| Game Name: | Camellia Bowl |
| Game Link: | Camellia Bowl (2014 - present) |
| Subheader: | 4th Camellia Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Raycom Media |
| Date Game Played: | December 16 |
| Year Game Played: | 2017 |
| Football Season: | 2017 |
| Stadium: | Cramton Bowl |
| City: | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Visitor School: | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Middle Tennessee |
| Visitor Nickname: | Blue Raiders |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | C - USA |
| Visitor Coach: | Rick Stockstill |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | Arkansas State University |
| Home Name Short: | Arkansas State |
| Home Nickname: | Red Wolves |
| Home Record: | 7–4 |
| Home Conference: | Sun Belt |
| Home Coach: | Blake Anderson |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 13 |
| Mvp: | Middle Tennessee LB Darius Harris |
| Referee: | Kevin Boitmann (Mtn. West) |
| Attendance: | 20,612[1] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware, Olivia Harlan Radio:John Brickley, Brad Edwards |
The 2017 Camellia Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 16, 2017. The game was the fourth edition of the Camellia Bowl and featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders of Conference USA and the Arkansas State Red Wolves of the Sun Belt Conference. Sponsored by broadcasting company Raycom Media, the game was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.[2]
See main article: 2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders finished the 2017 regular season with a 6–6 record. This was their first appearance in the Camellia Bowl.
See main article: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–4 record. This was their first appearance in the Camellia Bowl.
| Statistics | MTSU | ARST |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 32 |
| Plays–yards | 64–352 | 97–462 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–120 | 39–104 |
| Passing yards | 232 | 358 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–35–3 | 32–58–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:42 | 30:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | 19/35, 232 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Terelle West | 10 car, 65 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Shane Tucker | 4 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD | |
| Arkansas State | Passing | 31/57, 337 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Warren Wand | 13 rec, 46 yds | |
| Receiving | 7 rec, 107 yds, 1 TD |