Postseason ·

Northwestern beat Kentucky

Kentucky7-623
No. 20 Northwestern10-324Final
Fri, Dec 29 · Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. (neutral site) · Crowd 48,675 · 39°

Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.

No. 20 Northwestern beat Kentucky by 1 point.

It was played at a neutral site: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN.

How the lead changed

Northwestern took the lead for good with 14:07 left in the 2nd quarter, Northwestern 10, Kentucky 7.

Big moments

  1. 1st quarter, 12:42
    Rushing touchdown of 3 yards

    Kentucky scored. Kentucky 7, Northwestern 0.

  2. 2nd quarter, 14:07
    Rushing touchdown of 5 yards

    Northwestern scored. Northwestern 10, Kentucky 7.

Scores that changed who was leading, from the play-by-play record.

What happened next

  1. Northwestern finished the 2017 season 10-3, No. 20 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

  2. Kentucky finished the 2017 season 7-6.

  3. Northwestern's first game of the 2018 season: W 31-27 at Purdue, Aug 30, 2018

    about 8 months later

  4. Kentucky's first game of the 2018 season: W 35-20 vs Central Michigan, Sep 1, 2018

    about 8 months later

Related pages

Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN.

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