2016 World University American Football Championship

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2016 World University American Football Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Mexico
DatesJune 1 – June 11
No. of nations5
Final positions
Champions  Mexico
Runner-up  United States
Third-place  Japan
← 2014

The 2016 World University American Football Championship was an international college American football tournament that was held from June 1 to June 11, 2016 in Monterrey, Mexico, at Estadio Tecnológico. It was the 2nd World University Championship for team American football. The tournament was held in round-robin format, with each team facing each other once.

Mexico repeated as champions as they defeated the United States 35–7 in the final, with Mexico quarterback Francisco Mata Charles earning championship game MVP honors.[1]

Teams[edit]

Note: India did not attend due to visa issues.

Final standings[edit]

Rk Team W L PF PA
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Mexico 4 0 208 10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 3 1 145 49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan 2 2 161 58
4  China 1 3 3 201
5  Guatemala 0 4 0 199

Matches[edit]

Game 1

Period 1 2 34Total
 Japan 37 14 13872
 Guatemala 0 0 000
  • Date: Jun 2, 2016
  • Game time: 14:00

Game 2

Period 1 2 34Total
 China 0 0 000
 Mexico 40 20 7774
  • Date: Jun 2, 2016
  • Game time: 18:00

Game 3

Period 1 2 34Total
 United States 21 13 14755
 China 0 0 000
  • Date: Jun 4, 2016
  • Game time: 18:00

Game 4

Period 1 2 34Total
 Guatemala 0 0 000
 Mexico 21 14 141463
  • Date: Jun 5, 2016
  • Game time: 18:00

Game 5

Period 1 2 34Total
 Japan 7 0 0714
 United States 7 6 0922
  • Date: Jun 6, 2016
  • Game time: 18:00

Game 6

Period 1 2 34Total
 Guatemala 0 0 000
 China 0 0 033
  • Date: Jun 7, 2016
  • Game time: 14:00

Game 7

Period 1 2 34Total
 Mexico 14 0 71536
 Japan 0 3 003
  • Date: Jun 8, 2016
  • Game time: 18:00

Game 8

Period 1 2 34Total
 United States 48 0 7661
 Guatemala 0 0 000
  • Date: Jun 9, 2016
  • Game time: 18:00

Game 9

Period 1 2 34Total
 Japan 35 16 13872
 China 0 0 000
  • Date: Jun 10, 2016
  • Game time: 18:00

Game 10

Period 1 2 34Total
 Mexico 7 14 14035
 United States 7 0 007
  • Date: Jun 11, 2016
  • Game time: 18:00

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Team Mexico Whips Team USA To Win Gold At World University Championship". American Football International. June 12, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

External links[edit]

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