The 2016 Citrus Bowl was an American college football

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played on January 1, 2016 at

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in Orlando, Florida. The 70th edition was one of the

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that concluded the

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. The game was televised by

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. It was sponsored by the

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restaurant franchise and is officially known as the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl.

Teams

The game featured the Michigan Wolverines of the

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, and the Florida Gators of the

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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

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, 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

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for the most Citrus Bowl appearances. This was their 42nd bowl game appearance.

Game summary

Scoring Summary

Statistics

References

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