2017 New Mexico Bowl

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2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl
12th New Mexico Bowl
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Marshall02110031
Colorado State01401428
DateDecember 16, 2017
Season 2017
Stadium Dreamstyle Stadium
Location Albuquerque, New Mexico
MVPOffense: Marshall WR Tyre Brady [1]
Defense: Marshall LB Channing Hames [1]
Favorite Colorado State by 3 [2]
Referee Luke Richmond (MAC)
Attendance26,087
Payout US$1,050,000 [3]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones
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The 2017 New Mexico Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 16, 2017. The game was the 12th edition of the New Mexico Bowl and featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA and the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference. Sponsored by clothing company Gildan, the game was officially known as the 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl. [4]

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Teams

This game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA against the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference in their first meeting against each other.

Marshall Thundering Herd

The Marshall Thundering Herd finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 (4–4 C-USA) record. The game was the team's first appearance in the New Mexico Bowl and fourteenth overall. This was Marshall's first bowl game against a team from the Mountain West Conference since the 1999 Motor City Bowl win over BYU.

Colorado State Rams

The Colorado State Rams finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 (5–3 MW) record. The game was the team's third appearance in the New Mexico Bowl and seventeenth overall. The Rams had previously played in the 2013 game, winning against Washington State.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP MarshallColo. St.
214:291760:21MarshallTyre Brady 76-yard touchdown reception from Chase Litton, Kaare Vedvik kick good70
28:1715756:12Colo. St.Detrich Clark 5-yard touchdown reception from Nick Stevens, Wyatt Bryan kick good77
26:076752:10MarshallRyan Yurachek 15-yard touchdown reception from Litton, Vedvik kick good147
24:414751:26Colo. St.Nick Stevens 9-yard touchdown run, Bryan kick good1414
23:552750:46MarshallKeion Davis 68-yard touchdown run, Vedvik kick good2114
312:121900:14MarshallTyler King 90-yard touchdown run, Vedvik kick good2814
34:1014726:06Marshall21-yard field goal by Kaare Vedvik3114
412:555791:21Colo. St.Detrich Clark 24-yard touchdown reception from Stevens, Bryan kick good3121
46:378853:11Colo. St.Nick Stevens 1-yard touchdown run, Bryan kick good3128
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3128

Source: [5]

Statistics

StatisticsMarshallColo. St.
First downs1826
Third down efficiency5-149-19
Rushes–yards33-23931-70
Passing yards262320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17-32-225-52-0
Time of possession27:5632:04
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MarshallPassing Chase Litton 17/32, 262 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingKeion Davis18 car, 141 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingTyre Brady6 rec, 165 yds, 1 TD
Colo. St.Passing Nick Stevens 25/52, 320 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Dalyn Dawkins 10 car, 50 yds
Receiving Bisi Johnson 6 rec, 119 yds

Source: [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "HERDZONE.COM :: MCGILL: Marshall Keeps Bowl Win Streak Intact, Beats CSU in New Mexico Bowl :: Marshall Thundering Herd Athletic Site :: Football". www.herdzone.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. Odds
  3. Bowl payout
  4. "Colorado State, Marshall Accept Invitations to 12th Annual New Mexico Bowl". ESPN Events. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Colorado State Rams". ESPN. December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.