2017 Bahamas Bowl
| 2017 Bahamas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 4th Bahamas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Network ESPN | RedVoice, LLC | |||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Steve Levy, Desmond Howard, Laura Rutledge | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 Bahamas Bowl was a
The game featured the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference against the UAB Blazers of Conference USA.[3] Ohio beat UAB by a score of 41–6.
Teams
The game featured the UAB Blazers against the Ohio Bobcats and was the first-ever meeting between the two schools.[4]
UAB Blazers
2017 was the Blazers' first season back on the football field following a two-year hiatus (the program had originally been dropped, but massive public outcry led to its reinstatement a year later). After finishing their regular season 8–4, the Blazers accepted their invitation to the Bahamas Bowl.[5]
This was the first bowl game for UAB since the 2004 Hawaii Bowl where they lost to the Hawaii Warriors by a score of 59–40.
Ohio Bobcats
After finishing their regular season 8–4, the Bobcats accepted their invitation to the Bahamas Bowl.[6]
This was Ohio's eighth bowl appearance in the last nine seasons, and their first appearance in the Bahamas Bowl.
Game summary
Scoring Summary
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Statistics
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Bobcats | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| Statistics | UAB | Ohio |
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| First Downs | 20 | 24 |
| Total offense, yards | 353 | 459 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 25–99 | 32–249 |
| Passing yards (net) | 254 | 210 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 24–45–0 | 14–22–0 |
| Time of Possession | 29:34 | 30:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UAB | Passing | A.J. Erdely | 24/45, 254 yds |
| Rushing | Spencer Brown | 13 car, 37 yds | |
| Receiving | Ronnie Turner Jr. | 4 rec, 67 yds | |
| Ohio | Passing | Nathan Rourke | 12/18, 185 yds, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Dorian Brown | 12 car, 152 yds, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Papi White | 4 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD |
References
- ^ "2017 Bowl Game Attendance". sportshoop.la. December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ Bowl payout
- ^ Bahamas Bowl Communications (November 26, 2017). "UAB and Ohio accept 2017 Bahamas Bowl invitations". BahamasBowl.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ UAB Blazers vs. Ohio Bobcats series history
- ^ "UAB To Play Ohio University in the 2017 Bahamas Bowl". UABSports.com. University of Alabama at Birmingham. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Ohio Football Headed To The Bahamas Bowl". OhioBobcats.com. Ohio University. November 26, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2016.