2017 Orange Bowl


The 2017 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2017 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The contest was televised on ESPN with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio, kickoff was at 8:00 p.m.. It was one of the 2017–18 [NCAA football bowl games|2017–18 bowl games] that concluded the 2017 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|2017 FBS football season]. The 84th Orange Bowl, the game was sponsored by the Capital One financial services organization, and was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.
The 2017 Orange Bowl featured the 2017 [Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin Badgers], champions of the Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten Conference] West Division, and the 2017 [Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes], champions of the 2017 [Atlantic Coast Conference football season|Atlantic Coast Conference] Coastal Division. Wisconsin beat Miami by a score of 34–24.

Teams

The teams playing in the Orange Bowl game were the Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes] and the Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin Badgers]. Prior to kickoff, the all-time series between the two teams was tied at 2 games apiece; the most recent meeting being at the 2009 [Champs Sports Bowl], where the Badgers football team|Badgers] defeated the Hurricanes football team|Hurricanes] by a score of 20–14.

Related events

  • Selection Sunday, December 3, 2017
  • Orange Bowl Fan Fest, December 30, 2017

Game summary

Statistics

StatisticsMIAWIS
First downs1724
Plays–yards55-37778-400
Rushes–yards29-17444-142
Passing yards203258
Passing: Comp–Att–Int11-26-323-34-0
Time of possession20:0839:52

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MIAPassingMalik Rosier11/26 203 yds 7.8 avg 1 TD 3 INT
MIARushingDeeJay Dallas8 carries 69 yds 8.6 avg 1 TD
MIAReceivingLawrence Cager4 receptions 76 yds 19.0 avg 1 TD
WISPassingAlex Hornibrook23/34 258 yds 4 TDs 7.6 avg
WISRushingJonathan Taylor26 carries 130 yds 5.0 avg
WISReceiving8 receptions 105 yds 13.1 avg 1 TD