2017 Quick Lane Bowl

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2017 Quick Lane Bowl
4th Quick Lane Bowl
Duke Blue Devils Northern Illinois Huskies
(6–6)(8–4)
ACC MAC
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Head coach: 
David Cutcliffe 		Head coach: 
Rod Carey
1234Total
Duke14127336
Northern Illinois0140014
DateDecember 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)
Attendance20,211 [3]
Payout US$1,200,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Mike Couzens, Ray Bentley Allison Williams
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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.

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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
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP DukeNIU
16:0010583:28Duke Daniel Jones 1-yard touchdown run, William Holmquist kick good70
13:173111:15Duke Shaun Wilson 1-yard touchdown run, William Holmquist kick good140
214:212280:28NIU Tre Harbison 25-yard touchdown run, Christian Hagan kick good147
212:222690:37NIUJauan Wesley 67-yard touchdown reception from Marcus Childers, Christian Hagan kick good1414
26:098802:53DukeT.J. Rahming 33-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Jones, William Holmquist kick missed2014
21:337642:32DukeShaun Wilson 11-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Jones, 2-point pass no good2614
36:5811673:52DukeBrittain Brown 7-yard touchdown run, William Holmquist kick good3314
47:3716647:38Duke24-yard field goal by William Holmquist3614
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3614

Statistics

1234Total
Blue Devils14127336
Huskies0140014
StatisticsDukeNIU
First downs2713
Third down efficiency10–191–12
Plays–yards92–46557–299
Rushes-yards52–21329–65
Passing yards252234
Passing, Comp-Att-Int27–40–015–28–0
Time of Possession38:2121:39
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
DukePassing Daniel Jones 27/40, 252 yards, 2 TD
RushingDaniel Jones16 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Daniel Helm 5 receptions, 73 yards
Northern IllinoisPassingMarcus Childers15/26, 234 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tre Harbison 13 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. ↑ @quicklanebowl (December 27, 2017). "Thank you to the 20,211 🏈 fans, + 1️⃣ Ralphie, in attendance tonight! 🙌#QuickLaneBowl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Bowl payout
  5. ↑ "DUKE UNIVERSITY AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY TO PLAY IN 2017 QUICK LANE BOWL". Detroit Lions. NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ Staff Reports. "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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