2018 Redbox Bowl
{{short description|College football bowl game}}
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Redbox Bowl
| subheader = 17th Redbox Bowl
| title_sponsor =
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 30
| year_game_played = 2018
| football_season = 2018
| stadium = Levi's Stadium
| city = Santa Clara, California
| visitor_school = Michigan State University
| visitor_name_short = Michigan State
| visitor_nickname = Spartans
| visitor_record = 7–5
| visitor_conference = Big Ten
| visitor_rank_AP =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| visitor_rank_CFP =
| visitor_coach = Mark Dantonio
| visitor_1q = 0
| visitor_2q = 0
| visitor_3q = 6
| visitor_4q = 0
| home_school = University of Oregon
| home_name_short = Oregon
| home_nickname = Ducks
| home_record = 8–4
| home_conference = Pac-12
| home_rank_AP =
| home_rank_coaches =
| home_rank_CFP =
| home_coach = Mario Cristobal
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 0
| home_3q = 0
| home_4q = 7
| MVP = Dillon Mitchell (WR, Oregon){{cite tweet |user=CFBONFOX |number=1079883927530102784 |title=Your Redbox Bowl Offensive MVP: @oregonfootball's Dillon Mitchell |date=December 31, 2018 |access-date=December 31, 2018}} & Josiah Scott (CB, Michigan State){{cite tweet |user=mattcharboneau |number=1079885474519572480 |title=Josiah Scott was named the Redbox Bowl defensive MVP |date=December 31, 2018 |access-date=December 31, 2018}}
| anthem =
| halftime =
| referee = Reggie Smith (Big XII)
| attendance = 30,212{{cite tweet |user=EmptySeatsPics |number=1079885519117565952 |title=Announced crowd of 30,212 for the 2018 RedBox Bowl |date=December 31, 2018 |access-date=December 31, 2018}}
| payout = 3,600,000 {{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 = Fox
| us_announcers = Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Bruce Feldman
| ratings =
| intl_network =
| intl_announcers =
| different_previous = 2017
}}
The 2018 Redbox Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2018, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with kickoff at noon PST (3:00 p.m. EST).{{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 one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. This was the 17th annual edition of a game that has gone by different names, and was known as the Foster Farms Bowl for the previous four years. For 2018 the game was renamed for its new sponsor, the DVD and video game rental company Redbox.{{cite web |last1=Meacham |first1=Jody |title=Levi's Stadium picks up sponsor for their annual college bowl game |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2018/09/25/49ers-redbox-college-bowl-game-foster-farms.html |website=www.bizjournals.com |access-date=September 27, 2018}}
Teams
The game was played between Michigan State of the Big Ten Conference and Oregon of the Pac-12 Conference.{{Cite web|url=http://www.levisstadium.com/2018/12/oregon-to-meet-michigan-state-in-2018-redbox-bowl-at-levis-stadium/|title = Oregon to Meet Michigan State in 2018 Redbox Bowl at Levi's® Stadium|date = 2 December 2018}} The two teams have met six times previously, with each winning three times.
=Oregon Ducks=
{{main|2018 Oregon Ducks football team}}
Oregon received and accepted a bid to the Redbox Bowl on December 2. The Ducks entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (5–4 in conference).
=Michigan State Spartans=
{{main|2018 Michigan State Spartans football team}}
Michigan State received and accepted a bid to the Redbox Bowl on December 2. The Spartans entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–4 in conference).
Game summary
=Scoring summary=
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=MSU|HomeName=ORE|state=}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=9:57
| Team=MSU
| DrivePlays=12
| DriveLength=64
| DriveTime=4:59
| Type=FG
| yards=34
| Kicker=Matt Coghlin
| Visitor=3
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=1:17
| Team=MSU
| DrivePlays=8
| DriveLength=31
| DriveTime=3:30
| Type=FG
| yards=34
| Kicker=Matt Coghlin
| Visitor=6
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=11:19
| Team=ORE
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=77
| DriveTime=1:40
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Dillon Mitchell
| QB=Justin Herbert
| yards=28
| Kicker=Adam Stack
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=6
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=6|Home=7}}
=Statistics=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Spartans
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=6 |R4=0
|Home=Ducks
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=7
}}
{{AmFootballGameStatistics
| Visitor = Michigan State Spartans
| VisitorDisplay = MSU
| Home = Oregon Ducks
| HomeDisplay = ORE
| VisFirsts = 19
| VisPlaysYds = 86–331
| VisRushing = 46–159
| VisPassYds = 172
| VisPassing = 22–40–1
| VisTOP = 37:15
| HomeFirsts = 11
| HomePlaysYds = 60–203
| HomeRushing = 27–37
| HomePassYds = 166
| HomePassing = 19–33–0
| HomeTOP = 22:45
}}
{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers
| Visitor = Michigan State Spartans
| VisitorDisplay = Michigan State
| Home = Oregon Ducks
| HomeDisplay = Oregon
| VisPasser = Brian Lewerke
| VisPassStats = 22/40, 172 yds, 1 INT
| VisRusher = LJ Scott
| VisRushStats = 24 car, 84 yds
| VisReceiver = Cody White
| VisReceivingStats = 6 rec, 64 yds
| HomePasser = Justin Herbert
| HomePassStats = 19/33, 166 yds, 1 TD
| HomeRusher = C. J. Verdell
| HomeRushStats = 14 car, 43 yds
| HomeReceiver = Dillon Mitchell
| HomeReceivingStats = 6 rec, 70 yds, 1 TD
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401035254 Box score] at ESPN
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Category:December 2018 sports events in the United States