The 2017 New Mexico Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 16, 2017. The game was the 12th edition of the New Mexico Bowl and featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA and the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference. Sponsored by clothing company Gildan, the game was officially known as the 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl.
Teams This game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA against the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference in their first meeting against each other.
Marshall Thundering Herd
The Marshall Thundering Herd finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 (4–4 C-USA) record. The game was the team's first appearance in the New Mexico Bowl and fourteenth overall. This was Marshall's first bowl game against a team from the Mountain West Conference since the 1999 Motor City Bowl win over BYU.
Colorado State Rams
The Colorado State Rams finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 (5–3 MW) record. The game was the team's third appearance in the New Mexico Bowl and seventeenth overall. The Rams had previously played in the 2013 game, winning against Washington State.
Game summary Scoring summary
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Statistics Statistics Marshall Colo. St. First downs 18 26 Third down efficiency 5-14 9–19 Rushes–yards 33-239 31–70 Passing yards 262 320 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-32-2 25–52–0 Time of possession 27:56 32:04
Team Category Player StatisticsMarshall Passing Chase Litton 17/32, 262 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Keion Davis 18 car, 141 yds, 1 TD Receiving Tyre Brady 6 rec, 165 yds, 1 TDColo. St. Passing Nick Stevens 25/52, 320 yds, 2 TD Rushing Dalyn Dawkins 10 car, 50 yds Receiving Bisi Johnson 6 rec, 119 yds Source:
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