2018 Dollar General Bowl
The 2018 Dollar General Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2018.[4] It was the 20th edition of the Dollar General Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Dollar General chain of variety stores.[lower-alpha 1]
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| 20th Dollar General Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Sawyer Smith (QB, Troy)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Buffalo by 2.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Flanagan (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 31,818 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,500,000 [3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks and Roddy Jones | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
The game was played between teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Sun Belt Conference.
Troy Trojans
On November 29, college football news organizations reported that Troy would play in the Dollar General Bowl,[6] which was confirmed via an official announcement on December 2.[7] The Trojans entered the bowl with a 10–3 record (7–1 in conference). This was Troy's third consecutive bowl appearance, following victories in the 2016 Dollar General Bowl and 2017 New Orleans Bowl.
Buffalo Bulls
Buffalo received and accepted a bid to the Dollar General Bowl on December 2.[7] The Bulls had a 10–3 record on the year (7–1 in conference), losing to Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship Game.[8] This was Buffalo's third bowl appearance, after losses in the 2009 International Bowl and 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Game summary
Scoring summary
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Statistics
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulls | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| Trojans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Statistics | UB | TROY |
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| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 68–376 | 75–433 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–102 | 31–113 |
| Passing yards | 274 | 320 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–35–1 | 31–44–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:37 | 33:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Buffalo | Passing | Tyree Jackson | 20/35, 274 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jaret Patterson | 15 car, 67 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Antonio Nunn | 4 rec, 87 yds | |
| Troy | Passing | Sawyer Smith | 31/44, 320 yds, 4 TD |
| Rushing | B.J. Smith | 20 car, 93 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Damion Willis | 13 rec, 101 yds, 2 TD |
Notes
- The bowl has undergone various name changes during its history, with this being the last of three editions contested as the Dollar General Bowl. Dollar General ended its sponsorship of the bowl in May 2019.[5]
References
- @DEwiseTrojan (December 22, 2018). "Sawyer Smith the Dollar General Bowl MVP after throwing 4 TDs to no INTs" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2018 – via Twitter.
- 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 30, 2018.
- "Mobile's college bowl game no longer called 'Dollar General Bowl'". WKRG-TV. May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- https://watchstadium.com/news/sun-belt-bowls-determined-georgia-southern-troy-learn-their-destinations-11-29-2018/
- http://dollargeneralbowl.com/2018/12/dollar-general-bowl-will-implement-clear-bag-policy-for-game-on-december-23-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2/
- Lenzi, Rachel (December 22, 2018). "UB loses to Troy, 42-32, in the Dollar General Bowl". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.