2018 Hawaii Bowl
{{short description|College football bowl game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Hawaii Bowl
| subheader = 17th Hawaii Bowl
| title_sponsor = SoFi
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 22
| year_game_played = 2018
| football_season = 2018
| stadium = Aloha Stadium
| city = Honolulu, Hawaii
| visitor_school = University of Hawaii
| visitor_name_short = Hawaii
| visitor_nickname = Rainbow Warriors
| visitor_record = 8–5
| visitor_conference = Mountain West
| visitor_rank_AP =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| visitor_rank_CFP =
| visitor_coach = Nick Rolovich
| visitor_1q = 0
| visitor_2q = 7
| visitor_3q = 0
| visitor_4q = 7
| home_school = Louisiana Tech University
| home_name_short = Louisiana Tech
| home_nickname = Bulldogs
| home_record = 7–5
| home_conference = C-USA
| home_rank_AP =
| home_rank_coaches =
| home_rank_CFP =
| home_coach = Skip Holtz
| home_1q = 3
| home_2q = 0
| home_3q = 21
| home_4q = 7
| MVP = Jaylon Ferguson (DE, Louisiana Tech) & Kendall Hune (DE, Hawaii){{cite web |url=https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/smith-leads-louisiana-tech-past-hawaii-31-14-in-hawaii-bowl/ |title=Smith Leads Louisiana Tech Past Hawaii 31-14 in Hawaii Bowl |website=thehawaiibowl.com |date=December 23, 2018 |access-date=December 26, 2018}}
| anthem =
| halftime =
| referee = Greg Sujack (MAC)
| attendance = 30,911
| payout = 1,000,000 {{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 = ESPN & ESPN Radio
| us_announcers = Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison and Allison Williams (ESPN)
Kevin Winter and Brad Edwards (ESPN Radio)
| ratings =
| intl_network =
| intl_announcers =
}}
The 2018 Hawaii Bowl was a college football bowl game being played on December 22, 2018, in Honolulu, Hawaii.{{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 30, 2018}} It was the 17th edition of the Hawaii Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. This was the first time since 2007 that the bowl was not played on Christmas Eve.{{cite news |url=https://www.khon2.com/sports/local-sports/2018-hawaii-bowl-to-played-on-december-22nd/1155980736 |title=For the first time in a decade, Hawaii Bowl won't happen on Christmas Eve |website=KHON-TV |date=May 2, 2018 |access-date=November 25, 2018}} Sponsored by the SoFi personal finance company, the game was officially called the SoFi Hawaii Bowl.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/hawaii-bowl-names-sofi-as-new-title-sponsor/|title = Hawai'i Bowl Names SoFi as New Title Sponsor|date = 30 November 2018}}
Teams
The game was played between the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors of the Mountain West Conference and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs of Conference USA (C–USA). The teams had faced each other 10 times, with Hawaii holding an 8–2 lead in the series; both teams previously were members of the Western Athletic Conference.
This was Louisiana Tech's first trip to the Hawaii Bowl; it was Hawaii's eighth time in this bowl.
=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors=
{{main|2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team}}
Hawaii secured a spot in the bowl with a win on November 17 over the UNLV Rebels, ending a four-game losing streak and assuring the Rainbow Warriors of a bowl-eligible winning record, as they reached 7–5 with one game left to play.{{cite news |url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/11/17/sports/sports-breaking/cordeiro-leads-warriors-to-epic-comeback-over-unlv-into-hawaii-bowl/ |title=Chevan Cordeiro leads Warriors to epic comeback over UNLV, into Hawaii Bowl |first=Paul |last=Arnett |newspaper=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |date=November 18, 2018 |access-date=November 25, 2018}} Hawaii subsequently defeated the San Diego State Aztecs, ending the regular season with an 8–5 overall record, 5–3 in conference. The Rainbow Warriors' participation in the Hawaii Bowl was confirmed by bowl organizers on November 28.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/hawaii-louisiana-tech-to-face-off-in-2018-hawaii-bowl/|title=Hawai'i, Louisiana Tech to Face off in 2018 Hawai'i Bowl|date=28 November 2018}}
=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs=
{{main|2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team}}
Louisiana Tech announced their acceptance of a Hawaii Bowl bid on November 28.{{cite news |url=https://www.underdogdynasty.com/2018/11/28/18116544/louisiana-tech-accepts-invitation-to-hawaii-bowl-bulldogs-rainbow-warriors-la-conference-usa-mw |title=Louisiana Tech Accepts Invitation To Hawaii Bowl |first=Tanner |last=Spearman |website=underdogdynasty.com |date=November 28, 2018 |access-date=November 28, 2018}} The Bulldogs compiled a 7–5 regular season record, 5–3 in conference.
Game summary
=Scoring summary=
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=HAW|HomeName=LT|state=}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=1:08
| Team=LT
| DrivePlays=9
| DriveLength=44
| DriveTime=3:04
| Type=FG
| yards=24
| Kicker=Bailey Hale
| Visitor=0
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=8:20
| Team=HAW
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=71
| DriveTime=3:21
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Jason-Matthew Sharsh
| QB=Chevan Cordeiro
| yards=24
| Kicker=Ryan Meskell
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=7
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=10:27
| Team=LT
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=51
| DriveTime=0:32
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Israel Tucker
| yards=5
| Kicker=Bailey Hale
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=7
| Home=10
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=4:44
| Team=LT
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=92
| DriveTime=2:55
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Jaquis Dancy
| QB=J'Mar Smith
| yards=58
| Kicker=Bailey Hale
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=7
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=0:55
| Team=LT
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=65
| DriveTime=2:05
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=J'Mar Smith
| yards=4
| Kicker=Bailey Hale
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=7
| Home=24
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=6:14
| Team=HAW
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=38
| DriveTime=2:39
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Marcus Armstrong-Brown
| QB=Cole McDonald
| yards=7
| Kicker=Ryan Meskell
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=14
| Home=24
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=3:45
| Team=LT
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=65
| DriveTime=2:29
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Kam McKnight
| yards=39
| Kicker=Bailey Hale
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=14
| Home=31
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=14|Home=31}}
=Statistics=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Rainbow Warriors
|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=7
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=21|H4=7
}}
| class="wikitable"
! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors}}"|HAW !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}"|LT | ||
| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 66–226 | 70–453 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–58 | 38–168 |
| Passing yards | 168 | 285 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–34–3 | 19–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:23 | 30:37 |
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors}}; text-align:center;"|Hawaii | Passing | Cole McDonald | 10/20, 85 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Fred Holly III | 9 car, 57 yds | |
| Receiving | Jason-Matthew Sharsh | 5 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD | |
| rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech | Passing | J'Mar Smith | 19/31, 285 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jaqwis Dancy | 15 car, 57 yds | |
| Receiving | Teddy Veal | 8 rec, 107 yds |
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/}}
- [http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401032066 Box score] at ESPN
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