2017 TaxSlayer Bowl

The 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 31, 2017, at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. The 73rd edition of the Gator Bowl featured the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game's naming rights sponsor was tax preparation software company TaxSlayer,[2] and for sponsorship reasons was officially known as the TaxSlayer Bowl.

2017 TaxSlayer Bowl
73rd Gator Bowl
Louisville Cardinals Mississippi State Bulldogs
(8–4) (8–4)
ACC SEC
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Head coach: 
Bobby Petrino		 Head coach: 
Greg Knox (interim)
APCoachesCFP
242423
1234 Total
Louisville 71433 27
Mississippi State 143014 31
DateDecember 30, 2017
Season2017
StadiumEverBank Field
LocationJacksonville, Florida
MVPMark McLaurin (S, Mississippi State) & Lamar Jackson (QB, Louisville)
FavoriteLouisville by 7.5
RefereeJerry McGinn (Big Ten)
Attendance41,310[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersTom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic

Teams

Louisville
See also: 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team and 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Mississippi State
See also: 2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team and 2017 Southeastern Conference football season

Game summary

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UL MSST
1 10:47 6 56 2:07 MSST Aeris Williams 5-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good 0 7
1 6:35 8 51 4:12 UL Charles Standberry 5-yard touchdown reception from Lamar Jackson, Blanton Creque kick good 7 7
1 3:11 9 79 3:24 MSST Keytaon Thompson 14-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good 7 14
2 10:29 5 74 1:38 UL Lamar Jackson 13-yard touchdown run, Blanton Creque kick good 14 14
2 4:21 7 14 3:24 MSST 23-yard field goal by Jace Christmann 14 17
2 0:19 3 88 0:45 UL Jaylen Smith 11-yard touchdown reception from Lamar Jackson, Blanton Creque kick good 21 17
3 3:14 6 27 2:38 UL 23-yard field goal by Blanton Creque 24 17
4 13:22 4 22 0:58 MSST Keytaon Thompson 2-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good 24 24
4 7:38 13 61 5:54 UL 31-yard field goal by Blanton Creque 27 24
4 3:39 11 65 3:59 MSST Keytaon Thompson 1-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good 27 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 31

Statistics
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 14 3 3 27
Bulldogs 14 3 0 14 31
StatisticsULMSST
First downs2023
Plays–yards70–35875–404
Rushes–yards39–18755–287
Passing yards171127
Passing: Comp–Att–Int13–31–411–20–1
Time of possession30:2129:39
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ULPassingLamar Jackson13/31, 171 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
RushingLamar Jackson24 car, 158 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJaylen Smith7 rec, 107 yds, 1 TD
MSSTPassingKeytaon Thompson11/20, 127 yds, 1 INT
RushingKeytaon Thompson27 car, 147 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingJesse Jackson3 rec, 38 yds
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References
  1. https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/college-football-bowl-game-attendance-2017-18-1.12784796
  2. "TaxSlayer Bowl". Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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