2018 Belk Bowl

{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game

| game_name = Belk Bowl

| subheader = 17th Belk Bowl

| title_sponsor =

| image =

| caption =

| date_game_played = December 29

| year_game_played = 2018

| football_season = 2018

| stadium = Bank of America Stadium

| city = Charlotte, North Carolina

| visitor_school = University of South Carolina

| visitor_name_short = South Carolina

| visitor_nickname = Gamecocks

| visitor_record = 7–5

| visitor_conference = SEC

| visitor_rank_AP =

| visitor_rank_coaches =

| visitor_rank_CFP =

| visitor_coach = Will Muschamp

| visitor_1q = 0

| visitor_2q = 0

| visitor_3q = 0

| visitor_4q = 0

| home_school = University of Virginia

| home_name_short = Virginia

| home_nickname = Cavaliers

| home_record = 7–5

| home_conference = ACC

| home_rank_AP =

| home_rank_coaches =

| home_rank_CFP =

| home_coach = Bronco Mendenhall

| home_1q = 7

| home_2q = 7

| home_3q = 7

| home_4q = 7

| MVP = Olamide Zaccheaus (WR, Virginia){{cite tweet |user=marilyn_payne |number=1079117508668542979 |title=Belk Bowl MVP Olamide Zaccheaus giving away just about every accessory he has |date=December 29, 2018 |access-date=December 29, 2018}}

| odds = South Carolina by 3.5{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/25435852/full-list-spreads-every-2018-19-college-football-bowl-game |title=Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game |last=Fawkes |first=Ben |date=December 3, 2018 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 10, 2018}}

| anthem =

| halftime =

| referee = Jeff Servinski (Big Ten)

| attendance = 48,263{{cite tweet |user=DavidHallVP |number=1079107284221988866 |title=Announced attendance at Belk Bowl: 48,263 |date=December 29, 2018 |access-date=December 29, 2018}}

| payout = 4,506,000 {{cite web|url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2018/|title=2018 Bowl Schedule|author= |website=CFP.com |access-date=December 3, 2018}}

| us_network = ABC & ESPN Radio

| us_announcers = Adam Amin, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman (ABC)
Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Kris Budden (ESPN Radio)

| ratings =

| intl_network =

| intl_announcers =

}}

The 2018 Belk Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/cfpbowls2018/2018-19-college-football-playoff-bowl-schedule |title=2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule |date=May 2, 2018 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=July 29, 2018}} It was the 17th edition of the Belk Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the department store chain Belk. With the bowl contested by two nearby public universities, attendance to the game increased by some 15,000 spectators over the previous year and had its highest attendance total since 2011.

Virginia shut out South Carolina, 28–0. This was the largest margin of victory in the history of the Belk Bowl. With the victory, the Virginia Cavaliers became the winningest team all-time in the Belk Bowl, and improved their record in Bank of America Stadium to 3–0 after winning the first two editions of the bowl in 2002 and 2003.

Teams

The game was played between South Carolina from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Virginia from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).{{cite web|url=https://belkbowl.com/south-carolina-will-face-virginia-in-2018-belk-bowl/|title=South Carolina Will Face Virginia in 2018 Belk Bowl|date=2 December 2018|website=Belk Bowl|access-date=30 December 2018|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091350/https://belkbowl.com/south-carolina-will-face-virginia-in-2018-belk-bowl/|url-status=dead}} In prior games between the two programs, South Carolina held a 21–13–1 lead in the series.{{cite web |url=http://www.winsipedia.com/virginia/vs/south-carolina |title=Virginia Cavaliers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks football series history |website=winsipedia.com |access-date=December 29, 2018}}

=South Carolina Gamecocks=

South Carolina received and accepted a bid to the Belk Bowl on December 2. The Gamecocks entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference).

=Virginia Cavaliers=

Virginia received and accepted a bid to the Belk Bowl on December 2. The Cavaliers entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference).

Game summary

=Scoring summary=

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=3:30

| Team=UVA

| DrivePlays=13

| DriveLength=77

| DriveTime=6:31

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Olamide Zaccheaus

| QB=Bryce Perkins

| yards=6

| Kicker=Brian Delaney

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=0

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=0:42

| Team=UVA

| DrivePlays=14

| DriveLength=90

| DriveTime=8:10

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Jordan Ellis

| yards=9

| Kicker=Brian Delaney

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=0

| Home=14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=7:14

| Team=UVA

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=39

| DriveTime=4:25

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Olamide Zaccheaus

| QB=Bryce Perkins

| yards=10

| Kicker=Bryan Delaney

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=0

| Home=21

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=6:54

| Team=UVA

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=64

| DriveTime=5:00

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Olamide Zacchaeus

| QB=Bryce Perkins

| yards=12

| Kicker=Bryan Delaney

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=0

| Home=28

}}

=Statistics=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Gamecocks

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0

|Home=Cavaliers

|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=7

}}

{{AmFootballGameStatistics

| Visitor = South Carolina Gamecocks

| VisitorDisplay = SC

| Home = Virginia Cavaliers

| HomeDisplay = UVA

| VisFirsts = 12

| VisPlaysYds = 59–261

| VisRushing = 19–43

| VisPassYds = 218

| VisPassing = 17–40–2

| VisTOP = 17:25

| HomeFirsts = 28

| HomePlaysYds = 79–413

| HomeRushing = 48–205

| HomePassYds = 208

| HomePassing = 22–31–0

| HomeTOP = 42:35

}}

{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers

| Visitor = South Carolina Gamecocks

| VisitorDisplay = South Carolina

| Home = Virginia Cavaliers

| HomeDisplay = Virginia

| VisPasser = Jake Bentley

| VisPassStats = 17/40, 218 yds, 2 INT

| VisRusher = Rico Dowdle

| VisRushStats = 6 car, 21 yds

| VisReceiver = Shi Smith

| VisReceivingStats = 6 rec, 76 yds

| HomePasser = Bryce Perkins

| HomePassStats = 22/31, 208 yds, 3 TD

| HomeRusher = Jordan Ellis

| HomeRushStats = 26 car, 106 yds, 1 TD

| HomeReceiver = Olamide Zaccheaus

| HomeReceivingStats = 12 rec, 100 yds, 3 TD

}}

References

External links

{{official website|https://belkbowl.com/}}
[http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401032077 Box score] at ESPN

Belk Bowl

Category:Duke's Mayo Bowl

Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football bowl games

Category:Virginia Cavaliers football bowl games

Belk Bowl