2016 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

CFP TITLE
CHAMPIONClemson14–1 overall
HEISMANLamar JacksonLouisville · QB
BEST QBDeshaun WatsonClemson · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKMyles GarrettTexas A&M · Cleveland Browns, 2017 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

7 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 9, 2017CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRESENTED BY AT&TClemson 35, Alabama 31
Jan 2, 2017ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLOklahoma 35, Auburn 19
Jan 2, 2017ROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUALUSC 52, Penn State 49
Jan 2, 2017GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSICWisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16
Dec 31, 2016Fiesta BowlClemson 31, Ohio State 0
Dec 31, 2016Peach BowlAlabama 24, Washington 7
Dec 30, 2016Capital One Orange BowlFlorida State 33, Michigan 32

2016 STANDINGS

16 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Clemson finished atop the 2016 ACC standings at 8–1 in conference play (14–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Clemson8–114–1CLEM 35–31 ALA
Louisville7–19–4LSU 29–9 LOU
Virginia Tech6–310–4VT 35–24 ARK
Florida State5–310–3FSU 33–32 MICH
Miami5–39–4MIA 31–14 WVU
Pittsburgh5–38–5NU 31–24 PITT
North Carolina5–38–5STAN 25–23 UNC
Georgia Tech4–49–4GT 33–18 UK
Wake Forest3–57–6WAKE 34–26 TEM
NC State3–57–6NCSU 41–17 VAN
Boston College2–67–6BC 36–30 MD
Syracuse2–64–8–
Duke1–74–8–
Virginia1–72–10–

AMERICAN

Temple finished atop the 2016 American standings at 8–1 in conference play (10–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Temple8–110–4WAKE 34–26 TEM
South Florida7–111–2USF 46–39 SC
Navy7–29–5LT 48–45 NAVY
Tulsa6–210–3TLSA 55–10 CMU
Houston5–39–4SDSU 34–10 HOU
Memphis5–38–5WKU 51–31 MEM
UCF4–46–7ARST 31–13 UCF
SMU3–55–7–
Cincinnati1–74–8–
Tulane1–74–8–
UConn1–73–9–
East Carolina1–73–9–

BIG 12

Oklahoma finished atop the 2016 Big 12 standings at 9–0 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma9–011–2OU 35–19 AUB
West Virginia7–210–3MIA 31–14 WVU
Oklahoma State7–210–3OKST 38–8 COLO
Kansas State6–39–4KSU 33–28 TA&M
TCU4–56–7UGA 31–23 TCU
Baylor3–67–6BAY 31–12 BOIS
Texas Tech3–65–7–
Texas3–65–7–
Iowa State2–73–9–
Kansas1–82–10–

BIG SKY

Sacramento State finished atop the 2016 Big Sky standings at 2–7 in conference play (2–8 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sacramento State2–72–8

BIG SOUTH

Liberty finished atop the 2016 Big South standings at 4–1 in conference play (5–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Liberty4–15–5
Kennesaw State3–27–3

BIG TEN

Penn State finished atop the 2016 Big Ten standings at 9–1 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Penn State9–111–3USC 52–49 PSU
Ohio State8–111–2CLEM 31–0 OSU
Wisconsin7–311–3WIS 24–16 WMU
Michigan7–210–3FSU 33–32 MICH
Nebraska6–39–4TENN 38–24 NEB
Iowa6–38–5FLA 30–3 IOWA
Minnesota5–49–4MINN 17–12 WSU
Northwestern5–47–6NU 31–24 PITT
Indiana4–56–7UTAH 26–24 IU
Maryland3–66–7BC 36–30 MD
Illinois2–73–9–
Purdue1–83–9–
Michigan State1–83–9–
Rutgers0–92–10–

CAA

James Madison finished atop the 2016 CAA standings at 9–0 in conference play (14–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
James Madison9–014–1
Delaware2–64–7

CUSA

Western Kentucky finished atop the 2016 CUSA standings at 8–1 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Western Kentucky8–111–3WKU 51–31 MEM
Old Dominion7–110–3ODU 24–20 EMU
Louisiana Tech6–39–5LT 48–45 NAVY
Middle Tennessee5–38–5HAW 52–35 MTSU
UTSA5–36–7UNM 23–20 UTSA
Southern Miss4–47–6USM 28–21 UL
Florida International4–44–8–
North Texas3–55–8ARMY 38–31 UNT
Charlotte3–54–8–
UTEP2–64–8–
Rice2–63–9–
Marshall2–63–9–
Florida Atlantic2–63–9–

MAC

Western Michigan finished atop the 2016 MAC standings at 9–0 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Western Michigan9–013–1WIS 24–16 WMU
Toledo6–29–4APP 31–28 TOL
Ohio6–38–6TROY 28–23 OHIO
Miami (OH)6–26–7MSST 17–16 M-OH
Northern Illinois5–35–7–
Eastern Michigan4–47–6ODU 24–20 EMU
Central Michigan3–56–7TLSA 55–10 CMU
Akron3–55–7–
Bowling Green3–54–8–
Kent State2–63–9–
Ball State1–74–8–
Buffalo1–72–10–

MOUNTAIN WEST

San Diego State finished atop the 2016 Mountain West standings at 7–2 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
San Diego State7–211–3SDSU 34–10 HOU
Boise State6–210–3BAY 31–12 BOIS
New Mexico6–29–4UNM 23–20 UTSA
Wyoming6–38–6BYU 24–21 WYO
Air Force5–310–3AF 45–21 USA
Colorado State5–37–6IDHO 61–50 CSU
Hawai'i4–47–7HAW 52–35 MTSU
Nevada3–55–7–
San José State3–54–8–
UNLV3–54–8–
Utah State1–73–9–
Fresno State0–81–11–

MVFC

North Dakota State finished atop the 2016 MVFC standings at 8–1 in conference play (12–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Dakota State8–112–2
Missouri State2–63–7

OVC

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2016 OVC standings at 7–0 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Jacksonville State7–010–2

PAC-12

Washington finished atop the 2016 Pac-12 standings at 9–1 in conference play (12–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Washington9–112–2ALA 24–7 WASH
Colorado8–210–4OKST 38–8 COLO
USC7–210–3USC 52–49 PSU
Washington State7–28–5MINN 17–12 WSU
Stanford6–310–3STAN 25–23 UNC
Utah5–49–4UTAH 26–24 IU
California3–65–7–
Oregon State3–64–8–
Arizona State2–75–7–
UCLA2–74–8–
Oregon2–74–8–
Arizona1–83–9–

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 2016 SEC standings at 9–0 in conference play (14–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama9–014–1CLEM 35–31 ALA
Florida6–39–4FLA 30–3 IOWA
Auburn5–38–5OU 35–19 AUB
LSU5–38–4LSU 29–9 LOU
Tennessee4–49–4TENN 38–24 NEB
Texas A&M4–48–5KSU 33–28 TA&M
Georgia4–48–5UGA 31–23 TCU
Kentucky4–47–6GT 33–18 UK
Arkansas3–57–6VT 35–24 ARK
Vanderbilt3–56–7NCSU 41–17 VAN
Mississippi State3–56–7MSST 17–16 M-OH
South Carolina3–56–7USF 46–39 SC
Ole Miss2–65–7–
Missouri2–64–8–

SOUTHLAND

Sam Houston finished atop the 2016 Southland standings at 9–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sam Houston9–012–1

SUN BELT

App State finished atop the 2016 Sun Belt standings at 7–1 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
App State7–110–3APP 31–28 TOL
Arkansas State7–18–5ARST 31–13 UCF
Troy6–210–3TROY 28–23 OHIO
Louisiana5–36–7USM 28–21 UL
Georgia Southern4–45–7–
UL Monroe3–54–8–
South Alabama2–66–7AF 45–21 USA
New Mexico State2–63–9–
Georgia State2–63–9–
Texas State0–82–10–

INDEPENDENTS

Coastal Carolina finished atop the 2016 independents at 10–2.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Coastal Carolina10–2–
BYU9–4BYU 24–21 WYO
Army8–5ARMY 38–31 UNT
Notre Dame4–8–
Massachusetts2–10–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

34 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 2017OUTBACK BOWLFlorida 30, Iowa 3
Dec 31, 2016Postseason gameLSU 29, Louisville 9
Dec 31, 2016Postseason gameGeorgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18
Dec 30, 2016Postseason gameAir Force 45, South Alabama 21
Dec 30, 2016Postseason gameTennessee 38, Nebraska 24
Dec 30, 2016Postseason gameStanford 25, North Carolina 23
Dec 30, 2016Postseason gameGeorgia 31, TCU 23
Dec 29, 2016VALERO ALAMO BOWLOklahoma State 38, Colorado 8
Dec 29, 2016Postseason gameVirginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24
Dec 29, 2016Postseason gameSouth Florida 46, South Carolina 39 (OT)
Dec 28, 2016ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS BOWLKansas State 33, Texas A&M 28
Dec 28, 2016FOSTER FARMS BOWLUtah 26, Indiana 24
Dec 28, 2016RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWLMiami 31, West Virginia 14
Dec 28, 2016NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWLNorthwestern 31, Pittsburgh 24
Dec 27, 2016MOTEL 6 CACTUS BOWLBaylor 31, Boise State 12
Dec 27, 2016NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWLMinnesota 17, Washington State 12
Dec 27, 2016MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMANWake Forest 34, Temple 26
Dec 27, 2016ZAXBY'S HEART OF DALLAS BOWLArmy 38, North Texas 31 (OT)
Dec 26, 2016CAMPING WORLD INDEPENDENCE BOWLNC State 41, Vanderbilt 17
Dec 26, 2016QUICK LANE BOWLBoston College 36, Maryland 30
Dec 26, 2016ST. PETERSBURG BOWLMississippi State 17, Miami (OH) 16
Dec 24, 2016HAWAI'I BOWLHawai'i 52, Middle Tennessee 35
Dec 23, 2016DOLLAR GENERAL BOWLTroy 28, Ohio 23
Dec 23, 2016LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWLLouisiana Tech 48, Navy 45
Dec 23, 2016POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWLOld Dominion 24, Eastern Michigan 20
Dec 22, 2016FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWLIdaho 61, Colorado State 50
Dec 21, 2016SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWLBYU 24, Wyoming 21
Dec 20, 2016BOCA RATON BOWLWestern Kentucky 51, Memphis 31
Dec 19, 2016MIAMI BEACH BOWLTulsa 55, Central Michigan 10
Dec 17, 2016R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWLSouthern Miss 28, Louisiana 21
Dec 17, 2016AUTONATION CURE BOWLArkansas State 31, UCF 13
Dec 17, 2016RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWLApp State 31, Toledo 28
Dec 17, 2016LAS VEGAS BOWL PRESENTED BY GEICOSan Diego State 34, Houston 10
Dec 17, 2016GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWLNew Mexico 23, UTSA 20