The 2017 Sun Bowl was a postseason
college football bowl game
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played at
Sun Bowl Stadium in
El Paso
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,
Texas
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, 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
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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
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...
, the game was officially known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl.
After taking a 28–10 lead at the half,
NC State
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defeated
Arizona State
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by a 52–31 final score.
Nyheim Hines
Nyheim Hines ( ; born November 12, 1996) is an American football running back and punt returner for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in ...
of NC State was selected as the game MVP.
His teammates
Kentavius Street
Kentavius Radkevian Street (born May 8, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State.
College career
In the 2017 college football seaso ...
and Kyle Bambard were named the most valuable lineman and most valuable special teams player, respectively.
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Teams
NC State
The NC State Wolfpack finished the 2017 regular season with an 8–4 record under Coach Dave Doeren
David William Doeren (born December 3, 1971) is an American football coach who is currently the head football coach at North Carolina State University, a position he has held since the 2013 season. Doeren previously served as the head football ...
; 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.
Arizona State
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.
Game summary
Scoring summary
Source
Statistics
References
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2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
Sun Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils football bowl games
NC State Wolfpack football bowl games
2017 in sports in Texas
December 2017 sports events in the United States