2017 San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
40th Holiday Bowl
Washington State Cougars Michigan State Spartans
(9–3) (9–3)
Pac-12 Big Ten
17 42
Head coach: 
Mike Leach		 Head coach: 
Mark Dantonio
APCoachesCFP
211818
APCoachesCFP
191916
1234 Total
Washington State 3077 17
Michigan State 021147 42
DateDecember 28, 2017
Season2017
StadiumSDCCU Stadium
LocationSan Diego, California
MVPBrian Lewerke (QB, Michigan State) & Chris Frey Jr. (LB, Michigan State)
FavoriteMichigan State by 3
RefereeMarc Curles (SEC)
Attendance47,092
United States TV coverage
NetworkFS1
AnnouncersGus Johnson (play-by-play)
Joel Klatt (analyst)
Jenny Taft (sideline)
Holiday Bowl
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The 2017 Holiday Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, California, on December 28, 2017. This was the first time that the Holiday Bowl was played at SDCCU Stadium. Previous to the 2017 season, the Holiday Bowl was played at Qualcomm Stadium. The 40th edition of the Holiday Bowl featured the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference versus the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union, the game was officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl.[1]

Teams

Washington State

Main article: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team

This was Washington State's fourth appearance in the Holiday Bowl, having lost to #14 Brigham Young in 1981, having defeated #5 Texas in 2003, and having lost to Minnesota in 2016. The Cougars finished the 2017 regular season at 9–3, and were third in the Pac-12 North Division (6–3). The season featured wins against then-#5 USC and then-#18 Stanford.

Michigan State

Main article: 2017 Michigan State Spartans football team

This was Michigan State's first appearance in a Holiday Bowl. The Spartans finished the 2017 regular season at 9–3, and were second in the B1G East Division (7–2). The team had upset wins over then-#7 Michigan and then-#7 Penn State. Their three losses were all against teams that finished in the AP Top 20 (#14 Notre Dame, #20 Northwestern and #5 Ohio State).

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WSU MSU
1 05:45 14 64 6:05 WSU 45-yard field goal by Erik Powell 3 0
2 07:34 16 81 9:24 MSU Cody White 15-yard touchdown reception from Brian Lewerke, Matt Coghlin kick good 3 7
2 04:34 4 63 2:03 MSU Felton Davis 49-yard touchdown reception from Brian Lewerke, Matt Coghlin kick good 3 14
2 00:29 6 68 2:43 MSU LJ Scott 3-yard touchdown run, Matt Coghlin kick good 3 21
3 10:28 10 67 4:32 MSU Cody White 10-yard touchdown reception from Brian Lewerke, Matt Coghlin kick good 3 28
3 05:08 7 27 3:47 MSU Damion Terry 6-yard touchdown run, Matt Coghlin kick good 3 35
3 02:06 7 80 3:02 WSU Davontavean Martin 14-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hilinski, Erik Powell kick good 10 35
4 08:26 9 67 2:57 WSU Davontavean Martin 15-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hilinski, Erik Powell kick good 17 35
4 06:14 4 46 2:12 MSU LJ Scott 28-yard touchdown run, Matt Coghlin kick good 17 42
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 42

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 0 7 7 17
Spartans 0 21 14 7 42
Statistics WSU MSU
First downs 17 25
Plays–yards 63–296 77–440
Rushes–yards 8–24 48–227
Passing yards 272 213
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 39-50-1 13–22–1
Time of possession 23:18 36:42
Team Category Player Statistics
MSU Passing Brian Lewerke 13/23, 213 yds, 3 TD
Rushing LJ Scott 18 car, 110 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Felton Davis III 4 rec, 118 yds, TD
WSU Passing Tyler Hilinski 39/50, 272 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing James Williams 3 car, 14 yds
Receiving James Williams 10 rec, 65 yds

References

  1. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE AND WASHINGTON STATE ANNOUNCED IN TOP 20 MATCH-UP FOR 40TH ANNUAL SDCCU HOLIDAY BOWL". Holiday Bowl. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
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