2017 Reese's Senior Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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68th Senior Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 28, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Davis Webb | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | James Carter | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 32,175 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | NFL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2017 Draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that began on December 17, 2016. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and is officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl. The game was coached by John Fox of the Chicago Bears and Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns. [1]
The Game was played on January 28, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams. Coverage of the event was provided by NFL Network.
The entire roster was announced on January 18. Western Michigan's Corey Davis was unable to attend the Senior Bowl after suffering a shoulder injury. [2]
Scoring Play | Score | ||
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1st Quarter | |||
NORTH – Zane Gonzalez 22–yard field goal, 03:35 | NORTH 3 – 0 | ||
2nd Quarter | |||
SOUTH – Josh Reynolds 39–yard pass from Davis Webb (Webb pass failed), 02:33 | SOUTH 6 – 3 | ||
SOUTH – Jake Elliott 37–yard field goal, 00:06 | SOUTH 9 – 3 | ||
3rd Quarter | |||
SOUTH – Matt Dayes 2–yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 06:29 | SOUTH 16 – 3 | ||
NORTH – Zane Gonzalez 29–yard field goal, 01:57 | SOUTH 16 – 6 | ||
NORTH – Zane Gonzalez 39–yard field goal, 00:00 | SOUTH 16 – 9 | ||
4th Quarter | |||
NORTH – Zay Jones 6–yard pass from Nate Peterman (Peterman pass INT), 01:51 | SOUTH 16 – 15 | ||
Statistics | North | South |
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First Downs | 18 | 23 |
Total offense, plays - yards | 58-305 | 63-409 |
Rushes-yards (net) | 29-177 | 26-141 |
Passing yards (net) | 128 | 268 |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 17-25-0 | 25-35-3 |
Time Of Possession | 31:20 | 28:40 |
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