| Game Name: | Sun Bowl |
| Subheader: | 84th Sun Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Hyundai |
| Date Game Played: | December 29 |
| Year Game Played: | 2017 |
| Football Season: | 2017 |
| Stadium: | Sun Bowl |
| City: | El Paso, Texas |
| Visitor School: | NC State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | NC State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Wolfpack |
| Visitor Record: | 8–4 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 24 |
| Visitor Coach: | Dave Doeren |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 21 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 21 |
| Home School: | Arizona State University |
| Home Name Short: | Arizona State |
| Home Nickname: | Sun Devils |
| Home Record: | 7–5 |
| Home Conference: | Pac-12 |
| Home Coach: | Todd Graham |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 10 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 21 |
| Mvp: | Nyheim Hines (RB, NC State)[1] |
| Odds: | NC State by 5.5 |
| Referee: | Mike Cannon (Big Ten) |
| Attendance: | 39,897[2] |
| Payout: | 3,447,568[3] |
| Us Network: | CBS |
| Us Announcers: | Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce (sideline) |
The 2017 Sun Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, on December 29, 2017. The game was the 84th Sun Bowl and featured the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pac-12 Conference. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by Hyundai Motor America, the game was officially known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl.[4]
After taking a 28–10 lead at the half, NC State defeated Arizona State by a 52–31 final score. Nyheim Hines of NC State was selected as the game MVP.[5] His teammates Kentavius Street and Kyle Bambard were named the most valuable lineman and most valuable special teams player, respectively.[5]
See main article: 2017 NC State Wolfpack football team and 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season.
The NC State Wolfpack finished the 2017 regular season with an 8–4 record under Coach Dave Doeren; the most wins Doeren has had at his tenure at NC State to date. The game was the team's first appearance in the Sun Bowl, and their second straight bowl win. Shortly after at the NFL draft, the entire NC State defensive line was selected in the first four rounds along with their running back, Nyheim Hines. Coach Doeren was offered a contract extension which locked in his role for another 6 years shortly after the game.
See main article: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and 2017 Pac-12 Conference football season.
The Arizona State Sun Devils finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 record. The game was the team's sixth appearance in the Sun Bowl.
Source[6]
| Statistics | NCSU | ASU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 73–491 | 70–469 |
| Rushes–yards | 44–173 | 30–117 |
| Passing yards | 318 | 352 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–29–0 | 25–40–3 |
| Time of possession | 34:29 | 25:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCSU | Passing | Finley | 24–29, 318 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Gallaspy II | 12 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Louis | 3 receptions, 115 yards | |
| ASU | Passing | Wilkins | 25–40, 352 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Richard | 13 carries, 50 yards | |
| Receiving | Harry | 9 receptions, 142 yards, 1 TD |