Annual NCAA football game
2016 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
1 2 3 4
Total
Pittsburgh 3 7 7 7
24
Northwestern 0 14 7 10
31
Date December 28, 2016 Season 2016 Stadium Yankee Stadium Location Bronx, New York MVP Northwestern RB Justin Jackson [1] Favorite Pitt by 5[2] Referee Dan Romeo (Big 12 ) [3] Attendance 37,918 [3] Payout US$ 2,000,000 [4] Network ESPN /ESPN Radio Announcers TV: Ryan Ruocco , Mike Golic , Mike Golic Jr, Paul Caracaterra,
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 .
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 [ ] Northwestern Wildcats [ ] 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 downs
18
27
Plays–yards
61–438
86–462
Rushes–yards
32–169 (5.3)
50–248 (5.0)
Passing yards
269
214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
16–29–3
23–36–1
Time of possession
24:38
35:22
Source: [6]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Passing
Nathan Peterman
13/18, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Quadree Henderson 6 car, 76 yds
Receiving
Dontez Ford
3 rec, 53 yds
Passing
Clayton Thorson
23/36, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Justin Jackson
32 car, 224 yds, 3 TD
Receiving
Austin Carr
6 rec, 51 yds
Source: [3]
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