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Music City Bowl: Kentucky vs. Northwestern: Box Score

Friday Dec 29, 2017 4:30 pm - Nashville, TN (Neutral Site)
Odds: Northwestern by 8, Total Points: 50.5

Matchup Menu: UK @ NW

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Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) 7 0 7 9
23
Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) 3 14 0 7
24

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary UK
NW
Kentucky 12:42 6 1 Rushing TD: Benjamin Snell Jr. 3 yard rush. Extra Point good by Austin MacGinnis. 7
0
Northwestern 3:14 3 Field Goal: Charlie Kuhbander kicks a 33 yard field goal. 7
3
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary UK
NW
Northwestern 14:07 6 1 Rushing TD: Justin Jackson 5 yard rush. Extra Point good by Charlie Kuhbander. 7
10
Northwestern 5:12 6 1 Rushing TD: Justin Jackson 2 yard rush. Extra Point good by Charlie Kuhbander. 7
17
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary UK
NW
Kentucky 7:11 6 1 Rushing TD: Stephen Johnson 3 yard rush. Extra Point good by Austin MacGinnis. 14
17
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary UK
NW
Northwestern 7:49 6 1 Touchdown Kyle Queiro. Extra Point good by Charlie Kuhbander. 14
24
Kentucky 4:24 3 Field Goal: Austin MacGinnis kicks a 48 yard field goal. 17
24
Kentucky 0:37 6 Rushing TD: Stephen Johnson 9 yard rush. Two Point Conversion missed. 23
24
UK
NW
1st Downs 17
20
Passing 1st downs 12
5
Rushing 1st downs 3
13
1st downs from Penalties 2
2
3rd down efficiency 1-10
6-17
3rd down conversion % 10.0%
35.3%
4th down efficiency 1-1
1-5
4th down conversion % 100.0%
20.0%
Total Plays 63
79
Total Yards 338
442
Net Yards Passing 273
109
Sacked-Yards lost 2-7
2-11
Gross yards passing 280
120
Completions-Attempts 21-39
9-21
Completion% 53.8%
42.9%
Net yards per pass play 6.7
4.7
Touchdowns 0
0
Interceptions 2
0
Passer Rating 102.4
86.5
Net Yards Rushing 65
333
Rushing attempts 22
56
Yards per rush 3.0
5.9
Touchdowns 3
2
UK
NW
Red Zone (Made-Att) 3-3
3-5
Red Zone Success % 100.0%
60.0%
Penalties 5-65
7-70
Turnovers 2
0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0
0-0
Interceptions thrown 2
0
Punting (Punts-Yards) 7-275
4-183
Yards per Punt 39.3
45.8
Field Goals 1-1
1-2
Extra Points 2
3
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 2-8
1-2
Yards per return 4.0
2.0
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 5-110
3-73
Yards per return 22.0
24.3
Possession 24:08
35:52
1st Quarter 06:36
08:24
2nd Quarter 06:40
08:20
3rd Quarter 03:23
11:37
4th Quarter 07:29
07:31

Kentucky Wildcats Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Stephen Johnson 19/36 257 7.1 0 2 101.6
Drew Barker 2/3 16 5.3 0 0 111.5
Team 21/39 280 7.2 0 2 102.4

Kentucky Wildcats Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Sihiem King 7 30 4.3 0
Stephen Johnson 6 17 2.8 2
Benjamin Snell Jr. 6 15 2.5 1
A.J. Rose 2 5 2.5 0
Drew Barker 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 22 65 3.0 3

Kentucky Wildcats Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Sihiem King 3 11 3.7 0
A.J. Rose 1 1 1.0 0
Tavin Richardson 5 89 17.8 0
Kayaune Ross 3 67 22.3 0
Garrett Johnson 2 39 19.5 0
Justin Rigg 2 34 17.0 0
Charles Walker 2 27 13.5 0
Josh Ali 1 5 5.0 0
Lynn Bowden Jr. 2 0 0.0 0
Team 21 280 13.3 0

Kentucky Wildcats Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Drew Barker 1 0
Team 1 0

Kentucky Wildcats Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

Kentucky Wildcats Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Darius West 11 8 0 0.5 0
Courtney Love 10 3 0 0 1
Jordan Jones 9 8 0 1 0
Mike Edwards 7 5 0 0 1
Josh Allen 7 4 0 0 0
Quinton Bohanna 3 2 0 0 0
Tymere Dubose 3 2 0 1.5 0
Joshua Paschal 3 1 1 1 0
Calvin Taylor 3 3 1 1 0
Cedrick Dort Jr. 2 0 0 0 0
Lonnie Johnson 2 2 0 0 0
Naquez Pringle 2 2 0 0 0
Derrick Baity 2 2 0 0 4
Adrian Middleton 2 2 0 0 0
Tobias Gilliam 2 1 0 0 0
T.J. Carter 2 1 0 0 0
Kendall Randolph 1 1 0 0 0
Zach Johnson 1 0 0 0 0
Eli Brown 1 0 0 0 0
Jordan Griffin 1 0 0 0 0
Charles Moushey 1 0 0 0 0
Team 75 47 2 5 6

Kentucky Wildcats Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Zach Johnson 1 20 20.0 20
Kash Daniel 2 28 14.0 21
Lynn Bowden Jr. 2 62 31.0 37
Team 5 110 22.0

Kentucky Wildcats Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Charles Walker 2 8 4.0 5
Team 2 8 4.0

Kentucky Wildcats Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Austin MacGinnis 1/1 100.0% 48 2 2
Team 1/1 100.0% 2 2

Kentucky Wildcats Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Matt Panton 7 275 39.3 46
Team 7 275 39.3

Northwestern Wildcats Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Jeremy Larkin 1/1 24 24.0 0 0 0.0
Matt Alviti 4/11 50 4.5 0 0 74.5
Riley Lees 0/1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Clayton Thorson 4/8 35 4.4 0 0 86.8
Team 9/21 120 5.7 0 0 86.5

Northwestern Wildcats Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Justin Jackson 32 157 4.9 2
Jeremy Larkin 9 112 12.4 0
Matt Alviti 9 54 6.0 0
Jalani Roberts 2 13 6.5 0
Flynn Nagel 1 4 4.0 0
Clayton Thorson 2 -6 -3.0 0
Team 56 333 5.9 2

Northwestern Wildcats Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Justin Jackson 1 10 10.0 0
Flynn Nagel 1 6 6.0 0
Charlie Fessler 1 28 28.0 0
Ben Skowronek 3 25 8.3 0
Jace James 2 16 8.0 0
Clayton Thorson 1 24 24.0 0
Team 9 120 13.3 0

Northwestern Wildcats Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Team 0 0

Northwestern Wildcats Interceptions

  INT YDS
Montre Hartage 1 0
Kyle Queiro 1 26
Team 2 26

Northwestern Wildcats Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Joe Gaziano 6 5 1 1 2
Godwin Igwebuike 6 5 0 0 0
Brett Walsh 5 4 0 0 0
Montre Hartage 4 4 0 0 1
Paddy Fisher 3 3 0 1 0
Warren Long 3 2 1 2 0
Marcus McSheppard 3 3 0 1 0
Kyle Queiro 2 2 0 0 1
Nathan Fox 2 1 0 0 0
Joe Bergin 2 0 0 0 0
Tyler Lancaster 2 0 0 0.5 0
Moe Almasri 2 0 0 0 0
Blake Gallagher 2 0 0 0 0
Jared McGee 2 2 0 0 0
Alex Miller 1 1 0 0 0
Tyler Gillkin 1 1 0 0 0
Jesse Brown 1 1 0 0 0
Ben Oxley 1 1 0 0 0
Fred Wyatt 1 0 0 0.5 0
Luke Otto 1 0 0 0 0
Chris Bergin 1 0 0 0 0
Team 51 35 2 6 4

Northwestern Wildcats Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Jeremy Larkin 3 73 24.3 31
Team 3 73 24.3

Northwestern Wildcats Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Flynn Nagel 1 2 2.0 2
Team 1 2 2.0

Northwestern Wildcats Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Charlie Kuhbander 1/2 50.0% 33 3 3
Team 1/2 50.0% 3 3

Northwestern Wildcats Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Hunter Niswander 4 183 45.8 49
Team 4 183 45.8