2018 Peach Bowl (December)

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2018 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
CFP New Year's Six
51st Peach Bowl
Florida Gators Michigan Wolverines
(9–3) (10–2)
SEC Big Ten
41 15
Head coach: 
Dan Mullen		 Head coach: 
Jim Harbaugh
AP
CoachesCFP
101010
AP
CoachesCFP
887
1234 Total
Florida 3101414 41
Michigan 7305 15
DateDecember 29, 2018
Season
Network
ESPN Deportes
AnnouncersRoger Valdivieso
Alex Pombo
Peach Bowl
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The 2018 Peach Bowl was a

College Football Playoff New Year's Six bowl games, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 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 featured the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference and the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. Going in to the bowl, Florida was the highest-ranked team that did not appear in the preseason AP top 25 poll. Michigan's defense had given up an average of 263 yards per game, the best in the nation.[6]

Teams

The game featured the

Advocare Classic by a score of 33–17.[7]

Florida Gators

Main article: 2018 Florida Gators football team

After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference), the Gators were selected to their third Peach Bowl appearance. This was their 44th bowl game appearance.[8]

Michigan Wolverines

Main article: 2018 Michigan Wolverines football team

After finishing their regular season with a 10–2 record (8–1 in conference), the Wolverines were selected to their first Peach Bowl appearance. This was their 47th bowl game appearance, tied for 11th-highest total all-time among FBS schools.

2019 NFL Draft.[10]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards
TOP
 FLA MICH
1 5:37 10 71 3:52 FLA 21-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 3 0
1 2:03 9 75 3:34 MICH Donovan Peoples-Jones 9-yard touchdown reception from Shea Patterson, Jake Moody kick good 3 7
2 12:22 10 66 4:41 FLA 26-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 6 7
2 5:56 4 0 1:58 MICH 48-yard field goal by Jake Moody 6 10
2 2:41 8 75 3:15 FLA Feleipe Franks 20-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 13 10
3 8:06 6 44 2:43 FLA
La’Mical Perine
5-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good 		20 10
3 2:34 8 63 4:07 FLA Jordan Scarlett 1-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 27 10
4 12:16 11 67 5:18 MICH 26-yard field goal by Jake Moody 27 13
4 9:21 6 75 2:55 FLA La’Mical Perine 53-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 34 13
4 4:58 MICH Punt blocked through the back of the end zone, safety 34 15
4 4:43 FLA Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by C. J. Gardner-Johnson, Evan McPherson kick good 41 15
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Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Gators 3 10 14 14 41
No. 7 Wolverines 7 3 0 5 15
Statistics FLA MICH
First downs 15 18
Plays–yards 64–427 67–326
Rushes–yards 40–257 30–77
Passing yards 170 249
Passing: comp–att–int 14–24–0 23–37–2
Time of possession 31:19 28:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Passing Feleipe Franks 13/23, 173 yds, 1 TD
Rushing La'Mical Perine 6 rec, 76 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Van Jefferson 4 rec, 64 yds
Michigan Passing Shea Patterson 22/36, 236 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Christian Turner 7 car, 32 yds
Receiving Nico Collins 5 rec, 80 yds

Note: 74,006 was the officially announced attendance figure;[3] "turnstile count" subsequently reported as 68,413.[11]

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Edgar (December 29, 2018). "Gators smash Michigan in Peach Bowl, cap Dan Mullen's elite debut season". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  3. ^ a b @CourtneyWESH2 (December 29, 2018). "Official Attendance: 74,006" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Dosh, Kristi (January 1, 2018). "How College Football Playoff's Payouts Compare With BCS's: A Conference-By-Conference Breakdown". Forbes. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  5. ^ Volner, Derek (December 30, 2018). "College Football Playoff Semifinals Continue to Deliver Strong Ratings for ESPN; Rank among Top Cable Presentations of the Year". espnmediazone.com. ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Mather, Victor (December 4, 2018). "From Roses to Cheez-Its, Your Guide to All 40 College Football Bowls". The New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "2017: Michigan vs. Florida". advocareclassicfootball.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Carter, Scott (December 2, 2018). "Gators Get Peachy Rematch with Michigan". floridagators.com. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  9. ^ Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (December 2, 2018). "Michigan Matched Up Against Florida in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 29". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  10. ^ Hayes, David (December 29, 2018). "Michigan Players Skipping Citrus Bowl Game Showing Clear Impact". fanduel.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  11. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    . Retrieved February 25, 2019.

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