2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl

The 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 26, 2017, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The 8th edition of the Heart of Dallas Bowl, it was sponsored by fast food chicken restaurant Zaxby's, and was officially known as the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl.

2017 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
8th Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah Utes West Virginia Mountaineers
(6–6) (7–5)
Pac-12 Big 12 Conference
30 14
Head coach: 
Kyle Whittingham		 Head coach: 
Dana Holgorsen
1234 Total
Utah 710013 30
West Virginia 0338 14
DateDecember 26, 2017
Season2017
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPJulian Blackmon (CB, Utah)[1]
RefereeJeff Maconaghy (ACC)
Attendance20,507
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRoy Philpott, Rene Ingoglia, Kris Budden

The game featured the Utah Utes from the Pac-12 Conference against the West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big 12 Conference. Utah defeated West Virginia, 30–14.[1]

Team selection

The game featured conference tie-ins with teams from Conference USA and the Big 12 Conference. However, the bowl instead invited a team from the Pac-12 Conference. This was the second all-time meeting between the two schools, with the first occurring in the 1964 Liberty Bowl. It was the first Heart of Dallas Bowl for each team.

Utah
See also: 2017 Utah Utes football team and 2017 Pac-12 Conference football season

West Virginia
See also: 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and 2017 Big 12 Conference football season

Game summary

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Utah WVU
1 11:37 4 83 1:38 Utah Zack Moss 58-yard touchdown run, Matt Gay kick good 7 0
2 13:09 11 67 4:29 WVU 28-yard field goal by Evan Staley 7 3
2 5:46 3 13 1:19 Utah Tyler Huntley 2-yard touchdown run, Matt Gay kick good 14 3
2 1:08 9 56 3:12 Utah 29-yard field goal by Matt Gay 17 3
3 6:43 4 0 1:02 WVU 26-yard field goal by Evan Staley 17 6
4 13:59 7 39 2:35 Utah Tyler Huntley 2-yard touchdown run, Matt Gay kick good 24 6
4 11:38 4 7 1:38 Utah 26-yard field goal by Matt Gay 27 6
4 4:15 8 20 4:03 Utah 24-yard field goal by Matt Gay 30 6
4 1:58 5 67 2:17 WVU Ka'Raun White 18-yard touchdown reception from Chris Chugunov, 2-point pass good 30 14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 30 14

Statistics
1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 10 0 13 30
Mountaineers 0 3 3 8 14
StatisticsUtahWVU
First downs196
Plays–yards8051
Rushes–yards53–19721–29
Passing yards165124
Passing: Comp–Att–Int12–27–010–30–2
Time of possession38:3421:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UtahPassingTyler Huntley12/26, 165 yds
RushingZack Moss20 car, 150 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingDarren Carrington II4 rec, 62 yds
West VirginiaPassingChris Chugunov9/28, 129 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingKennedy McCoy14 car, 31 yds
ReceivingGary Jennings3 rec, 66 yds

Media

The game was broadcast by ESPN, and kicked off at 1:30 PM ET.

References
  1. Harris, Drew (December 26, 2017). "Utah halts West Virginia to claim another bowl win". theheartofdallasbowl.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
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