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2017 New Orleans Bowl

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2017 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
17th New Orleans Bowl
1234 Total
Troy 157217 50
North Texas 71337 30
DateDecember 16, 2017
Season2017
StadiumMercedes-Benz Superdome
LocationNew Orleans
MVPTroy QB Brandon Silvers[1]
National anthemGregory Afek[2]
RefereeDavid Alvarez (Mtn. West)
Halftime showTroy University "Sound of the South" marching band
Attendance24,904
PayoutUS$925,000[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersJason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Kris Budden
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The 2017 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 16, 2017, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The 17th edition of the New Orleans Bowl featured the Sun Belt Conference co-champion Troy Trojans against the Conference USA West Division champion North Texas Mean Green. It began at 1 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.[4] Troy defeated North Texas, 50–30.

Teams

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The game featured the Troy Trojans against the North Texas Mean Green. It was the eleventh all-time meeting between the schools; with Troy's victory, it now leads the series 9–2. The Trojans and Mean Green played together in the Sun Belt from 2004 until 2012, when North Texas joined Conference USA.[5]

Troy Trojans

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This was the Trojans' fourth New Orleans Bowl; their record in the game is now 2–2, as they previously won the 2006 and 2010 editions of the game and lost in 2008.

North Texas Mean Green

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This was the Mean Green's fifth New Orleans Bowl, moving them into a two-way tie with Southern Miss for most appearances in that game (not counting Louisiana–Lafayette's two vacated bowl wins). The Mean Green's New Orleans Bowl record is now 1–4, with their only win in the game coming in 2002 over Cincinnati. It was the Mean Green's first New Orleans Bowl as a representative of Conference USA; their four previous appearances had all been as a Sun Belt member. The Mean Green went 9–3 overall (7–1 in conference) in the regular season, losing to SMU (54–32), Iowa (31–14), and FAU (69–31). They lost again to FAU (41–17) in the C-USA title game to bring their record to 9–4 (7–2).

Game summary

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On Troy's 1st drive, they faced an early third down. QB Brandon Silvers found Damion Willis for the first down. Later in the drive, Silvers found Willis for a beautiful pass-and-catch and found Sam Letton down to the North Texas 1-yard line. Senior RB Josh Anderson scored from a yard out to give Troy a 7–0 lead. On North Texas' second play from scrimmage, Jamal Stadom sacked QB Mason Fine and forced a fumble which Troy recovered at the 14-yard line. It took Troy just two plays to score as Silvers found Willis for 8 yards, and Anderson scored again from 2 yards out. Troy went for a two-point conversion, and Silvers found John Johnson in the back of the end zone for a 15–0 lead. Troy forced a three-and-out and got the ball back. However, on third-and-7, Joshua Wheeler sacked Silvers and Troy had to punt to North Texas. Mason Fine led a drive in which he found Rico Bussey for a 12-yard TD. Brandon Silvers then led a drive in which he found Damion Willis for a 22–7 lead.

Scoring summary

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Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Troy NT
1 10:55 9 80 4:05 Troy Josh Anderson 1-yard touchdown run, Tyler Sumpter kick good 7 0
1 9:21 3 14 0:47 Troy Josh Anderson 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good 15 0
1 0:55 11 75 4:07 NT Rico Bussey, Jr. 12-yard touchdown reception from Mason Fine, Trevor Moore kick good 15 7
2 14:24 5 81 1:31 Troy Damion Willis 7-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Silvers, Tyler Sumpter kick good 22 7
2 5:49 NT Fumble recovery returned 56 yards for touchdown by Colton McDonald, 2-point run failed 22 13
2 0:49 6 41 1:34 NT Michael Lawrence 13-yard touchdown reception from Mason Fine, Trevor Moore kick good 22 20
3 13:33 3 27 0:48 Troy Brandon Silvers 1-yard touchdown run, Tyler Sumpter kick good 29 20
3 10:28 5 92 2:04 Troy Tevaris McCormick 59-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Silvers, Tyler Sumpter kick good 36 20
3 4:26 13 59 6:02 NT 24-yard field goal by Trevor Moore 36 23
3 2:02 2 13 0:31 Troy John Johnson 20-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Silvers, Tyler Sumpter kick good 43 23
4 4:07 4 47 1:58 Troy Damion Willis 10-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Silvers, Tyler Sumpter kick good 50 23
4 0:28 8 60 3:39 NT Turner Smiley 17-yard touchdown reception from Mason Fine, Trevor Moore kick good 50 30
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 50 30

Statistics

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1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 15 7 21 7 50
Mean Green 7 13 3 7 30
Statistics Troy NT
First Downs 21 21
Total offense, plays–yards 69–435 79–295
Rushes-yards (net) 38–129 25–(-8)
Passing yards (net) 306 303
Passes, Comp–Att–Int 24–31–1 30–54–2
Time of Possession 29:33 30:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Brandon Silvers 24/31, 305 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Josh Anderson 22 car, 113 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Damion Willis 11 rec, 135 yds, 2 TD
North Texas Passing Mason Fine 30/54, 303 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Evan Johnson 6 car, 26 yds
Receiving Michael Lawrence 6 rec, 70 yds, 1 TD

References

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  1. ^ "Silvers lining: Troy QB honors Saints legend Manning with big game".
  2. ^ "Ohio Valley native sings at New Orleans Bowl". December 16, 2017.
  3. ^ Bowl payout
  4. ^ "Troy University and University of North Texas Accept 2017 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Invitation". NewOrleansBowl.org. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Troy Trojans vs. North Texas Mean Green series history