2018 Birmingham Bowl

2018 Jared Birmingham Bowl
2018 Jared Birmingham Bowl
13th Birmingham Bowl
Memphis Tigers	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
(8–5)	(6–6)
The American	ACC
34	37
Head coach: ; Mike Norvell	Head coach: ; Dave Clawson
Date	December 22, 2018
Season	2018
Stadium	Legion Field
Location	Birmingham, Alabama
MVP	Jamie Newman (QB, Wake Forest)
Favorite	Memphis by 4.5
Referee	Rodney Burnette (Conference USA)
Attendance	25,717
Payout	US$1,650,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Dave Neal, D.J. Shockley and Dawn Davenport
Birmingham Bowl
< 2017	2020 >

The 2018 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2018.^[3] It was the 13th edition of the Birmingham Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Jared brand of Sterling Jewelers, the game was officially named the Jared Birmingham Bowl.^[4]

Teams

The bowl was slated to invite teams from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). However, with four SEC teams selected for New Year's Six games, the Birmingham Bowl matchup announced on December 2 featured Wake Forest from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), rather than an SEC team, to face Memphis from The American.^[4] The two programs previously met four times, each team winning twice, between 1964 and 1967.^[5]

Memphis Tigers

Memphis was defeated in the 2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game played on December 1; they received and accepted a bid to the Birmingham Bowl on December 2.^[4] The Tigers entered the bowl with a 8–5 record (5–3 in conference).

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Wake Forest received and accepted a bid to the Birmingham Bowl on December 2.^[4] The Demon Deacons entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–5 in conference).

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	MEM	WF
1	12:28	10	75	2:32	WF	Sage Surratt 9-yard touchdown reception from Jamie Newman, Nick Sciba kick good	0	7
1	10:06	6	76	2:22	MEM	Tony Pollard 41-yard touchdown run, Riley Patterson kick good	7	7
1	3:28	16	98	5:29	MEM	Patrick Taylor Jr. 1-yard touchdown reception from Brady White, Nick Sciba kick good	14	7
2	14:49				MEM	Interception returned 37 yards for touchdown by Chris Claybrooks, Riley Patterson kick good	21	7
2	11:16	13	57	3:33	WF	36-yard field goal by Nick Sciba	21	10
2	11:04				MEM	Kickoff returned 97 yards for touchdown by Tony Pollard, Nick Sciba kick good	28	10
2	7:09	12	75	3:55	WF	Jamie Newman 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Sciba kick good	28	17
2	5:33	3	56	0:26	WF	Jamie Newman 17-yard touchdown run, Nick Sciba kick good	28	24
3	7:41	5	48	1:40	WF	49-yard field goal by Nick Sciba	28	27
3	3:49	12	47	2:31	WF	39-yard field goal by Nick Sciba	28	30
4	1:15	14	88	4:36	MEM	Patrick Taylor Jr. 9-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed (intercepted)	34	30
4	0:34	6	75	0:41	WF	Jamie Newman 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Sciba kick good	34	37
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							34	37

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	14	14	0	6	34
Demon Deacons	7	17	6	7	37

Statistics	MEM	WF
First downs	22	26
Plays–yards	82–378	90–529
Rushes–yards	53–207	50–201
Passing yards	171	328
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–29–1	22–40–1
Time of possession	30:38	29:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brady White	15/27, 171 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Patrick Taylor	30 car, 110 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Damonte Coxie	6 rec, 70 yds
Wake Forest	Passing	Jamie Newman	22/40, 328 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamie Newman	23 car, 91 yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Alex Bachman	7 rec, 171 yds

References

^ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The University of Memphis and Wake Forest University Selected to Play in the 2018 Jared Birmingham Bowl" (PDF). birminghambowl.com (Press release). December 2, 2018.
^ "Memphis Tigers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

External links

Official website
Box score at ESPN

[1] Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.

[2] "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

[3] "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

[matchup-4] "The University of Memphis and Wake Forest University Selected to Play in the 2018 Jared Birmingham Bowl" (PDF). birminghambowl.com (Press release). December 2, 2018.

[5] "Memphis Tigers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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Birmingham previously hosted the All-American Bowl. There was a Birmingham Bowl in January and December of 2015, and none in 2009 or 2019. The game in January 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.