2018 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
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50th Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
The field prior to the game |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Total |
UCF |
0 | 13 | 7 | 14 |
34 |
Auburn |
3 | 3 | 14 | 7 |
27 |
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Date |
January 1, 2018 |
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Season |
2017 |
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Stadium |
Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
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Location |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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MVP |
McKenzie Milton (QB, UCF) & Shaquem Griffin (LB, UCF) |
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Favorite |
Auburn by 10.5[2] |
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Referee |
Brandon Cruse (Big XII) |
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Attendance |
71,109[3] |
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Payout |
US$6,000,000 per team |
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United States TV coverage |
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Network |
ESPN and ESPN Radio |
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Announcers |
Dave Flemming, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams (ESPN)
Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic (ESPN Radio) |
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International TV coverage |
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Network |
ESPN |
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The 2018 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2018, between the UCF Knights and the Auburn Tigers.[4] It was the 50th edition of the Peach Bowl, and the first Peach Bowl to be played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, after spending the previous 25 editions in the now demolished Georgia Dome. The 50th Peach Bowl was one of the College Football Playoff New Year's Six bowl games,[5] and was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Chick-fil-A restaurant franchise, the game was officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
The game was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio.[4]
Teams
The two participants for the game were the UCF Knights (automatically qualifying as the highest ranked conference champion team from the "Group of Five" conferences) and the Auburn Tigers.
Entering the game, the Tigers led the all-time series with the Knights, 3–0; the most recent matchup saw the Tigers defeat the Golden Knights (as the Knights were then known as) by a score of 28–10 on November 6, 1999, in Auburn.[6][7]
Game summary
McKenzie Milton had a breakout game for the UCF Knights with 245 passing yards throwing for two touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. Jarrett Stidham had 331 passing yards throwing for one touchdown with two interceptions. UCF had 411 total yards compared to Auburn Tigers 421 total yards. However, the Tigers had three turnovers with Knights only having one. Shaquem Griffin had 12 tackles and one and a half sacks in the win for the Knights. Griffin was later named the game's defensive MVP, with Milton the offensive MVP.[8]
Scoring summary
Auburn's Field Goal at the end of the First Half
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
UCF |
AUB |
1 |
7:01 |
9 |
43 |
3:51 |
AUB |
25-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson |
0 |
3
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2 |
11:11 |
12 |
48 |
3:04 |
UCF |
33-yard field goal by Matthew Wright |
3 |
3
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2 |
8:51 |
2 |
21 |
0:47 |
UCF |
McKenzie Milton 18-yard touchdown run, Matthew Wright kick good |
10 |
3
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2 |
0:45 |
15 |
62 |
4:16 |
AUB |
45-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson |
10 |
6
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2 |
0:00 |
15 |
42 |
0:45 |
UCF |
45-yard field goal by Matthew Wright |
13 |
6
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3 |
14:05 |
2 |
26 |
0:43 |
AUB |
Will Hastings 26-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Stidham, Daniel Carlson kick good |
13 |
13
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3 |
7:55 |
10 |
82 |
3:37 |
AUB |
Kerryon Johnson 4-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good |
13 |
20
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3 |
1:30 |
7 |
65 |
2:44 |
UCF |
Otis Anderson 12-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie Milton, Matthew Wright kick good |
20 |
20
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4 |
11:36 |
8 |
59 |
3:17 |
UCF |
Dredrick Snelson 8-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie Milton, Matthew Wright kick good |
27 |
20
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4 |
5:56 |
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UCF |
Interception returned 45 yards for touchdown by Chequan Burkett, Matthew Wright kick good |
34 |
20
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4 |
4:12 |
6 |
89 |
1:37 |
AUB |
Eli Stove 7-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good |
34 |
27
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
34 |
27 |
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Statistics
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 12 Knights |
0 |
13 |
7 |
14 |
34 |
No. 7 Tigers |
3 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
27 |
Statistics | UCF | AUB |
First downs | 20 | 28 |
Plays–yards | 71–411 | 87–421 |
Rushes–yards | 36–169 | 44–90 |
Passing yards | 242 | 331 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–35–0 | 28–43–2 |
Time of possession | 25:45 | 34:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
UCF | Passing | McKenzie Milton | 16/35, 242 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | McKenzie Milton | 13 car, 116 yds, 1 TD |
Receiving | Tre'Quan Smith | 5 rec, 89 yds |
AUB | Passing | Jarrett Stidham | 28/43, 331 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Kerryon Johnson | 23 car, 71 yds, 1 TD |
Receiving | Ryan Davis | 8 rec, 47 yds |
References
- ↑ Romero, Iliana Limón (December 5, 2017). "Scott Frost to coach UCF in Peach Bowl despite Knights' hire of his replacement". Orlando Sentinel.
- ↑ "Recap: Central Florida 34, Auburn 27". VegasInsider.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl [@CFAPeachBowl] (January 1, 2018). "Today's attendance: 71,109 That's the 19th #CFAPeachBowl sellout in 21 games. THANK YOU, FANS! pic.twitter.com/1TD8SOnbja" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 1 2 The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the College Football Playoff. Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
- ↑ About the College Football Playoff. ESPN.
- ↑ "UCF Football 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). UCF Knights. pp. 71–80. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Auburn Football 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). Auburn Tigers. pp. 181–185. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Milton powers No. 10 UCF to 34-27 Peach Bowl win over Auburn". New York Daily News. Associated Press. January 1, 2018.
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