2017 Camellia Bowl

{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game

| game_name = Camellia Bowl

| subheader = 4th Camellia Bowl

| title_sponsor = Raycom Media

| image =

| caption =

| date_game_played = December 16

| year_game_played = 2017

| football_season = 2017

| stadium = Cramton Bowl

| city = Montgomery, Alabama

| visitor_school = Middle Tennessee State University

| visitor_name_short = Middle Tennessee

| visitor_nickname = Blue Raiders

| visitor_record = 6–6

| visitor_conference = C–USA

| visitor_rank_AP =

| visitor_rank_coaches =

| visitor_rank_CFP =

| visitor_coach = Rick Stockstill

| visitor_1q = 7

| visitor_2q = 14

| visitor_3q = 7

| visitor_4q = 7

| home_school = Arkansas State University

| home_name_short = Arkansas State

| home_nickname = Red Wolves

| home_record = 7–4

| home_conference = Sun Belt

| home_rank_AP =

| home_rank_coaches =

| home_rank_CFP =

| home_coach = Blake Anderson

| home_1q = 3

| home_2q = 7

| home_3q = 7

| home_4q = 13

| MVP = Middle Tennessee LB Darius Harris

| odds =

| anthem =

| referee = Kevin Boitmann (Mtn. West)

| halftime =

| attendance = 20,612{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/college-football-bowl-game-attendance-2017-18-1.12784796|title = 2017-18 bowl game attendance and schedule}}

| payout =

| us_network = ESPN

| us_announcers = Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware, Olivia Harlan
Radio:John Brickley, Brad Edwards

| ratings =

| intl_network =

| intl_announcers =

| game_link = Salute to Veterans Bowl

}}

The 2017 Camellia Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 16, 2017. The game was the fourth edition of the Camellia Bowl and featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders of Conference USA and the Arkansas State Red Wolves of the Sun Belt Conference. Sponsored by broadcasting company Raycom Media, the game was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.{{cite web|title=Arkansas State and Middle Tennessee to Meet in Raycom Media Camellia Bowl|date=3 December 2017|url=https://www.camelliabowl.com/arkansas-state-middle-tennessee-meet-raycom-media-camellia-bowl/|publisher=ESPN Events|accessdate=December 5, 2017}}

Teams

=Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders=

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders finished the 2017 regular season with a 6–6 record.{{Cite web |title=2017 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/middle-tennessee-state/2017-schedule.html |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} This was their first appearance in the Camellia Bowl.

=Arkansas State Red Wolves=

The Arkansas State Red Wolves finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–4 record.{{Cite web |title=2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas-state/2017-schedule.html |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} This was their first appearance in the Camellia Bowl.

Game summary

=Scoring summary=

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=MTSU|HomeName=ARST|state=}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=11:52

| Team=ARST

| DrivePlays=7

| DriveLength=38

| DriveTime=1:57

| Type=FG

| yards=20

| Kicker=Sawyer Williams

| Visitor=0

| Home=3

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=9:25

| Team=MTSU

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=65

| DriveTime=2:27

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Terelle West

| yards=45

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Canon Rooker

| Visitor=7

| Home=3

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=5:41

| Team=MTSU

| DrivePlays=

| DriveLength=

| DriveTime=

| Type=FumbleTD

| Def=D.J. Sanders

| yards=54

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Canon Rooker

| Visitor=14

| Home=3

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=1:59

| Team=ARST

| DrivePlays=13

| DriveLength=85

| DriveTime=3:42

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Justice Hansen

| yards=1

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Sawyer Williams

| Visitor=14

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=0:45

| Team=MTSU

| DrivePlays=3

| DriveLength=50

| DriveTime=1:14

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Ruben Garnett

| QB=Brent Stockstill

| yards=31

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Canon Rooker

| Visitor=21

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=9:16

| Team=MTSU

| DrivePlays=12

| DriveLength=73

| DriveTime=4:38

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Tavares Thomas

| yards=2

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Canon Rooker

| Visitor=28

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=6:19

| Team=ARST

| DrivePlays=10

| DriveLength=58

| DriveTime=2:57

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Justin McInnis

| QB=Justice Hansen

| yards=20

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Sawyer Williams

| Visitor=28

| Home=17

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=14:24

| Team=ARST

| DrivePlays=9

| DriveLength=47

| DriveTime=2:58

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Warren Wand

| QB=Justice Hansen

| yards=2

| 2pt type=pass

| 2pt result=failed

| Visitor=28

| Home=23

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=12:08

| Team=MTSU

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=75

| DriveTime=2:16

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Shane Tucker

| QB=Brent Stockstill

| yards=30

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Canon Rooker

| Visitor=35

| Home=23

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=5:03

| Team=ARST

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=51

| DriveTime=0:48

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Christian Booker

| QB=Justice Hansen

| yards=41

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Sawyer Williams

| Visitor=35

| Home=30

}}

=Statistics=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Blue Raiders

|R1=7 |R2=14|R3=7 |R4=7

|Home=Red Wolves

|H1=3 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=13}}

class="wikitable" ! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell\|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}}"\|MTSU !!style="{{NCAA color cell\|Arkansas State Red Wolves}}"\|ARST
First downs	17	32
Plays–yards	64–352	97–462
Rushes–yards	29–120	39–104
Passing yards	232	358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–35–3	32–58–1
Time of possession	29:42	30:18

class="wikitable" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell\|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}}; text-align:center;"\|Middle Tennessee	Passing	Brent Stockstill	19/35, 232 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Terelle West	10 car, 65 yds, 1 TD
Receiving	Shane Tucker	4 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell\|Arkansas State Red Wolves}}; text-align:center;"\|Arkansas State	Passing	Justice Hansen	31/57, 337 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Warren Wand	13 rec, 46 yds
Receiving	Justin McInnis	7 rec, 107 yds, 1 TD

References

External links

[https://www.camelliabowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2017-Camellia-Bowl-Final-Book.pdf Game statistics] at camelliabowl.com

Category:2017–18 NCAA football bowl games

Category:Camellia Bowl

Category:Arkansas State Red Wolves football bowl games

Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football bowl games

Category:December 2017 sports events in the United States

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