The 2017 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2017 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.^[3] The contest was televised on ESPN with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio, kickoff was at 8:00 p.m. (EST). It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season. The 84th Orange Bowl, the game was sponsored by the Capital One financial services organization, and was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.

The 2017 Orange Bowl featured the Wisconsin Badgers (12–1), champions of the Big Ten Conference West Division, and the Miami Hurricanes (10–2), champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division. Wisconsin beat Miami by a score of 34–24.^[4]^[5]

Teams

The teams playing in the Orange Bowl game were the Miami Hurricanes and the Wisconsin Badgers. Prior to kickoff, the all-time series between the two teams was tied at 2 games apiece; the most recent meeting being at the 2009 Champs Sports Bowl, where the Badgers defeated the Hurricanes by a score of 20–14.^[6]

Related events

Selection Sunday, December 3, 2017
Orange Bowl Fan Fest, December 30, 2017

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WIS	MIA
1	7:58	8	47	3:18	WISC	35-yard field goal by Rafael Gaglianone	3	0
1	5:21	7	75	2:37	MIA	Travis Homer 5-yard touchdown run, Michael Badgley kick good	3	7
1	2:49	2	45	0:29	MIA	DeeJay Dallas 39-yard touchdown run, Michael Badgley kick good	3	14
2	13:37	3	23	1:19	WISC	Danny Davis III 20-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good	10	14
2	5:49	12	71	6:38	WISC	A.J. Taylor 16-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good	17	14
2	0:28	9	62	3:31	WISC	Danny Davis III 5-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good	24	14
3	10:52	2	46	0:26	MIA	Lawrence Cager 38-yard touchdown reception from Malik Rosier, Michael Badgley kick good	24	21
3	3:39	10	51	5:09	WISC	47-yard field goal by Rafael Gaglianone	27	21
4	11:34	10	47	3:11	MIA	41-yard field goal by Michael Badgley	27	24
4	7:44	8	75	3:50	WISC	Danny Davis III 6-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good	34	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							34	24

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Badgers	3	21	3	7	34
No. 10 Hurricanes	14	0	7	3	24

Statistics	MIA	WIS
First downs	17	24
Plays–yards	55-377	78-400
Rushes–yards	29-174	44-142
Passing yards	203	258
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11-26-3	23-34-0
Time of possession	20:08	39:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MIA	Passing	Malik Rosier	11/26 203 yds 7.8 avg 1 TD 3 INT
	Rushing	DeeJay Dallas	8 carries 69 yds 8.6 avg 1 TD
	Receiving	Lawrence Cager	4 receptions 76 yds 19.0 avg 1 TD
WIS	Passing	Alex Hornibrook	23/34 258 yds 4 TDs 7.6 avg
	Rushing	Jonathan Taylor	26 carries 130 yds 5.0 avg
	Receiving	[A.J. Taylor]	8 receptions 105 yds 13.1 avg 1 TD

References

^ "Orange Bowl Odds: College football". Vegasinsider. January 1, 2003. p. C10. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Wisconsin vs. Miami - Game Summary - December 30, 2017 - ESPN".
^ [1], Orange Bowl Committee
^ "Orange Bowl Win Over Miami Caps Wisconsin's Stellar Season". New York Times. Associated Press. December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
^ Single, Eric (December 31, 2017). "Wisconsin Forces Miami to Break Character in Orange Bowl Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
^ "Winsipedia - Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Wisconsin Badgers football series history". Retrieved December 31, 2017.

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Notes	The game was also the national title game (Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series) in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005. There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021. The 2015, 2018, and 2021 (December) editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.

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