The 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 26, 2017, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The 8th edition of the Heart of Dallas Bowl, it was sponsored by fast food chicken restaurant Zaxby's, and was officially known as the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl.
The game featured the Utah Utes from the Pac-12 Conference against the West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big 12 Conference. Utah defeated West Virginia, 30–14.
Team selection The game featured conference tie-ins with teams from Conference USA and the Big 12 Conference. However, the bowl instead invited a team from the Pac-12 Conference. This was the second all-time meeting between the two schools, with the first occurring in the 1964 Liberty Bowl. It was the first Heart of Dallas Bowl for each team.
Utah
West Virginia
Game summary Scoring summary
Statistics
Statistics Utah WVU First downs 19 6 Plays–yards 80 51 Rushes–yards 53–197 21–29 Passing yards 165 124 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–27–0 10–30–2 Time of possession 38:34 21:26
Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Tyler Huntley 12/26, 165 yds Rushing Zack Moss 20 car, 150 yds, 1 TD Receiving Darren Carrington II 4 rec, 62 ydsWest Virginia Passing Chris Chugunov 9/28, 129 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Kennedy McCoy 14 car, 31 yds Receiving Gary Jennings 3 rec, 66 yds
Media The game was broadcast by ESPN, and kicked off at 1:30 p.m. ET.
References
External links Game summary at ESPN