J'Mar Smith (QB, La. Tech) & Amik Robertson (CB, La. Tech)[1]
Referee
Ted Pitts (Sun Belt)
Attendance
14,419[2]
Payout
US$100,000[3]
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Mike Couzens, John Congemi, Kris Budden
Frisco Bowl
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The 2017 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 20, 2017, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, United States. The first annual Frisco Bowl, it featured the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs of Conference USA and the SMU Mustangs of the American Athletic Conference. It began at 7:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by DXL, a retailer of men's big and tall apparel, the game was officially known as the DXL Frisco Bowl.[4] The Bulldogs decisively beat the Mustangs by a score of 51–10.
^"Smith, Robertson named MVPS in LA Tech's Frisco bowl victory - ESPN Video". December 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
^"2017-18 bowl game attendance and schedule". Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
^"Bowl payout". Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^"SMU and Louisiana Tech Selected to Play in Inaugural 2017 DXL Frisco Bowl". DXLFriscoBowl.com. December 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
The 2017FriscoBowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 20, 2017, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, United States. The first...
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game played in Frisco, Texas, since December 2017. The bowl has a tie-in with the American Athletic Conference...
his college career. As a freshman he was the Defensive MVP of the 2017FriscoBowl. As a junior he was named a first-team All-American by the Football...
The 2018 FriscoBowl was a college football bowl game played on December 19, 2018, with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. local CST). It...
Frisco, Texas, and would be played at Toyota Stadium for the 2017 season. The new bowl game is named the FriscoBowl. In 2014, the Miami Beach Bowl didn't...
2017 regular season before resigning to take the head coaching job at the University of Arkansas. Sonny Dykes coached the Mustangs in the 2017Frisco...
first bowl game under Holtz's tenure, playing the Bulls of the University of South Florida in the Papajohns.com Bowl, losing 24–7. Despite the bowl loss...
their bowl game. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl...
to Frisco, Texas". ESPN. Associated Press. March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019. "Historic East-West Shrine Bowl Moves to Ford Center in Frisco in...
coached the Mustangs in the 2017 Frisco Bowl. SMU finished the season with an overall record of 7–6. The 2020 FriscoBowl was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues...
Frisco High School is a public high school located in Frisco, Texas and is a part of the Frisco Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated...
the American Athletic Conference. Dykes coached the Mustangs in the 2017FriscoBowl after Morris resigned to take the head coaching job at the University...
Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The New Mexico Bowl trophy is a 20-inch (51 cm) piece of Zia Pueblo pottery, painted with Pueblo symbols, the New Mexico Bowl logo...
The football team has participated in various bowl games, from the Dixie Classic in 1924 to the Fenway Bowl in 2023. Football alumni include Heisman winner...
UTC−05:00 Cotton Bowl, Fair Park Semi-finals April 14 17:00 UTC−05:00 Toyota Stadium, Frisco April 14 19:00 UTC−05:00 Toyota Stadium, Frisco Final April 16...
December 20, 2017: 2017FriscoBowl in Frisco at Toyota Stadium The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated the SMU Mustangs, 51–10. December 21, 2017: 2017 Gasparilla...
a score of 51–21. Source: "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016. @FriscoBowlGame (December 19, 2016). "Phenomenal...
officer. Between 2019 and 2021, the company was the title sponsor of the FriscoBowl. Tropical Smoothie Cafes sales are made up of 50% smoothie sales and...
During the annual television broadcast of the National Football League Super Bowl championship, the commercials that are aired draw considerable attention...
FriscoBowl, where they were due to face the UTSA Roadrunners. On December 14, the Mustangs withdrew from the game, due to COVID-19 issues; the bowl was...
East–West Shrine Bowl. Taylor is the cousin of NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer, Ed Reed by marriage. Holland, EJ (30 January 2019). "Frisco Lone Star DB Trey...
finished as national runners-up in 2017 and 2019. Notable Dukes include Charles Haley, one of two players to win five Super Bowl rings and is also an inductee...
National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team is headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and has played its home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas...
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