College football game
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 .[ 3]
The game featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders against the South Florida Bulls and was the first-ever meeting between the two schools.[ 4]
Texas Tech Red Raiders [ edit ] This was the Red Raiders' first Birmingham Bowl.
South Florida Bulls [ edit ] 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.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TTU USF 1 10:47 12 67 4:13 TTU 26-yard field goal by Clayton Hatfield 3 0 1 7:12 11 58 3:35 USF 25-yard field goal by Emilio Nadelman 3 3 1 0:34 10 81 3:48 TTU Keke Coutee 5-yard touchdown reception from Nic Shimonek, Clayton Hatfield kick good 10 3 2 0:51 2 25 0:24 USF Tyre McCants 21-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers , Emilio Nadelman kick good 10 10 3 11:25 6 28 2:57 TTU Dylan Cantrell 3-yard touchdown reception from Nic Shimonek, Clayton Hatfield kick good 17 10 3 8:34 9 91 2:51 USF Darnell Salomon 17-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good 17 17 3 5:55 4 40 1:45 TTU Tre King 4-yard touchdown run, Clayton Hatfield kick good 24 17 4 9:30 9 43 3:07 USF Quinton Flowers 5-yard touchdown run, Emilio Nadelman kick good 24 24 4 5:02 13 60 4:28 TTU 33-yard field goal by Clayton Hatfield 27 24 4 4:26 2 65 0:36 USF Marquez Valdes-Scantling 64-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good 27 31 4 1:31 8 85 2:55 TTU T. J. Vasher 25-yard touchdown reception from Nic Shimonek, Clayton Hatfield kick good 34 31 4 0:16 7 75 1:15 USF Tyre McCants 26-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good 34 38 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 34 38
1 2 3 4 Total Red Raiders 10 0 14 10 34 Bulls 3 7 7 21 38
Statistics TTU USF First Downs 28 27 Total offense, plays-yards 94–549 82–561 Rushes-yards (net) 35–133 48–250 Passing yards (net) 416 311 Passes, 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
Formerly known as the PapaJohns.com / BBVA Compass Bowl
Birmingham previously hosted the All-American Bowl . There was a Birmingham Bowl in January and December of 2015, and none in 2009 or 2019. The game in January 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
