2017 Music City college football bowl game
College football game
2017 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 7 0 7 9 23 Northwestern 3 14 0 7 24
Date December 29, 2017 Season 2017 Stadium Nissan Stadium Location Nashville, Tennessee MVP Justin Jackson (RB, Northwestern)[ 1] Favorite Northwestern by 6.5[ 2] National anthem Trace Adkins Referee Chris Coyte (Pac-12 ) Attendance 48,675[ 2] Payout US$ 2,750,000[ 3] Network ESPN ESPN Radio Announcers TV: Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware , Olivia Harlan Radio: Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia , Desmond Purnell
The 2017 Music City Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2017, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee . It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The 20th annual Music City Bowl , the game was sponsored by the Franklin American Mortgage Company and was officially known as the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl .
The 2017 Music City Bowl featured the Kentucky Wildcats (7–5) from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Northwestern Wildcats (9–3) from the Big Ten Conference .[ 4] [ 5] Northwestern beat Kentucky by a score of 24–23.[ 6]
This was only the second time that Kentucky and Northwestern had played against each other. Their previous match-up was on October 20, 1928, and was won by Northwestern, 7–0.[ 7]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UK NU 1 12:42 5 67 2:18 UK Benny Snell 3-yard touchdown run, Austin MacGinnis kick good 7 0 1 03:14 11 55 4:00 NU 33-yard field goal by Charlie Kuhbander 7 3 2 14:07 7 80 2:09 NU Justin Jackson 5-yard touchdown run, Charlie Kuhbander kick good 7 10 2 05:12 5 52 2:05 NU Justin Jackson 2-yard touchdown run, Charlie Kuhbander kick good 7 17 3 07:11 6 74 2:30 UK Stephen Johnson 3-yard touchdown run, Austin MacGinnis kick good 14 17 4 07:49 2 14 0:35 NU Kyle Queiro 26-yard interception return, Charlie Kuhbander kick good 14 24 4 04:24 10 44 3:25 UK 48-yard field goal by Austin MacGinnis 17 24 4 00:37 4 39 1:54 UK Stephen Johnson 9-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass by Stephen Johnson failed 23 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 23 24
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1 2 3 4 Total UK Wildcats 7 0 7 9 23 NU Wildcats 3 14 0 7 24
Statistics UK NU First downs 17 20 Plays–yards 338 442 Rushing–yards 65 333 Passing yards 273 109 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-39-2 9-21-0 Time of possession 24:08 35:52
Team Category Player Statistics UK Passing Stephen Johnson 19-36 257 yards Rushing Sihiem King 30 yards Receiving Tavin Richardson 5 rec 89 yards NU Passing Matt Alviti 4-11 50 yards Rushing Justin Jackson 157 yards Receiving Charlie Fessler 1 rec 28 yards
^ "Fantasy College Football Breaking News - Rotoworld.com" . Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017 . ^ a b "Kentucky vs. Northwestern - Game Summary - December 29, 2017 - ESPN" . ^ Bowl payout ^ Greenstein, Teddy (December 29, 2017). "Northwestern vs. Kentucky: Music City Bowl Matchup and Prediction" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 29, 2017 . ^ McGuire, Kevin (December 29, 2017). "CFT Previews: Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl" . NBC Sports . Retrieved December 29, 2017 . ^ Greenstein, Teddy (December 29, 2017). "Northwestern Earns 10th Win in Wild Music City Bowl Against Kentucky" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 29, 2017 . ^ "Homer and Purple Claw Way to 7-0 Win Over Kentucky Wildcats" . Decatur Evening Herald . Decatur, Illinois . Associated Press . October 21, 1928. Retrieved December 29, 2017 – via newspapers.com. ^ "Kentucky vs. Northwestern" . ESPN . ESPN. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
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