# 2017 Belk Bowl

The 2017 Belk Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 29, 2017. The game was the 16th edition of the Belk Bowl and featured the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Texas A&M Aggies of the Southeastern Conference. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by department store chain Belk.

## Teams
### Wake Forest

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 record. The game was the team's second appearance in the bowl; they made their first appearance in 2007, when the game was known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

### Texas A&M

The Texas A&M Aggies finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 record. The game was the team's first appearance in the bowl.

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | WF | A&M |
| 1 | 12:48 | – | – | – | A&M | Charles Oliver 0-yard blocked punt return for a touchdown | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 11:04 | 3 | 55 | 0:31 | A&M | Trayveon Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Daniel LaCamera kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 8:47 | 6 | 69 | 2:17 | WF | Scotty Washington 50-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:47 | 5 | 50 | 1:07 | WF | Tabari Hines 7-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good | 14 | 14 |
| 1 | 1:33 | 5 | 70 | 0:56 | WF | 28-yard field goal by Mike Weaver | 17 | 14 |
| 2 | 13:25 | 9 | 83 | 2:13 | WF | Tabari Hines 7-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good | 24 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:21 | – | – | – | WF | Jessie Bates 59-yard punt return for a touchdown | 31 | 14 |
| 2 | 7:31 | 3 | 75 | 0:50 | A&M | Christian Kirk 52-yard touchdown reception from Nick Starkel, Daniel LaCamera kick good | 31 | 21 |
| 2 | 4:33 | 3 | 47 | 0:53 | WF | Cam Serigne 37-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good | 38 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:18 | 9 | 80 | 1:59 | A&M | Christian Kirk 10-yard touchdown reception from Nick Starkel, Daniel LaCamera kick good | 38 | 28 |
| 3 | 12:51 | 4 | 64 | 0:58 | A&M | Christian Kirk 9-yard touchdown reception from Nick Starkel, Daniel LaCamera kick good | 38 | 35 |
| 3 | 5:55 | 10 | 75 | 2:19 | WF | 27-yard field goal by Mike Weaver | 41 | 35 |
| 3 | 1:59 | 7 | 67 | 1:57 | A&M | Keith Ford 1-yard touchdown run, Daniel LaCamera kick good | 41 | 42 |
| 4 | 12:39 | 7 | 35 | 2:50 | A&M | 19-yard field goal by Daniel LaCamera | 41 | 45 |
| 4 | 9:06 | 11 | 69 | 3:33 | WF | Cade Carney 1-yard touchdown run, Mike Weaver kick good | 48 | 45 |
| 4 | 5:52 | 10 | 72 | 3:14 | A&M | Jhamon Ausbon 13-yard touchdown reception from Nick Starkel, Daniel LaCamera kick good | 48 | 52 |
| 4 | 2:18 | 13 | 69 | 3:34 | WF | Matt Colburn 1-yard touchdown run, Mike Weaver kick good | 55 | 52 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 17 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 55 |
| Aggies | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
| Statistics | WF | A&M |
| First downs | 31 | 32 |
| Plays–yards | 97–646 | 94–614 |
| Rushes–yards | 48–246 | 31–115 |
| Passing yards | 400 | 499 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 32–49 | 42–63–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:10 | 29:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| WF | Passing | John Wolford | 32–49, 400 yards, 4 TDs |
| WF | Rushing | Matt Colburn | 21 rushes, 150 yards, 1 TD |
| WF | Receiving | Scotty Washington | 9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD |
| A&M | Passing | Nick Starkel | 42–63, 499 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
| A&M | Rushing | Trayveon Williams | 7 rushes, 65 yards, 1 TD |
| A&M | Receiving | Christian Kirk | 13 receptions, 189 yards, 3 TDs |