The 2018 Gasparilla Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 2018,[4] with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST.[5] It was the 11th edition of the game originally known as the St. Petersburg Bowl and renamed before its 2017 playing as the Gasparilla Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by lawn mower manufacturing company Bad Boy Mowers, the game was officially known as the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl.
| 2018 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 11th Gasparilla Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 20, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Keion Davis (RB, Marshall)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Marshall by 2.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Steve Baron (Mountain West) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 14,135 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,134,000 [3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and Gameday Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky and Paul Carcaterra (ESPN) Dave Weekley, Brad Howe, and Travis Jones (Gameday Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
This was the first time for the bowl to be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, as the prior 10 editions of the bowl were held at Tropicana Field in nearby St. Petersburg.[6]
Teams
editThe game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA (C-USA) against the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in their first meeting against each other.[7][8]
Marshall Thundering Herd
editMarshall received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2.[7] The Thundering Herd entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (6–2 C-USA). The game was the team's 15th overall bowl appearance and third appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Herd previously played in the 2011 edition and 2015 edition, winning against FIU and Connecticut, respectively.
South Florida Bulls
editSouth Florida received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2.[7] The Bulls entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (3–5 AAC), having lost their final five regular season games. The game was the team's 10th overall bowl appearance and second appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Bulls previously played in the 2008 edition, winning against Memphis.
Game summary
editScoring summary
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Statistics
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thundering Herd | 21 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
| Bulls | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Statistics | MRSH | USF |
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| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 70–503 | 66–360 |
| Rushes–yards | 44–282 | 35–92 |
| Passing yards | 221 | 268 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–26–0 | 15–31–0 |
| Time of possession | 36:14 | 23:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Marshall | Passing | Isaiah Green | 17/25, 221 yds |
| Rushing | Keion Davis | 14 car, 94 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tyre Brady | 5 rec, 88 yds | |
| South Florida | Passing | Blake Barnett | 11/23, 212 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Johnny Ford | 11 car, 50 yds | |
| Receiving | Randall St. Felix | 6 rec, 165 yds, 2 TD |
Source:[9]
References
edit- ^ Traylor, Grant (December 20, 2018). "Davis named MVP; Marshall rushes for five TDs in Gasparilla Bowl win". wvgazettemail.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "The Game - Gasparilla Bowl". gasparillabowl.com. Gasparilla Bowl. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Gasparilla Bowl leaving St. Petersburg after 10 years". 10NEWS. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c "USF & Marshall Accept Invitations to Play in 2018 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl". gasparillabowl.com (Press release). December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. South Florida Bulls football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "Scoring Summary (Final)" (PDF).