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Outback Bowl Matchup

The Outback Bowl is a New Year's Day college football game matching teams from the SEC and Big Ten Conference (3rd pick from each). The game is a culmination of a week-long schedule of events throughout the Tampa Bay area highlighted by a Beach Day in Clearwater and a New Year's Eve Parade in Ybor City. The game kicks off at 11 A.M. on New Year's Day.

Game Summary   -   Box Score

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final
Northwestern 7 0 14 14 0 35
Auburn 14 7 0 14 3 38

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERWILDCATSTIGERS
TD Kodi Burns rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain (Wes Byrum made PAT) 0 7
TD Walter McFadden intercepted Mike Kafka for 100 yards (Wes Byrum made PAT) 0 14
TD Mike Kafka passed to Andrew Brewer to the left for 39 yard gain 7 14
SECOND QUARTERWILDCATSTIGERS
TD Chris Todd passed to Quindarius Carr to the left for 46 yard gain (Wes Byrum made PAT) 7 21
THIRD QUARTERWILDCATSTIGERS
TD Mike Kafka passed to Andrew Brewer to the right for 35 yard gain (Stefan Demos made PAT) 14 21
TD Mike Kafka passed to Drake Dunsmore to the right for 66 yard gain (Stefan Demos made PAT) 21 21
FOURTH QUARTERWILDCATSTIGERS
TD Ben Tate rushed to the left for 5 yard gain (Wes Byrum made PAT) 21 28
TD Ben Tate rushed to the left for 7 yard gain (Wes Byrum made PAT) 21 35
TD Mike Kafka rushed to the left for 2 yard gain 27 35
TD Mike Kafka passed to Sidney Stewart to the left for 18 yard gain (2pt attempt converted, Andrew Brewer pass to Brendan Mitchell) 35 35
OTWILDCATSTIGERS
FG Wes Byrum kicked a 21-yard field goal 35 38

Northwestern vs Auburn

Northwestern Athletics - nusports.cstv.com
Notes on Northwestern

Auburn Athletics - auburntigers.cstv.com
Notes on Auburn

Past Bowl Games
Take a look at a summary of last year's game or view the history of the Outback Bowl.