2017 Camellia 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 [2017 2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders] of Conference USA and the [2017 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|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.
Teams
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders finished the 2017 regular season with a 6–6 record. 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. This was their first appearance in the Camellia Bowl.Game summary
Statistics
| Statistics | MTSU | 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 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Brent Stockstill | 19/35, 232 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Middle Tennessee | Rushing | Terelle West | 10 car, 65 yds, 1 TD |
| Middle Tennessee | Receiving | Shane Tucker | 4 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD |
| Arkansas State | Passing | Justice Hansen | 31/57, 337 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Arkansas State | Rushing | Warren Wand | 13 rec, 46 yds |
| Arkansas State | Receiving | Justin McInnis | 7 rec, 107 yds, 1 TD |