2017_Birmingham_Bowl
2017 Birmingham Bowl
College football game
The 2017 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2017, at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The twelfth edition of the Birmingham Bowl featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference against the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference. Kickoff was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CST and the game aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season.[3]
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| 12th Birmingham Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 23, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Legion Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Quinton Flowers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ron Hudson (MAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 28,623[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,025,000[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Tom Hart, Gene Chizik, Lauren Sisler | ||||||||||||||||||
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The game featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders against the South Florida Bulls and was the first-ever meeting between the two schools.[4]
Texas Tech Red Raiders
This was the Red Raiders' first Birmingham Bowl.
South Florida Bulls
South Florida entered the game as the defending Birmingham Bowl champion, their 2016 team having defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 46–39 in overtime. This was the Bulls' third Birmingham Bowl; in addition to their 2016 victory, the 2006 Bulls defeated the East Carolina Pirates, 24–7 in the inaugural game when it was known as the PapaJohns.com Bowl.
Scoring Summary
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Statistics
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Raiders | 10 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Bulls | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| Statistics | TTU | USF |
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| First Downs | 28 | 27 |
| Total offense, plays-yards | 94–549 | 82–561 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 35–133 | 48–250 |
| Passing yards (net) | 416 | 311 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 32–59–2 | 17–34–0 |
| Time of Possession | 35:21 | 24:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Texas Tech | Passing | Nic Shimonek | 32/59, 416 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Justin Stockton | 18 car, 103 yds | |
| Receiving | Keke Coutee | 11 rec, 187 yds, 1 TD | |
| South Florida | Passing | Quinton Flowers | 17/34, 311 yds, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Quinton Flowers | 14 car, 106 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 3 rec, 133 yds, 1 TD |
- "2017 Bowl Game Attendance". sportshoop.la. December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- "University of South Florida and Texas Tech Selected to Play in the 2017 Birmingham Bowl" (PDF). BirminghamBowl.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.