# 2016 Citrus Bowl (January)

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.

## Teams

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.

### Michigan Wolverines

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.

### Florida Gators

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.

## 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 | FLA |
| 1 | 5:54 | 9 | 73 | 4:29 | MICH | Drake Johnson 4-yard touchdown run, Kenny Allen kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 1:58 | 8 | 75 | 3:56 | FLA | Treon Harris 2-yard touchdown reception from Antonio Callaway, Neil MacInnes kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 8:49 | 8 | 80 | 3:49 | MICH | Jehu Chesson 31-yard touchdown reception from Jake Rudock, Kenny Allen kick good | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | 1:01 | 12 | 77 | 5:00 | MICH | 21-yard field goal by Kenny Allen | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | 8:47 | 12 | 69 | 6:13 | MICH | Grant Perry 3-yard touchdown reception from Jake Rudock, Kenny Allen kick good | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | 3:48 | 5 | 58 | 2:33 | MICH | Sione Houma 2-yard touchdown run, Kenny Allen kick good | 31 | 7 |
| 4 | 12:32 | 12 | 84 | 5:14 | MICH | Drake Johnson 8-yard touchdown reception from Jake Rudock, Kenny Allen kick good | 38 | 7 |
| 4 | 6:42 | 9 | 34 | 4:14 | MICH | 25-yard field goal by Kenny Allen | 41 | 7 |
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### Statistics

| Statistics | 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 |