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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
[8]
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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