2018 Quick Lane Bowl
5th Quick Lane Bowl
Minnesota Golden Gophers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
(6–6) (7–5)
Big Ten ACC
34 10
Head coach: 
P. J. Fleck		 Head coach: 
Paul Johnson
1234 Total
Minnesota 103714 34
Georgia Tech 0370 10
DateDecember 26, 2018
Season2018
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPMohamed Ibrahim (RB, Minnesota)[1]
FavoriteGeorgia Tech by 4[2]
RefereeScott Campbell (Big XII)
Attendance27,228[3]
PayoutUS$750,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMark Neely, Ray Bentley and Allison Williams
Quick Lane Bowl
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The 2018 Quick Lane Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2018, at Ford Field in Detroit.[5] It was the fifth edition of the Quick Lane Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Quick Lane tire and auto centers.

Teams

The game was contested between Minnesota from the Big Ten Conference and Georgia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[6] This was the first meeting between these teams.[7]

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Main article: 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Minnesota received and accepted a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl on December 2.[6] The Golden Gophers entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–6 in conference).

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Main article: 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Georgia Tech received and accepted a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl on December 2.[6] The Yellow Jackets entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). In the weeks prior to the game, head coach Paul Johnson announced that this would be his last game coaching.[8]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MINN GT
1 9:42 10 62 5:18 MINN 31-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter 3 0
1 4:14 7 48 3:11 MINN Tyler Johnson 18-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick good 10 0
2 11:57 9 26 5:14 MINN 27-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter 13 0
2 0:00 4 37 0:18 GT 44-yard field goal by Wesley Wells 13 3
3 8:24 5 60 2:50 MINN Mohamed Ibrahim 3-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good 20 3
3 0:55 14 75 7:23 GT Nathan Cottrell 20-yard touchdown run, Wesley Wells kick good 20 10
4 12:07 7 75 3:48 MINN Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good 27 10
4 6:19 6 73 3:30 MINN Tyler Johnson 30-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick good 34 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 10

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 10 3 7 14 34
Yellow Jackets 0 3 7 0 10
Statistics MINN GT
First downs 19 14
Plays–yards 56–392 56–283
Rushes–yards 43–260 44–206
Passing yards 132 77
Passing: comp–att–int 7–13–0 5–12–0
Time of possession 30:43 29:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 7/13, 132 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 31 car, 224 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Tyler Johnson 4 rec, 57 yds, 2 TD
Georgia Tech Passing TaQuon Marshall 4/9, 76 yds
Rushing TaQuon Marshall 22 car, 75 yds
Receiving Qua Searcy 1 rec, 51 yds

References

  1. ^ Schutte, Dustin (December 2018). "Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim named Quick Lane Bowl MVP following career performance". saturdaytradition.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. ^ @Kelly_Quinlan (December 27, 2018). "Attendance for the Quick Lane bowl is 27,228" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2018 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Georgia Tech and Minnesota to play in 2018 Quick Lane Bowl". detroitlions.com (Press release). December 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "Johnson Steps Down As Head Coach". Ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

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