2017 Senior Bowl
The 2017 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2017 Draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that began on December 17, 2016. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and is officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl. The game was coached by John Fox of the Chicago Bears and Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns.[1]
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| 68th Senior Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 28, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Davis Webb | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | James Carter | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,175 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NFL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
The Game was played on January 28, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams. Coverage of the event was provided by NFL Network.
Rosters
The entire roster was announced on January 18. Western Michigan's Corey Davis was unable to attend the Senior Bowl after suffering a shoulder injury.[2]
North Team
South Team
Game summary
Scoring summary
| Scoring Play | Score | ||
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| 1st Quarter | |||
| NORTH – Zane Gonzalez 22–yard field goal, 03:35 | NORTH 3 – 0 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| SOUTH – Josh Reynolds 39–yard pass from Davis Webb (Webb pass failed), 02:33 | SOUTH 6 – 3 | ||
| SOUTH – Jake Elliott 37–yard field goal, 00:06 | SOUTH 9 – 3 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| SOUTH – Matt Dayes 2–yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 06:29 | SOUTH 16 – 3 | ||
| NORTH – Zane Gonzalez 29–yard field goal, 01:57 | SOUTH 16 – 6 | ||
| NORTH – Zane Gonzalez 39–yard field goal, 00:00 | SOUTH 16 – 9 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| NORTH – Zay Jones 6–yard pass from Nate Peterman (Peterman pass INT), 01:51 | SOUTH 16 – 15 | ||
Statistics
| Statistics | North | South |
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| First Downs | 18 | 23 |
| Total offense, plays - yards | 58-305 | 63-409 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 29-177 | 26-141 |
| Passing yards (net) | 128 | 268 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 17-25-0 | 25-35-3 |
| Time Of Possession | 31:20 | 28:40 |
See also
References
- "Browns, Bears to coach 2017 game". Senior Bowl. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- Jeff Kerr (January 24, 2017). "Corey Davis pulls out of Senior Bowl with shoulder injury". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- John Casillo (January 28, 2017). "Etta-Tawo misses Senior Bowl with injury as South beats North, 16-15". Nunesmagician.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- Stephenson, Creg (January 20, 2017). "Senior Bowl 2017: 2 players out due to injury, several added". AL.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- Joe Clarkin (January 28, 2017). "Alabama football: LB Ryan Anderson will not play in Senior Bowl due to thumb injury". SECCountry.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- Austin Gayle (February 16, 2017). "SDSU's Nico Siragusa good to go for combine, speaks to Aztecs' bright future". FoxSports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.