The 2017 Pinstripe Bowl was a bowl game , a post-season American college football event that was played on December 27, 2017, at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of the Bronx . The eighth edition of the Pinstripe Bowl featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference against the Boston College Eagles of the Atlantic Coast Conference . It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season . Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company , the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl .
2017 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
1 2 3 4
Total
Iowa 3 7 7 10
27
Boston College 7 10 0 3
20
Date December 27, 2017 Season 2017 Stadium Yankee Stadium Location Bronx, New York, United States MVP Akrum Wadley (RB, Iowa)[ 1] Referee Terry Leyden (Pac-12 ) Attendance 37,667 Payout US$ 4,100,000[ 2] Network ESPN Announcers TV: Kevin Negandhi , Mack Brown , Booger McFarland , Jen Lada
The contest was televised on ESPN , with kickoff at 5:15 p.m. (EST)
The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes against the Boston College Eagles , the first meeting between the two. It was Boston College's second appearance in this bowl in four years and the first Pinstripe Bowl for Iowa.
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Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Iowa
BC
1
12:59
4
0
0:55
Iowa
24-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos
3
0
1
0:05
14
62
5:57
BC
A. J. Dillon 4-yard touchdown run, Colton Lichtenburg kick good
3
7
2
13:18
4
16
1:47
Iowa
Noah Fant 8-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley , Miguel Recinos kick good
10
7
2
9:35
7
69
3:43
BC
Tommy Sweeney 39-yard touchdown reception from Darius Wade, Colton Lichtenburg kick good
10
14
2
1:29
7
84
3:30
BC
30-yard field goal by Colton Lichtenburg
10
17
3
7:11
7
58
3:31
Iowa
Akrum Wadley 5-yard touchdown run, Miguel Recinos kick good
17
17
4
11:32
10
55
4:38
Iowa
38-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos
20
17
4
8:09
7
55
3:23
BC
24-yard field goal by Colton Lichtenburg
20
20
4
3:09
3
45
1:13
Iowa
Drake Kulick 1-yard touchdown run, Miguel Recinos kick good
27
20
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
27
20
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawkeyes
3
7
7
10
27
Eagles
7
10
0
3
20
Statistics
Iowa
BC
First downs
13
16
Plays–yards
54–200
70–383
Rushes–yards
39–101
43–175
Passing yards
99
208
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
8–15–0
16–27–2
Time of possession
27:25
32:35
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Iowa Passing
Nate Stanley 8/15, 99 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
Akrum Wadley 22 car, 88 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Nick Easley 1 rec, 32 yds
BC Passing
Darius Wade
16/27, 208 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
A. J. Dillon 32 car, 157 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Tommy Sweeney 7 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD
