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 of the Mountain West Conference and the Central Michigan Chippewas of the Mid-American Conference. The teams had played twice before; in 2000, and in 2002.
With a temperature of at kickoff, the game started at and was broadcast by ESPN. The Cowboys led by twenty points at the half and defeated the Chippewas,

Central Michigan Chippewas

Central Michigan finished their regular season with an 8–4 record overall. This was their first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Wyoming Cowboys

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

Scoring summary

StatisticsCMUWYO
First Downs1815
Total offense, yards364275
Rushes-yards 27–1842–121
Passing yards 346154
Passes, Comp-Att-Int26–43–411–19–0
Time of Possession29:1430:46

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central MichiganPassingShane Morris23/39, 329 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
Central MichiganRushingJonathan Ward12 car, 29 yds, 1 TD
Central MichiganReceivingJonathan Ward7 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD
WyomingPassingJosh Allen11/19, 154 yds, 3 TDs
WyomingRushingKellen Overstreet21 car, 85 yds
WyomingReceivingC.J. Johnson3 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD

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