2018 Quick Lane Bowl
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Quick Lane Bowl
| subheader = 5th Quick Lane Bowl
| title_sponsor =
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 26
| year_game_played = 2018
| football_season = 2018
| stadium = Ford Field
| city = Detroit, Michigan
| visitor_school = University of Minnesota
| visitor_name_short = Minnesota
| visitor_nickname = Golden Gophers
| visitor_record = 6–6
| visitor_conference = Big Ten
| visitor_rank_AP =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| visitor_rank_CFP =
| visitor_coach = P. J. Fleck
| visitor_1q = 10
| visitor_2q = 3
| visitor_3q = 7
| visitor_4q = 14
| home_school = Georgia Institute of Technology
| home_name_short = Georgia Tech
| home_nickname = Yellow Jackets
| home_record = 7–5
| home_conference = ACC
| home_rank_AP =
| home_rank_coaches =
| home_rank_CFP =
| home_coach = Paul Johnson
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 3
| home_3q = 7
| home_4q = 0
| MVP = Mohamed Ibrahim (RB, Minnesota){{cite news |url=https://saturdaytradition.com/minnesota-football/minnesota-rb-mohamed-ibrahim-named-quick-lane-bowl-mvp-following-career-performance/ |title=Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim named Quick Lane Bowl MVP following career performance |first=Dustin |last=Schutte |website=saturdaytradition.com |date=December 2018 |accessdate=December 27, 2021}}
| anthem =
| halftime =
| referee = Scott Campbell (Big XII)
| attendance = 27,228{{cite tweet |user=Kelly_Quinlan |number=1078088123622572038 |title=Attendance for the Quick Lane bowl is 27,228 |date=December 26, 2018 |access-date=December 26, 2018}}
| payout = 750,000 {{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
| us_announcers = Mark Neely, Ray Bentley and Allison Williams
| ratings =
| intl_network =
| intl_announcers =
}}
The 2018 Quick Lane Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2018, at Ford Field in Detroit.{{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 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).{{cite press release |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/georgia-tech-and-minnesota-to-play-in-2018-quick-lane-bowl |title=Georgia Tech and Minnesota to play in 2018 Quick Lane Bowl |website=detroitlions.com |date=December 2, 2018}} This was the first meeting between these teams.{{cite web |url=http://www.winsipedia.com/minnesota/vs/georgia-tech |title=Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football series history |website=winsipedia.com |access-date=December 26, 2018}}
=Minnesota Golden Gophers=
{{main|2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team}}
Minnesota received and accepted a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl on December 2. The Golden Gophers entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–6 in conference).
=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets=
{{main|2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team}}
Georgia Tech received and accepted a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl on December 2. 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.{{cite web |url=http://ramblinwreck.com/johnson-steps-down-as-head-coach/|title=Johnson Steps Down As Head Coach|website=Ramblinwreck.com|access-date=November 28, 2018}}
Game summary
=Scoring summary=
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=MINN|HomeName=GT|state=}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=9:42
| Team=MINN
| DrivePlays=10
| DriveLength=62
| DriveTime=5:18
| Type=FG
| yards=31
| Kicker=Emmit Carpenter
| Visitor=3
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=4:14
| Team=MINN
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=48
| DriveTime=3:11
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Tyler Johnson
| QB=Tanner Morgan
| yards=18
| Kicker=Emmit Carpenter
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=10
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=11:57
| Team=MINN
| DrivePlays=9
| DriveLength=26
| DriveTime=5:14
| Type=FG
| yards=27
| Kicker=Emmit Carpenter
| Visitor=13
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=0:00
| Team=GT
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=37
| DriveTime=0:18
| Type=FG
| yards=44
| Kicker=Wesley Wells
| Visitor=13
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=8:24
| Team=MINN
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=60
| DriveTime=2:50
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Mohamed Ibrahim
| yards=3
| Kicker=Emmit Carpenter
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=20
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=0:55
| Team=GT
| DrivePlays=14
| DriveLength=75
| DriveTime=7:23
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Nathan Cottrell
| yards=20
| Kicker=Wesley Wells
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=20
| Home=10
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=12:07
| Team=MINN
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=75
| DriveTime=3:48
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Mohamed Ibrahim
| yards=1
| Kicker=Emmit Carpenter
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=27
| Home=10
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=6:19
| Team=MINN
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=73
| DriveTime=3:30
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Tyler Johnson
| QB=Tanner Morgan
| yards=30
| Kicker=Emmit Carpenter
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=34
| Home=10
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=34|Home=10}}
=Statistics=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Golden Gophers
|R1=10|R2=3 |R3=7 |R4=14
|Home=Yellow Jackets
|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=7 |H4=0
}}
{{AmFootballGameStatistics
| Visitor = Minnesota Golden Gophers
| VisitorDisplay = MINN
| Home = Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
| HomeDisplay = GT
| VisFirsts = 19
| VisPlaysYds = 56–392
| VisRushing = 43–260
| VisPassYds = 132
| VisPassing = 7–13–0
| VisTOP = 30:43
| HomeFirsts = 14
| HomePlaysYds = 56–283
| HomeRushing = 44–206
| HomePassYds = 77
| HomePassing = 5–12–0
| HomeTOP = 29:17
}}
{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers
| Visitor = Minnesota Golden Gophers
| VisitorDisplay = Minnesota
| Home = Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
| HomeDisplay = Georgia Tech
| VisPasser = Tanner Morgan
| VisPassStats = 7/13, 132 yds, 2 TD
| VisRusher = Mohamed Ibrahim
| VisRushStats = 31 car, 224 yds, 2 TD
| VisReceiver = Tyler Johnson
| VisReceivingStats = 4 rec, 57 yds, 2 TD
| HomePasser = TaQuon Marshall
| HomePassStats = 4/9, 76 yds
| HomeRusher = TaQuon Marshall
| HomeRushStats = 22 car, 75 yds
| HomeReceiver = Qua Searcy
| HomeReceivingStats = 1 rec, 51 yds
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401032068 Box score] at ESPN
- [https://www.detroitlions.com/photos/2018-quick-lane-bowl#42198ca7-cce3-44bf-9a8a-233b3df1827e Photo album] at detroitlions.com
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