2017 Cure bowl - Wikipedia 2017 Cure bowl 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Georgia State Panthers ( 6 -- 6 ) ( 6 -- 5 ) C - USA Sun Belt 17 27 Head coach : Mike Sanford Jr. Head coach : Shawn Elliott Total Western Kentucky 7 0 7 17 Georgia State 10 7 7 27 Date December 16, 2017 Season 2017 Stadium Camping World Stadium Location Orlando, Florida MVP Georgia State QB Conner Manning National anthem Girl Scouts Citrus Singers Referee Mike Roche ( American ) Attendance 19,585 United States TV coverage Network CBSSN Announcers Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and Jenny Dell Cure Bowl < 2016 2018 > The 2017 Cure Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 16, 2017, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, with kickoff at 2 : 30 PM local time. The third annual edition of the Cure Bowl, the game was one of the 2017 -- 18 bowl games that concludes the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive retailer AutoNation, the game was officially known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl. The game featured Georgia State Panthers of the Sun Belt Conference and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers of Conference USA. Georgia State beat Western Kentucky by a score of 27 -- 17. Contents 1 Teams 1.1 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 1.2 Georgia State Panthers 2 Game summary 2.1 Scoring summary 2.2 Statistics 3 References Teams Western Kentucky Hilltoppers See also : 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 2017 Conference USA football season This was the Hilltoppers ' fifth bowl game and their fourth consecutive. They previously won the 2014 Bahamas Bowl, 2015 Miami Beach Bowl and 2016 Boca Raton Bowl. This was their first Cure Bowl appearance. Georgia State Panthers See also : 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team and 2017 Sun Belt Conference football season This was the Panthers ' second bowl and second Cure Bowl appearance in school history. They previously lost to San Jose State in 2015. Game summary Scoring summary Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WKU GSU 8 : 07 10 40 4 : 57 GSU 42 - yard field goal by Brandon Wright 0 7 : 29 75 0 : 38 WKU Deon Yelder 54 - yard touchdown reception from Mike White, Ryan Nuss kick good 7 6 : 18 85 1 : 11 GSU Demarcus Kirk 26 - yard touchdown run, Brandon Wright kick good 7 10 14 : 18 5 1 : 36 WKU 38 - yard field goal by Ryan Nuss 10 10 9 : 07 10 55 5 : 11 GSU 37 - yard field goal by Brandon Wright 10 13 5 : 55 5 80 1 : 46 GSU Roger Carter 42 - yard touchdown reception from Conner Manning, Brandon Wright kick good 10 20 5 : 50 16 74 9 : 01 GSU Kyler Neal 1 - yard touchdown run, Brandon Wright kick good 10 27 2 : 34 11 87 3 : 16 WKU Deon Yelder 4 - yard touchdown reception from Mike White, Ryan Nuss kick good 17 27 `` TOP '' = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 27 Statistics Total Hilltoppers 7 0 7 17 Panthers 10 7 7 27 Statistics WKU GSU First downs 17 21 Plays -- yards 61 -- 349 71 -- 419 Rushes -- yards 21 -- - 2 43 -- 143 Passing yards 351 419 Passing : Comp -- Att -- Int 26 -- 40 -- 2 20 -- 28 -- 0 Time of possession 24 : 39 35 : 21 Team Player Statistics WKU Passing Mike White 26 / 39, 351 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jakairi Moses 7 car, 19 yds Receiving Deon Yelder 5 rec, 112 yds, 2 TD GSU Passing Conner Manning 20 / 28, 276 yds, 1 TD Rushing Glenn Smith 23 car, 73 yds Receiving Roger Carter 4 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD References Jump up ^ http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=211689880 Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/ScouterrificCEO/status/942099439522598912 Jump up ^ https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf9/5463973.pdf?_ga=2.181916964.203251302.1513450633-672836385.1513450633 Jump up ^ http://curebowl.com/bowl-event-week/ 2017 -- 18 NCAA football bowl game season New Mexico ( Dec. 16 ) Las Vegas ( Dec. 16 ) Camellia ( Dec. 16 ) Cure ( Dec. 16 ) New Orleans ( Dec. 16 ) Boca Raton ( Dec. 19 ) Frisco ( Dec. 20 ) Gasparilla ( Dec. 21 ) Famous Idaho Potato ( Dec. 22 ) Bahamas ( Dec. 22 ) Armed Forces ( Dec. 23 ) Birmingham ( Dec. 23 ) Dollar General ( Dec. 23 ) Hawaii ( Dec. 24 ) Quick Lane ( Dec. 26 ) Heart of Dallas ( Dec. 26 ) Cactus ( Dec. 26 ) Independence ( Dec. 27 ) Pinstripe ( Dec. 27 ) Texas ( Dec. 27 ) Foster Farms ( Dec. 27 ) Military ( Dec. 28 ) Camping World ( Dec. 28 ) Alamo ( Dec. 28 ) Holiday ( Dec. 28 ) Belk ( Dec. 29 ) Cotton ( Dec. 29 ) Sun ( Dec. 29 ) Music City ( Dec. 29 ) Arizona ( Dec. 29 ) Fiesta ( Dec. 30 ) Liberty ( Dec. 30 ) Orange ( Dec. 30 ) TaxSlayer ( Dec. 30 ) Citrus ( Jan. 1 ) Outback ( Jan. 1 ) Peach ( Jan. 1 ) College Football Playoff games : Rose ( semifinal ) ( Jan. 1 ) Sugar ( semifinal ) ( Jan. 1 ) National Championship Game ( Jan. 8 ) All - Star Games East -- West Shrine Game ( Jan. 20 ) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl ( Jan. 20 ) Senior Bowl ( Jan. 27 ) Cure Bowl 2015 2016 2017 Broadcasters Georgia State Panthers football Venues Georgia Dome ( 2010 -- 2016 ) Georgia State Stadium ( 2017 -- present ) Bowls & rivalries 2015 Cure Bowl 2017 Cure Bowl Georgia Southern Culture & lore Pounce Fight Panthers People Head coaches NFL players Statistical leaders Seasons 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers bowl games 1963 Tangerine Bowl 1973 Grantland Rice Bowl 1973 Camellia Bowl 1975 Grantland Rice Bowl 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2014 Bahamas Bowl 2015 Miami Beach Bowl 2016 Boca Raton Bowl 2017 Cure Bowl This college football bowl article is a stub. 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Question: who is playing in the cure bowl 2017
Answer: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers