2017 Orange Bowl

The 2017 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2017 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The contest was televised on ESPN with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio, kickoff was at 8:00 p.m. (EST). It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season. The 84th Orange Bowl, the game was sponsored by the Capital One financial services organization, and was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.

2017 Capital One Orange Bowl
CFP New Year’s Six 84th Orange Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers Miami Hurricanes (12–1) (10–2) Big Ten ACC 34 24 Head coach:  Paul Chryst Head coach:  Mark Richt AP Coaches CFP 6 6 6 AP Coaches CFP 11 11 10
1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 3 21 3 7 34 Miami 14 0 7 3 24
Date	December 30, 2017
Season	2017
Stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP	Alex Hornibrook (QB, Wisconsin)
Favorite	Wisconsin by 6.5 (46)
Referee	Matt Loeffler (SEC)
Halftime show	Andy Grammer
Attendance	65,326
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN & ESPN Radio
Announcers	Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay, and Molly McGrath (ESPN) Dave Flemming, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman (ESPN Radio)

The 2017 Orange Bowl featured the Wisconsin Badgers (12–1), champions of the Big Ten Conference West Division, and the Miami Hurricanes (10–2), champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division. Wisconsin beat Miami by a score of 34–24.

Teams

The teams playing in the Orange Bowl game were the Miami Hurricanes and the Wisconsin Badgers. Prior to kickoff, the all-time series between the two teams was tied at 2 games apiece; the most recent meeting being at the 2009 Champs Sports Bowl, where the Badgers defeated the Hurricanes by a score of 20–14.

Related events

• Selection Sunday, December 3, 2017
• Orange Bowl Fan Fest, December 30, 2017

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WIS MIA 1 7:58 8 47 3:18 WISC 35-yard field goal by Rafael Gaglianone 3 0 1 5:21 7 75 2:37 MIA Travis Homer 5-yard touchdown run, Michael Badgley kick good 3 7 1 2:49 2 45 0:29 MIA DeeJay Dallas 39-yard touchdown run, Michael Badgley kick good 3 14 2 13:37 3 23 1:19 WISC Danny Davis III 20-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good 10 14 2 5:49 12 71 6:38 WISC A.J. Taylor 16-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good 17 14 2 0:28 9 62 3:31 WISC Danny Davis III 5-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good 24 14 3 10:52 2 46 0:26 MIA Lawrence Cager 38-yard touchdown reception from Malik Rosier, Michael Badgley kick good 24 21 3 3:39 10 51 5:09 WISC 47-yard field goal by Rafael Gaglianone 27 21 4 11:34 10 47 3:11 MIA 41-yard field goal by Michael Badgley 27 24 4 7:44 8 75 3:50 WISC Danny Davis III 6-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good 34 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 24

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Badgers	3	21	3	7	34
No. 10 Hurricanes	14	0	7	3	24

Statistics	MIA	WIS
First downs	17	24
Plays–yards	55-377	78-400
Rushes–yards	29-174	44-142
Passing yards	203	258
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11-26-3	23-34-0
Time of possession	20:08	39:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MIA	Passing	Malik Rosier	11/26 203 yds 7.8 avg 1 TD 3 INT
	Rushing	DeeJay Dallas	8 carries 69 yds 8.6 avg 1 TD
	Receiving	Lawrence Cager	4 receptions 76 yds 19.0 avg 1 TD
WIS	Passing	Alex Hornibrook	23/34 258 yds 4 TDs 7.6 avg
	Rushing	Jonathan Taylor	26 carries 130 yds 5.0 avg
	Receiving	[A.J. Taylor]	8 receptions 105 yds 13.1 avg 1 TD