College football bowl game
College football game
The 2018 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018,[ 5] with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local CST ).[ 6] It was the 18th edition of the New Orleans Bowl , and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . Sponsored by freight company R+L Carriers , the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl .
The game featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders from Conference USA and the Appalachian State Mountaineers , the 2018 Sun Belt Conference champions. The teams previously met three times (1974, 1989, and 1992) with Middle Tennessee holding a 2–1 edge in the series.[ 7]
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders [ edit ] Middle Tennessee was defeated in the 2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game on December 1; they subsequently received and accepted an invitation to the New Orleans Bowl on December 2.[ 8] The Blue Raiders entered the bowl with an 8–5 record (7–1 in conference). Blue Raider quarterback Brent Stockstill is the son of head coach Rick Stockstill .[ 9]
Appalachian State Mountaineers [ edit ] Appalachian State defeated Louisiana in the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game to secure a berth in the New Orleans Bowl.[ 10] The Mountaineers entered the bowl with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference). Due to the resignation of head coach Scott Satterfield , who took the same position with the Louisville Cardinals on December 4, the Mountaineers were coached in the bowl game by interim head coach Mark Ivey .[ 11]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MTSU APP 1 5:15 7 39 3:18 MTSU 24-yard field goal by Crews Holt 3 0 2 13:48 10 72 4:34 APP 22-yard field goal by Chandler Staton 3 3 2 10:06 3 44 1:01 APP Thomas Hennigan 30-yard touchdown reception from Malik Williams, Chandler Staton kick good 3 10 2 6:38 7 41 3:02 APP Zac Thomas 8-yard touchdown reception from Malik Williams, Chandler Staton kick good 3 17 2 0:45 8 85 2:01 APP Henry Pearson 1-yard touchdown reception from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick good 3 24 2 0:00 6 59 0:45 MTSU 33-yard field goal by Crews Holt 6 24 3 11:06 10 75 3:54 APP Corey Sutton 17-yard touchdown reception from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick good 6 31 3 8:01 2 64 0:46 APP Camerun Peoples 63-yard touchdown run, Chandler Staton kick good 6 38 3 5:56 5 75 2:05 MTSU Isiah Upton 43-yard touchdown reception from Brent Stockstill, Crews Holt kick good 13 38 4 13:06 6 66 2:11 APP Corey Sutton 11-yard touchdown reception from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick good 13 45 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 13 45
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Raiders 3 3 7 0 13 Mountaineers 0 24 14 7 45
Statistics MTSU APP First downs 24 23 Plays–yards 72–392 60–448 Rushes–yards 35–62 34–233 Passing yards 330 215 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–37–2 17–26–2 Time of possession 33:31 26:29
Team Category Player Statistics Middle Tennessee Passing Brent Stockstill 25/37, 330 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Chaton Mobley 10 car, 45 yds Receiving Gatlin Casey 6 rec, 64 yds Appalachian State Passing Zac Thomas 15/24, 177 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Darrynton Evans 14 car, 108 yds Receiving Corey Sutton 8 rec, 78 yds, 2 TD
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