2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Date

December 22, 2016

Season

Stadium

Location

The 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl is a post-season American college football bowl game to be played on December 22, 2016 at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The twentieth annual edition of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl is one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concludes the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission, it is officially known as the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Team selection

The game features conference tie-ins from the Mountain West Conference and the Mid-American Conference.

2016–17 NCAA football bowl game season

New Mexico (Dec. 17) Las Vegas (Dec. 17) Camellia (Dec. 17) Cure (Dec. 17) New Orleans (Dec. 17) Miami Beach (Dec. 19) Boca Raton (Dec. 20) Poinsettia (Dec. 21) Famous Idaho Potato (Dec. 22) Armed Forces (Dec. 23) Bahamas (Dec. 23) Dollar General (Dec. 23) Hawaii (Dec. 24) Quick Lane (Dec. 26) St. Petersburg (Dec. 26) Independence (Dec. 26) Heart of Dallas (Dec. 27) Military (Dec. 27) Cactus (Dec. 27) Holiday (Dec. 27) Russell Athletic (Dec. 28) Pinstripe (Dec. 28) Texas (Dec. 28) Foster Farms (Dec. 28) Alamo (Dec. 29) Birmingham (Dec. 29) Belk (Dec. 29) Orange (Dec. 30) Liberty (Dec. 30) Arizona (Dec. 30) Music City (Dec. 30) Sun (Dec. 30) TaxSlayer (Dec. 31) Citrus (Dec. 31) Outback (Jan. 2) Rose (Jan. 2) Sugar (Jan. 2) Cotton (Jan. 2)

College Football Playoff games: Peach (semifinal) (Dec. 31) Fiesta (semifinal) (Dec. 31) National Championship Game (Jan. 9)

All-Star Games: 2017 East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 21) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 21) Senior Bowl (Jan. 28)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Games	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 (Jan) 2004 (Dec) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Former names	Humanitarian Bowl (1997–2004, 2007–2010) MPC Computers Bowl (2004–2006)

Venues	Albertsons Stadium (1997–present)

Sponsors	Crucial.com (1999–2002) MPC Computers (2004–2006) Roady's Truck Stops (2007–2009) uDrove (2010) Idaho Potato Commission (2011–present)

Related articles	List of broadcasters of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

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