–14. December 28, 2016: 2016 Foster Farms Bowl in Santa Clara at Levi's Stadium The Utah Utes defeated the Indiana Hoosiers, 26–24. December 28, 2016: 2016 Texas Bowl in Houston at NRG Stadium The Kansas State Wildcats defeated the Texas A&M Aggies, 33–28. December 29, 2016: 2016 Birmingham Bowl in Birmingham at Legion Field The South Florida Bulls defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 46–39. December 29, 2016: 2016 Belk Bowl in Charlotte at the Bank of America Stadium The Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, 35–24. December 29, 2016: 2016 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio at the Alamodome The Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated the Colorado Buffaloes, 38–8. December 30, 2016: 2016 Liberty Bowl in Memphis at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the TCU Horned Frogs, 31–23. December 30, 2016: 2016 Sun Bowl in El Paso at the Sun Bowl The Stanford Cardinal defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels, 25–23. December 30, 2016: 2016 Music City Bowl in Nashville at Nissan StadiumMusic City Bowl Website The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 38–24. December 30, 2016: 2016 Arizona Bowl in Tucson at Arizona Stadium The Air Force Falcons defeated the South Alabama Jaguars, 45–21. December 31, 2016: 2016 Citrus Bowl in Orlando at the Camping World Stadium The LSU Tigers defeated the Louisville Cardinals, 29–9. December 31, 2016: 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville at EverBank Field The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeated the Kentucky Wildcats, 33–18. January 2, 2017: 2017 Outback Bowl in Tampa at the Raymond James Stadium The Florida Gators defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, 30–3.
National Football League January 29: 2017 Pro Bowl in Orlando at Camping World Stadium The AFC defeated the NFC, 20–13. Offensive MVP: Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs) Defensive MVP: Lorenzo Alexander (Buffalo Bills) February 5: Super Bowl LI in Houston at NRG Stadium The New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 34–28 in overtime, to win their fifth Super Bowl title. MVP: Tom Brady (New England Patriots) April 27 – 29: 2017 NFL draft in Philadelphia #1 pick: Myles Garrett (to the Cleveland Browns from the Texas A&M Aggies) September 7 – December 31: 2017 NFL season
IFAF June 24 – 30: 2017 IFAF Women's World Championship in Langley, British Columbia The defeated , 41–16, to win their third consecutive IFAF Women's World Championship title. took third place. November 2 – 5: 2017 IFAF Beach Football World Championship in Tamarindo (debut event) Event was cancelled.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017: Morten Andersen, player Terrell Davis, player Kenny Easley, player Jerry Jones, player Jason Taylor, player LaDainian Tomlinson, player Kurt Warner, player
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