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The 2018 Texas Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 27, 2018, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m. EST .[ 5] It was the 13th edition of the Texas Bowl , and was one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . Sponsored by the Academy Sports + Outdoors sporting goods company, the game was officially known as the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl .
The 2018 Texas Bowl featured the Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference and the Vanderbilt Commodores of the Southeastern Conference . Both teams had a 6–6 record coming in to the game, making the Texas Bowl the only bowl game of the season without a team with a winning record.[ 6] Despite featuring a pair of .500 teams, fans were treated to one of the highest-scoring games of the bowl season that included five touchdown plays of 50 yards or more, and more than 1,200 yards (combined) of total offense.[ 7]
The matchup of Baylor from the Big 12 Conference and Vanderbilt from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) was announced on December 2.[ 8] The teams had previously met twice, with Baylor winning both games, played in 1953 and 1954.[ 8]
Baylor received and accepted a bid to the Texas Bowl on December 2.[ 8] The Bears entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (4–5 in conference).
Vanderbilt Commodores [ edit ] Vanderbilt received and accepted a bid to the Texas Bowl on December 2.[ 8] The Commodores entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–5 in conference).
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BAY VAN 1 14:04 3 65 0:56 VAN Khari Blasingame 65-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Shurmur , Ryley Guay kick good 0 7 1 9:16 12 69 4:48 BAY 23-yard field goal by Connor Martin 3 7 1 2:19 9 73 4:35 BAY John Lovett 12-yard touchdown run, Connor Martin kick good 10 7 1 0:23 4 81 1:56 VAN Ke'Shawn Vaughn 68-yard touchdown run, Ryley Guay kick good 10 14 2 11:33 8 75 3:50 BAY JaMycal Hasty 18-yard touchdown run, Connor Martin kick good 17 14 2 9:57 3 81 1:36 VAN Ke'Shawn Vaughn 69-yard touchdown run, Ryley Guay kick good 17 21 3 12:54 6 75 2:06 BAY Trestan Ebner 34-yard touchdown run, Connor Martin kick good 24 21 3 4:51 10 88 3:42 BAY Charlie Brewer 1-yard touchdown run, John Mayers kick good 31 21 3 0:16 3 54 1:24 VAN Khari Blasingame 2-yard touchdown run, Ryley Guay kick good 31 28 4 9:31 3 80 1:00 VAN Khari Blasingame 1-yard touchdown run, Ryley Guay kick good 31 35 4 9:19 1 75 0:12 BAY Trestan Ebner 75-yard touchdown reception from Charlie Brewer, John Mayers kick good 38 35 4 3:30 13 59 5:49 VAN 33-yard field goal by Ryley Guay 38 38 4 1:50 4 75 1:40 BAY Marques Jones 52-yard touchdown reception from Charlie Brewer, John Mayers kick good 45 38 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 45 38
1 2 3 4 Total Bears 10 7 14 14 45 Commodores 14 7 7 10 38
Statistics BAY VAN First downs 30 22 Plays–yards 81–668 62–573 Rushes–yards 46–284 24–287 Passing yards 384 286 Passing: comp –att –int 21–35–1 18–38–0 Time of possession 35:26 24:34
Team Category Player Statistics Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 21/34, 384 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Charlie Brewer 16 car, 109 yds, 1 TD Receiving Trestan Ebner 3 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD Vanderbilt Passing Kyle Shurmur 18/37, 286 yds, 1 TD Rushing Ke'Shawn Vaughn 13 car, 243 yds, 2 TD Receiving Khari Blasingame 3 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD
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