FBA 2018 Media Guide FLIP (2)

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Top Individual Performances:
Vick Ballard, RB, Mississippi State, 2011 -- Rushed for 180 yards on only 14 carries and had touchdowns of 60 and
72 yards in leading MSU past Wake Forest
Marion Barber III, RB, Minnesota, 2004 -- Had a workhorse 37 carries for 187 yards and a touchdown as Minnesota
edged Alabama 20-16
Marques Hagans, QB, Virginia, 2005 -- Threw for 358 yards on 25-of-35 passing and two touchdowns, while also
carrying for 34 yards in Virginia’s narrow win over Minnesota
Eli Manning, QB, Ole Miss, 2000 -- In only one half, hit on 12-of-20 passes for 167 yards and three scores for the
Rebels
Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU, 2014 – Broke 6 different records including most all-purpose yards (264 yards) and
had half of LSU’s record breaking 285 rushing yards while only carrying the ball 11 times and having 3 of LSU’s
4 touchdowns
Last Year’s Game:
The Wildcats broke up Kentucky's 2-point conversion as Northwestern held off Kentucky 24-23 on Friday in a
Music City Bowl that might be remembered more for injuries, ejections and a wild finish. Justin Jackson ran
for 157 yards and two touchdowns as Northwestern (10-3) finished off back-to-back bowl wins in consecutive
years for the first time in program history. Both starting quarterbacks left in the first half with injuries, though
Kentucky's Stephen Johnson returned early in the third quarter. Kentucky lost running back Benny Snell Jr. to
an ejection for contact with an official early in the second quarter, and Northwestern lost leading tackler and
linebacker Paddy Fisher before halftime when he was ejected for targeting. Johnson ran for his second TD of the
second half with 37 seconds left. Kentucky coach Mark Stoops went for the 2-point conversion rather than play
for overtime. Johnson couldn't connect with Tavin Richardson on the pass. That cost Kentucky a chance at its
best season since 2007 and a second straight bowl loss. With quarterback Clayton Thorson knocked out early in
the second with an injured right knee , Northwestern outran Kentucky 333-65. Safety Kyle Quiero provided the
winning margin taking Northwestern's second interception 26 yards for a TD.
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
UK 7 0 7 9 23
NW 3 14 0 7 24
Scoring:
First Quarter: UK-Benny Snell Jr. run for 3 yds for a TD, (Austin MacGinnis KICK); NW-Charlie Kuhbander 33 yd FG.
Second Quarter: NW-Justin Jackson run for 5 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK); Justin Jackson run for 2 yds for
a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK).
Third Quarter: UK-Stephen Johnson run for 3 yds for a TD, (Austin MacGinnis KICK).
Fourth Quarter: NW-Kyle Queiro 26 Yd Interception Return (Charlie Kuhbander KICK); UK-Austin MacGinnis 48 yd
FG; UK-Stephen Johnson run for 9 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed).
Team Statistics: UK NW
First Downs 17 20
Rushes- Net Yards 22-65 56-333
Net Yards Passing 273 109
Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 21-39-2 9-21-0
Total Net Yards 338 442
Fumbles- Lost 0 0
Penalties-Yards 5-65 7-70
Time of Possession 24:08 35:52
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Kentucky- S. King 7-30; S. Johnson 6-17, 2TD; B. Snell Jr. 6-15, 1TD; A. Rose 2-5.
Northwestern- J. Jackson 32-157, 2TD; J. Larkin 9-112; M. Alviti 9-54; J. Roberts 2-13; F. Nagel 1-4
PASSING
Kentucky-S. Johnson 19/36, 257yds; D. Barker 2/3, 16yds.
Northwestern- M. Alviti 4/11, 50yds; C. Thorson 4/8, 35yds; J. Larkin 1/1, 24yds.
RECEIVING
Kentucky- T. Richardson 5-89; K. Ross 3-67; G. Johnson 2-39; J. Rigg 2-34; C. Walker 2-27; S. King 3-11; J. Ali 1-5;
A. Rose 1-1.
Northwestern- C. Fessler 1-28; B. Skowronek 3-25; C. Thorson 1-24; J. James 2-16; J. Jackson 1-10; F. Nagel 1-6.
PUNTING
Kentucky- M. Panton 7-275 yds., 46 long.
Northwestern- H. Niswander 4-183 yds., 49 long.
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