2017 Pinstripe Bowl

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2017 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
8th Pinstripe Bowl
1234Total
Iowa3771027
Boston College7100320
DateDecember 27, 2017
Season 2017
Stadium Yankee Stadium
Location Bronx, New York, United States
MVP Akrum Wadley (RB, Iowa) [1]
Referee Terry Leyden (Pac-12)
Attendance37,667
Payout US$4,100,000 [2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers TV: Kevin Negandhi, Mack Brown, Booger McFarland, Jen Lada
Radio: Kevin Winter, Jack Ford, Paul Carcaterra
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The 2017 Pinstripe Bowl was a bowl game, a post-season American college football event that was played on December 27, 2017, at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The eighth edition of the Pinstripe Bowl featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference against the Boston College Eagles of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.

Contents

The contest was televised on ESPN, with kickoff at 5:15 p.m. (EST)

Team selection

The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes against the Boston College Eagles, the first meeting between the two. It was Boston College's second appearance in this bowl in four years and the first Pinstripe Bowl for Iowa. .

Iowa

Boston College

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP IowaBC
112:59400:55Iowa24-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos30
10:0514625:57BC A. J. Dillon 4-yard touchdown run, Colton Lichtenburg kick good37
213:184161:47Iowa Noah Fant 8-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good107
29:357693:43BC Tommy Sweeney 39-yard touchdown reception from Darius Wade, Colton Lichtenburg kick good1014
21:297843:30BC30-yard field goal by Colton Lichtenburg1017
37:117583:31Iowa Akrum Wadley 5-yard touchdown run, Miguel Recinos kick good1717
411:3210554:38Iowa38-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos2017
48:097553:23BC24-yard field goal by Colton Lichtenburg2020
43:093451:13IowaDrake Kulick 1-yard touchdown run, Miguel Recinos kick good2720
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2720

Statistics

1234Total
Hawkeyes3771027
Eagles7100320
StatisticsIowaBC
First downs1316
Plays–yards54–20070–383
Rushes–yards39–10143–175
Passing yards99208
Passing: Comp–Att–Int8–15–016–27–2
Time of possession27:2532:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
IowaPassing Nate Stanley 8/15, 99 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Akrum Wadley 22 car, 88 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Nick Easley 1 rec, 32 yds
BCPassingDarius Wade16/27, 208 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing A. J. Dillon 32 car, 157 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Tommy Sweeney 7 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD

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  2. Bowl payout