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2018 Holiday
Bowl Page
Created
3/31/19
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Played December 31, 2018
SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA
Attendance: 47,007
Northwestern's 2018 regular season record: 8-4 overall, 8-1
regular season conference. B1G West Champion; tied for first place, Big Ten.
Coach: Pat Fitzgerald
Captains: Clayton Thorson, Tommy Doles, Montre Hartage, Paddy Fisher
Opponent: Utah
NU/Utah series record (prior to bowl): series was tied, 1-1
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3
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28
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31
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14 |
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SCORING SUMMARY
Utah: Shelley 27-yard pass to Dixon (Gay kick) , Q1 05:48
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NU 0, Utah 7
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Utah: Shelley 4-yard pass to Jackson (Gay kick), Q1 01:40
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NU 0, Utah 14
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NU: C. Kuhbander 21-yard FG, Q2 08:42
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NU 3, Utah 14
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Utah: Gay 32-yard FG, Q2 03:57
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NU 3, Utah 17
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Utah: Gay 20-yard FG, Q2 00:05
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NU 3, Utah 20
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NU: C. Thorson 4-yard pass to R. Lees (Kuhbander kick), Q3 13:13
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NU 10, Utah 20
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NU: J. McGee 82-yard fumble recovery run (Kuhbander kick), Q3 06:40
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NU 17, Utah 20
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NU: Thorson 20-yard pass to T. Klock (Kuhbander kick), Q3 04:39
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NU 24, Utah 20
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NU: Lees 8-yard run (Kuhbander kick), Q3 01:40
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NU 31, Utah 20
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'Cats Capture Third Straight Bowl Win
Riley Lees soars to the goal. [USA Today Image]
The ‘Cats were
again underdogs, facing #17 Utah in San Diego. NU looked the part in
the first half, trailing the Utes 20 to 3 by the break. However,
Northwestern returned from the locker room and delivered one of the
most powerful single quarters of football in decades, stunning Utah 28
to 0 in the third. In the span of nine minutes, NU took advantage of
three Utah turnovers and enjoyed a short TD pass, Jared McGee’s 82-yard
fumble recovery touchdown run, an insane TD pass from Thorson to Trey
Klock, and a touchdown run by Lees. The win by Northwestern, its third
straight bowl victory, propelled the team back into the AP rankings at
#21 and set the team up for a strong preseason in 2019.
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