2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

The 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on Friday, December 22, 2017, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The 21st annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, it was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission.[2]

2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
21st Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Central Michigan Chippewas Wyoming Cowboys
(8–4) (7–5)
MAC Mountain West
14 37
Head coach: 
John Bonamego		 Head coach: 
Craig Bohl
1234 Total
Central Michigan 7070 14
Wyoming 21637 37
DateDecember 22, 2017
Season2017
StadiumAlbertsons Stadium
LocationBoise, Idaho
MVPJosh Allen
FavoriteWyoming by 3
RefereeSteve LaMantia (C-USA)
Attendance16,512
PayoutUS$1,050,000[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRoy Philpott, Tom Ramsey,
and Alex Corrdry

The game featured the Wyoming Cowboys (7–5) of the Mountain West Conference and the Central Michigan Chippewas (8–4) of the Mid-American Conference. The teams had played twice before; in 2000 (Wyoming won, 20–10), and in 2002 (Central Michigan won, 32–20).[3]

With a temperature of 37 °F (3 °C) at kickoff, the game started at 2:05 pm MST (4:05 pm EST) and was broadcast by ESPN. The Cowboys led by twenty points at the half and defeated the Chippewas, 37–14.[4][5]

Central Michigan Chippewas
Main article: 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Central Michigan finished their regular season with an 8–4 record overall (6–2 in conference). This was their first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Wyoming Cowboys
Main article: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Wyoming finished their regular season with a 7–5 record overall (5–3 in conference). This was their first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP CMU WYO
1 7:55 5 46 2:13 WYO Jared Scott 23-yard touchdown reception from Josh Allen, Cooper Rothe kick good 0 7
1 4:38 5 24 2:52 WYO Austin Conway 11-yard touchdown reception from Josh Allen, Cooper Rothe kick good 0 14
1 3:10 3 85 1:28 CMU Jonathan Ward 74-yard touchdown reception from Shane Morris, Michael Armstrong kick good 7 14
1 1:09 4 65 2:01 WYO C.J. Johnson 45-yard touchdown reception from Josh Allen, Cooper Rothe kick good 7 21
2 13:48 4 8 1:21 WYO 27-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 7 24
2 4:57 5 17 1:57 WYO 28-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 7 27
3 5:15 11 61 5:26 WYO 20-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 7 30
3 3:08 7 65 2:07 CMU Jonathan Ward 3-yard touchdown run, Michael Armstrong kick good 14 30
4 11:23 - - - WYO Fumble recovery returned 58 yards for touchdown by Carl Granderson, Cooper Rothe kick good 14 37
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 37

Statistics
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 0 7 0 14
Cowboys 21 6 3 7 37
StatisticsCMUWYO
First Downs1815
Total offense, yards364275
Rushes-yards (net)27–1842–121
Passing yards (net)346154
Passes, Comp-Att-Int26–43–411–19–0
Time of Possession29:1430:46
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central MichiganPassingShane Morris23/39, 329 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
RushingJonathan Ward12 car, 29 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJonathan Ward7 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD
WyomingPassingJosh Allen11/19, 154 yds, 3 TDs
RushingKellen Overstreet21 car, 85 yds
ReceivingC.J. Johnson3 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD

References
  1. Bowl payout
  2. "Central Michigan, Wyoming Accept Invites to Play in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl". Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. Foster, Brandon (December 3, 2017). "Wyoming to play Central Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  4. "Josh Allen, Wyoming routs sloppy Central Michigan". ESPN. Associated Press. December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  5. "Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Josh Hamilton leads Wyoming to rout of Central Michigan". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
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