# 2017 Birmingham Bowl

The 2017 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2017, at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The twelfth edition of the Birmingham Bowl featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference against the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference. Kickoff was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CST and the game aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season.

## Teams

The game featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders against the South Florida Bulls and was the first-ever meeting between the two schools.

### Texas Tech Red Raiders

This was the Red Raiders' first Birmingham Bowl.

### South Florida Bulls

South Florida entered the game as the defending Birmingham Bowl champion, their 2016 team having defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 46–39 in overtime. This was the Bulls' third Birmingham Bowl; in addition to their 2016 victory, the 2006 Bulls defeated the East Carolina Pirates, 24–7 in the inaugural game when it was known as the PapaJohns.com 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 | TTU | USF |
| 1 | 10:47 | 12 | 67 | 4:13 | TTU | 26-yard field goal by Clayton Hatfield | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 7:12 | 11 | 58 | 3:35 | USF | 25-yard field goal by Emilio Nadelman | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 0:34 | 10 | 81 | 3:48 | TTU | Keke Coutee 5-yard touchdown reception from Nic Shimonek, Clayton Hatfield kick good | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | 0:51 | 2 | 25 | 0:24 | USF | Tyre McCants 21-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | 11:25 | 6 | 28 | 2:57 | TTU | Dylan Cantrell 3-yard touchdown reception from Nic Shimonek, Clayton Hatfield kick good | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | 8:34 | 9 | 91 | 2:51 | USF | Darnell Salomon 17-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | 5:55 | 4 | 40 | 1:45 | TTU | Tre King 4-yard touchdown run, Clayton Hatfield kick good | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | 9:30 | 9 | 43 | 3:07 | USF | Quinton Flowers 5-yard touchdown run, Emilio Nadelman kick good | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | 5:02 | 13 | 60 | 4:28 | TTU | 33-yard field goal by Clayton Hatfield | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | 4:26 | 2 | 65 | 0:36 | USF | Marquez Valdes-Scantling 64-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good | 27 | 31 |
| 4 | 1:31 | 8 | 85 | 2:55 | TTU | T. J. Vasher 25-yard touchdown reception from Nic Shimonek, Clayton Hatfield kick good | 34 | 31 |
| 4 | 0:16 | 7 | 75 | 1:15 | USF | Tyre McCants 26-yard touchdown reception from Quinton Flowers, Emilio Nadelman kick good | 34 | 38 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Bulls | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| Statistics | TTU | USF |
| First Downs | 28 | 27 |
| Total offense, plays-yards | 94–549 | 82–561 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 35–133 | 48–250 |
| Passing yards (net) | 416 | 311 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 32–59–2 | 17–34–0 |
| Time of Possession | 35:21 | 24:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Nic Shimonek | 32/59, 416 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Justin Stockton | 18 car, 103 yds |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Keke Coutee | 11 rec, 187 yds, 1 TD |
| South Florida | Passing | Quinton Flowers | 17/34, 311 yds, 4 TD |
| South Florida | Rushing | Quinton Flowers | 14 car, 106 yds, 1 TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 3 rec, 133 yds, 1 TD |