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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]
Teams Minnesota 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 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 Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MINN
WSU
1
6:23
17
76
6:33
WSU
26-yard field goal by Erik Powell
0
3
2
7:26
6
14
2:53
MINN
43-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter
3
3
2
0:33
7
14
1:56
WSU
41-yard field goal by Erik Powell
3
6
3
3:23
10
84
5:22
MINN
Shannon Brooks 13-yard touchdown reception from
Mitch Leidner , Emmit Carpenter kick good
10
6
4
2:06
4
31
0:59
MINN
Rodney Smith 9-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good
17
6
4
0:19
10
79
1:42
WSU
Kyle Sweet 8-yard touchdown reception from
Luke Falk , 2-point pass (Falk–Lewis) failed
17
12
"TOP" =
time of possession . For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football .
17
12
Statistics
Statistics
MINN
WSU
First Downs
17
16
Plays-yards
61-279
74-303
Third down efficiency
3-12
7-19
Rushes-yards
41-150
23-39
Passing yards
129
264
Passing, Comp-Att-Int
11-20-0
30-51-1
Time of Possession
28:54
31:06
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
MINN Passing
Mitch Leidner
11/20, 129 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
Rodney Smith
17 car, 74 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Drew Wolitarsky
5 rec, 73 yds
WSU Passing
Luke Falk
30/51, 264 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Gerard Wicks
5 car, 26 yds
Receiving
Robert Lewis
6 rec, 86 yds
References
^
"College Football" . VegasInsider.com . VegasInsider.com Inc. Archived from
the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2016 .
^
"StatBroadcast® Systems - Box Score - Minnesota 17 at Washington State 12" .
^
"2016 National Funding Holiday Bowl Media Guide" (PDF) . Retrieved December 7, 2016 .
^
"Press Releases" . ESPN. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016 .
^
"MINNESOTA AND WASHINGTON STATE TO FACE OFF IN 2016 NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL" . San Diego Bowl Game Association. Retrieved December 5, 2016 .
^ Christensen, Joe (December 16, 2016).
"Gophers players boycott football after suspensions; Holiday Bowl in jeopardy" .
Star-Tribune . Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
^ 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 .
History & conference tie-ins Games Notes
The 1984 game is the only time that the eventual national champion played its bowl game in December.