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
| Scoring summary
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| Quarter
|
Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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| Plays
|
Yards
|
TOP
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LSU
|
UL
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| 1
|
7:14
|
5
|
55
|
1:11
|
UL
|
24-yard field goal by Blanton Creque
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0
|
3
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| 2
|
14:54
|
7
|
52
|
3:41
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LSU
|
Colin Heter 1-yard touchdown reception from Danny Etling, Colby Delahoussaye kick good
|
7
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3
|
| 2
|
7:14
|
13
|
79
|
5:45
|
LSU
|
Derrius Guice 1-yard touchdown reception from Danny Etling, Colby Delahoussaye kick good
|
14
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3
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| 2
|
1:08
|
|
|
|
LSU
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Lamar Jackson tackled in end zone for a safety by Arden Key
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16
|
3
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| 2
|
0:00
|
4
|
3
|
0:54
|
UL
|
47-yard field goal by Blanton Creque
|
16
|
6
|
| 3
|
8:48
|
2
|
82
|
0:45
|
LSU
|
Derrius Guice 70-yard touchdown run, Colby Delahoussaye kick good
|
23
|
6
|
| 3
|
3:04
|
8
|
35
|
4:18
|
LSU
|
42-yard field goal by Colby Delahoussaye
|
26
|
6
|
| 4
|
14:43
|
12
|
56
|
3:21
|
UL
|
30-yard field goal by Blanton Creque
|
26
|
9
|
| 4
|
10:38
|
8
|
41
|
4:05
|
LSU
|
25-yard field goal by Colby Delahoussaye
|
29
|
9
|
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
|
29
|
9
|
|
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": [1]
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| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| LSU |
Passing |
Danny Etling |
16/29, 217 yds, 2 TD 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Derrius Guice |
26 car, 138 yds, 1 TD
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| Receiving |
Malachi Dupre |
7 rec, 139 yds
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| UL |
Passing |
Lamar Jackson |
10/27, 153 yds
|
| Rushing |
Lamar Jackson |
26 car, 33 yds
|
| Receiving |
James Quick |
3 rec, 81 yds
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| "Source": [2]
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References
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Formerly known as the Tangerine / Florida Citrus / Capital One Bowl |
| History & conference tie-ins | |
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| Tangerine Bowl | |
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| Florida Citrus Bowl | |
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| Capital One Bowl | |
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| Citrus Bowl | |
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- There were games in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. As a result, there were no games in 1959, 1986 or 2017.
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