Annual NCAA football game
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 |
| 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[]