2017 Foster Farms Bowl
The 2017 Foster Farms Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 27, 2017, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It was one of the 2017–18 [NCAA football bowl games|2017–18 bowl games] concluding the 2017 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|2017 FBS football season]. The 16th edition of the Foster Farms Bowl, the game featured the Arizona Wildcats from the Pac-12 Conference against the Purdue Boilermakers from the Big Ten Conference. It was sponsored by the Foster Farms poultry company.
Team selection
The game features conference tie-ins with teams from the Pac-12 Conference and the Big Ten Conference.Arizona
The Wildcats finished their regular season 7–5 and accepted an invitation to play in the Foster Farms Bowl. This was Arizona's first trip to the Foster Farms Bowl; they entered the game with a record of 9–10–1 in prior bowl appearances. Their last bowl win was at the New Mexico Bowl">2015 New Mexico Lobos football team">New Mexico Bowl, when 2015 [Arizona Wildcats football team|they] defeated 2015 [New Mexico Lobos football team|New Mexico] 45–37.Purdue
After finishing their season 6–6, the Boilermakers received an invitation to play in the Foster Farms Bowl, which they accepted. This bowl marked the Boilermakers' eighteenth bowl appearance and they were seeking their first bowl victory since the 2011 [Little Caesars Pizza Bowl], when 2011 [Purdue Boilermakers football team|they] beat 2011 [Western Michigan Broncos football team|Western Michigan] 37–32.Game summary
Statistics
| Statistics | ARIZ | PUR |
| First downs | 19 | 27 |
| Plays–yards | 69–430 | 90–556 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–128 | 39–160 |
| Passing yards | 302 | 396 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–26–1 | 33–53–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:51 | 30:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| ARIZ | Passing | Khalil Tate | 17/26, 302 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT |
| ARIZ | Rushing | Khalil Tate | 20 car, 58 yds |
| ARIZ | Receiving | Tony Ellison | 4 rec, 102 yds, 2 TD |
| PUR | Passing | Elijah Sindelar | 33/53, 396 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| PUR | Rushing | D.J. Knox | 11 car, 101 yds, 1 TD |
| PUR | Receiving | Gregory Phillips | 14 rec, 149 yds, 2 TD |