| Game Name: | Sun Bowl |
| Subheader: | 83rd Sun Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Hyundai |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Year Game Played: | 2016 |
| Football Season: | 2016 |
| Stadium: | Sun Bowl |
| City: | El Paso, Texas |
| Visitor School: | Stanford University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Stanford |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cardinal |
| Visitor Record: | 9–3 |
| Visitor Conference: | Pac-12 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 16 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 16 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 18 |
| Visitor Coach: | David Shaw |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 6 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 9 |
| Home School: | University of North Carolina |
| Home Name Short: | North Carolina |
| Home Nickname: | Tar Heels |
| Home Record: | 8–4 |
| Home Conference: | ACC |
| Home Coach: | Larry Fedora |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 10 |
| Home 4Q: | 6 |
| Mvp: | Solomon Thomas (DE), Stanford |
| Odds: | Stanford by 3[1] |
| Anthem: | Elia Esparza[2] |
| Referee: | John McDaid (SEC) |
| Attendance: | 42,166 |
| Payout: | 2,150,000[3] |
| Us Network: | CBS |
| Us Announcers: | Brad Nessler (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (color) Allie LaForce (sideline) |
The 2016 Sun Bowl (December) was a postseason college football bowl game, played on December 30, 2016.[4] 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.
See main article: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team and 2016 Pac-12 Conference football season.
See main article: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season.
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAN | Passing | Ryan Burns | 6–11, 86 yards |
| Rushing | Bryce Love | 22 carries, 115 yards | |
| Receiving | Bryce Love | 1 reception, 49 yards | |
| UNC | Passing | Mitchell Trubisky | 23–38, 280 yards |
| Rushing | T.J. Logan | 19 carries, 72 yards | |
| Receiving | 7 receptions, 91 yards |