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College football game
The
2017 Foster Farms Bowl
was an American
college football
bowl game
played on December 27, 2017, at
Levi's Stadium
in
Santa Clara, California
. It was one of the
2017?18 bowl games
concluding the
2017 FBS football season
. The 16th edition of the
Foster Farms Bowl
, the game featured the
Arizona Wildcats
from the
Pac-12 Conference
against the
Purdue Boilermakers
from the
Big Ten Conference
. It was sponsored by the
Foster Farms
poultry company.
Team selection
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The game features conference tie-ins with teams from the
Pac-12 Conference
and the
Big Ten Conference
.
Arizona
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The Wildcats finished their regular season 7?5 and accepted an invitation to play in the Foster Farms Bowl.
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This was Arizona's first trip to the Foster Farms Bowl; they entered the game with a record of 9?10?1 in prior bowl appearances. Their last bowl win was at the
2015 New Mexico Bowl
, when
they
defeated
New Mexico
45?37.
Purdue
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After finishing their season 6?6, the Boilermakers received an invitation to play in the Foster Farms Bowl, which they accepted.
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This bowl marked the Boilermakers' eighteenth bowl appearance (they were 9?8 in prior bowl games) and they were seeking their first bowl victory since the
2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
, when
they
beat
Western Michigan
37?32.
Game summary
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Scoring summary
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| Scoring summary
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| Quarter
|
Time
|
Drive
|
Team
|
Scoring information
|
Score
|
| Plays
|
Yards
|
TOP
|
ARIZ
|
PUR
|
| 1
|
11:43
|
6
|
60
|
1:24
|
PUR
|
Anthony Mahoungou
31-yard touchdown reception from Elijah Sindelar, Spencer Evans kick good
|
0
|
7
|
| 1
|
6:43
|
4
|
68
|
1:00
|
ARIZ
|
Shawn Poindexter 31-yard touchdown reception from
Khalil Tate
, Josh Pollack kick good
|
7
|
7
|
| 1
|
4:09
|
3
|
34
|
1:06
|
ARIZ
|
Tony Ellison 29-yard touchdown reception from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick good
|
14
|
7
|
| 1
|
2:22
|
5
|
75
|
1:47
|
PUR
|
Gregory Phillips 42-yard touchdown reception from Elijah Sindelar, J.D. Dellinger kick good
|
14
|
14
|
| 2
|
9:12
|
13
|
90
|
5:04
|
PUR
|
Gregory Phillips 22-yard touchdown reception from Elijah Sindelar, Spencer Evans kick good
|
14
|
21
|
| 2
|
4:11
|
6
|
80
|
2:06
|
PUR
|
D.J. Knox 13-yard touchdown run, J.D. Dellinger kick good
|
14
|
28
|
| 2
|
0:00
|
11
|
92
|
1:35
|
PUR
|
26-yard field goal by Spencer Evans
|
14
|
31
|
| 3
|
8:53
|
7
|
72
|
3:21
|
ARIZ
|
Tony Ellison 40-yard touchdown reception from Khalil Tate, Joshua Pollack kick good
|
21
|
31
|
| 3
|
6:31
|
4
|
51
|
1:27
|
ARIZ
|
Tyrell Johnson 40-yard touchdown reception from Khalil Tate, Joshua Pollack kick good
|
28
|
31
|
| 4
|
3:21
|
7
|
67
|
2:26
|
ARIZ
|
Shun Brown 24-yard touchdown reception from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick good
|
35
|
31
|
| 4
|
1:44
|
8
|
75
|
1:37
|
PUR
|
Anthony Mahoungou 38-yard touchdown reception from Elijah Sindelar, J.D. Dellinger kick good
|
35
|
38
|
| "TOP" =
time of possession
. For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football
.
|
35
|
38
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|
Statistics
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|
|
1
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2
|
3
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4
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Total
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| Wildcats
|
14
|
0
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14
|
7
|
35
|
| Boilermakers
|
14
|
17
|
0
|
7
|
38
|
| Statistics
|
ARIZ
|
PUR
|
| First downs
|
19
|
27
|
| Plays?yards
|
69?430
|
90?556
|
| Rushes?yards
|
43?128
|
39?160
|
| Passing yards
|
302
|
396
|
| Passing: Comp?Att?Int
|
17?26?1
|
33?53?1
|
| Time of possession
|
28:51
|
30:39
|
| Team
|
Category
|
Player
|
Statistics
|
| ARIZ
|
Passing
|
Khalil Tate
|
17/26, 302 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT
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| Rushing
|
Khalil Tate
|
20 car, 58 yds
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| Receiving
|
Tony Ellison
|
4 rec, 102 yds, 2 TD
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| PUR
|
Passing
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Elijah Sindelar
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33/53, 396 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
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| Rushing
|
D.J. Knox
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11 car, 101 yds, 1 TD
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| Receiving
|
Gregory Phillips
|
14 rec, 149 yds, 2 TD
|
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