2016 St. Petersburg Bowl
| 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 9th St. Petersburg Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 26, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tropicana Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Nick Fitzgerald | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Mississippi State by 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jay Edwards (C-USA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,717 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$537,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN/ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game that was played on December 26, 2016 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. The ninth edition of the St. Petersburg Bowl featured the Miami Redhawks from the Mid-American Conference against the Mississippi State Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference.