| 2017 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3rd Arizona Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 p.m. 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. The win for New Mexico State ended a 57-year drought for bowl wins.
- ^ "@NMStateFootball Made History in Tucson". New Mexico State University.
- ^ "New Mexico State vs. Utah State - Game Summary - December 29, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ Bowl, Arizona (December 29, 2017). "39,132 fans in attendance to see the best football festival in the country! Thank you to fans of @NMStateFootball, @USUFootball, and the great people of @VisitTucsonAZ!pic.twitter.com/JeJq358qki".
- ^ "College Football Poll.com". www.collegefootballpoll.com.