2017 Belk Bowl

2017 Belk Bowl
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Texas A&M Aggies
(7–5) (7–5)
ACC SEC
55 52
Head coach: 
Dave Clawson		 Head coach: 
Jeff Banks (interim)
1234 Total
Wake Forest 1721314 55
Texas A&M 14141410 52
Date December 29, 2017
Season 2017
Stadium Bank of America Stadium
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
MVP John Wolford (QB, Wake Forest)[1]
Referee Steve Strimling (Pac-12)
Attendance 32,784[2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers TV: Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Kris Budden
Radio: Matt Schick, Mike Golic Jr., TBD

The 2017 Belk Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 29, 2017. The game was the 16th edition of the Belk Bowl and featured the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Texas A&M Aggies of the Southeastern Conference. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by department store chain Belk.[3]

Teams

Wake Forest

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 record. The game was the team's second appearance in the bowl; they made their first appearance in 2007, when the game was known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Texas A&M

The Texas A&M Aggies finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 record. The game was the team's first appearance in the bowl.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WF A&M
1 12:48 – – – A&M Charles Oliver 0-yard blocked punt return for a touchdown 0 7
1 11:04 3 55 0:31 A&M Trayveon Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Daniel LaCamera kick good 0 14
1 8:47 6 69 2:17 WF Scotty Washington 50-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good 7 14
1 5:47 5 50 1:07 WF Tabari Hines 7-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good 14 14
1 1:33 5 70 0:56 WF 28-yard field goal by Mike Weaver 17 14
2 13:25 9 83 2:13 WF Tabari Hines 7-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good 24 14
2 12:21 – – – WF Jessie Bates III 59-yard punt return for a touchdown 31 14
2 7:31 3 75 0:50 A&M Christian Kirk 52-yard touchdown reception from Nick Starkel, Daniel LaCamera kick good 31 21
2 4:33 3 47 0:53 WF Cam Serigne 37-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good 38 21
2 0:18 9 80 1:59 A&M Christian Kirk 10-yard touchdown reception from Nick Starkel, Daniel LaCamera kick good 38 28
3 12:51 4 64 0:58 A&M Christian Kirk 9-yard touchdown reception from Nick Starkel, Daniel LaCamera kick good 38 35
3 5:55 10 75 2:19 WF 27-yard field goal by Mike Weaver 41 35
3 1:59 7 67 1:57 A&M Keith Ford 1-yard touchdown run, Daniel LaCamera kick good 41 42
4 12:39 7 35 2:50 A&M 19-yard field goal by Daniel LaCamera 41 45
4 9:06 11 69 3:33 WF Cade Carney 1-yard touchdown run, Mike Weaver kick good 48 45
4 5:52 10 72 3:14 A&M Jhamon Ausbon 13-yard touchdown reception from Nick Starkel, Daniel LaCamera kick good 48 52
4 2:18 13 69 3:34 WF Matt Colburn 1-yard touchdown run, Mike Weaver kick good 55 52
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 55 52

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 17 21 3 14 55
Aggies 14 14 14 10 52
StatisticsWFA&M
First downs3132
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WFPassing
Rushing
Receiving
A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/belkbowl/status/946868223831674880
  2. ↑ http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400953402
  3. ↑ "Wake Forest Will Face Texas A&M In 2017 Belk Bowl". Charlotte Sports Foundation. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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