The 2017 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2017, at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The twelfth edition of the Birmingham Bowl featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference against the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference. Kickoff was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CST and the game aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season.
Teams The game featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders against the South Florida Bulls and was the first-ever meeting between the two schools.Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. South Florida Bulls series history
Texas Tech Red Raiders
This was the Red Raiders' first Birmingham Bowl.
South Florida Bulls
South Florida entered the game as the defending Birmingham Bowl champion, their 2016 team having defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 46–39 in overtime. This was the Bulls' third Birmingham Bowl; in addition to their 2016 victory, the 2006 Bulls defeated the East Carolina Pirates, 24–7 in the inaugural game when it was known as the PapaJohns.com Bowl.
Game summary
Scoring Summary
Statistics
Statistics TTU USF First downs 28 27 Total offense, plays-yards 94–549 82–561Rushes-yards (net) 35–133 48–250 Passing yards (net) 416 311Passes, Comp-Att-Int 32–59–2 17–34–0 Time of Possession 35:21 24:39
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Nic Shimonek 32/59, 416 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Justin Stockton 18 car, 103 yds Receiving Keke Coutee 11 rec, 187 yds, 1 TD South Florida Passing Quinton Flowers 17/34, 311 yds, 4 TD Rushing Quinton Flowers 14 car, 106 yds, 1 TD Receiving Marquez Valdes-Scantling 3 rec, 133 yds, 1 TD
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