Annual NCAA football game
2017 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
1 2 3 4 OT
Total
New Mexico State 10 3 0 7 6
26
Utah State 7 6 0 7 0
20
Date December 29, 2017 Season 2017 Stadium Arizona Stadium Location Tucson, Arizona MVP Larry Rose III (RB, New Mexico State) & Leon McQuaker (LB, New Mexico State)[1] Favorite New Mexico State by 4[2] Referee Rodney Burnette (C-USA ) Attendance 39,132[3] Payout US$ 155,820[4] Network CBSSN Announcers Dave Ryan , Corey Chavous and Melanie Collins (sideline)
The 2017 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2017, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona , United States . The third edition of the Arizona Bowl featured the New Mexico State Aggies of the Sun Belt Conference against the Utah State Aggies of the Mountain West Conference . Kickoff was scheduled for 3:30 PM MST and the game aired on CBS Sports Network . It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season . Sponsored by the Nova Home Loans mortgage broker company, the game was officially known as the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl .
Teams [ ] The game featured the New Mexico State Aggies against the Utah State Aggies . It was the 38th all-time meeting between the schools, with Utah State leading the series 30–7. From 1984 until 2000, and again from 2003 until 2012, New Mexico State and Utah State were members of the same conference, spanning the Big West , Sun Belt and WAC until Utah State joined Mountain West in 2013.
New Mexico State Aggies [ ] This was New Mexico State's fourth bowl game in school history and their first since the 1960 Sun Bowl , which coincidentally saw them play against Utah State ; New Mexico State won that game by a score of 20–13. New Mexico State's appearance in this Arizona Bowl snapped their 56-year bowlless streak, which was the longest in all of FBS .
This bowl was also New Mexico State's final game as a member of the Sun Belt before going independent for 2018.
Utah State Aggies [ ] This was Utah State's first Arizona Bowl.
Game summary [ ] Scoring summary [ ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NMSU
USU
1
11:15
12
59
3:45
NMSU
24-yard field goal by Dylan Brown
3
0
1
11:01
USU
Kickoff returned 96 yards for touchdown by Savon Scarver , Dominik Eberle kick good
3
7
1
10:47
NMSU
Kickoff returned 100 yards for touchdown by Jason Huntley , Dylan Brown kick good
10
7
2
14:55
10
63
3:49
USU
24-yard field goal by Dominik Eberle
10
10
2
11:35
9
56
3:20
NMSU
33-yard field goal by Dylan Brown
13
10
2
0:00
5
19
0:36
USU
30-yard field goal by Dominik Eberle
13
13
4
13:28
4
24
0:48
USU
LaJuan Hunt 1-yard touchdown run, Dominik Eberle kick good
13
20
4
6:31
11
69
3:47
NMSU
Jaleel Scott 11-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Rogers , Dylan Brown kick good
20
20
OT
2
25
NMSU
Larry Rose III 21-yard touchdown run, kick not attempted
26
20
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
26
20
Statistics [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
NMSU Aggies
10
3
0
7 6
26
USU Aggies
7
6
0
7 0
20
Statistics
NMSU
USU
First downs
16
22
Plays–yards
83–375
89–441
Rushes–yards
29–174
45–187
Passing yards
191
254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
29–54–2
25–44–0
Time of possession
28:58
31:02
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
NMSU Passing
Tyler Rogers
29/54, 191 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Larry Rose III
16 car, 132 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Johnathan Boone
5 rec, 48 yds
USU Passing
Jordan Love 25/44, 254 yds
Rushing
LaJuan Hunt
20 car, 133 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Ron'quavion Tarver
8 rec, 97 yds
References [ ] External links [ ]
College Football Playoff games:Rose (semifinal) (Jan. 1)Sugar (semifinal) (Jan. 1)National Championship Game (Jan. 8)
New Mexico State Aggies bowl games
Utah State Aggies bowl games