College football game
The 2018 Outback Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 2018, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida . The 32nd annual Outback Bowl was one of the 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games concluding the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The game was nationally televised on ESPN2 , and its title sponsor is the Outback Steakhouse restaurant franchise.
The game featured the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference , and the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference in their fourth meeting against each other, and second meeting in the Outback Bowl.[ 4]
After finishing their regular season with an 8–4 record, the Wolverines were selected to their sixth Outback Bowl appearance, the most Outback Bowl appearances by any team.[ 5] [ 6]
After finishing their regular season with an 8–4 record, the Gamecocks were selected to their fifth Outback Bowl appearance, tying them with four other teams for the second-most Outback Bowl appearances. This was their 22nd bowl game appearance. South Carolina won the previous meeting against the Michigan Wolverines in the 2013 Outback Bowl , by a score of 33–28.[ 7]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MICH SCAR 1 3:42 8 29 3:37 MICH 35-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin 3 0 1 0:09 6 23 2:16 MICH 26-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin 6 0 2 8:45 5 45 1:36 SCAR 45-yard field goal by Parker White 6 3 2 0:00 8 33 1:18 MICH 45-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin 9 3 3 9:56 7 72 7:34 MICH Ben Mason 1-yard touchdown run, Quinn Nordin kick good 16 3 3 5:42 4 2 1:10 MICH 48-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin 19 3 3 2:25 6 77 3:17 SCAR Rico Dowdle 18-yard touchdown reception from Jake Bentley , 2-point pass failed 19 9 3 0:51 1 21 0:06 SCAR Bryan Edwards 21-yard touchdown reception from Jake Bentley, Parker White kick good 19 16 4 11:33 6 81 2:12 SCAR Shi Smith 53-yard touchdown reception from Jake Bentley, Parker White kick good 19 23 4 3:47 4 9 1:55 SCAR 22-yard field goal by Parker White 19 26 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 19 26
Total Wolverines 6 3 10 0 19 Gamecocks 0 3 13 10 26
Statistics MICH SCAR First downs 17 13 Plays–yards 78–277 58–302 Rushes–yards 33–74 26–61 Passing yards 203 239 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–45–2 19–32–1 Time of possession 34:17 25:43
Team Category Player Statistics MICH Passing Brandon Peters 20/44, 186 yds, 2 INT Rushing Karan Higdon 17 car, 65 yds Receiving Kekoa Crawford 5 rec, 61 yds SCAR Passing Jake Bentley 19/32, 239 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rico Dowdle 6 car, 45 yds, 1 TD Receiving Bryan Edwards 5 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD
The 2018 Outback Bowl marked the first appearance of SB Nation Bloomin' Onion mascot.[ 8] [ 9]
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Formerly known as the Hall of Fame / Outback Bowl
History & conference tie-ins Games Notes The bowl was not played during calendar year 1987.
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