2017 Quick Lane Bowl

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.

2017 Quick Lane Bowl
4th 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
1 2 3 4 Total Duke 14 12 7 3 36 Northern Illinois 0 14 0 0 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

Teams

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

This was the first meeting between the schools.

Duke

Main articles: 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.

Northern Illinois

Main articles: 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.

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

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	Daniel Jones	27/40, 252 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Daniel Jones	16 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Daniel Helm	5 receptions, 73 yards
Northern Illinois	Passing	Marcus Childers	15/26, 234 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tre Harbison	13 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jauan Wesley	2, 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. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. 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.

External links

• Game summary at ESPN