# 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

The 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on Friday, December 22, 2017, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The 21st annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, it was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission.
The game featured the Wyoming Cowboys (7–5) of the Mountain West Conference and the Central Michigan Chippewas (8–4) of the Mid-American Conference. The teams had played twice before; in 2000 (Wyoming won, 20–10), and in 2002 (Central Michigan won, 32–20).
With a temperature of 37 °F (3 °C) at kickoff, the game started at 2:05 pm MST (4:05 pm EST) and was broadcast by ESPN. The Cowboys led by twenty points at the half and defeated the Chippewas, 37–14.

## Central Michigan Chippewas

Central Michigan finished their regular season with an 8–4 record overall (6–2 in conference). This was their first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

## Wyoming Cowboys

Wyoming finished their regular season with a 7–5 record overall (5–3 in conference). This was their first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

## Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | CMU | WYO |
| 1 | 7:55 | 5 | 46 | 2:13 | WYO | Jared Scott 23-yard touchdown reception from Josh Allen, Cooper Rothe kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 4:38 | 5 | 24 | 2:52 | WYO | Austin Conway 11-yard touchdown reception from Josh Allen, Cooper Rothe kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 3:10 | 3 | 85 | 1:28 | CMU | Jonathan Ward 74-yard touchdown reception from Shane Morris, Michael Armstrong kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 1:09 | 4 | 65 | 2:01 | WYO | C.J. Johnson 45-yard touchdown reception from Josh Allen, Cooper Rothe kick good | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | 13:48 | 4 | 8 | 1:21 | WYO | 27-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | 4:57 | 5 | 17 | 1:57 | WYO | 28-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | 5:15 | 11 | 61 | 5:26 | WYO | 20-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | 3:08 | 7 | 65 | 2:07 | CMU | Jonathan Ward 3-yard touchdown run, Michael Armstrong kick good | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | 11:23 | - | - | - | WYO | Fumble recovery returned 58 yards for touchdown by Carl Granderson, Cooper Rothe kick good | 14 | 37 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Cowboys | 21 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
| Statistics | CMU | WYO |
| First Downs | 18 | 15 |
| Total offense, yards | 364 | 275 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 27–18 | 42–121 |
| Passing yards (net) | 346 | 154 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 26–43–4 | 11–19–0 |
| Time of Possession | 29:14 | 30:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Central Michigan | Passing | Shane Morris | 23/39, 329 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT |
| Central Michigan | Rushing | Jonathan Ward | 12 car, 29 yds, 1 TD |
| Central Michigan | Receiving | Jonathan Ward | 7 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD |
| Wyoming | Passing | Josh Allen | 11/19, 154 yds, 3 TDs |
| Wyoming | Rushing | Kellen Overstreet | 21 car, 85 yds |
| Wyoming | Receiving | C.J. Johnson | 3 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD |
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