2016 Pinstripe Bowl

The 2016 Pinstripe Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 28, 2016 at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The seventh edition of the Pinstripe Bowl featured the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.

2016 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
7th Pinstripe Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers Northwestern Wildcats
(8–4) (6–6)
ACC Big Ten
24 31
Head coach: 
Pat Narduzzi		 Head coach: 
Pat Fitzgerald
APCFP
2223
1234 Total
Pittsburgh 3777 24
Northwestern 014710 31
DateDecember 28, 2016
Season2016
StadiumYankee Stadium
LocationBronx, New York
MVPNorthwestern RB Justin Jackson[1]
FavoritePitt by 5[2]
RefereeDan Romeo (Big 12) [3]
Attendance37,918 [3]
PayoutUS$2,000,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersTV: Ryan Ruocco, Mike Golic, Mike Golic Jr, Paul Caracaterra,
Radio: Kevin Winter, Jack Ford, CJ Papa

Teams selected

The game featured conference tie-ins from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference.

This was the seventh meeting between the schools, with the series previously tied at 3–3. The previous meeting of the two teams was on September 29, 1973, where the Panthers defeated the Wildcats by a score of 21–14.[5]

Pittsburgh Panthers
See also: 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Northwestern Wildcats
See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team and 2016 Big Ten Conference football season

Game summary

Box score
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 7 7 24
Wildcats 0 14 7 10 31

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP PITT NU
1 11:53 5 30 1:14 PITT 46-yard field goal by Chris Blewitt 3 0
2 14:31 10 99 4:19 NU Justin Jackson 8-yard touchdown run, Jack Mitchell kick good 3 7
2 3:08 8 74 2:35 NU Justin Jackson 16-yard touchdown run, Jack Mitchell kick good 3 14
2 2:51 1 69 0:11 PITT Jester Weah 69-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Peterman, Chris Blewitt kick good 10 14
3 13:13 4 68 1:46 PITT Nathan Peterman 5-yard touchdown run, Chris Blewitt kick good 17 14
3 7:47 14 89 5:18 NU Justin Jackson 40-yard touchdown run, Jack Mitchell kick good 17 21
4 13:15 6 22 3:20 PITT George Aston 6-yard touchdown reception from Ben DiNucci, Chris Blewitt kick good 24 21
4 8:23 14 76 4:44 NU Garrett Dickerson 21-yard touchdown reception from Clayton Thorson, Jack Mitchell kick good 24 28
4 6:17 5 9 1:57 NU 37-yard field goal by Jack Mitchell 24 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 31

Source: [3]

Statistics
Statistics
First downs1827
Plays–yards61–43886–462
Rushes–yards32–169 (5.3)50–248 (5.0)
Passing yards269214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–29–323–36–1
Time of possession24:3835:22

Source: [6]

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
 PassingNathan Peterman13/18, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingQuadree Henderson6 car, 76 yds
ReceivingDontez Ford3 rec, 53 yds
 PassingClayton Thorson23/36, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingJustin Jackson32 car, 224 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingAustin Carr6 rec, 51 yds

Source: [3]

References
  1. https://twitter.com/PinstripeBowl/status/814242360850837504
  2. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. "2016 Pinstripe Bowl Game Stats". Stats Broadcast. Stats Broadcast. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. "College Bowl Game Payouts". Statistic Brain Research Institute. November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  5. Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Northwestern Wildcats series history
  6. "Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern - Team Statistics". ESPN.com. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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