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The 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 26, 2017, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas . It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season . The 8th edition of the Heart of Dallas Bowl , it was sponsored by fast food chicken restaurant Zaxby's , and was officially known as the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl .
The game featured the Utah Utes from the Pac-12 Conference against the West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big 12 Conference . Utah defeated West Virginia, 30–14.[ 1]
The game featured conference tie-ins with teams from Conference USA and the Big 12 Conference . However, the bowl instead invited a team from the Pac-12 Conference . This was the second all-time meeting between the two schools, with the first occurring in the 1964 Liberty Bowl . It was the first Heart of Dallas Bowl for each team.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Utah
WVU
1
11:37
4
83
1:38
Utah
Zack Moss 58-yard touchdown run, Matt Gay kick good
7
0
2
13:09
11
67
4:29
WVU
28-yard field goal by Evan Staley
7
3
2
5:46
3
13
1:19
Utah
Tyler Huntley 2-yard touchdown run, Matt Gay kick good
14
3
2
1:08
9
56
3:12
Utah
29-yard field goal by Matt Gay
17
3
3
6:43
4
0
1:02
WVU
26-yard field goal by Evan Staley
17
6
4
13:59
7
39
2:35
Utah
Tyler Huntley 2-yard touchdown run, Matt Gay kick good
24
6
4
11:38
4
7
1:38
Utah
26-yard field goal by Matt Gay
27
6
4
4:15
8
20
4:03
Utah
24-yard field goal by Matt Gay
30
6
4
1:58
5
67
2:17
WVU
Ka'Raun White 18-yard touchdown reception from Chris Chugunov , 2-point pass good
30
14
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
30
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Utes
7
10
0
13
30
Mountaineers
0
3
3
8
14
Statistics
Utah
WVU
First downs
19
6
Plays–yards
80
51
Rushes–yards
53–197
21–29
Passing yards
165
124
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
12–27–0
10–30–2
Time of possession
38:34
21:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah Passing
Tyler Huntley 12/26, 165 yds
Rushing
Zack Moss 20 car, 150 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Darren Carrington II
4 rec, 62 yds
West Virginia Passing
Chris Chugunov 9/28, 129 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Kennedy McCoy
14 car, 31 yds
Receiving
Gary Jennings 3 rec, 66 yds
The game was broadcast by ESPN , and kicked off at 1:30 p.m. ET .
Formerly known as the TicketCity / Heart of Dallas Bowl
# - denotes National Championship Game.
