Postseason ·
Stanford beat North Carolina
Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.
No. 16 Stanford beat North Carolina by 2 points.
It was played at a neutral site: Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX.
How the lead changed
Stanford took the lead for good with 14:13 left in the 4th quarter, Stanford 22, North Carolina 17.
Big moments
- 1st quarter, 8:58Touchdown pass of 19 yards
North Carolina scored. North Carolina 7, Stanford 0.
- 1st quarter, 6:11Touchdown pass of 49 yards
Stanford scored. North Carolina 7, Stanford 7.
- 2nd quarter, 14:13Field goal
Stanford scored. Stanford 10, North Carolina 7.
- 3rd quarter, 2:09Rushing touchdown of 5 yards
North Carolina scored. North Carolina 17, Stanford 16.
- 4th quarter, 14:13Interception returned for a touchdown
Stanford scored. Stanford 22, North Carolina 17.
Scores that changed who was leading, from the play-by-play record.
What happened next
Stanford finished the 2016 season 10-3, No. 16 in the last AP poll before the bowls.
North Carolina finished the 2016 season 8-5.
Stanford's first game of the 2017 season: W 62-7 vs Rice, Aug 27, 2017
about 8 months laterNorth Carolina's first game of the 2017 season: L 30-35 vs California, Sep 2, 2017
about 8 months laterThe teams' next meeting after Dec 30, 2016: North Carolina 20, Stanford 15, Nov 8, 2025
about 9 years later
Related pages
Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN.