2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)

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2017 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
CFP New Year’s Six
81st Cotton Bowl Classic
2017 Cotton Bowl Classic AT&T Stadium.jpg
AT&T Stadium during the Cotton Bowl Classic between the Western Michigan Broncos and the Wisconsin Badgers.
1234Total
Western Michigan073616
Wisconsin1430724
DateJanuary 2, 2017
Season 2016
Stadium AT&T Stadium
Location Arlington, Texas
MVPOffense: Troy Fumagalli (TE, WIS)
Defense: T. J. Edwards (LB, WIS)
Favorite Wisconsin by 8.5
Referee Riley Johnson (ACC)
Attendance59,615
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard and Allison Williams (ESPN)
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The 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 2017, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It featured the Western Michigan Broncos from the Mid-American Conference and the Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten Conference. The 81st Cotton Bowl Classic was one of the New Years Six bowl games in the College Football Playoff for the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season.

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The game was broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. It was sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and was officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

Teams

Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion Western Michigan was selected as an at-large as the highest ranked College Football Playoff (CFP) Group of Five team while Wisconsin was chosen as an at-large out of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin was an 812 point favorite to start the game. [1]

This was the fifth meeting between the schools, with Wisconsin leading the all-time series 4–1. The most recent meeting was on August 31, 2000, where the Badgers defeated the Broncos by a score of 19–7. [2] This was the first Cotton Bowl for both teams.

With Western Michigan representing the MAC, this was the first Cotton Bowl Classic to feature a MAC team.

Game summary

Near the end of the first quarter, the Wisconsin Badgers prepare to kick off the football to the Western Michigan University Broncos. 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic 1st Quarter.jpg
Near the end of the first quarter, the Wisconsin Badgers prepare to kick off the football to the Western Michigan University Broncos.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP WMUWIS
18:5811756:08WIS Corey Clement 2-yard touchdown run, Andrew Endicott kick good07
13:237883:52WIS Dare Ogunbowale 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Endicott kick good014
25:2716658:46WMU Zach Terrell 2-yard touchdown run, Butch Hampton kick good714
20:189635:09WIS30-yard field goal by Andrew Endicott717
310:0011655:00WMU27-yard field goal by Butch Hampton1017
412:263121:26WIS Troy Fumagalli 8-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Andrew Endicott kick good1024
43:2716758:59WMU Corey Davis 11-yard touchdown reception from Zach Terrell, Butch Hampton kick failed1624
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.1624

Statistics

StatisticsWestern MichiganWisconsin
First Downs1818
Plays-yards59-28052-362
Third down efficiency5–117–11
Rushes-yards31-12338-184
Passing yards157178
Passing, Comp-Att-Int16-28-113-14-0
Time of Possession29:5530:05
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Western MichiganPassing Zach Terrell 16–28, 157 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingJamauri Bogan16 CAR, 58 YDS
Receiving Corey Davis 6 REC, 73 YDS, 1 TD
WisconsinPassingBart Houston11–12, 159 YDS
Rushing Corey Clement 22 CAR, 71 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Troy Fumagalli 6 REC, 83 YDS, 1 TD

References

  1. "GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC". ESPN. January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. - Western Michigan Broncos vs. Wisconsin Badgers football series history