# 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)

The 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 2017, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It featured the Western Michigan Broncos from the Mid-American Conference and the Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten Conference. The 81st Cotton Bowl Classic was one of the New Years Six bowl games in the College Football Playoff for the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season.
The game was broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. It was sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and was officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

## Teams

Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion Western Michigan was selected as an at-large as the highest ranked College Football Playoff (CFP) Group of Five team while Wisconsin was chosen as an at-large out of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin was an 81⁄2 point favorite to start the game.
This was the fifth meeting between the schools, with Wisconsin leading the all-time series 4–1. The most recent meeting was on August 31, 2000, where the Badgers defeated the Broncos by a score of 19–7. This was the first Cotton Bowl for both teams.
With Western Michigan representing the MAC, this was the first Cotton Bowl Classic to feature a MAC team.

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | WMU | WIS |
| 1 | 8:58 | 11 | 75 | 6:08 | WIS | Corey Clement 2-yard touchdown run, Andrew Endicott kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 3:23 | 7 | 88 | 3:52 | WIS | Dare Ogunbowale 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Endicott kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 5:27 | 16 | 65 | 8:46 | WMU | Zach Terrell 2-yard touchdown run, Butch Hampton kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 0:18 | 9 | 63 | 5:09 | WIS | 30-yard field goal by Andrew Endicott | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | 10:00 | 11 | 65 | 5:00 | WMU | 27-yard field goal by Butch Hampton | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | 12:26 | 3 | 12 | 1:26 | WIS | Troy Fumagalli 8-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Andrew Endicott kick good | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | 3:27 | 16 | 75 | 8:59 | WMU | Corey Davis 11-yard touchdown reception from Zach Terrell, Butch Hampton kick failed | 16 | 24 |
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### Statistics

| Statistics | Western Michigan | Wisconsin |
| First Downs | 18 | 18 |
| Plays-yards | 59-280 | 52-362 |
| Third down efficiency | 5–11 | 7–11 |
| Rushes-yards | 31-123 | 38-184 |
| Passing yards | 157 | 178 |
| Passing, Comp-Att-Int | 16-28-1 | 13-14-0 |
| Time of Possession | 29:55 | 30:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western Michigan | Passing | Zach Terrell | 16–28, 157 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Western Michigan | Rushing | Jamauri Bogan | 16 CAR, 58 YDS |
| Western Michigan | Receiving | Corey Davis | 6 REC, 73 YDS, 1 TD |
| Wisconsin | Passing | Bart Houston | 11–12, 159 YDS |
| Wisconsin | Rushing | Corey Clement | 22 CAR, 71 YDS, 1 TD |
| Wisconsin | Receiving | Troy Fumagalli | 6 REC, 83 YDS, 1 TD |