2017 Las Vegas Bowl

2017 Las Vegas Bowl
26th Las Vegas Bowl
Boise State Broncos Oregon Ducks (10–3) (7–5) Mountain West Pac-12 38 28 Head coach:  Bryan Harsin Head coach:  Mario Cristobal AP Coaches CFP 25 25 25
1 2 3 4 Total Boise State 14 10 7 7 38 Oregon 0 14 0 14 28
Date	December 16, 2017
Season	2017
Stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium
Location	Whitney, Nevada
MVP	Boise State WR Cedrick Wilson Jr.
Referee	Adam Savoie (American)
Attendance	36,432
Payout	US$2,800,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Molly McGrath

The 2017 Las Vegas Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 16, 2017, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. The twenty-sixth annual Las Vegas Bowl was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concludes the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game aired on ABC.

Team selection

The game featured teams from the Mountain West Conference and Pac-12 Conference. The representative from Mountain West was Boise State, who qualified for the bowl by winning the 2017 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game. The Pac-12 representative was Oregon. This was Boise State's fourth trip to the Las Vegas Bowl, while it was Oregon's third.

This was the third meeting between the schools, with Boise State having won both previous meeting. The most recent prior meeting was on September 3, 2009, when the Broncos defeated the Ducks by a score of 19–8.

Boise State

See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team and 2017 Mountain West Conference football season

Boise State finished the regular season 10–3 overall and 7–1 in Mountain West play, to finish in first place in the Mountain Division. They defeated Fresno State in the Mountain West Championship Game to become Mountain West champions.

Oregon

See also: 2017 Oregon Ducks football team and 2017 Pac-12 Conference football season

Oregon finished the regular season with a record of 7–5 overall and 4–5 in Pac-12 play, to finish in fourth place in the North Division. The Ducks were led by head coach Mario Cristobal after it was announced on December 5 that head coach Willie Taggart had accepted the head coaching position at Florida State.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BSU ORE 1 8:17 13 67 5:12 BSU Ryan Wolpin 1-yard touchdown run, Hayden Hoggarth kick good 7 0 1 1:21 3 32 1:17 BSU Cedrick Wilson Jr. 26-yard touchdown reception from Brett Rypien, Hayden Hoggarth kick good 14 0 2 8:59 12 62 3:56 BSU 39-yard field goal by Hayden Hoggarth 17 0 2 5:11 BSU Interception returned 53 yards for touchdown by Kekaula Kaniho, Hayden Hoggarth kick good 24 0 2 0:37 ORE Fumble recovery returned 86 yards for touchdown by Troy Dye, Aidan Schneider kick good 24 7 2 0:07 ORE Interception returned 100 yards for touchdown by Tyree Robinson, Aidan Schneider kick good 24 14 3 9:41 12 75 5:19 BSU Alec Dhaenens 13-yard touchdown reception from Brett Rypiens, Hayden Hoggarth kick good 31 14 4 10:07 8 78 1:54 ORE Brenden Schooler 24-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert, Aidan Schneider kick good 31 21 4 2:22 11 86 5:19 BSU Ryan Wolpin 1-yard touchdown run, Hayden Hoggarth kick good 38 21 4 1:12 4 75 1:10 ORE Jaylon Redd 8-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert, Aidan Schneider kick good 38 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 28

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Broncos	14	10	7	7	38
Ducks	0	14	0	14	28

Statistics	BSU	ORE
First downs	28	14
Plays–yards	90–476	64–280
Rushes–yards	47–107	28–47
Passing yards	369	233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–43–2	26–36–2
Time of possession	36:36	23:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing	Brett Rypien	21/38, 362 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ryan Wolpin	23 car, 71 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	10 rec, 221 yds, 1 TD
Oregon	Passing	Justin Herbert	26/36, 233 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Justin Herbert	9 car, 17 yds
	Receiving	Dillon Mitchell	9 rec, 143 yds