| Game Name: | Foster Farms Bowl |
| Subheader: | 16th Foster Farms Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 27 |
| Year Game Played: | 2017 |
| Football Season: | 2017 |
| City: | Santa Clara, California |
| Visitor School: | University of Arizona |
| Visitor Name Short: | Arizona |
| Visitor Nickname: | Wildcats |
| Visitor Record: | 7–5 |
| Visitor Conference: | Pac-12 |
| Visitor Coach: | Rich Rodriguez |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | Purdue University |
| Home Name Short: | Purdue |
| Home Nickname: | Boilermakers |
| Home Record: | 6–6 |
| Home Conference: | Big Ten |
| Home Coach: | Jeff Brohm |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 17 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Odds: | Arizona by 3.5[1] |
| Mvp: | Elijah Sindelar (QB, Purdue) & Ja'Whaun Bentley (LB, Purdue) |
| Anthem: | Pitman High School Madrigals [2] |
| Referee: | Brad Van Vark (Big XII) |
| Attendance: | 28,436[3] |
| Payout: | 3,600,000[4] |
| Us Network: | Fox |
| Us Announcers: | Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman |
| Different Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 Foster Farms Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 27, 2017, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The 16th edition of the Foster Farms Bowl, the game featured the Arizona Wildcats from the Pac-12 Conference against the Purdue Boilermakers from the Big Ten Conference. It was sponsored by the Foster Farms poultry company.
The game features conference tie-ins with teams from the Pac-12 Conference and the Big Ten Conference.
See also: 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team and 2017 Pac-12 Conference football season. The Wildcats finished their regular season 7–5 and accepted an invitation to play in the Foster Farms Bowl.[5] This was Arizona's first trip to the Foster Farms Bowl; they entered the game with a record of 9–10–1 in prior bowl appearances. Their last bowl win was at the 2015 New Mexico Bowl, when they defeated New Mexico 45–37.
See also: 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team and 2017 Big Ten Conference football season. After finishing their season 6–6, the Boilermakers received an invitation to play in the Foster Farms Bowl, which they accepted.[6] This bowl marked the Boilermakers' eighteenth bowl appearance (they were 9–8 in prior bowl games) and they were seeking their first bowl victory since the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, when they beat Western Michigan 37–32.
| Statistics | ARIZ | PUR |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 27 |
| Plays–yards | 69–430 | 90–556 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–128 | 39–160 |
| Passing yards | 302 | 396 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–26–1 | 33–53–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:51 | 30:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIZ | Passing | 17/26, 302 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Khalil Tate | 20 car, 58 yds | |
| Receiving | Tony Ellison | 4 rec, 102 yds, 2 TD | |
| PUR | Passing | Elijah Sindelar | 33/53, 396 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | D.J. Knox | 11 car, 101 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Gregory Phillips | 14 rec, 149 yds, 2 TD |