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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 4th Quick Lane Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
editThe game featured the Duke Blue Devils against the Northern Illinois Huskies.
This was the first meeting between the schools.
Duke
editThis was the thirteenth bowl game in school history for Duke and the Blue Devils' first to be played in Michigan.
Northern Illinois
editThis was the twelfth bowl game in school history for Northern Illinois and the Huskies' first to be played in Michigan.
Game summary
editScoring summary
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Statistics
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 |
| Huskies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Statistics | Duke | NIU |
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| 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 |
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| 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
edit- ^ Goricki, David (December 26, 2017). "Duke rolls past Northern Illinois in Quick Lane Bowl". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ "Full List of Bowl Game Lines". ESPN. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ @quicklanebowl (December 27, 2017). "Thank you to the 20,211 🏈 fans, + 1️⃣ Ralphie, in attendance tonight! 🙌#QuickLaneBowl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Bowl payout
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Quick Lane Bowl". espn.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
External links
edit- Game summary at ESPN