Game Name: | Quick Lane Bowl |
Subheader: | 4th Quick Lane Bowl |
Date Game Played: | December 26 |
Year Game Played: | 2017 |
Football Season: | 2017 |
Stadium: | Ford Field |
City: | Detroit, Michigan |
Visitor School: | Duke |
Visitor Name Short: | Duke |
Visitor Nickname: | Blue Devils |
Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
Visitor Conference: | ACC |
Visitor Coach: | David Cutcliffe |
Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
Visitor 2Q: | 12 |
Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
Home School: | Northern Illinois |
Home Name Short: | Northern Illinois |
Home Nickname: | Huskies |
Home Record: | 8–4 |
Home Conference: | MAC |
Home Coach: | Rod Carey |
Home 1Q: | 0 |
Home 2Q: | 14 |
Home 3Q: | 0 |
Home 4Q: | 0 |
Mvp: | Daniel Jones (QB, Duke)[1] |
Odds: | Duke by 3.5[2] |
Referee: | James Carter (SEC) |
Attendance: | 20,211[3] |
Payout: | 1,200,000[4] |
Us Network: | ESPN |
Us 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.
The game featured the Duke Blue Devils against the Northern Illinois Huskies.
This was the first meeting between the schools.
See main article: article, 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team and 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season.
This was the thirteenth bowl game in school history for Duke and the Blue Devils' first to be played in Michigan.
See main article: article, 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and 2017 Mid-American Conference football season.
This was the twelfth bowl game in school history for Northern Illinois and the Huskies' first to be played in Michigan.
Statistics | Duke | NIU |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 27 | 13 |
Third down efficiency | 10–19 | 1–12 |
Plays–yards | 92–465 | 57–299 |
Rushes-yards | 52–213 | 29–65 |
Passing yards | 252 | 234 |
Passing, Comp-Att-Int | 27–40–0 | 15–28–0 |
Time of Possession | 38:21 | 21:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | Passing | 27/40, 252 yards, 2 TD | |
Rushing | Daniel Jones | 16 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | 5 receptions, 73 yards | ||
Northern Illinois | Passing | Marcus Childers | 15/26, 234 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | 13 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD | ||
Receiving | Jauan Wesley | 2, receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD |
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