The 2016 Sun Bowl (December) was a postseason college football bowl game, played on December 30, 2016. 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.

Teams

Stanford

North Carolina

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP STAN UNC 1 8:58 10 71 4:16 UNC Ryan Switzer 19-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Trubisky, Nick Weiler kick good 0 7 1 6:11 6 75 2:47 STAN Bryce Love 49-yard touchdown reception from Keller Chryst, Conrad Ukropina kick good 7 7 2 14:13 12 29 5:12 STAN 44-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina 10 7 2 0:32 5 2 1:20 STAN 33-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina 13 7 3 10:18 5 40 1:53 STAN 43-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina 16 7 3 6:56 8 55 3:22 UNC 37-yard field goal by Nick Weiler 16 10 3 2:09 9 68 3:12 UNC Jordon Brown 5-yard touchdown run, Nick Weiler kick good 16 17 4 14:13 STAN Interception returned 19 yards for touchdown by Dallas Lloyd, 2-point pass failed 22 17 4 3:23 12 70 7:17 STAN 27-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina 25 17 4 0:25 10 97 1:09 UNC Bug Howard 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Trubisky, 2-point run failed 25 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 25 23
QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScore
PlaysYardsTOPSTANUNC
18:5810714:16UNCRyan Switzer 19-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Trubisky, Nick Weiler kick good07
16:116752:47STANBryce Love 49-yard touchdown reception from Keller Chryst, Conrad Ukropina kick good77
214:1312295:12STAN44-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina107
20:32521:20STAN33-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina137
310:185401:53STAN43-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina167
36:568553:22UNC37-yard field goal by Nick Weiler1610
32:099683:12UNCJordon Brown 5-yard touchdown run, Nick Weiler kick good1617
414:13STANInterception returned 19 yards for touchdown by Dallas Lloyd, 2-point pass failed2217
43:2312707:17STAN27-yard field goal by Conrad Ukropina2517
40:2510971:09UNCBug Howard 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Trubisky, 2-point run failed2523
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2523

Statistics

StatisticsSTANUNC
First downs1625
Plays-yards61–28775–398
Third down efficiency5–155–13
Rushes-yards44–13337–118
Passing yards154280
Passing, Comp-Att-Int9–17–023–38–2
Time of Possession32:2527:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
STANPassingRyan Burns6–11, 86 yards
RushingBryce Love22 carries, 115 yards
ReceivingBryce Love1 reception, 49 yards
UNCPassingMitchell Trubisky23–38, 280 yards
RushingT.J. Logan19 carries, 72 yards
ReceivingAustin Proehl7 receptions, 91 yards