2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Bowling Green Falcons by a score of 77–10 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State's offense started off slow by QB, J. T. Barrett throwing an interception returned for a touchdown to Brandon Harris. Ohio State then went on to score 21 unanswered points before BGSU made a field goal midway through the second quarter. Ohio State scored two more times and led at halftime 35–10. The Buckeyes went on to score six more touchdowns in the second half and allowing no scoring.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
Ohio State's offense gained 776 yards, which broke the record of most yards in a game held since 1930, and scored ten touchdowns. The Ohio State defense, commonly known as the Silver Bullets, allowed 244 yards and scored a defensive touchdown. Ohio State's J. T. Barrett set a record for the most touchdowns in a game with seven and tied the single-game record of six passing touchdowns. For his performance Barrett was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
Ohio State (1–0) took on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1–0) and won by a final of 48–3 in Columbus, Ohio. Following the kickoff by Ohio State, Dane Evans' pass was intercepted by Ohio State's Marshon Lattimore during the first offensive possession of the game. Ohio State was unable to find their way into the endzone and settled for a 29-yard Tyler Durbin field goal to make the score 3–0. Tulsa and Ohio State went on to trade field goals to make it 6–3, Ohio State. The OSU defense then forced turnovers on the next three Tulsa possessions, scoring two defensive touchdowns, to end the half up 20–3.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
There was a weather delay of 50 minutes at halftime due to lightning strikes in the general vicinity of the stadium.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
The Buckeyes scored to open the second half on a 9-play, 72-yard drive, capped by an 11-yard touchdown run by J. T. Barrett. The OSU offense went on to add three more touchdowns. The Silver Bullet defense of Ohio State forced two second-half turnovers and allowed no offensive points from the Golden Hurricane.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Oklahoma
After kickoff was delayed from the original start time of 7:30 P.M. due to lightning and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the University of Oklahoma, the Buckeyes (2–0) and Sooners (1–1) began play at 9:00 P.M. in Norman, Oklahoma. Ohio State struck first, midway through the first quarter on a Curtis Samuel 36-yard touchdown run. On Oklahoma's next possession, Ohio State's Jerome Baker intercepted Baker Mayfield's pass to score a touchdown on a 68-yard interception return. This was Ohio State's fourth defensive score in their first three games.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Oklahoma
During the ensuing kickoff, Oklahoma's Joe Mixon returned the kick for a 97-yard touchdown, to make the score 14–7, Ohio State. Though not caught, Mixon dropped the ball before he crossed the goal line and fumbled into the end zone. Ohio State scored another two touchdowns and Oklahoma made a field goal to make the score 28–10. With six minutes to go in the half, Oklahoma scored on a 35-yard Mayfield pass to A.D. Miller to give the OSU defense their first allowed offensive touchdown of the year and brought the Sooners within 11. The Buckeye offense drove 75 yards to end the first half on a behind-the-back grab by Noah Brown to give the Buckeyes a 35–17 halftime advantage.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Oklahoma
Ohio State scored on their opening possession of the half with Noah Brown's school record tying fourth touchdown reception. Oklahoma scored again with four minutes to go in the third quarter to make the score 42–24, Ohio State. The final score of the game was a 31-yard Tyler Durbin field goal with 10:33 to go making the final 45–24.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Oklahoma
Noah Brown was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Jerome Baker was named conference co-Defensive Player of the Week for their performances.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Oklahoma
Baker Mayfield (the Sooners starting QB) claimed that the Ohio State team and fans who traveled to Norman sang their fight song after their win. Baker Mayfield cites this as his reasoning for spiking the flag on the Ohio State symbol at the 50 yard line in the 2017 rematch in Columbus.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
The Ohio State Buckeyes (4–0, 1–0) played the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2–3, 0–2) in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 1, 2016. The Buckeyes won by a score of 58–0. Ohio State allowed only 121 total yards (33 passing, 83 rushing) and gained 669 (259 passing, 410 rushing.) This was their largest regular season conference shut out since 1981 and their first since 2013. Ohio State's J. T. Barrett, set the Ohio State record for most career passing touchdowns with 59.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Mike Weber was named the conference's Freshman player of the week for his performance in the game. He rushed for 144 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries and caught one pass for three yards.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Former head coach Earle Bruce dotted the "i" in Script Ohio prior to the game.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Ohio State (5–0, 2–0) defeated Indiana (3–2, 2–1) by a score of 38–17. This Buckeye victory extended the longest current Big Ten win streak against a single opponent to 21, with the Hoosiers' last win over the Buckeyes coming in 1988.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Indiana
The Indiana secondary held the Buckeye pass offense to only 93 yards passing, but allowed 290 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. This included a career-high of 26 careers for J. T. Barrett. The Buckeye defense forced two turnovers and allowed only 99 yards rushing on 40 attempts.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
The #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–0, 3–0) defeated the #8 Wisconsin Badgers (4–2, 1–2) in overtime, in a cross-divisional Big Ten match up on Oct. 15, at Camp Randall Stadium, by a score of 30–23. With both teams ranked in the top ten of both major college football polls, ESPN had chosen Madison, Wisconsin as the host of College GameDay. This was Wisconsin's second appearance on GameDay for 2016 and Ohio State's first. Ohio State extended their current win streak over the Badgers to five, dating back to 2011. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is 4–0 versus Wisconsin and this was Badgers' coach Paul Chryst's first game against the Buckeyes.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
The Buckeyes started the game off slow by gaining only 23 yards on their first two drives, both resulting in punts, while allowing 147 yards for the Badger's offense on their first two drives that resulted in a ten-point lead for #8 Wisconsin. Neither team could find the endzone for the remainder of the first half and both settled for two additional field goals apiece for a halftime score of 16–6 favoring the Badgers.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
The Silver Bullet Buckeye defense came out strong in the second half forcing two Wisconsin turnovers and a three-and-out, on Wisconsin's first three possessions. Though the Buckeyes threw an interception on their first possession, they followed it up with two consecutive touchdowns, both J. T. Barrett runs. On Barrett's second touchdown, Ohio State took their first lead of the night at the 14:09 mark of the fourth quarter, and the Buckeyes led 20–16. The next drive, Wisconsin drove 81 yards to take back the lead with 7:54 left in the game.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
The Buckeyes followed that score with a field goal to tie the game at 23 with 3:57 to go. The Badger offense drove 25 yards on their last possession, but come up short of field goal range and had to punt to the Buckeyes with 0:14 left. The Buckeyes with the ball on their 17-yard line decided to run out the clock and force overtime.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
Ohio State would get the ball first in overtime and would score a touchdown on a J. T. Barrett pass to Noah Brown on third and two from the Wisconsin 7, which gave them a 30–23 lead. On Wisconsin's attempt, quarterback Alex Hornibrook would throw a 21-yard pass on Wisconsin's second play which got the Badgers to the Ohio State 4. After two Corey Clement runs for no gain and an incomplete pass, the game came down to a fourth and goal from the Ohio State four. Wisconsin opted for a pass and Hornibrook was sacked by Tyquan Lewis to preserve Ohio State's unbeaten status.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
The Buckeyes were led by Barrett who had 226 yards passing and 92 yards rushing and three total touchdowns (two rushing, one passing). Barrett was named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his 318 total yard performance. He was also named  Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week. Wisconsin's quarterback Alex Hornibrook had 214 yards passing and one touchdown and running back Corey Clement gained 164 yards on 25 carries against the Buckeyes. Wisconsin Junior Linebacker Jack Cichy, who had 15 tackles, one sack and a forced fumble, was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
Ohio State stayed at #2 in both the AP and Coaches Polls and Wisconsin dropped two spots to #10 in the AP Poll and remained unchanged at #10 in the Coaches Poll. The Badgers would be the highest rated two-loss team.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Penn State
Despite being 20-point favorites, the #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1, 3–1) lost to their inter-divisional rival, the Penn State Nittany Lions (5–2, 3–1), at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania on October 22, at 8 p.m. on ABC. After the Ohio State special teams blocked a field goal on Penn State's opening drive, the Buckeyes score 12 unanswered points through two field goals and a J. T. Barrett to Marcus Baugh touchdown. Penn State finished the first half on a 20-yard touchdown pass with only nine seconds remaining in the first half, to give the Buckeyes a 12–7 lead at the half.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Penn State
Ohio State scored a 74-yard Curtis Samuel Rushing touchdown on their second possession of the third quarter and followed it up with a safety when Penn State's punt team fumbled the ball into the endzone. Ohio State would not score anymore following that touchdown. Penn State went on to score a touchdown and also a field goal following a blocked punt. Making the score 21–17, Ohio State. With 4:27 left in the game, Ohio State ran out their field goal team to attempt a 43-yard field goal to go up by seven, but the kick was blocked and returned 60 yards to give Penn State a 24–21 lead which was also the final score.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Penn State
This was Urban Meyer's first loss to Penn State, making him 4–1 versus the Nittany Lions.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
The #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–1, 4–1) defeated the Northwestern Wildcats (4–4, 3–2) on October 29, in a cross-divisional match up by a score of 24–20. This was the first meeting for the teams since 2013 and the first meeting in Columbus since 2007. Ohio State extended their win streak over Northwestern to six, dating back to 2004.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
The Buckeyes started off the game quickly by scoring ten unanswered points in the first quarter with a Mike Weber touchdown run and a 35-yard Tyler Durbin field goal following an Ohio State interception. The Wildcats inched closer by scoring at the 14:51 mark of the second quarter, but it was followed by another Weber touchdown run of 23 yards. With 1:23 left in the half, Northwestern made a 23-yard field goal to make the halftime score 17–10, Ohio State.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Northwestern kept the Buckeye offense in check during the third quarter allowing no scoring and their offense tied the game at 17 with 3:49 to go in the third quarter. Ohio State found the endzone once more with 9:43 to go on a Curtis Samuel 3-yard run giving the Buckeyes a 24–17 lead. The final score came on a 33-yard Northwestern field goal with 3:31 to go in the game.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
The #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–1, 5–1) defeated  #9 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7–2, 4–2) at Ohio Stadium in front of the second largest crowd in Ohio Stadium history. This was the first match-up since 2012 and only the second since Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011. Urban Meyer is 2–0 versus the Cornhuskers, winning the 2012 clash by a score of 63–38. Ohio State opened as 18-point favorites.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
On Nebraska's first drive quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw an interception to Damon Webb, who returned the interception for a touchdown to give the Buckeyes an early 7–0 lead. The ensuing possession for the Cornhuskers would be a 15-play, 72-yard drive that would result in a 20-yard field goal, Nebraska's only points of the game. Ohio State would score three more touchdowns and a field goal in the first half to give the Buckeyes a 31–3 lead.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
With 6:03 left in the second quarter, Tommy Armstrong Jr. ran for 11-yards but was hit while going out-of-bounds causing him to hit his head and briefly knocked unconscious. He was carried off of the field on a stretcher and transported to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center for evaluation. He was quickly released and made an appearance back in the stadium in the third quarter to chants of "Tommy! Tommy!" from the Ohio State student section.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
Ohio State would receive the ball in the third quarter and would score on the opening play with a 75-yard pass from J. T. Barrett to Curtis Samuel. Ohio State's offense would score 17 more points in the game and defensive back Malik Hooker would record his second interception returned for a touchdown and fifth overall for the season. The Cornhuskers failed to stop the Buckeyes from scoring on all of their drives.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
Curtis Samuel was named Big Ten Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance by gaining 173 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Maryland
The #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–1, 6–1) defeated the Maryland Terrapins (5–5, 2–5) 62–3 in a Big Ten East match-up. The game was played on Nov. 12, at 3:30 pm, in College Park, Maryland and was aired on ESPN. It was the third meeting between the teams with the Buckeyes being victorious in both previous games. The Buckeyes came in as 28-point favorites.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Maryland
Ohio State came out of the gates quickly by scoring touchdowns on their first two offensive possessions while holding the Terrapins to −4 yards. Maryland mustered up a 23-yard field goal at the 2:03 mark of the first quarter and would not score the rest of the game. The Buckeyes would go on to score on five of their last six possessions of the first half and forcing two Maryland turnovers to close the half up 45–3.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Maryland
The Buckeyes scored two more touchdowns and a field goal in the second half, while Maryland would not reach the Buckeye-side of the field.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Maryland
Following a chaotic week in football, the Buckeyes would jump to #2 in both the AP and Coaches Polls following their second straight 59-point victory.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, At Michigan State
The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (10–1, 7–1) defeated the Michigan State Spartans (3–8, 1–7), 17–16, in East Lansing, Michigan.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, At Michigan State
Michigan State received the opening kickoff and in two plays scored a 64-yard touchdown screen pass from Tyler O'Connor to L. J. Scott to give the Spartans a 7–0 advantage 46 seconds into the game. Following Ohio State and Michigan State trading punts, Ohio State evened the score on a 5-play, 50-yard drive, capped by a 24-yard J. T. Barrett pass to Curtis Samuel.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, At Michigan State
The Spartans opened the second quarter with a 28-yard field goal to give them a 3-point lead, but were tied once again by the Buckeyes on the following drive with a 39-yard field goal. Ohio State intercepted an O'Connor pass two plays later and drove the ball into the redzone. On third and three at the MSU 16, Mike Weber fumbled the ball giving Ohio State no chance to attempt a field goal. Ohio State and Michigan State went into halftime tied at ten.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, At Michigan State
Both teams punted twice to start the second half until Ohio State formed a four-play 69-yard drive that resulted in another touchdown, giving them a 17–10 advantage. The next score came from Michigan State on a 1-yard L. J. Scott run. The Spartans opted to go for a two-point conversion with only 4:41 left in the game to attempt to take the lead. Tyler O'Connor's pass was intercepted in the end zone and the Buckeyes maintained the lead, 17–16.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, At Michigan State
Ohio State got the ball back and ran 2:37 off the clock on six plays, but punted with 2:04 left in the game. Tyler O'Connor was sacked on the first play by Tyquan Lewis for a loss of ten yards, the following play, Gareon Conley intercepted O'Connor's pass to seal the Buckeyes' 17–16 victory.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, At Michigan State
Mike Weber was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance and for the second time this season.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Following its road game against Michigan State, Ohio State faced its arch-rivals, the Michigan Wolverines, in the 113th meeting of "The Game". In the previous meeting, Ohio State defeated Michigan for the fourth consecutive year, winning 42–13.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
In this year's game, the #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (11–1, 8–1) defeated the #3 Michigan Wolverines (10–2, 7–2) by a score of 30–27 in double overtime. After neither team scored in the first quarter, Michigan opened the scoring in the second quarter via a 28-yard field goal from Kenny Allen. Ohio State responded with a 16-yard interception return from Malik Hooker. Michigan closed the scoring in the first half via a one-yard touchdown run from Khalid Hill, which made the score 10–7 in favor of Michigan at halftime.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Michigan extended their lead in the third quarter via an eight-yard touchdown pass from Wilton Speight to Hill. Ohio State reduced Michigan's lead to three points via a one-yard touchdown run from Mike Weber, before Tyler Durbin recorded a 23-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter to tie the game and force overtime. In overtime, Ohio State scored via a seven-yard touchdown run from J. T. Barrett. Michigan responded with a five-yard touchdown pass from Speight to Amara Darboh to force double overtime. In double overtime, Michigan scored via a 37-yard field goal from Allen.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
On a controversial 4th and 1 play, J.T Barrett ran up the middle and was tackled in such a way that the forward progress made it difficult to determine where the ball would be spotted. The result was ultimately that the officials gave Ohio State the first down. The next play, Curtis Samuel recorded a 15-yard touchdown run to win the game.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Dave Adolph served as honorary captain for both Michigan and Ohio State. The game marked the 11th time that Michigan and Ohio State took the field both in the nation's top-five rankings; and is just the second time that both programs were ranked in the nation's top three. The other was the No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in 2006 at Ohio Stadium. The game also marked the first overtime in the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry. Michigan's defense recorded a season-best eight sacks against Ohio State. It is the program's most since posting nine against Notre Dame on September 15, 2007.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
The Wolverines have recorded at least three sacks in each of the last four games. Wide receiver Amara Darboh surpassed the 2,000-yard receiving milestone in the contest. Darboh caught eight passes for 68 receiving yards, upping his career total to 2,026. Darboh has recorded a reception in 32 consecutive games, earning a share of the fourth spot among Michigan's all-time leaders in the category. He is tied with Marquise Walker (1998–2001).


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Raekwon McMillan was named the conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. He recorded a career-tying 16 tackles, including seven solo stops.


2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Awards and honors
*The NCAA and Ohio State only recognize the AP, AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News and WCFF All-American teams to determine if a player is a Consensus or Unanimous All-American. To be named a Consensus All-American, a player must be named first team in three polls and to be Unanimous, they must be named first team in all five.


2016 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament will be held from May 25-29. The top six regular season finishers will meet in the double-elimination tournament, to be held at Pringles Park in Jackson, Tennessee. The tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament  Among current members, Austin Peay has won the most championships, with six, while Belmont (joined in 2012), SIU Edwardsville (joined in 2008),and Tennessee–Martin (joined in 1992) have never won championships. The Tournament began in 1979.


2016 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top six regular season finishers will be seeded by conference winning percentage. Teams will then play a double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds receiving a single bye. Austin Peay vacated four wins from the season, making their record 17–9  for conference purposes, and dropping them to the third seed.


2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–5 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Austin Peay, the #8 seed, won the tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Due to the locale of the tournament, it was dubbed as Music City Madness.


2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the Tournament. The #1 and #2 seeds received double byes to the semifinals under the merit-based format. The #3 and #4 seeds received a single bye to the quarterfinals. The #1 and #2 seeds went to the division champions.


2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the division and conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2016 Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament
The 2016 OVC Softball Championship was held May 11-14 at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. This marked the 23rd time the Championship had been held and thefourth year it featured eight teams. This year was the first-straight year it was held at the neutral site in Oxford instead of at the site of the No. 1 seed. The tournament winner earned the OVC's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games were streamed courtesy of the OVC Digital Network.


2016 Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament
The defending champion was Tennessee Tech which won its seventh OVC Championship in 2015.


2016 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–5 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.


2016 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
The OVC tournament is an eight-team tournament with the third and fourth seeds receiving a first round bye and the two team receiving byes through to the semifinals.


2016 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference to be held from October 30 to November 6, 2016. The five match tournament will be held at campus sites, with the semifinals and final held at Cutchin Field in Murray, Kentucky. The six team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Murray State Racers are the defending tournament champions after defeating the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in overtime in the championship match.


2016 Ohio elections
The Ohio general elections, 2016 were held on November 8, 2016 throughout Ohio. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was December 16, 2015, and the primary election took place on March 15, 2016.


2016 Ohio elections, Federal, Senate
Incumbent Republican Senator Rob Portman is running for re-election to a second term in office.


2016 Ohio elections, Federal, House of Representatives
All of Ohio's 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2016.


2016 Ohio elections, State, General Assembly, Senate
The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election in 2016. Twelve of these seats were held by Republicans, three were held by Democrats, and one seat was vacant. Prior to the election, Republicans held 23 seats and Democrats held 10 seats; after the election, Republicans gained an additional seat, giving them a 24 to 9 majority.


2016 Ohio elections, State, General Assembly, House of Representatives
All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Prior to the election, Republicans held 65 seats and Democrats held 34 seats; after the election, Republicans gained an additional seat, giving them a 66 to 33 majority.


2016 Ohio elections, State, Judiciary, Supreme Court
While judicial races in Ohio are technically non-partisan (party affiliations are not listed on the ballot), candidates run in party primaries. Terms are six years, and justices may run for re-election an unlimited number of times before their 70th birthday. The Supreme Court currently consists of 6 Republicans and 1 Democrat.


2016 Ohio elections, State, Judiciary, Courts of Appeal
The Ohio District Courts of Appeals consists of 69 judges in 12 districts. Judges serve a 6-year term. Twenty-seven of these positions were up for election in 2016.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack
On February 11, 2016, Mohamed Barry, a native of Guinea who was a permanent resident in the United States and had been working in computer programming and information technology, entered the Nazareth Restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, and began to attack customers with a machete, injuring four. Barry was killed as he attempted to attack police officers with his machete. Four years prior to the incident, he had been investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for making radical statements. The attack was investigated as a possible instance of lone-wolf terrorism. In 2017, the White House said it was a terrorist attack.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Attack
Barry first entered the restaurant at about 5:20 p.m. and spoke to an employee. The nature of that conversation has not been revealed by investigators. However, NBC News reported that Barry asked the employee where the restaurant's owner was from. According to restaurant owner Hany Baransi, the employee told Barry that Barsani is from Israel. Barry left the restaurant afterwards and returned half an hour later, armed with a machete.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Attack
Barry immediately swung his machete to attack Debbie and Gerald Russell, both 43, who were sitting in a booth near the front of the restaurant. He then moved on to the next table of people and then attacked Bill Foley, a musician performing at the restaurant and a friend of Baransi's. Neil McMeekin, at the 2nd table attacked, was able to get Barry off of Foley by hitting him with a chair. Shafi Ali, an immigrant from Dubai and an employee of Nazareth Restaurant, then drove Barry off with a metal baseball bat. Foley, the Russells, and Neil McMeekin all suffered injuries from the attack. About twenty people were inside the restaurant at the time of the attack.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Attack
Barry fled the scene in a white Toyota Corolla and collided shortly thereafter with a Mercedes. The driver of the Mercedes called 9-1-1, explaining that he had just gotten into an accident and that the other driver had a large knife. During the police pursuit, officers ran a routine search on the license plate number of the car Barry was driving; the search triggered an alert instructing the pursuing officers to contact the local terrorism task force.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Attack
The officers tried to execute a PIT maneuver to force his Toyota off the road, but it was unsuccessful. A second PIT maneuver succeeded, and the vehicle crashed into a street curb. As officers approached the vehicle, Barry emerged and lunged at them with the machete and a filet knife, yelling "Allahu Akbar!" He was first tasered by officers, but when this did not stop him, they fired their guns. Barry was shot repeatedly and died of a bullet wound in his neck.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Attack
Barry was 30 at the time of his death. A native of Guinea in West Africa, he had arrived in the U.S. in 2000. At the time of the attack, he was in the U.S. legally on a green card. He had worked in computer programming and information technology.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, FBI investigation
Although he did not have any encounters with Columbus police, Barry was known to the FBI for making radical comments. The FBI has not released details of their investigation into him, which took place four years before the attack. Jeff Pegues, the homeland security correspondent for CBS News, reported that "law enforcement is concerned that this incident has the hallmarks of the type of so-called 'lone wolf' terrorist attack."


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, FBI investigation
An investigation into the possibility of Berry being a self-radicalized Islamist terrorist was launched a week after the attack. As of May 10, 2016, authorities have not ruled out the possibility that Barry was a self-radicalized "lone wolf".


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Nazareth Restaurant
Hany Baransi, the owner and manager of the popular restaurant on North Hamilton Road, describes himself as an Israeli Christian Arab who immigrated to America from Haifa, Israel. He has been operating Nazareth Restaurant in a local strip mall for 27 years. Nazareth is known for serving Middle Eastern dishes including shawarma, gyros, lamb kebabs, and stuffed grape leaves. An Israeli flag is on display inside his restaurant.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Nazareth Restaurant
The Washington Post described Barsani as a "popular local figure" and his restaurant as a "multicultural mingling place"; a painting of a Christian, a Jew, and a Muslim in amicable conversation hangs on the wall.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Nazareth Restaurant
Baransi believes that the attack was an act of terrorism because he is Israeli and added that there were a number of other restaurants in the strip mall that Barry could have chosen to attack. However, an FBI official stated that the investigation was still in its early stages and that it was too soon to jump to conclusions.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Aftermath
Columbus area musicians organized a benefit concert to raise funds for the victims.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Aftermath
The restaurant was closed down in the immediate wake of the attack, with a partial reopening four days after the attack. Baransi expected the restaurant to be fully back to normal operation by February 19. The restaurant fully reopened at 11:00 a.m. on that day, but it was abruptly closed down again hours later, with a post on social media clarifying that the staff needed more time to recuperate.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Aftermath
In the days immediately after the attack, Barsani announced his belief that his employees were in danger because of his Israeli background and the hatred he and his staff were subsequently subjected to. He also added that he loved the U.S., but felt it was no longer safe; that local and national officials had not offered support to him, the victims, and his employees and customers; and that he was disappointed the attack was not being recognized as an act of terrorism. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther told reporters that he hoped to persuade Barsani to stay in Columbus.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Aftermath
The restaurant stayed open, although Barsani continued to assert that authorities in Columbus and the United States in general do not take the threat of terrorist sufficiently seriously.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Aftermath
In November 2016, following a car-ramming and stabbing attack at Ohio State University, Columbus Police Deputy Chief Michael Woods compared it to the restaurant attack committed by Barry as also a  potential act of terrorism.


2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack, Aftermath
In February 2017, the White House listed the machete attack as a terrorist attack.


2016 Ohio's 8th congressional district special election
A special election to the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 8th congressional district was held to determine the successor to John Boehner, who resigned his seat on October 31, 2015. Republican Governor of Ohio John Kasich set the primary election for March 15, 2016, and the general election for June 7. The winner of the June special election ran for reelection in November 2016 but served the remainder of Boehner's two-year term, which ended in early January 2017.


2016 Ohio's 8th congressional district special election, Republican primary
Before John Boehner announced his retirement in October 2015, J. D. Winteregg and Eric Gurr both entered the race during the summer with the intention of challenging Boehner. After Boehner's retirement, over twenty Republicans pulled a petition with the Board of Elections to run for the vacant seat. Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds was considered the front-runner for the nomination but surprised everyone when he suspended his campaign for the seat in December 2015.


2016 Ohio's 8th congressional district special election, Democratic primary
At age 25, Corey Foister is currently the youngest candidate in America to win the nomination of a major U.S. political party for United States Congress.


2016 Ohio's 8th congressional district special election, Green primary
James J. Condit, Jr., a frequent candidate for public office as a member of the Constitution Party, ran unopposed for the Green Party's nomination. Due to his controversial remarks on Jewish Americans belief that the September 11 attacks were an inside job, his candidacy was disavowed by the Green Party of Ohio.


2016 Okinawa prefectural election
The 2016 Okinawa Prefectural Assembly election (2016年沖縄県議会議員選挙, 2016-nen Okinawa Kengikai Giin Senkyo), or more formally the 12th general election of members of the Okinawa prefectural assembly (第12回沖縄県議会議員一般選挙, daijūnikai Okinawa kengikai giin ippan senkyo), was held on 5 June 2016.


2016 Okinawa prefectural election
The election resulted in victory to the camp supporting Governor Takeshi Onaga who won 27 seats, up from 24 seats before the election. 53.31% turned out in the election, an increase of 0.82% from the historic low turnout in 2012.


2016 Okinawa prefectural election, Campaign
This election is viewed as crucial to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government plan to relocate the Futenma Air Base in Ginowan to Henoko. Governor Takeshi Onaga's camp, which opposes the relocation plan, had 24 seats going into the election.


2016 Okinawa prefectural election, Aftermath
The results is interpreted as a sign of growing opposition against the Henoko move, especially after the murder case involving a US base worker several weeks before the election. There is a renewed push to review the Status of Forces Agreement between the Japanese and American governments, in place since 1960.


2016 Okinawa prefectural election, Aftermath
The battle for the Okinawa seat in the House of Councillors election in July will be closely watched. The incumbent, Minister for Okinawa Affairs Aiko Shimajiri is expected to face a tough fight against the former mayor of Ginowan Yoichi Iha. The large anti-base rally planned on 19 June can become an indicator of the local voters mood going into 10 July.


2016 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary
The 2016 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Oklahoma as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary
On the same day, dubbed "Super Tuesday," Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus American Samoa, while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Oklahoma primary.


2016 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
As he had managed in other primarily white Great Plains states including neighboring Kansas, Bernie Sanders won a convincing ten-point victory in Oklahoma. This marked a clear difference from 2008 when Hillary Clinton had won the state by 21 points against Barack Obama, winning 76 of the state's 77 counties. According to exit polls, Sanders won men 60-33, younger voters 76-23, white voters 56-36, and Independent voters 69-21. Clinton, for her part, won women 48-46, older voters 50-41, non-white voters 56-40, and Democrats 52-43. A majority of voters in the primary said they thought Clinton was not honest or trustworthy, 51-47.


2016 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Sanders swept 75 of Oklahoma's 77 counties. He performed strongly in the major cities of Norman, Stillwater, Enid, and Moore. He narrowly edged out Clinton in Tulsa County by a margin of 2.28%. Clinton narrowly won in Oklahoma County (the only county to vote for Obama in the 2008 primary), home to Oklahoma City, and Osage County, home of the Osage Native American tribe.


2016 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Sanders won most of the rural, majority white and deeply conservative counties of the state, including those in the Oklahoma Panhandle, Little Dixie, and Southwestern Oklahoma which are among the most radically conservative areas of the nation. The Little Dixie region in particular was the base of President Bill Clinton's support in the 1992 and 1996 elections, as this area consists of socially conservative but economically liberal Democrats, many of whom were drawn to Sanders's opposition to trade deals like NAFTA.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team
The 2016 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners play their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Pete Hughes, in his third season at Oklahoma.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team, Previous Season
The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team notched a 34–27 (13–11) record and finished fourth in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Sooners reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament semifinal, where they were eliminated by Oklahoma State. Oklahoma did not receive an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 122nd season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 18th and final season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Conference play began on October 1, 2016, with a 52–46 win against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas and ended with a 38–20 win against Oklahoma State on December 3, 2016, in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma finished conference play with a 9–0 record winning their eleventh Big 12 Championship and second consecutive championship in a row.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Oklahoma by winning the conference was invited to play in the 2017 Sugar Bowl against the Auburn Tigers which they won 35–19. Oklahoma finished the season with an 11–2 record.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team
On June 7, 2017, Stoops announced his retirement after 18 seasons as head coach. Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley was promoted to head coach.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Previous season and offseason
The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team finished the regular season with an 11–1 record winning their ninth Big 12 Championship. Their only regular-season loss was against Texas in the Red River Showdown. Oklahoma became bowl eligible after defeating Texas Tech on October 24, 2015. Oklahoma was selected as the fourth seed to play in the 2015 College Football playoff against first seed Clemson in the Orange Bowl, which ended up being a 37-17 loss. Oklahoma finished the season 11–2.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Schedule
Oklahoma announced their 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home games, 4 away games and 2 neutral-site games in the regular season. The Sooners will host two non-conference games against Louisiana–Monroe and Ohio State and travel to Houston, Texas to play Houston in NRG Stadium, a non-conference game at a neutral site. Oklahoma will host Kansas State, Kansas, Baylor and Oklahoma State, and travel to TCU, Texas Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia in regular conference play. Oklahoma will play the Texas Longhorns in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl stadium on October 8 for the Red River Showdown, the 111th game played of the series.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Ohio State
Kickoff was delayed from the original start time of 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. due to lightning and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the University of Oklahoma.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team, 2017 NFL Draft
The 2017 NFL Draft was held in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia on April 27–29, 2017. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners softball team
The 2016 Oklahoma Sooners softball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sooners were coached by Patty Gasso, who led her twenty-second season. The Sooners finished with a record of 57–8. They played their home games at OU Softball Complex and competed in the Big 12 Conference, where they finished first with a 17–1 record.


2016 Oklahoma Sooners softball team
The Sooners were invited to the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim the NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.


2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represents Oklahoma State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys play their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his fourth season at Oklahoma State.


2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team, Previous Season
The 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team notched a 38–20 (14–8) regular season record and finished second in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Cowboys reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament championship game, where they fell to Texas. Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and was selected as one of the sixteen Regional hosts. The Cowboys were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament with losses to Arkansas and St. John's (NY).


2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by 12th-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They competed as members of the Big 12 Conference.


2016 Oklahoma earthquake
The 2016 Oklahoma earthquake occurred on September 3, 2016 near Pawnee, Oklahoma. Measuring 5.8 on the moment magnitude scale, it is the strongest in state history. At 5.8 magnitude, this ties it with the 2011 Virginia earthquake, which was determined after it struck to be the most powerful quake in the eastern United States in the preceding 70 years.


2016 Oklahoma earthquake, Events
The initial quake was followed by nine local aftershocks between magnitudes 2.6 and 3.6 within three and one-half hours. Some news reports indicated that the earthquake was felt as far south as San Antonio, Texas, as far north as Fargo, North Dakota, as far east as Memphis, Tennessee, and as far west as Gilbert, Arizona.


2016 Oklahoma earthquake, Events
The earthquake was the largest ever recorded in the state, substantially exceeding a 5.1 magnitude earthquake which struck near Fairview in February 2016 and slightly more powerful than the 5.7 magnitude 2011 Oklahoma earthquake in Prague, Oklahoma. It occurred amid a significant increase in induced earthquakes in the central and eastern United States over the seven preceding years. Oklahoma in particular saw earthquake rates increase by over two hundred times between 2009 and 2016, from a background average of one to three a year, between 1975 and 2008. It experienced 585 quakes of magnitude 3 and larger, in 2014, compared with only 100 in 2013. This was over three times the number experienced by seismically active California in 2014.


2016 Oklahoma earthquake, Events
Following the earthquake, Pawnee Nation declared a state of emergency and closed off several of its buildings until such time as the damage could be examined. Regulators in Oklahoma ordered 37 wastewater disposal wells in the vicinity of the earthquake (see map in citation) to be rapidly closed. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency for Pawnee County where the worst of the damage was located. Thirty-two additional wells were shut down by the Environmental Protection Agency because they were determined to be located too close to the newly discovered fault on which the earthquake occurred.


2016 Oklahoma earthquake, Events
Several months after the earthquake, in March 2017, Pawnee Nation filed a lawsuit in its own tribal court alleging that a selection of oil companies injecting wastewater underground were responsible for causing the earthquake. One of the lawyers working on the side of the tribe stated that the case was being taken to its own court as a way of stressing its sovereignty.


2016 Oklahoma earthquake, Geology
The earthquake occurred along a previously unmapped buried strike-slip fault, and the epicenter is located near the junction of the two previously mapped faults, Watchorn fault and Labette fault.


2016 Oklahoma earthquake, Damage
The earthquake caused moderate to severe damage around the epicenter, especially in Pawnee, where various buildings were damaged. Damage was recorded 300 miles from Pawnee in the Kansas City area at the Wyandotte County, Kansas courthouse, which sustained a crack from the roof to the ground. One person was injured as a result of the earthquake: in Pawnee, a man was hit by a falling chimney. There were also liquefaction-related ground damage during the earthquake. The locations of liquefaction damage do not align with the fault that ruptured, but coincide with areas dominated by Quaternary alluvial deposits.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game
The 2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game was a Big 12 Conference college football game played between the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Oklahoma came into the game ranked at no.16 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll while Texas Tech was unranked.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game
Both teams broke several NCAA and school records during the game. The two teams combined for a total of 1,708 yards, the most yards in a Division I game.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Prior to the game
The two teams first met on September 3, 1992, playing in Lubbock; Oklahoma won the game 34–9. At the time, Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and Texas Tech the Southwest Conference. Both the Sooners and Red Raiders would join the Big 12 Conference in 1996, playing their first game as conference opponents in Norman, Oklahoma on November 23 of that year, with Texas Tech winning 22–12. Heading into the game, Oklahoma led the series 3-0.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Game summary, First quarter
The Sooners received the opening kickoff, starting at their own 25-yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, Joe Mixon was tackled for a loss of 1-yard. Oklahoma quickly set the tempo for the game, going downfield in just over a minute and a half to score the first touchdown of the game with a 56-yard pass to Mixon from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert missed the extra point to make the score 6–0. Following the Oklahoma touchdown, Texas Tech's offense started at their own 22-yard line, but a penalty against Oklahoma moved the Red Raiders up 5 yards.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Game summary, First quarter
The drive was short, with Jonathan Giles fumbling the ball near midfield and was recovered by Jordan Evans for the Sooners. Following the fumble, Oklahoma scored quickly in just 3 plays in under a minute to extend the lead to 13–0. The Red Raiders got their first touchdown on the next drive with a 4-yard run from Da'Leon Ward; following Clayton Hatfield's extra point, Texas Tech trailed 7–13. Oklahoma failed to score on the next drive, one of the few drives in the game to not end in a score, having to punt the ball away.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Game summary, First quarter
The Red Raiders made it to Oklahoma's 20-yard line, but had to settle for a 37-yard field goal from Hatfield. Oklahoma's offense went three-and-out on their next drive, with the quarter ending before they punted the ball. At the end of the first quarter, Oklahoma had a 13–10 lead over Texas Tech.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Game summary, Second quarter
The second quarter started with Oklahoma punting the ball. Texas Tech in turn would punt on its next possession, only gaining 1-yard on the drive. On the Sooners' first play they were penalized for an ineligible receiver down field, moving back to the Texas Tech 46-yard line. On the following play, Joe Mixon would run 46 yards for a touchdown to extend the lead to 20–10.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Game summary, Second quarter
The Red Raiders' next drive would be the longest drive of the game for either team in both number of plays and time of possession; the drive lasted for 14 plays and 4:25, ending with an 11-yard touchdown run from Patrick Mahomes. Oklahoma would respond with a 23-yard field goal from Seibert on its next drive to lead 23–17.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Game summary, Second quarter
On the next drive, the Red Raiders made it to the Oklahoma 20-yard line, but a Mahomes pass was intercepted near the end zone by Steven Parker; the Sooners would fail to score off the turnover, turning the ball over on downs at the Texas Tech 20-yard line. Texas Tech would quickly march down field in under 1:30 with Mahomes throwing a 23-yard pass to Jonathan Giles for a touchdown to tie the game 23–23. Hatfield would make the point after attempt to give the Red Raiders a 24–23 lead, their first and only lead of the game. Texas Tech would only briefly hold the lead, with Oklahoma scoring in just 20 seconds with a 23-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield to Nick Basquine with 17 seconds left in the quarter. After receiving the kickoff, the Red Raiders took a knee to end the half, trailing the Sooners 24–30.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Game summary, Third quarter
Texas Tech received the opening kickoff for the 2nd half, but went three-and-out and had to punt; this would be the last drive of the game to not end in a score until the end of the game. The Sooners would score 3 touchdowns in the quarter, all of which were passes that went for over 20 yards, while the Red Raiders scored 2, both that were passes that went over 30 yards. Oklahoma lead 51–38 at the end of the quarter, with Texas Tech in possession of the ball at the Sooners' 48-yard line.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Each team would score 2 touchdowns in the quarter, with Texas Tech scoring first with a 22-yard run from Mahomes. Oklahoma would respond on the next drive with a 15-yard pass from Mayfield to Mixon and would convert a two-point conversion with a pass from Mayfield to Westbrook. The Red Raiders would respond in just 5 plays, with a 56-yard pass from Mahomes to Keke Coutee. The next drive ended with a 42-yard touchdown run from Mixon to extend Oklahoma's lead to 66–52.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Game summary, Fourth quarter
On the ensuing kickoff, Reginald Davis III would return Seibert's kick to the Texas Tech 15-yard line, but a holding penalty pushed the Red Raiders back to their own 8-yard line. Texas Tech would go down field in just under 3 and a half minutes with a 3-yard pass from Mahomes to Cameron Batson with 1:38 left in the game. Trailing 59–66 with just over a minute and a half left in the game, Michael Barden attempted an onside kick for Texas Tech, but it was recovered by Oklahoma. The Sooners would run out the clock to win 66–59.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Analysis
Each team had 854 yards of offense. The 4th quarter alone had 400 total yards of offense and 36 points. Texas Tech punted on its first possession of the 3rd quarter, the last drive that would not end in a score until the last drive of the game, when Oklahoma took a knee to end the game. Oklahoma had 545 yards passing and 309 yards rushing, while Texas Tech had 734 yards passing and 120 yards rushing. Oklahoma had no turnovers while Texas Tech had two: a fumble by Jonathan Giles and an interception by Patrick Mahomes. The Sooners had 6 penalties for 60 yards while the Red Raiders had 11 for 92 yards. Texas Tech's 854 yards set the FBS record for most yards in a game by the losing team.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Analysis
Mahomes accounted for 819 total yards on 100 plays, setting the FBS record for most yards by a player in a single game. The quarterback's 734 passing yards also tied the record for most passing yards in a game. Mahomes's 52 completions set the Big 12 record for most completions in a game, a record previously held by Kliff Kingsbury. Oklahoma became the first team in college football to have a 500-yard passer, a 200-yard rusher, and a 200-yard receiver in the same game.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Aftermath
Oklahoma would finish the rest of the season undefeated, finishing with a record of 11–2 and ending the season with a 35–19 win over Auburn in the Sugar Bowl. Texas Tech would only win two of its remaining games, finishing the season with a record of 5–7 with no bowl game.


2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game, Legacy
Both starting quarterbacks, Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield and Texas Tech's Patrick Mahomes, would be drafted into the NFL. Mahomes was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft, being selected number 10 overall. Mayfield was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2018 NFL Draft number 1 overall. The two quarterbacks met for the first time in the NFL on November 4, 2018, with the Chiefs winning 37–21. The Two met again in the Divisional Round of the 2020-21 NFL playoffs.


2016 Okolo Slovenska
The 2016 Okolo Slovenska (English: Tour of Slovakia) was a six-day cycling stage race that took place in Slovakia in June 2016. The race is the 60th edition of the Okolo Slovenska. It was rated as a 2.2 event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race included five stages+Prologue, starting in Banská Bystrica on 7 June and returning there for the finish on 12 June in Piešťany.


2016 Okolo Slovenska, Participating teams
Twenty-four (24) team participated in the 2016 edition of the Okolo Slovenska.


2016 Okolo Slovenska, Stages, Prologue
7 June 2016 – Banská Bystrica, 1.1 km (0.7 mi), individual time trial (ITT)


2016 Okolo Slovenska, Stages, Stage 1
8 June 2016 – Banská Bystrica to Banská Bystrica via (Sliač), 136.8 km (85.0 mi)


2016 Okolo Slovenska, Stages, Stage 2
9 June 2016 – Banská Bystrica to Štrbské Pleso, 170.1 km (105.7 mi)


2016 Okolo Slovenska, Stages, Stage 3
10 June 2016 – Štrbské Pleso to Zuberec, 193.2 km (120.0 mi)


2016 Okolo Slovenska, Stages, Stage 4
11 June 2016 – Zuberec to Bojnice, 183.7 km (114.1 mi)


2016 Okolo Slovenska, Stages, Stage 5
12 June 2016 – Bojnice to Piešťany, 121.9 km (75.7 mi)


2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
The 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at the Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by eighth-year head coach Bobby Wilder. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for the East Division championship. Due to their head-to-head loss to WKU, they did not represent the East Division in the C-USA Championship Game. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl, their first ever bowl appearance, where they defeated Eastern Michigan for their first ever bowl victory.


2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, Schedule
Old Dominion announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Monarchs will host C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Southern Miss, and UTSA, and will travel to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU).


2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, Schedule
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Hampton from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Massachusetts, and two road games against Appalachian State from the Sun Belt Conference and NC State from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).


2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, Game summaries, Hampton
This win marked the 100th win in Monarchs football history (1930–40, 2009-).


2016 Old Iliamna earthquake
The 2016 Old Iliamna earthquake struck in the Cook Inlet region of Alaska near Iliamna at 1:30 AM AKST on January 24, 2016. The quake was centered approximately 162 miles (261 km) from Anchorage, and 65 miles (105 km) from Homer. The earthquake registered 7.1, and was felt across a wide area of Southcentral Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula and as far away as Juneau roughly 700 miles (1,100 km) southeast of the epicenter. Moderate to heavy damage to homes, roads and businesses was experienced over a wide area.


2016 Old Iliamna earthquake, Damage
Damage, mostly moderate with pockets of heavier damage, was experienced across a wide area of Southcentral Alaska. On the Kenai Peninsula, four homes were destroyed in Kenai due to gas leak related fires. Businesses had damage to merchandise, and the Kalifornsky Beach Road was heavily damaged. There were also power outages in Homer, as well as moderate property damage. There was a voluntary evacuation of the Homer Spit.


2016 Old Iliamna earthquake, Damage
In Anchorage, there were power outages reported in several areas, affecting over 5,000 customers. There were also numerous gas leaks and water line breaks. There was damage reported across the city to residents personal effects in homes, as well as to business merchandise. Rows of shelving at a True Value hardware store collapsed, damaging the merchandise. A bridge connecting downtown Anchorage with the Government Hill neighborhood was evacuated and closed after cracks were discovered on the span. The downtown Brady Building had broken windows and other damage to the offices there.


2016 Old Iliamna earthquake, Damage
There was varying degrees of damage to Anchorage School District buildings, including to a library shared by West Anchorage High School and Romig Middle School. There was also damage to the Student Union at the University of Alaska Anchorage.


2016 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2016 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
The 2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team, Previous Season
In 2015, the Rebels finished 30-28 overall and 15-14 in conference play. Despite entering the postseason with high hopes, the Rebels lost their only game of the SEC Tournament and lost two straight in the Los Angeles Regional of the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament to finish the season.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team, Previous Season, 2015 MLB Draft Selections
Four Rebels were selected in the 2015 MLB draft, along with two incoming players who chose to join the team.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team, Previous Season, 2015 MLB Draft Selections
Players in bold returned to Ole Miss. †Chad Smith and Andy Pagnozzi were drafted out of community college and high school, respectively, but decided to attend Ole Miss.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team, Preseason, SEC Media poll
The pre-season SEC media poll of February 19, 2016 saw Ole Miss predicted to finish in fifth place in the Western Division.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Coaches Poll.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team
The 2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels played their home games at the newly renovated Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Hugh Freeze in what would turn out to be his final season with the Rebels. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Western Division.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team
On February 11, 2019, Ole Miss announced the vacation of all wins in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2016. In 2013, all wins except the Music City Bowl were vacated. In 2014, all wins except the Presbyterian game were vacated.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, 2015 season
Ole Miss's 2015 season began with easy victories over FCS foe UT-Martin and the Mountain West's Fresno State, and continued their momentum by defeating then-no.2 Alabama on the road, which would become the signature victory of the Rebels' 2015 campaign. Ole Miss then rose to no.3 in the AP Poll, and although they were heavy favorites in their next matchup against Vanderbilt, they struggled mightily, but ultimately emerged victorious. They Rebels maintained their no.3 ranking before getting blown out by Florida on the road and fell to no.14 before bouncing back against New Mexico State.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, 2015 season
The Rebels entered their next game with a #13 ranking against rival Memphis, in what was one of the most anticipated in the history of Memphis football. Ole Miss, despite being double digit favorites, lost by 13 points, causing them to fall 11 spots in the rankings to no.24.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, 2015 season
The Rebels followed with two wins against SEC West opponents Texas A&M and Auburn and climbed to no.18 in the rankings and controlled their own destiny the SEC West, but a heartbreaking loss to Arkansas the following week caused them to fall to second place in the SEC West and to fall out of the rankings for the first time since the 2013 season.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, 2015 season
However, Ole Miss finished the regular season with double digit wins over ranked SEC Rivals LSU and Mississippi State and rose to no.12 in the College Football Playoff poll, which earned them a Sugar Bowl berth for the first time since 1970, where they defeated no.16 Oklahoma State and ultimately finished ranked no.10 in the AP Poll, their first top-ten finish since 1969.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, NCAA investigation
The offseason was a controversial one for the Rebels, where an ongoing NCAA investigation dominated college football headlines. The investigation began prior to the start of the 2015 season, where Ole Miss star offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil was arrested on charges of domestic violence after allegedly assaulting his stepfather, Lindsey Miller. Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze announced that Tunsil was defending his mother, Desiree Tunsil.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, NCAA investigation
A police report that was released days after the incident stated that Miller claimed Tunsil was "riding around with football agents" and that when a deputy arrived at the scene of the incident, "Tunsil and the agents" left in a yellow convertible. Days later, NCAA officials interviewed Miller about allegations of multiple violations of rules by the Ole Miss football program; Hugh Freeze later dismissed the possibility of a violation of rules, saying he's confident his program "always does the right thing". In August 2015, Tunsil and Miller agreed to drop charges against each other and sign dismissal forms. However, Tunsil was suspended from the first seven games of the 2015 season, making his debut against Texas A&M. In October 2015, Ole Miss announced that Tunsil used three loaner vehicles over a six-month period without payment, among other impermissible benefits.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, NCAA investigation
Only a few days later, an NCAA investigation of Louisiana Lafayette revealed that former Ole Miss coach David Saunders may have potentially committed violations while at Ole Miss. Saunders allegedly helped five recruits receive fraudulent ACT scores at Wayne County High School, lied to the NCAA about his involvement and failed to cooperate with the subsequent investigation. He also allegedly gave a total of $6,500 to a player over the course of two semesters while at Louisiana Lafayette.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, NCAA investigation
In January 2016, after the Rebels' Sugar Bowl victory over Oklahoma State, Ole Miss received a notice of allegations from the NCAA. However, Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork stated that the majority of the violations occurred before his arrival at Ole Miss and before the hiring of Hugh Freeze. In February, Bjork said that the NCAA has completed its investigation of Ole Miss's football program, and also stated that he did not expect a "second letter" from the NCAA concerning additional violations and that Freeze was not named by the NCAA in any wrongdoing.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, NCAA investigation
At this point, the investigation was seemingly coming to an end, but on the night of the NFL Draft, Laremy Tunsil's Instagram account was hacked, and a video of him smoking a bong fashioned out of a gas mask is posted, as well as photos of text messages where Tunsil asks for money from an Ole Miss administrator. When asked if he ever received money while at Ole Miss, Tunsil admitted that he did, in fact, receive money.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, NCAA investigation
As a result of the investigation, Ole Miss self-imposed an 11-scholarship reduction over the course of four seasons. Along with the reduction of scholarships, the school has also suspended two unnamed assistants from recruiting, fined itself $159,352 and required current staff to go through additional training on NCAA rules and policy. In August 2016, it was announced that NCAA investigators have interviewed players at rival SEC schools about their recruitment by Ole Miss. NCAA Enforcement representatives have visited Auburn and Mississippi State, along with perhaps one other unnamed SEC West school during the summer of 2016. The players were granted immunity from possible NCAA sanctions in exchange for truthful accounts of their recruitment.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Previous season and offseason, 2016 recruiting class
The 2016 National Signing Day was Wednesday, February 3, 2016. The Rebels signed a total of 24 prospects to a letter of intent, headlined by 5-star quarterback Shea Patterson and 5-star offensive tackle Greg Little and 5 star defensive tackle Benito Jones. According to 247Sports.com. The Rebels' 2016 recruiting class is considered to be the best in school history, surpassing the 2013 class.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Schedule
Ole Miss announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home games, 5 away games and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Rebels will host SEC foes Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, and Mississippi State, and will travel to Arkansas, LSU, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Schedule
The Rebels hosted three of its four non–conference games against Georgia Southern from the Sun Belt Conference, Memphis from the American Athletic Conference and Wofford from the Southern Conference. Ole Miss started the season at a neutral site in Orlando, Florida on Labor Day against Florida State of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #4 Florida State
The 11th ranked Ole Miss Rebels began their first game of the 2016 campaign with a fast start. The rebels' quarterback Chad Kelly drove the explosive Rebel offense to an early score on the first drive of the game, where Kelly found receiver Damorea'ea Stringfellow in the end zone from 3 yards out, taking only one minute and forty-six seconds off the clock. Freshman quarterback Deondre Francois led the Seminoles to the red zone on the first possession of his college career, but the Seminoles settled for a 25-yd field goal as time expired in the first quarter.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #4 Florida State
The Ole Miss offense started off strong in the second quarter as well, when Kelly found freshman receiver DK Metcalf for his second touchdown pass of the game from three yards out with 12:42 remaining in the half to take a 14–3 lead. After a stop by the Rebel defense, Ole Miss got the ball back and extended their lead to 21–3 when Kelly found star tight end Evan Engram from 21 yards out with 9:42 remaining in the half.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #4 Florida State
On the ensuing FSU drive, the Seminoles converted multiple first downs and reached the red zone for only the second time of the night. Francois found star running back Dalvin Cook open for what seemed to be a sure touchdown, but Cook dropped the ball out of bounds short of the goal line, causing the Seminoles to settle for a field goal from 21 yards out, cutting the lead to 21–6.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #4 Florida State
Ole Miss wasted little time scoring another touchdown, when running back Akeem Judd found the end zone from 11 yards out to increase the Rebel lead to 28–6 with a little more than three minutes remaining in the first half. On the ensuing drive, Francois gave the Seminoles momentum when he found Travis Rudolph from 16 yards out as time expired at the half, giving the Rebels a 28–13 lead going into the locker room. Following halftime adjustments, Florida State dominated the third quarter, beginning with a Ricky Aguayo field goal from 40 yards out.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #4 Florida State
Following an interception thrown by Kelly, the Seminoles scored their first touchdown of the half with a Freddie Stevenson run from one yard out to cut the deficit to 28–23. On the ensuing Rebel possession, Kelly fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Florida State, and they scored another touchdown on the ensuing drive. Following a failed two point conversion attempt, the Seminoles had a 29–28 lead with 9:17 left in the third quarter.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #4 Florida State
Following another fumble recovery by the Seminoles, FSU had another opportunity to score again, which they did with a Deondre Francois pass to Ryan Izzo from two yards out, giving the Seminoles a 36–28 lead with 4:12 left in the third quarter. After the following Ole Miss drive stalled, Florida State got the ball to begin the fourth quarter. The Seminoles were forced to settle for a field goal, which Aguayo made from 40 yards out, giving FSU a 39–28 lead.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #4 Florida State
Ole Miss finally found some momentum on offense when Kelly led the Rebels to their first touchdown since the first half, when he found Van Jefferson from 20 yards out. Following a failed two point conversion, Florida State's lead remained 39–34. Ole Miss got the ball back following two FSU field goals from Aguayo from 44 and 30 yards out, respectively.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #4 Florida State
With an 11-point deficit and the game on the line, Kelly and the Rebel had one final opportunity to possibly win the game, but the game was sealed by an interception thrown by Kelly with roughly two and a half minutes left in the game, in what was the biggest comeback win in FSU football history.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Wofford
Ole Miss entered their home opener against FCS foe Wofford in what was the Rebels' first home game since the renovation of Vaught–Hemingway Stadium. The Rebels, looking to bounce back from a crushing defeat to Florida State a week ago, began with a fast start against the Terriers, going up 10–0 roughly halfway through the first quarter thanks a 40-yd. Gary Wunderlich field goal and a touchdown pass from Chad Kelly to Markell Pack. Wofford, despite running the ball relatively well in the opening quarter, failed to score any points.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Wofford
Ole Miss's momentum continued in the second quarter when Kelly found freshman receiver DK Metcalf from ten yards out only one minute and ten seconds into the second quarter. On the ensuing drive, the Terriers finally found some offensive momentum, and drove deep into Ole Miss territory but ultimately settled for a 29-yd. David Marvin field goal with four and a half minutes remaining in the half, cutting Ole Miss's lead to two touchdowns.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Wofford
The final score of the first half came when Kelly found receiver Quincy Adeboyejo from six yards out to put the Rebels up 24–3 at the half. After an extended halftime due to a brief weather delay, the third quarter began with Wofford receiving the ball and despite driving deep into Ole Miss territory, the Terriers came up scoreless after failing to convert a 4th and 2 from the Ole Miss 23 yard line.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Wofford
After a lengthy Ole Miss drive, the Rebels found the end zone again when quarterback Jason Pellerin ran it in from six yards out to increase Ole Miss's lead to 31–3 with 5:07 remaining in the third quarter. After a combined four punts by both teams, Wofford would find the end zone for the first time of the game when quarterback Brad Butler ran it in from 17 yards out, pulling to within three touchdowns with 10 and a half minutes left in the game.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Wofford
After another lengthy drive, Ole Miss would find the end zone for the last touchdown of the game when Pellerin found freshman receiver A.J. Brown from twelve yards out to extend the Rebels' lead to four touchdowns. Wafered would manage to put a field goal on the board from 50 yards out with 2:28 left, but Ole Miss went on to win 38–13.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #1 Alabama
Ole Miss entered their SEC opener against the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide as double digit underdogs, despite having won the previous two meetings. The Ole Miss offense got off to a fast start, with running back Akeem Judd running it in from 23 yards out, taking only 1:53 off the clock. Alabama would get on the board with just under 6 minutes left in the first quarter, when kicker Adam Griffith made a 32-yard field goal. The next three scores would all belong to Ole Miss, starting with a Gary Wunderlich field goal from 23 yards out.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #1 Alabama
Roughly three minutes later, Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly found Evan Engram from 63 yards out to put the Rebels up 17–3 with 4:40 left in the half. The Rebels would get their first defensive score of the season when Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts was sacked, and subsequently fumbled the ball. Ole Miss defensive end John Youngblood recovered and returned it 44 yards for Ole Miss's next touchdown, putting Ole Miss up 24–3.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #1 Alabama
On the ensuing drive, Alabama had its most productive drive of the game to that point, getting in the red zone for only the second time and finding the end zone when Calvin Ridley found the end zone from six yards out with just over two minutes remaining in the half. After the ensuing Ole Miss drive stalled, the Rebels punted the ball and Alabama return man Eddie Jackson returned the punt 85 yards for another Alabama touchdown, in what would be the final score of the half.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #1 Alabama
Ole Miss entered the second half with a 24–17 lead, and the Ole Miss defense stopped Alabama on their opening drive, forcing a punt. On Ole Miss's next possession, Chad Kelly fumbled the ball in his own end zone, and Daron Payne of Alabama recovered, tying the game at 24. After another Ole Miss drive stalled, Alabama managed a field goal from 30 yards out, putting the Tide up 27–24.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #1 Alabama
Ole Miss's next drive would the most productive of the second half, as they reached the red zone for the first time since the first half, but only managed a field goal from Gary Wunderlich, tying the game at 27. Alabama scored the final touchdown of the third quarter with 16 seconds left, when Bo Scarborough ran it in from a yard out, putting Alabama up 34–27 going into the final quarter of the game.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #1 Alabama
Ole Miss started the fourth quarter with another productive offensive drive, but once again settled for a field goal with 13:17 remaining, cutting the Tide's lead to 4. The next two scores would belong to the Tide, however, when running back Damien Harris ran it in from a yard out. The next score happened when Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly was intercepted by Jonathan Allen and returned 75 yards for a score, putting Alabama up 48–30 and seemingly sealing the game with five and a half minutes remaining.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #1 Alabama
Ole Miss scored a touchdown on its ensuing drive, cutting the Tide lead to 11. The Rebels recovered the ensuing onside kick, giving them glimmer of hope. On this possession, Chad Kelly and the Ole Miss offense scored on the first play, when Kelly found A.J. Brown from 37 yards out. The two point conversion failed, but Ole Miss appeared to be back in the game, down only by 5 points with just under three minutes left. However, Alabama was able to run the remaining time out, sealing the victory. Ole Miss lost to Alabama for the first time since 2013 and blew their second 21+ lead in two weeks.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #12 Georgia
Ole Miss fell to #23 in the AP Poll following a loss against Alabama, but entered their next game against Georgia very motivated. Georgia received the opening kickoff, and the Ole Miss defense smothered a young, injured Georgia offense on the first drive of the game. On Ole Miss's first possession, Kelly and the Ole Miss offense wasted no time finding the red zone, but had to settle for a 24-yard Gary Wunderlich field goal with 8:54 remaining in the first quarter.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #12 Georgia
On the ensuing Bulldogs' possession, Georgia quarterback Jacob Eason was intercepted by Ole Miss defensive back Derrick Jones who returned it 52 yards for a score, putting Ole Miss up by 10. After another Georgia offensive possession stalled, Ole Miss capitalized with another explosive offensive drive, which ended with a D'Vaughn Pennamon 1 yard touchdown run with 2:14 left in the first quarter. Ole Miss opened up scoring in the second quarter when Chad Kelly found receiver Damarkus Lodge from 55 yards out with just under ten and a half minutes left in the half.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #12 Georgia
Ole Miss ended the first half with yet another score when Kelly found tight end Evan Engram from nine yards out with only 43 seconds remaining, putting the Rebels up 31–0 going into the locker room. Ole Miss opened up scoring in the second half when Ole Miss backup quarterback Jason Pellerin found running back Eugene Brazley from five yards out put increase the Ole Miss lead to 38.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #12 Georgia
After the Ole Miss defense stopped Georgia once again, the Ole Miss offense would put up another score when Kelly ran it in from 45 yards out, and extended the Rebel lead to 45–0. Georgia ended the third quarter with its first score of the game, when Brian Herrien ran it in from 10 yards out.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #12 Georgia
Herrien would score the only touchdown of the fourth quarter with five minutes left, when he ran it in from one yard out, but it was too little too late, as Ole Miss went on to win 45–14, their largest margin of victory ever against Georgia and their first win against the Bulldogs since 1996.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Memphis
Ole Miss entered their homecoming game against Memphis with a #16 ranking and as sixteen point favorites, and also hoping to avenge their 2015 loss to the Tigers. After a lackluster first 8 minutes, Ole Miss put the first points on the board when backup quarterback Jason Pellerin ran it in from a yard out, giving the Rebels an early touchdown lead.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Memphis
Ole Miss would score again in the waning seconds of the first quarter, when Zedrick Woods intercepted Memphis quarterback Riley Ferguson and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown, giving Ole Miss a two touchdown lead heading into the second quarter. Memphis's offense would find the end zone for the first time of the game when Anthony Miller ran it in from seven yards out only four seconds into the second quarter, cutting the deficit to one score.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Memphis
Ole Miss's offense would put together another productive drive, but stalled in the red zone and settled for 32 yard Gary Wunderlich field goal with 12:22 left in the half, extending their lead to 10. After nearly eleven straight minutes with no scoring, Ole Miss found the end zone with 1:25 left in the half when Pellerin ran it in from three yards out, which was the last score of the first half.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Memphis
Ole Miss entered the second half with a 24–7 lead, and would be the first team to score in the third quarter when yet another Ole Miss offensive possession stalled, and the Rebels were forced to settle for another Gary Wunderlich field goal, this one from 23 yards out, giving the Rebels a 20-point lead. Memphis would answer with a Doroland Dorceus 11 yard touchdown run, cutting the Ole Miss lead to 13.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Memphis
Roughly six and a half minutes would pass before the next score, when Tigers further reduced the deficit when quarterback Riley Ferguson ran it in from a yard out. Ole Miss answered with a touchdown of their own, when Kelly found tight end Evan Engram from 12 yards out with just under two minutes left in the third quarter. Ole Miss's lead extended their lead to 20 at the start of the third quarter when running back Eugene Brazley found the end zone from six yards out, putting the Rebels up 41–21. Memphis would get their final score of the game when Ferguson collected his second rushing touchdown of the game with 8:41 left from two yards out. Ole Miss would score the game's final touchdown when Brazley ran it in from 32 yards out, sealing the Ole Miss victory 48–28.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #22 Arkansas
Ole Miss entered their first game off the bye week as 8 point favorites on the road against Arkansas, a team they had not beaten since 2013. Arkansas's fast-paced, uptempo offense struck first when wide receiver Dominique Reed caught a 51-yard pass from quarterback Austin Allen with only four and half minutes into the game. Ole Miss's responded with a score of their own, when Chad Kelly found tight end Evan Engram from 13 yards out only three minutes and seven seconds later, but kicker Gary Wunderlich missed the PAT, keeping Arkansas in front with a 7–6 lead.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #22 Arkansas
Arkansas's offense would very quickly find the end zone again, when Allen found Drew Morgan from 13 yards out with 6:08 remaining in the first quarter. The next score would come in the second quarter, when an Arkansas offensive drive stalled and the Razorbacks settled for a 43-yard Adam McFain field goal 47 seconds into the second quarter. Ole Miss would respond when Akeem Judd ran it in from two yards out with 11:50 remaining in the first half, cutting the Razorbacks' lead to four.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #22 Arkansas
Arkansas would settle for a field goal for a second consecutive drive with 5:21 left in the second quarter, from 36 yards out. Ole Miss closed the half with a Chad Kelly rushing touchdown from 8 yards out, tying the game 20–20 at the half. The third quarter's only score would come when Austin Allen found Rawleigh Williams III from two yards out, putting Arkansas up 27–20 heading into the final phase of the game.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #22 Arkansas
Early in the fourth quarter, an Ole Miss drive stalled in the red zone, forcing the Rebels to settle for a 33-yard field goal with 14:49 remaining in the game. Ole Miss would score their last touchdown of the game when Kelly ran it in from 17 yards out after an Ole Miss defensive stop, giving Ole Miss their first lead of the game. Arkansas would score the game-winning touchdown with 2:20 left when Jared Cornelius ran it in from 6 yards out. Ole Miss had an opportunity to put together a game-winning drive, but failed to get a first down, sealing Arkansas's third straight victory over the Rebels.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #25 LSU
Ole Miss entered the 105th edition of the Magnolia Bowl as 8.5 point underdogs, looking to get their third win in four years over the Tigers. The Rebels' offense got off to a fast start, as quarterback Chad Kelly found receiver Van Jefferson from 15 yards out with 10:52 left in the first quarter, putting the Rebels up 7–0. After just over six straight minutes of no scoring, Ole Miss extended their lead to 10–0 when kicker Gary Wunderlich made a 46-yard field goal with 4:48 left in the first quarter.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #25 LSU
Ole Miss's weak run defense was exposed when LSU running back Leonard Fournette exploded for a 59-yard touchdown run 3:26 left in quarter, reducing the Rebels' lead to 10–7. LSU would take the lead early in the second quarter when quarterback Danny Etling would find D. J. Chark from 40 yards out, putting the Tigers up 14–10. Ole Miss's ensuing possession would stall in the red zone, forcing them to settle for another Gary Wunderlich field goal, this time from 22 yards out with 7:11 left in the first half.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #25 LSU
On LSU's next drive, Fournette once again took advantage of Ole Miss's ineffective run defense, this time exploding for a 76-yard score with 6:11 left in the half, giving the Tigers an 8-point lead. Ole Miss closed the gap when running back Akeem Judd ran it in from two yards out. The subsequent two point congestion attempt would be successful, tying the game at 21 with only 11 seconds left in the second quarter, all but ending the first half.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #25 LSU
LSU opened up scoring in the second half when Leonard Fournette, had yet another big run, this time from 78 yards out, giving the Tigers a 28–21 lead with roughly eight and a half minutes left in the third quarter. Ole Miss failed to get any offensive momentum on their ensuing drive, as the LSU defense forced a punt.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #25 LSU
The Tigers got the ball back, but settled for a field goal from 44 yards out with just under eight and a half minutes remaining in the third quarter to extend their lead to 10, the last score of the third quarter. The fourth quarter's only score would come when LSU running back Derrius Guice ran it in from six yards out with 7:26 left in the game, all but securing an LSU victory over the Rebels, their first double digit home win against Ole Miss since 1995.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #15 Auburn
Ole Miss, like in many games throughout the 2016 campaign, got off to a fast start. Less than four minutes into the game, quarterback Chad Kelly found Evan Engram, the tight end from 15 yards out to put the Rebels on the board first. The PAT was blocked, however, so the Rebels' lead remained 6–0. On the ensuing Auburn possession, Kamryn Pettway became the next running back to take advantage of the weaknesses of Ole Miss's run defense, exploding for a 41-yard run with roughly seven and a half minutes remaining in the opening quarter of the game.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #15 Auburn
The Rebels fast-paced, uptempo offense responded with a scoring drive of their own when Kelly found receiver Damarkus Lodge from 26 yards out, giving Ole Miss the six point lead with 5:36 left in the first quarter. Auburn would score next, putting up a 45-yard Daniel Carlson field goal, giving the Rebels a 13–10 lead heading into the second quarter, which they opened with a field goal of their own after an offensive possession stalled in the red zone, from 20 yards out shortly after the quarter started.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #15 Auburn
Auburn retook the lead when Kerryon Johnson found the end zone from one yard out, giving the Tigers the 17–16 lead with about twelve and a half minutes left in the half. Ole Miss kicker Gary Wunderlich would put up the next points of the game, when he made a 49-yard field goal with 7:10 left, putting the Rebels back in front by 2. On the Auburn possession that followed, the Tigers' offense failed to score a touchdown after reaching the red zone, settling for another field goal, from 32 yards out with 2:50 left in the half.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #15 Auburn
Ole Miss's offense would once again make it to the red zone on the following drive, but stalled once and settled for another field, from 26 yards out with only five seconds remaining, all but ending the half. After an Auburn punt on the first drive of the half, Ole Miss's offense failed to convert a fourth down in the red zone on the ensuing drive, leaving the Rebels with only a 22–20 lead.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #15 Auburn
Auburn would be the next team to score after a punt by each team, when quarterback Sean White found Jalen Harris from 15 yards out with 3:11 left in the third quarter, giving Auburn a five-point lead. Ole Miss responded on the possession that followed, when Kelly found receiver Damore'ea Stringfellow from ten yards with a minute and a half left in the quarter. Ole Miss's two point lead quickly evaporated at the start of the fourth quarter, when Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson made a 30-yard field goal with 12:25 left in the game.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #15 Auburn
After Ole Miss's next drive stalled, Auburn put up another field goal, this time from 47 yards out with 8:33 left in the game. After a Chad Kelly interception on the next drive, Auburn scored with 5:58 remaining when Kerryon Johnson ran it in from 3 yards out, all but sealing a win for the Tigers. Ole Miss's losing streak grew to three in a row, and this was their first double digit home loss since late 2013.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Georgia Southern
Ole Miss entered their matchup against Georgia Southern looking to snap their three-game losing streak and to get back on track. The Rebels opened up scoring with a 35-yard Gary Wunderlich field goal with 9:01 left in the first quarter, to take the early 3–0 lead. The Eagles would be the ones who scored the game's first touchdown, when quarterback Kevin Ellison found Myles Campbell from 29 yards out with 5:08 remaining in the first quarter, to give the Eagles a four-point lead.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Georgia Southern
Following an Ole Miss punt on the ensuing drive, Georgia Southern got the ball back and extended their lead to 14–3 when quarterback Kevin Ellison ran it in from 9 yards out with 59 seconds left in the quarter, which would be the last score of the game's opening quarter. Ole Miss reduced the 11 point deficit to 3 when quarterback Chad Kelly found the end zone from 3 yards out with 11:38 remaining in the half.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Georgia Southern
The Eagles quickly responded with a score of their own when Matt Breida exploded for a 68-yard touchdown run with 10:13 left in the second quarter, pushing their lead to 21–10. On the ensuing drive, Chad Kelly found the end zone from 5 yards out, his second rushing touchdown of the game to pull the Rebels to within four once again.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Georgia Southern
The Ole Miss defense forced a punt on the Eagles' following possession, giving Ole Miss an opportunity to retake the lead, which they did when running back Akeem Judd ran it in from 9 yards out with 3:36 remaining in the half. Ole Miss got the ball back again when the defense forced a second consecutive punt, and further extended their lead when Kelly found tight end Evan Engram from 38 yards out with just over two minutes remaining in the half, which would be the final score before halftime.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Georgia Southern
Each team opened the second half with a punt, and it was the Eagles who struck first in the second half when kicker Younghoe Koo made a 41-yard field goal with about 3 minutes left in the quarter. After Ole Miss's offense stalled in the red zone on the following possession, kicker Gary Wunderlich responded with a field goal of his own from 29 yards out, with only 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter.