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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
^ Schutte, Dustin (December 2018). "Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim named Quick Lane Bowl MVP following career performance" . saturdaytradition.com . Retrieved December 27, 2021 .
^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
^ @Kelly_Quinlan (December 26, 2018). "Attendance for the Quick Lane bowl is 27,228" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 26, 2018 – via Twitter .
^ "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 "Georgia Tech and Minnesota to play in 2018 Quick Lane Bowl" . detroitlions.com (Press release). December 2, 2018.
^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 26, 2018 .
^ "Johnson Steps Down As Head Coach" . Ramblinwreck.com . Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
Formerly known as the Quick Lane Bowl