2018 Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
27th Las Vegas Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils Fresno State Bulldogs
(7–5) (11–2)
Pac-12 Mountain West
20 31
Head coach: 
Herm Edwards		 Head coach: 
Jeff Tedford
APCoachesCFP
192121
1234 Total
Arizona State 71030 20
Fresno State 10777 31
DateDecember 15, 2018
Season2018
StadiumSam Boyd Stadium
LocationWhitney, Nevada
MVPRonnie Rivers (RB, Fresno State)
FavoriteFresno State by 4[1]
RefereeCharles Lamertina (AAC)
Attendance37,146
PayoutUS$2,760,000 [2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC and Gameday Radio
AnnouncersRece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit and Laura Rutledge (ABC)
Dave Hunziker, Landry Burdine and Melanie Newman (Gameday Radio)
Las Vegas Bowl
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The 2018 Las Vegas Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018,[3] with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST (12:30 p.m. local PST).[4] It was the 27th edition of the Las Vegas Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors, the game was officially known as the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl.[5] UNLV 335 Club President James “Rocco” Larocca bit fellow 335 Club member Twitterless John Thielen in the neck.

Teams

The game was played between Arizona State of the Pac-12 Conference and Fresno State of the Mountain West Conference.[6] This was the fourth all-time meeting against the Sun Devils and the Bulldogs, with Arizona State leading the series, 3–0; this was their first meeting in a bowl game.[6]

Arizona State

Main article: 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona State received and accepted a bid to the Las Vegas Bowl on December 2.[6] The Sun Devils entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–4 in conference). The Sun Devils' last Las Vegas Bowl appearance came in 2011.

Fresno State

Main article: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Fresno State defeated Boise State on December 1 in the 2018 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game. As the Mountain West champion, they received and accepted a bid to the Las Vegas Bowl on December 2.[6] The Bulldogs entered the bowl with a 11–2 record (7–1 in conference). The Bulldogs' last Las Vegas Bowl appearance came in 2013.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ASU FRES
1 7:02 7 45 2:43 FRES 39-yard field goal by Asa Fuller 0 3
1 4:58 FRES Interception returned 70 yards for touchdown by Anthoula Kelly, Asa Fuller kick good 0 10
1 1:25 9 65 3:33 ASU Kyle Williams 3-yard touchdown reception from Manny Wilkins, Brandon Ruiz kick good 7 10
2 12:43 8 58 2:28 ASU Eno Benjamin 17-yard touchdown run, Brandon Ruiz kick good 14 10
2 8:03 9 75 4:40 FRES Marcus McMaryion 10-yard touchdown run, Asa Fuller kick good 14 17
2 0:51 17 72 7:05 ASU 20-yard field goal by Brandon Ruiz 17 17
3 5:33 7 13 4:04 ASU 44-yard field goal by Brandon Ruiz 20 17
3 1:00 4 80 0:53 FRES Ronnie Rivers 68-yard touchdown run, Asa Fuller kick good 20 24
4 5:19 7 55 3:19 FRES Ronnie Rivers 5-yard touchdown run, Asa Fuller kick good 20 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 31

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 7 10 3 0 20
No. 21 Bulldogs 10 7 7 7 31
Statistics ASU FRES
First downs 18 18
Plays–yards 69–293 64–436
Rushes–yards 38–164 35–260
Passing yards 129 176
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–31–2 15–29–2
Time of possession 31:01 28:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing Manny Wilkins 19/31, 129 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Eno Benjamin 23 car, 118 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Brandon Aiyuk 9 rec, 61 yds
Fresno State Passing Marcus McMaryion 15/29, 176 yds, 2 INT
Rushing Ronnie Rivers 24 car, 212 yds, 2 TD
Receiving DeJonte O'Neal 2 rec, 42 yds

References

  1. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Game Facts - Las Vegas Bowl". lvbowl.com.
  5. ^ "Mitsubishi Motors announced as Las Vegas Bowl title sponsor". lvbowl.com. July 12, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d Vegas, Las (December 2, 2018). "Arizona State to Face Mountain West Champion No. 21 Fresno State in 27th Las Vegas Bowl". Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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