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played on December 16, 2017, at

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, with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. local time. The third annual edition of the

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, the game was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concludes the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive retailer

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, the game was officially known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl. The game featured

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of the

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and the

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. Georgia State beat Western Kentucky by a score of 27–17.

Teams

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

This was the Hilltoppers' fifth bowl game and their fourth consecutive. They previously won the

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, 2015 Miami Beach Bowl and 2016 Boca Raton Bowl. This was their first Cure Bowl appearance.

Georgia State Panthers

This was the Panthers' second bowl and second Cure Bowl appearance in school history.

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previously lost to

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Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

References

2017–18 NCAA football bowl games

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