Game Name: | Belk Bowl |
Subheader: | 16th Belk Bowl |
Date Game Played: | December 29 |
Year Game Played: | 2017 |
Football Season: | 2017 |
Stadium: | Bank of America Stadium |
City: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Visitor School: | Wake Forest University |
Visitor Name Short: | Wake Forest |
Visitor Nickname: | Demon Deacons |
Visitor Record: | 7–5 |
Visitor Conference: | ACC |
Visitor Coach: | Dave Clawson |
Visitor 1Q: | 17 |
Visitor 2Q: | 21 |
Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
Home School: | Texas A&M University |
Home Name Short: | Texas A&M |
Home Nickname: | Aggies |
Home Record: | 7–5 |
Home Conference: | SEC |
Home Coach: | Jeff Banks (interim) |
Home 1Q: | 14 |
Home 2Q: | 14 |
Home 3Q: | 14 |
Home 4Q: | 10 |
Mvp: | John Wolford (QB, Wake Forest)[1] |
Referee: | Steve Strimling (Pac-12) |
Attendance: | 32,784[2] |
Us Network: | ESPN |
Us 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]
See main article: 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
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.
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.
Statistics | WF | A&M |
---|---|---|
First downs | 31 | 32 |
Plays–yards | 97–646 | 94–614 |
Rushes–yards | 48–246 | 31–115 |
Passing yards | 400 | 499 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 32–49 | 42–63–1 |
Time of possession | 30:10 | 29:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
WF | Passing | John Wolford | 32–49, 400 yards, 4 TDs |
Rushing | Matt Colburn | 21 rushes, 150 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Scotty Washington | 9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD | |
A&M | Passing | Nick Starkel | 42–63, 499 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | 7 rushes, 65 yards, 1 TD | ||
Receiving | 13 receptions, 189 yards, 3 TDs |