2017 Belk Bowl
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 football team|Wake Forest Demon Deacons] of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the 2017 [Texas A&M Aggies football team|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.
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 Meineke [Car Care Bowl|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
Statistics
| Statistics | WF | 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 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| WF | Passing | John Wolford | 32–49, 400 yards, 4 TDs |
| WF | Rushing | Matt Colburn | 21 rushes, 150 yards, 1 TD |
| WF | Receiving | Scotty Washington | 9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD |
| A&M | Passing | Nick Starkel | 42–63, 499 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
| A&M | Rushing | Trayveon Williams | 7 rushes, 65 yards, 1 TD |
| A&M | Receiving | Christian Kirk | 13 receptions, 189 yards, 3 TDs |