2017 Pinstripe Bowl

The 2017 Pinstripe Bowl was a bowl game, a post-season American college football event that was played on December 27, 2017, at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The eighth edition of the Pinstripe Bowl featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference against the Boston College Eagles of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.

2017 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
8th Pinstripe Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes Boston College Eagles
(7–5) (7–5)
Big Ten ACC
27 20
Head coach: 
Kirk Ferentz		 Head coach: 
Steve Addazio
1234 Total
Iowa 37710 27
Boston College 71003 20
DateDecember 27, 2017
Season2017
StadiumYankee Stadium
LocationBronx, New York, United States
MVPAkrum Wadley (RB, Iowa)[1]
RefereeTerry Leyden (Pac-12)
Attendance37,667
PayoutUS$4,100,000[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersTV: Kevin Negandhi, Mack Brown, Booger McFarland, Jen Lada
Radio: Kevin Winter, Jack Ford, Paul Carcaterra

The contest was televised on ESPN, with kickoff at 5:15 p.m. (EST)

Team selection

The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes against the Boston College Eagles, the first meeting between the two. It was Boston College's second appearance in this bowl in four years and the first Pinstripe Bowl for Iowa. .

Iowa
See also: 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Boston College
See also: 2017 Boston College Eagles football team

Game summary

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Iowa BC
1 12:59 4 0 0:55 Iowa 24-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos 3 0
1 0:05 14 62 5:57 BC A. J. Dillon 4-yard touchdown run, Colton Lichtenburg kick good 3 7
2 13:18 4 16 1:47 Iowa Noah Fant 8-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good 10 7
2 9:35 7 69 3:43 BC Tommy Sweeney 39-yard touchdown reception from Darius Wade, Colton Lichtenburg kick good 10 14
2 1:29 7 84 3:30 BC 30-yard field goal by Colton Lichtenburg 10 17
3 7:11 7 58 3:31 Iowa Akrum Wadley 5-yard touchdown run, Miguel Recinos kick good 17 17
4 11:32 10 55 4:38 Iowa 38-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos 20 17
4 8:09 7 55 3:23 BC 24-yard field goal by Colton Lichtenburg 20 20
4 3:09 3 45 1:13 Iowa Drake Kulick 1-yard touchdown run, Miguel Recinos kick good 27 20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 20

Statistics
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 3 7 7 10 27
Eagles 7 10 0 3 20
StatisticsIowaBC
First downs1316
Plays–yards54–20070–383
Rushes–yards39–10143–175
Passing yards99208
Passing: Comp–Att–Int8–15–016–27–2
Time of possession27:2532:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
IowaPassingNate Stanley8/15, 99 yds, 1 TD
RushingAkrum Wadley22 car, 88 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingNick Easley1 rec, 32 yds
BCPassingDarius Wade16/27, 208 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingA. J. Dillon32 car, 157 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingTommy Sweeney7 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD

References
  1. "Iowa outlasts BC in chilly Pinstripe Bowl". Reuters. December 28, 2017.
  2. Bowl payout
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