2017 Outback Bowl
College football game
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.
01Teams
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.
Florida
Iowa
02Game summary
Scoring summary
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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 |
| Rushing | Jordan Scarlett | 14 r./94 yds, 0 TD | |
| Receiving | Antonio Callaway | 7 rec./55 yds, 0 TD | |
| IOWA | Passing | C. J. Beathard | 7/23, 3 int., 55 yds, 0 TD |
| Rushing | Akrum Wadley | 22 r./115 yds, 0 TD | |
| Receiving | Akrum Wadley | 4 rec./21 yds, 0 TD |
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