2016 Foster Farms Bowl

The 2016 Foster Farms Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 28, 2016 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. The 15th edition of the Foster Farms Bowl, the game featured the Utah Utes from the Pac-12 Conference against the Indiana Hoosiers from the Big Ten Conference.

2016 Foster Farms Bowl
15th Foster Farms Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers Utah Utes
(6–6) (8–4)
Big Ten Pac-12
24 26
Head coach: 
Tom Allen		 Head coach: 
Kyle Whittingham
CoachesCFP
2319
1234 Total
Indiana 71007 24
Utah 10763 26
DateDecember 28, 2016
Season2016
StadiumLevi's Stadium
LocationSanta Clara, California
MVPOffensive: Utah RB Joe Williams
Defensive: Indiana LB Tegray Scales
FavoriteUtah by 8[1]
National anthemFelisha Dias[2]
RefereeDavid Smith (SEC)
Attendance27,608
PayoutUS$2,584,286[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
AnnouncersGus Johnson (Play-by-Play)
Joel Klatt (Color Analyst)
Shannon Spake (Sideline Reporter)

The 2016 edition was the first under its new management, as it is now run by the San Francisco 49ers NFL team.[4]

Team selection

The game featured conference tie-ins with teams from the Pac-12 Conference and the Big Ten Conference.

Utah
See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team and 2016 Pac-12 Conference football season

The Utes finished their regular season 8-4 and accepted an invitation to play in the Foster Farms Bowl.[5] This was Utah's second trip to the Foster Farms Bowl, with the previous appearance being during the 2005–06 bowl season when they won against Georgia Tech by a score of 38–10 in the 2005 Emerald Bowl.[6]

Indiana
See also: 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team and 2016 Big Ten Conference football season

After finishing their season 6–6, the Hoosiers received an invitation to play in the Foster Farms Bowl, which they accepted.[7] This bowl marked the Hoosiers' eleventh bowl game (they were 3–7 in bowl games previously) and they were seeking their first bowl victory since the 1991 Copper Bowl, when they shut out Baylor 24–0.

2016 Foster Farms Bowl - Indiana vs. Utah

Game summary

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP IND UTAH
1 14:08 3 11 0:47 IND Mitchell Paige 7-yard touchdown reception from Richard Lagow, Griffin Oakes kick good 7 0
1 9:30 11 63 4:38 UTAH 30-yard field goal by Andy Phillips 7 3
1 8:41 1 16 0:07 UTAH Joe Williams 16-yard touchdown run, Andy Phillips kick good 7 10
2 9:14 9 95 5:29 UTAH Tyler Huntley 1-yard touchdown run, Andy Phillips kick good 7 17
2 4:33 5 54 1:18 IND 24-yard field goal by Griffin Oakes 10 17
2 1:38 8 64 2:35 IND Nick Westbrook 36-yard touchdown reception from Zander Diamont, Griffin Oakes kick good 17 17
3 5:40 10 34 5:10 UTAH 48-yard field goal by Andy Phillips 17 20
3 0:30 7 11 2:57 UTAH 41-yard field goal by Andy Phillips 17 23
4 10:10 10 60 2:50 IND Devine Redding 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Oakes kick good 24 23
4 1:24 10 68 4:10 UTAH 27-yard field goal by Andy Phillips 24 26
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 26

Statistics
StatisticsINDUtah
First downs2221
Plays–yards77–34176–470
Rushes–yards37–11752–256
Passing yards224214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15-40-112-24-1
Time of possession24:3735:23
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
INDPassingRichard Lagow14/39, 188 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDevine Redding17 car, 72 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingNick Westbrook5 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD
UtahPassingTroy Williams11/23, 178 yds, 1 INT
RushingJoe Williams26 car, 222 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingDemari Simpkins4 rec, 58 yds

Media

The 2016 Foster Farms Bowl was the first broadcast under a new deal with Fox News.

Levi's Stadium was equipped for Intel freeD instant replay technology (previously used by CBS during Super Bowl 50 at the stadium earlier in the year) in order to facilitate testing for Be the Player — a new instant replay feature Fox planned to use during Super Bowl LI to present first-person perspectives of plays.[8][9]

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References
  1. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. "Turlock teen wins chance to sing anthem at Foster Farms Bowl". The Modesto Bee. December 12, 2016.
  3. Bowl game payout
  4. "San Francisco 49ers Assume Management of Foster Farms Bowl at Levi's® Stadium". 49ers.com. Forty Niners Football Company LLC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. Utah accepts Bowl Bid
  6. Utah beats Georgia Tech
  7. "Indiana Accepts Bid to Play In Foster Farms Bowl". IUHoosiers.com. Indiana University. December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  8. "Live from Super Bowl LI: Intel's 'Be the Player' Set to Transform Analysis". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  9. Spangler, Todd (January 12, 2017). "Fox's Super Bowl LI Broadcast to Include Virtual Player POV Replays". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
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