2017 Belk Bowl

{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game

| game_name = Belk Bowl

| subheader = 16th Belk Bowl

| title_sponsor =

| image =

| caption =

| date_game_played = December 29

| year_game_played = 2017

| football_season = 2017

| stadium = Bank of America Stadium

| city = Charlotte, North Carolina

| visitor_school = Wake Forest University

| visitor_name_short = Wake Forest

| visitor_nickname = Demon Deacons

| visitor_record = 7–5

| visitor_conference = ACC

| visitor_rank_AP =

| visitor_rank_coaches =

| visitor_rank_CFP =

| visitor_coach = Dave Clawson

| visitor_1q = 17

| visitor_2q = 21

| visitor_3q = 3

| visitor_4q = 14

| home_school = Texas A&M University

| home_name_short = Texas A&M

| home_nickname = Aggies

| home_record = 7–5

| home_conference = SEC

| home_rank_AP =

| home_rank_coaches =

| home_rank_CFP =

| home_coach = Jeff Banks (interim)

| home_1q = 14

| home_2q = 14

| home_3q = 14

| home_4q = 10

| MVP = John Wolford (QB, Wake Forest){{cite tweet|number=946868223831674880|user=DukesMayoBowl|title=THE 2017 BELK BOWL MVP IS JOHN WOLFORD.|date=29 December 2017}}

| odds =

| anthem =

| referee = Steve Strimling (Pac-12)

| halftime =

| attendance = 32,784{{Cite web |date=2024-11-27 |title=Wake Forest 55-52 Texas A&M (Dec 29, 2017) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400953402 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=ESPN.com}}

| payout =

| us_network = ESPN

| us_announcers = TV: Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Kris Budden
Radio: Matt Schick, Mike Golic Jr., TBD

| ratings =

| intl_network =

| intl_announcers =

}}

The 2017 Belk Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 29, 2017. The game was the 16th edition of the Belk Bowl and featured the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Texas A&M Aggies of the Southeastern Conference. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by department store chain Belk.{{cite web|title=Wake Forest Will Face Texas A&M In 2017 Belk Bowl|url=https://belkbowl.com/wake-forest-will-face-texas-2017-belk-bowl/|publisher=Charlotte Sports Foundation|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205093102/https://belkbowl.com/wake-forest-will-face-texas-2017-belk-bowl/|archive-date=December 5, 2017|url-status=dead}}

Teams

=Wake Forest=

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 record. The game was the team's second appearance in the bowl; they made their first appearance in 2007, when the game was known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

=Texas A&M=

The Texas A&M Aggies finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 record. The game was the team's first appearance in the bowl.

Game summary

=Scoring summary=

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time = 12:48

| Team = A&M

| DrivePlays = –

| DriveLength = –

| DriveTime = –

| Type = Other

| Other = Charles Oliver 0-yard blocked punt return for a touchdown

| Visitor = 0

| Home = 7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=11:04

| Team=A&M

| DrivePlays=3

| DriveLength=55

| DriveTime=0:31

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Trayveon Williams

| yards=2

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Daniel LaCamera

| Visitor=0

| Home=14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=8:47

| Team = WF

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=69

| DriveTime=2:17

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Scotty Washington

| QB = John Wolford

| yards = 50

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Mike Weaver

| Visitor = 7

| Home = 14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 1

| Time = 5:47

| Team = WF

| DrivePlays=5

| DriveLength=50

| DriveTime=1:07

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Tabari Hines

| QB = John Wolford

| yards = 7

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Mike Weaver

| Visitor = 14

| Home = 14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 1

| Time = 1:33

| Team = WF

| DrivePlays = 5

| DriveLength = 70

| DriveTime = 0:56

| Type = FG

| yards = 28

| Kicker = Mike Weaver

| Visitor = 17

| Home = 14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 2

| Time = 13:25

| Team = WF

| DrivePlays = 9

| DriveLength = 83

| DriveTime = 2:13

| Type = RecTD

| yards = 7

| Receiver = Tabari Hines

| QB = John Wolford

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Mike Weaver

| Visitor = 24

| Home = 14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 2

| Time = 12:21

| Team = WF

| DrivePlays = –

| DriveLength = –

| DriveTime = –

| Type = Other

| Other = Jessie Bates 59-yard punt return for a touchdown

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Mike Weaver

| Visitor = 31

| Home = 14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 2

| Time = 7:31

| Team = A&M

| DrivePlays = 3

| DriveLength = 75

| DriveTime = 0:50

| Type = RecTD

| Receiver = Christian Kirk

| QB = Nick Starkel

| yards = 52

| kickresult=good

| Kicker = Daniel LaCamera

| Visitor = 31

| Home = 21

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 2

| Time = 4:33

| Team = WF

| DrivePlays = 3

| DriveLength = 47

| DriveTime = 0:53

| Type = RecTD

| Receiver = Cam Serigne

| QB = John Wolford

| yards = 37

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Mike Weaver

| Visitor = 38

| Home = 21

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 2

| Time = 0:18

| Team = A&M

| DrivePlays = 9

| DriveLength = 80

| DriveTime = 1:59

| Type = RecTD

| Receiver = Christian Kirk

| QB = Nick Starkel

| yards = 10

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Daniel LaCamera

| Visitor = 38

| Home = 28

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 3

| Time = 12:51

| Team = A&M

| DrivePlays = 4

| DriveLength = 64

| DriveTime = 0:58

| Type = RecTD

| Receiver = Christian Kirk

| QB = Nick Starkel

| yards = 9

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Daniel LaCamera

| Visitor = 38

| Home = 35

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 3

| Time = 5:55

| Team = WF

| DrivePlays = 10

| DriveLength = 75

| DriveTime = 2:19

| Type = FG

| Kicker = Mike Weaver

| yards = 27

| Visitor = 41

| Home = 35

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 3

| Time = 1:59

| Team = A&M

| DrivePlays = 7

| DriveLength = 67

| DriveTime = 1:57

| Type = RushTD

| Runner = Keith Ford

| yards = 1

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Daniel LaCamera

| Visitor = 41

| Home = 42

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 4

| Time = 12:39

| Team = A&M

| DrivePlays = 7

| DriveLength = 35

| DriveTime = 2:50

| Type = FG

| Kicker = Daniel LaCamera

| yards = 19

| Visitor = 41

| Home = 45

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 4

| Time = 9:06

| Team = WF

| DrivePlays = 11

| DriveLength = 69

| DriveTime = 3:33

| Type = RushTD

| Runner = Cade Carney

| yards = 1

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Mike Weaver

| Visitor = 48

| Home = 45

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 4

| Time = 5:52

| Team = A&M

| DrivePlays=10

| DriveLength=72

| DriveTime=3:14

| Type = RecTD

| Receiver = Jhamon Ausbon

| QB = Nick Starkel

| yards = 13

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Daniel LaCamera

| Visitor = 48

| Home = 52

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter = 4

| Time = 2:18

| Team = WF

| DrivePlays = 13

| DriveLength = 69

| DriveTime = 3:34

| Type = RushTD

| Runner = Matt Colburn

| yards = 1

| kickresult = good

| Kicker = Mike Weaver

| Visitor = 55

| Home = 52

}}

=Statistics=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Demon Deacons

|R1=17 |R2=21 |R3=3 |R4=14

|Home=Aggies

|H1=14 |H2=14 |H3=14 |H4=10 }}

class="wikitable" ! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell\|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}"\|WF !!style="{{NCAA color cell\|Texas A&M Aggies}}"\|A&M
First downs	31	32
Plays–yards	97–646	94–614
Rushes–yards	48–246	31–115
Passing yards	400	499
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	32–49	42–63–1
Time of possession	30:10	29:50

class="wikitable" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA secondary color cell\|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}; text-align:center;"\|WF	Passing	John Wolford	32–49, 400 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing	Matt Colburn	21 rushes, 150 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Scotty Washington	9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell\|Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;"\|A&M	Passing	Nick Starkel	42–63, 499 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Trayveon Williams	7 rushes, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Christian Kirk	13 receptions, 189 yards, 3 TDs

References

Category:2017–18 NCAA football bowl games

Category:Duke's Mayo Bowl

Category:Texas A&M Aggies football bowl games

Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons football bowl games

Belk Bowl