2017 Quick Lane Bowl

2017 Quick Lane Bowl
Duke Blue Devils Northern Illinois Huskies
(6–6) (8–4)
ACC MAC
36 14
Head coach: 
David Cutcliffe		 Head coach: 
Rod Carey
1234 Total
Duke 141273 36
Northern Illinois 01400 14
Date December 26, 2017
Season 2017
Stadium Ford Field
Location Detroit, Michigan
MVP Daniel Jones (QB, Duke)[1]
Favorite Duke by 3.5[2]
Referee James Carter (SEC)
Attendance 20,211[3]
Payout US$1,200,000[4]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Mike Couzens, Ray Bentley Allison Williams

The 2017 Quick Lane Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, on December 26, 2017.[5] The game featured the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Northern Illinois Huskies of the Mid-American Conference.[6] The fourth annual Quick Lane Bowl, it was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Quick Lane tire and auto centers.

Teams

The game featured the Duke Blue Devils against the Northern Illinois Huskies.

This was the first meeting between the schools.

Duke

This was the thirteenth bowl game in school history for Duke and the Blue Devils' first to be played in Michigan.

Northern Illinois

This was the twelfth bowl game in school history for Northern Illinois and the Huskies' first to be played in Michigan.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Duke NIU
1 6:00 10 58 3:28 Duke Daniel Jones 1-yard touchdown run, William Holmquist kick good 7 0
1 3:17 3 11 1:15 Duke Shaun Wilson 1-yard touchdown run, William Holmquist kick good 14 0
2 14:21 2 28 0:28 NIU Tre Harbison 25-yard touchdown run, Christian Hagan kick good 14 7
2 12:22 2 69 0:37 NIU Jauan Wesley 67-yard touchdown reception from Marcus Childers, Christian Hagan kick good 14 14
2 6:09 8 80 2:53 Duke T.J. Rahming 33-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Jones, William Holmquist kick missed 20 14
2 1:33 7 64 2:32 Duke Shaun Wilson 11-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Jones, 2-point pass no good 26 14
3 6:58 11 67 3:52 Duke Brittain Brown 7-yard touchdown run, William Holmquist kick good 33 14
4 7:37 16 64 7:38 Duke 24-yard field goal by William Holmquist 36 14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 36 14

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 14 12 7 3 36
Huskies 0 14 0 0 14
StatisticsDukeNIU
First Downs2713
Third down efficiency10–191–12
Rushes-yards52–21329–65
Passing yards252234
Passing, Comp-Att-Int27–40–015–28–0
Time of Possession38:2121:39
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
DukePassingDaniel Jones27/40, 252 yards, 2 TD
RushingDaniel Jones16 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDaniel Helm5 receptions, 73 yards
NIUPassingMarcus Childers15/26, 234 yards, 1 TD
RushingTre Harbison13 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJauan Wesley2, receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD

Source:[7]

References

  1. ↑ Goricki, David (December 26, 2017). "Duke rolls past Northern Illinois in Quick Lane Bowl". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Full List of Bowl Game Lines". ESPN. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/quicklanebowl/status/945829818121228288
  4. ↑ Bowl payout
  5. ↑ "DUKE UNIVERSITY AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY TO PLAY IN 2017 QUICK LANE BOWL". Detroit Lions. NFL.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ Reports, Staff. "Start your engines: Duke football to face Northern Illinois in Quick Lane Bowl". The Chronicle. Duke Student Publishing Company. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Quick Lane Bowl". espn.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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