College football bowl game
Annual NCAA football game
The 2018 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona .[3] It was one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . It was the 30th edition of a bowl game that has gone by various names, and was called the Cactus Bowl for its previous four playings. The bowl was sponsored by Cheez-It crackers.
Tied 7–7 at the end of regulation, it was the first 2018–19 bowl game to go into overtime; TCU defeated California in the first overtime period, 10–7. The two teams combined for six interceptions in the first half, more than any game during the 2018 season, with a total of nine for the entire game. It became the fourth bowl game in NCAA history with nine or more interceptions, joining the 1942 Orange Bowl , 1968 Sun Bowl , and 1982 Liberty Bowl .[4] It is jokingly referred to on social media and by broadcast media as the “Cheez-Int Bowl”.[5]
Teams [ ]
The game was played between the TCU Horned Frogs from the Big 12 Conference and the California Golden Bears from the Pac-12 Conference .[6] This was the first meeting between the two programs.[7]
TCU Horned Frogs [ ]
TCU received and accepted a bid to the Cheez-It Bowl on December 2.[6] The Horned Frogs entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (4–5 in conference).
California Golden Bears [ ]
California received and accepted a bid to the Cheez-It Bowl on December 2.[6] The Golden Bears entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–5 in conference).
Game summary [ ]
Scoring summary [ ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
CAL
TCU
1
4:33
2
34
0:29
CAL
Chase Garbers 4-yard touchdown run, Greg Thomas kick good
7
0
3
0:03
7
33
3:59
TCU
Sewo Olonilua 1-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Song kick good
7
7
OT
10
15
TCU
27-yard field goal by Jonathan Song
7
10
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
Statistics [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Golden Bears
7
0
0
0 0
7
Horned Frogs
0
0
7
0 3
10
Statistics
CAL
TCU
First downs
14
16
Plays–yards
63–264
80–290
Rushes–yards
30–100
59–262
Passing yards
164
28
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
17–33–5
8–21–4
Time of possession
25:13
34:47
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
California
Passing
Chase Garbers
12/19, 93 yds, 3 INT
Rushing
Christopher Brown Jr.
14 car, 57 yds
Receiving
Nikko Remigio
5 rec, 21 yds
TCU
Passing
Grayson Muehlstein
7/20, 27 yds, 4 INT
Rushing
Sewo Olonilua
32 car, 194 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Jaelan Austin
1 rec, 15 yds
References [ ]
^ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 10, 2018 .
^ "2018 Bowl Schedule" . CFP.com . Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule" . ESPN . May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ "TCU Horned Frogs beat Cal Golden Bears in overtime of wacky Cheez-It Bowl game" . USA Today . AP . December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
^ @azcsports (December 27, 2018). "More like the CHEEZ-INT BOWL" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2018 – via Twitter .
^ a b c https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article222377495.html
^ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. California Golden Bears football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 26, 2018 .
External links [ ]
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