2018 Quick Lane Bowl

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.

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
1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 10 3 7 14 34 Georgia Tech 0 3 7 0 10
Date	December 26, 2018
Season	2018
Stadium	Ford Field
Location	Detroit, Michigan
MVP	Mohamed Ibrahim (RB, Minnesota)[1]
Favorite	Georgia Tech by 4[2]
Referee	Scott Campbell (Big XII)
Attendance	27,228[3]
Payout	US$750,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mark Neely, Ray Bentley and Allison Williams
Quick Lane Bowl  < 2017  2019 >

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