2017 Quick Lane Bowl

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
1234 Total
Duke 141273 36
Northern Illinois 01400 14
DateDecember 26, 2017
Season2017
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPDaniel Jones (QB, Duke)[1]
FavoriteDuke by 3.5[2]
RefereeJames Carter (SEC)
Attendance20,211[3]
PayoutUS$1,200,000[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Couzens, Ray Bentley Allison Williams
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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.

  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. ^ @quicklanebowl (December 27, 2017). "Thank you to the 20,211 🏈 fans, + 1️⃣ Ralphie, in attendance tonight! 🙌#QuickLaneBowl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  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. ^ 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.