# 2017 Outback Bowl

The 2017 Outback Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on Monday, January 2, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 31st annual Outback Bowl featured the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten Conference and the Florida Gators from the Southeastern Conference, and was one of the 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games concluding the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was nationally televised by ABC, and its title sponsor was the Outback Steakhouse restaurant franchise.

## Teams

On December 4, 2016, Florida and Iowa were selected to play one another. This was the fourth overall meeting between the teams, and was the third time the Gators and Hawkeyes played each other in the Outback Bowl, with each team having won one of the previous meetings. This was also the fifth time each school played in the Outback Bowl.

### Iowa
## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | FLA | IOWA |
| 1 | 8:56 | 5 | 9 | 1:25 | IOWA | 36-yard field goal by Keith Duncan | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 5:42 | 8 | 49 | 3:14 | FLA | 44-yard field goal by Eddy Piñeiro | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 1:46 | 1 | 85 | 0:16 | FLA | Mark Thompson 85-yard touchdown reception from Austin Appleby, Eddy Piñeiro kick good | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | 0:48 | 12 | 80 | 6:47 | FLA | DeAndre Goolsby 6-yard touchdown reception from Austin Appleby, Eddy Piñeiro kick good | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | 14:44 | | | | FLA | Interception returned 58 yards for touchdown by Chauncey Gardner, Eddy Piñeiro kick good | 24 | 3 |
| 4 | 9:46 | 4 | -1 | 1:25 | FLA | 25-yard field goal by Eddy Piñeiro | 27 | 3 |
| 4 | 5:57 | 4 | 6 | 1:39 | FLA | 48-yard field goal by Eddy Piñeiro | 30 | 3 |
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### Statistics

| Statistics | FLA | IOWA |
| First Downs | 11 | 14 |
| Plays-yards | 57-331 | 65-226 |
| Third down efficiency | 6/15 | 4/15 |
| Rushes-yards | 109 | 171 |
| Passing yards | 222 | 55 |
| Passing, Comp-Att-Int | 14-25-2 | 7-24-3 |
| Time of Possession | 28:45 | 31:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| FLA | Passing | Austin Appleby | 14/25, 2 int., 222 yds, 2 TD |
| FLA | Rushing | Jordan Scarlett | 14 r./94 yds, 0 TD |
| FLA | Receiving | Antonio Callaway | 7 rec./55 yds, 0 TD |
| IOWA | Passing | C. J. Beathard | 7/23, 3 int., 55 yds, 0 TD |
| IOWA | Rushing | Akrum Wadley | 22 r./115 yds, 0 TD |
| IOWA | Receiving | Akrum Wadley | 4 rec./21 yds, 0 TD |