# 2016 Orange Bowl

The 2016 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2016 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, played between the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference against the Florida State Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Florida State won the game by a score of 33–32. Dalvin Cook, running back for the Seminoles, was named the game's MVP.
The game was played on the 30th instead of on December 31 or January 1, as the following day's College Football Playoff semi-final bowls were played with earlier kick-off times that intruded into the New Year's Six early-afternoon scheduling window.

## Teams

This Orange Bowl game featured the Michigan Wolverines and the Florida State Seminoles.
This was the third meeting between the two schools, with the all time series tied at 1–1; the most recent previous meeting was in 1991, when the Seminoles defeated the Wolverines by a score of 51–31 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The other meeting occurred in 1986 when the Wolverines defeated the Seminoles by a score of 20–18, a game also played in Ann Arbor.

### Michigan Wolverines

After finishing their regular season with a 10–2 record, the Wolverines were selected to their third Orange Bowl appearance. This was their 45th bowl game appearance, the 11th-highest total all-time among FBS schools.

### Florida State Seminoles

After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Seminoles were selected to their 10th Orange Bowl appearance, the third most Orange Bowl appearances by any team. This will be their 46th bowl game appearance.

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | MICH | FSU |
| 1 | 12:47 | 6 | 75 | 2:13 | FSU | Dalvin Cook 2-yard touchdown run, Ricky Aguayo kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 9:11 | 4 | 0 | 1:31 | MICH | 19-yard field goal by Kenny Allen | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 7:31 | 5 | 50 | 1:40 | FSU | 42-yard field goal by Ricky Aguayo | 3 | 10 |
| 1 | 2:49 | 1 | 92 | 0:14 | FSU | Nyquan Murray 92-yard touchdown reception from Deondre Francois, Ricky Aguayo kick good | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | 9:36 | 11 | 59 | 4:30 | MICH | 28-yard field goal by Kenny Allen | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | 4:49 | 15 | 54 | 4:47 | FSU | 38-yard field goal by Ricky Aguayo | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | 7:34 | 14 | 46 | 7:26 | MICH | 37-yard field goal by Kenny Allen | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | 0:54 | | | | MICH | Interception returned 14 yards for touchdown by Mike McCray, 2-point pass incomplete | 15 | 20 |
| 4 | 11:38 | 7 | 75 | 4:16 | FSU | Deondre Francois 3-yard touchdown run, Ricky Aguayo kick good | 15 | 27 |
| 4 | 5:22 | 7 | 37 | 2:36 | MICH | Khalid Hill 8-yard touchdown reception from Wilton Speight, Kenny Allen kick good | 22 | 27 |
| 4 | 1:57 | 5 | 61 | 2:17 | MICH | Chris Evans 30-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good | 30 | 27 |
| 4 | 0:36 | 4 | 34 | 1:21 | FSU | Nyquan Murray 12-yard touchdown reception from Deondre Francois, Ricky Aguayo kick no good | 30 | 33 |
| 4 | 0:36 | | | | MICH | Ricky Aguayo kick blocked; Josh Metellus return for 2 points | 32 | 33 |
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### Statistics

| Statistics | Michigan | Florida State |
| First Downs | 16 | 15 |
| Plays-yards | 74-252 | 62-371 |
| Third down efficiency | 7-20 | 3-13 |
| Rushes-yards | 36-89 | 35-149 |
| Passing yards | 163 | 222 |
| Passing, Comp-Att-Int | 21-38-1 | 9-27-1 |
| Time of Possession | 34:17 | 25:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Michigan | Passing | Wilton Speight | 21/38, 163 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Michigan | Rushing | Chris Evans | 8 car, 49 yds, 1 TD |
| Michigan | Receiving | Amara Darboh | 5 rec, 36 yds |
| Florida State | Passing | Deondre Francois | 9/27, 222 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Florida State | Rushing | Dalvin Cook | 20 car, 145 yds, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Nyquan Murray | 2 rec, 104 yds |