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The 2018 Quick Lane Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2018, at Ford Field in Detroit .[ 5] It was the fifth edition of the Quick Lane Bowl , and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . The game was sponsored by Quick Lane tire and auto centers.
The game was contested between Minnesota from the Big Ten Conference and Georgia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[ 6] This was the first meeting between these teams.[ 7]
Minnesota Golden Gophers [ edit ] Minnesota received and accepted a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl on December 2.[ 6] The Golden Gophers entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–6 in conference).
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets [ edit ] Georgia Tech received and accepted a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl on December 2.[ 6] The Yellow Jackets entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). In the weeks prior to the game, head coach Paul Johnson announced that this would be his last game coaching.[ 8]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MINN GT 1 9:42 10 62 5:18 MINN 31-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter 3 0 1 4:14 7 48 3:11 MINN Tyler Johnson 18-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Morgan , Emmit Carpenter kick good 10 0 2 11:57 9 26 5:14 MINN 27-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter 13 0 2 0:00 4 37 0:18 GT 44-yard field goal by Wesley Wells 13 3 3 8:24 5 60 2:50 MINN Mohamed Ibrahim 3-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good 20 3 3 0:55 14 75 7:23 GT Nathan Cottrell 20-yard touchdown run, Wesley Wells kick good 20 10 4 12:07 7 75 3:48 MINN Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good 27 10 4 6:19 6 73 3:30 MINN Tyler Johnson 30-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick good 34 10 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 34 10
1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 10 3 7 14 34 Yellow Jackets 0 3 7 0 10
Statistics MINN GT First downs 19 14 Plays–yards 56–392 56–283 Rushes–yards 43–260 44–206 Passing yards 132 77 Passing: comp –att –int 7–13–0 5–12–0 Time of possession 30:43 29:17
Team Category Player Statistics Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 7/13, 132 yds, 2 TD Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 31 car, 224 yds, 2 TD Receiving Tyler Johnson 4 rec, 57 yds, 2 TD Georgia Tech Passing TaQuon Marshall 4/9, 76 yds Rushing TaQuon Marshall 22 car, 75 yds Receiving Qua Searcy 1 rec, 51 yds
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