2018 Music City Bowl
2018 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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21st Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Nissan Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Jarrett Stidham (QB, Auburn)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Auburn by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Brad Van Vark (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 59,024[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$5,650,000 [4] | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | TV: Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones Radio: Dave Neal, D.J. Shockley, Dawn Davenport | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 Music City Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2018 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.[5] It was the 21st edition of the Music City Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Franklin American Mortgage Company, the game was officially known as the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl.
Despite being projected as a close game, Auburn was able create an early 21–0 lead. Purdue then put a touchdown on the board to make it 21–7, but Auburn then scored 35 unanswered points to end the half. The halftime score was 56–7, with Auburn setting the NCAA FBS record for points scored in any half of a bowl game. The final score of the game was 63–14.
Teams[]
The game was played between Purdue from the Big Ten Conference and Auburn from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[6] The teams had never played each other before.[6]
Purdue Boilermakers[]
Purdue received and accepted a bid to the Music City Bowl on December 2.[6] The Boilermakers entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (5–4 in conference).
This game was the last attended by Purdue superfan Tyler Trent, who had become a national inspiration during his battle with terminal osteosarcoma. He and his family traveled to Nashville on an airplane normally used by the Indianapolis Colts, courtesy of team owner Jim Irsay. Trent, who served as an honorary Purdue captain for the game, died four days later on New Year's Day.[7][8]
Auburn Tigers[]
Auburn received and accepted a bid to the Music City Bowl on December 2.[6] The Tigers entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (3–5 in conference).
Game summary[]
Scoring summary[]
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Statistics[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Boilermakers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Tigers | 28 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 63 |
Statistics | PUR | AUB |
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First downs | 17 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 65–263 | 75–586 |
Rushes–yards | 27–79 | 52–208 |
Passing yards | 184 | 378 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–38–2 | 16–23–0 |
Time of possession | 25:49 | 34:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Purdue | Passing | David Blough | 22–37, 184 yds, 2 INT |
Rushing | Markell Jones | 10 car, 35 yds | |
Receiving | Rondale Moore | 11 rec, 94 yds | |
Auburn | Passing | Jarrett Stidham | 15–21, 373 yds, 5 TD |
Rushing | Kam Martin | 11 car, 58 yds | |
Receiving | Darius Slayton | 3 rec, 160 yds, 3 TD |
References[]
- ^ @SimoneEli_TV (December 28, 2018). "#Auburn QB Jarrett Stidham makes MVP in his final game in a Tiger's uniform" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ @MikeOrganWriter (December 28, 2018). "Attendance is 59,024" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c d https://www.musiccitybowl.com/purdue-to-face-auburn-in-the-21st-annual-franklin-american-mortgage-music-city-bowl/
- ^ "Colts lend plane to fly Tyler Trent to Purdue's bowl game in Nashville". ESPN.com. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ Murphy, Dan (January 2, 2019). "Tyler Trent, cancer patient who inspired many, dies at 20". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
External links[]
- 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games
- Music City Bowl
- 2018 in sports in Tennessee
- December 2018 sports events in the United States
- Purdue Boilermakers football bowl games
- Auburn Tigers football bowl games