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.
[5] On December 4, 2016, it was announced that the game would feature the Miami Redhawks against the Mississippi State Bulldogs after both accepted invitations Sunday, marking the first time each team would meet.
[7] Miami opened the year with a six-game losing streak, and then finished with a six-game winning streak making them the first team to finish a regular season after they lost the first six consecutive games.
[8] After finishing their regular season with a 5–7 record, Mississippi State appeared in their seventh straight bowl game.
Lastly losing to Alabama and Arkansas before winning against Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.