# 2017 Texas Bowl

The 2017 Texas Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 27, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Sponsored by the Academy Sports + Outdoors sporting goods company, it was officially known as the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl. The game was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season.
The twelfth edition of the Texas Bowl, the game featured the Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 Conference against the Missouri Tigers of the Southeastern Conference. This was the teams' 24th meeting. Prior to the game, Texas led the series 17–6. This was their first match-up since Missouri left the Big 12 Conference after the 2011 season. Texas defeated Missouri, 33–16.

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | TEX | MIZ |
| 1 | 13:28 | 5 | 75 | 1:32 | TEX | Daniel Young 22-yard touchdown reception from Shane Buechele, Joshua Rowland kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 3:58 | 4 | 55 | 1:19 | TEX | John Burt 7-yard touchdown reception from Sam Ehlinger, Joshua Rowland kick good | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | 12:10 | 5 | 50 | 1:19 | MIZ | Ish Witter 4-yard touchdown run, Tucker McCann kick good | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | 7:47 | | | | TEX | Fumble recovery returned 38 yards for touchdown by Anthony Wheeler, Joshua Rowland kick good | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | 14:42 | 1 | 79 | 0:18 | MIZ | Johnathon Johnson 79-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, 2-point attempt failed | 21 | 13 |
| 3 | 2:44 | 16 | 87 | 5:33 | MIZ | 28-yard field goal by Tucker McCann | 21 | 16 |
| 3 | 0:10 | 2 | -10 | 0:10 | TEX | Missouri rush for -10 yards, safety | 23 | 16 |
| 4 | 12:15 | 8 | 30 | 3:55 | TEX | 41-yard field goal by Joshua Rowland | 26 | 16 |
| 4 | 1:39 | 4 | 14 | 1:36 | TEX | Armanti Foreman 18-yard touchdown run, Joshua Rowland kick good | 33 | 16 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Longhorns | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 33 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Statistics | TEX | MIZ |
| First downs | 16 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 71–280 | 68–390 |
| Rushes–yards | 42–113 | 34–121 |
| Passing yards | 167 | 269 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–29–0 | 18–34–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:15 | 24:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| TEX | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 11/15, 112 yds, 1 TD |
| TEX | Rushing | Daniel Young | 12 car, 48 yds |
| TEX | Receiving | Daniel Young | 3 rec, 64 yds, 1 TD |
| MIZ | Passing | Drew Lock | 18/34, 269 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| MIZ | Rushing | Larry Rountree III | 14 car, 74 yds |
| MIZ | Receiving | Johnathon Johnson | 3 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD |