| Game Name: | Citrus Bowl |
| Subheader: | 70th Citrus Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Buffalo Wild Wings |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Year Game Played: | 2016 |
| Football Season: | 2015 |
| Stadium: | Camping World Stadium |
| City: | Orlando, Florida |
| State: | Florida |
| Visitor School: | Michigan |
| Visitor Name Short: | Michigan |
| Visitor Nickname: | Wolverines |
| Visitor Record: | 9–3 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 17 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 17 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 14 |
| Visitor Coach: | Jim Harbaugh |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 10 |
| Home School: | Florida |
| Home Name Short: | Florida |
| Home Nickname: | Gators |
| Home Record: | 10–3 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Home Rank Ap: | 18 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 19 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 19 |
| Home Coach: | Jim McElwain |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Odds: | Michigan by 4[1] |
| Mvp: | Jake Rudock |
| Referee: | Duane Heydt (ACC) |
| Attendance: | 63,113 |
| Us Network: | ABC/ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, & Dr. Jerry Punch (ESPN) Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, & Paul Carcaterra (ESPN Radio) |
| Different Previous: | 2015 |
| Different Next: | 2016 (Dec) |
The 2016 Citrus Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 2016 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The 70th edition was one of the 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games that concluded the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was televised by ABC. It was sponsored by the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant franchise and is officially known as the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl.
The game featured the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference, and the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference in their third meeting against each other, with all three matchups coming in January bowl games in Florida.[2]
See also: 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team. After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Wolverines were selected to their fifth Citrus Bowl appearance. This was their 44th bowl game appearance, tied for 11th-highest total all-time among FBS schools. Michigan won the previous meeting against the Florida Gators in the 2008 Capital One Bowl, by a score of 41–35.[3]
See also: 2015 Florida Gators football team. After finishing their regular season with a 10–3 record, the Gators were selected to their sixth Citrus Bowl appearance, tying them with Georgia for the most Citrus Bowl appearances. This was their 42nd bowl game appearance.[4]
| Statistics[5] | Michigan | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 28 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 77–503 | 52–273 |
| Rushes–yards | 46–225 | 26–118 |
| Passing yards | 278 | 155 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–31–0 | 10–25–2 |
| Time of Possession | 38:38 | 21:22 |