2017 Birmingham Bowl

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2017 Birmingham Bowl
12th Birmingham Bowl
1234Total
Texas Tech100141034
South Florida3772138
DateDecember 23, 2017
Season 2017
Stadium Legion Field
Location Birmingham, Alabama
MVP Quinton Flowers
Referee Ron Hudson (MAC)
Attendance28,623 [1]
Payout US$2,025,000 [2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Tom Hart, Gene Chizik, Lauren Sisler
Birmingham Bowl
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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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Teams

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.

Game summary

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP TTUUSF
110:4712674:13TTU26-yard field goal by Clayton Hatfield30
17:1211583:35USF25-yard field goal by Emilio Nadelman33
10:3410813:48TTU Keke Coutee 5-yard touchdown reception from Nic Shimonek, Clayton Hatfield kick good103
20:512250:24USFTyre McCants 21-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good1010
311:256282:57TTU Dylan Cantrell 3-yard touchdown reception from Nic Shimonek, Clayton Hatfield kick good1710
38:349912:51USFDarnell Salomon 17-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good1717
35:554401:45TTU Tre King 4-yard touchdown run, Clayton Hatfield kick good2417
49:309433:07USFQuinton Flowers 5-yard touchdown run, Emilio Nadelman kick good2424
45:0213604:28TTU33-yard field goal by Clayton Hatfield2724
44:262650:36USF Marquez Valdes-Scantling 64-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good2731
41:318852:55TTU T. J. Vasher 25-yard touchdown reception from Nic Shimonek, Clayton Hatfield kick good3431
40:167751:15USFTyre McCants 26-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good3438
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3438

Statistics

1234Total
Red Raiders100141034
Bulls3772138
StatisticsTTUUSF
First Downs2827
Total offense, plays-yards94–54982–561
Rushes-yards (net)35–13348–250
Passing yards (net)416311
Passes, Comp-Att-Int32–59–217–34–0
Time of Possession35:2124:39
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas TechPassingNic Shimonek32/59, 416 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingJustin Stockton18 car, 103 yds
Receiving Keke Coutee 11 rec, 187 yds, 1 TD
South FloridaPassing Quinton Flowers 17/34, 311 yds, 4 TD
RushingQuinton Flowers14 car, 106 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Marquez Valdes-Scantling 3 rec, 133 yds, 1 TD

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