The 2017 New Mexico Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 16, 2017. The game was the 12th edition of the New Mexico Bowl and featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA and the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference. Sponsored by clothing company Gildan, the game was officially known as the 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl.[4]

2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl
12th New Mexico Bowl
1234 Total
Marshall 021100 31
Colorado State 014014 28
DateDecember 16, 2017
Season2017
StadiumDreamstyle Stadium
LocationAlbuquerque, New Mexico
MVPOffense: Marshall WR Tyre Brady[1]
Defense: Marshall LB Channing Hames[1]
FavoriteColorado State by 3[2]
RefereeLuke Richmond (MAC)
Attendance26,087
PayoutUS$1,050,000[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersAnish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones
New Mexico Bowl
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Teams

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This game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA against the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference in their first meeting against each other.

Marshall Thundering Herd

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The Marshall Thundering Herd finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 (4–4 C-USA) record. The game was the team's first appearance in the New Mexico Bowl and fourteenth overall. This was Marshall's first bowl game against a team from the Mountain West Conference since the 1999 Motor City Bowl win over BYU.

Colorado State Rams

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The Colorado State Rams finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 (5–3 MW) record. The game was the team's third appearance in the New Mexico Bowl and seventeenth overall. The Rams had previously played in the 2013 game, winning against Washington State.

Game summary

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Scoring summary

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Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Marshall Colo. St.
2 14:29 1 76 0:21 Marshall Tyre Brady 76-yard touchdown reception from Chase Litton, Kaare Vedvik kick good 7 0
2 8:17 15 75 6:12 Colo. St. Detrich Clark 5-yard touchdown reception from Nick Stevens, Wyatt Bryan kick good 7 7
2 6:07 6 75 2:10 Marshall Ryan Yurachek 15-yard touchdown reception from Litton, Vedvik kick good 14 7
2 4:41 4 75 1:26 Colo. St. Nick Stevens 9-yard touchdown run, Bryan kick good 14 14
2 3:55 2 75 0:46 Marshall Keion Davis 68-yard touchdown run, Vedvik kick good 21 14
3 12:12 1 90 0:14 Marshall Tyler King 90-yard touchdown run, Vedvik kick good 28 14
3 4:10 14 72 6:06 Marshall 21-yard field goal by Kaare Vedvik 31 14
4 12:55 5 79 1:21 Colo. St. Detrich Clark 24-yard touchdown reception from Stevens, Bryan kick good 31 21
4 6:37 8 85 3:11 Colo. St. Nick Stevens 1-yard touchdown run, Bryan kick good 31 28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 28

Source: [5]

Statistics

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Statistics Marshall Colo. St.
First downs 18 26
Third down efficiency 5-14 9-19
Rushes–yards 33-239 31-70
Passing yards 262 320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-32-2 25-52-0
Time of possession 27:56 32:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Chase Litton 17/32, 262 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Keion Davis 18 car, 141 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Tyre Brady 6 rec, 165 yds, 1 TD
Colo. St. Passing Nick Stevens 25/52, 320 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Dalyn Dawkins 10 car, 50 yds
Receiving Bisi Johnson 6 rec, 119 yds

Source: [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "HERDZONE.COM :: MCGILL: Marshall Keeps Bowl Win Streak Intact, Beats CSU in New Mexico Bowl :: Marshall Thundering Herd Athletic Site :: Football". www.herdzone.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Odds
  3. ^ Bowl payout
  4. ^ "Colorado State, Marshall Accept Invitations to 12th Annual New Mexico Bowl". ESPN Events. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Colorado State Rams". ESPN. December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.