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The 2018 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2018, between the UCF Knights and the Auburn Tigers .[4] It was the 50th edition of the Peach Bowl , and the first Peach Bowl to be played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium , after spending the previous 25 editions in the now demolished Georgia Dome . The 50th Peach Bowl was one of the College Football Playoff New Year's Six bowl games,[5] and was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 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 was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes , and broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio .[4]
Teams
The two participants for the game were the UCF Knights (automatically qualifying as the highest ranked conference champion team from the "Group of Five" conferences ) and the Auburn Tigers .
Entering the game, the Tigers led the all-time series with the Knights, 3–0; the most recent matchup saw the Tigers defeat the Golden Knights (as the Knights were then known as) by a score of 28–10 on November 6, 1999, in Auburn.[6] [7]
Game summary
McKenzie Milton had a breakout game for the UCF Knights with 245 passing yards throwing for two touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. Jarrett Stidham had 331 passing yards throwing for one touchdown with two interceptions. UCF had 411 total yards compared to Auburn Tigers 421 total yards. However, the Tigers had three turnovers with Knights only having one. Shaquem Griffin had 12 tackles and one and a half sacks in the win for the Knights. Griffin was later named the game's defensive MVP, with Milton the offensive MVP.[8]
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UCF
AUB
1
7:01
9
43
3:51
AUB
25-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson
0
3
2
11:11
12
48
3:04
UCF
33-yard field goal by Matthew Wright
3
3
2
8:51
2
21
0:47
UCF
McKenzie Milton 18-yard touchdown run, Matthew Wright kick good
10
3
2
0:45
15
62
4:16
AUB
45-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson
10
6
2
0:00
15
42
0:45
UCF
45-yard field goal by Matthew Wright
13
6
3
14:05
2
26
0:43
AUB
Will Hastings 26-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Stidham , Daniel Carlson kick good
13
13
3
7:55
10
82
3:37
AUB
Kerryon Johnson 4-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good
13
20
3
1:30
7
65
2:44
UCF
Otis Anderson 12-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie Milton, Matthew Wright kick good
20
20
4
11:36
8
59
3:17
UCF
Dredrick Snelson 8-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie Milton, Matthew Wright kick good
27
20
4
5:56
UCF
Interception returned 45 yards for touchdown by Chequan Burkett, Matthew Wright kick good
34
20
4
4:12
6
89
1:37
AUB
Eli Stove 7-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good
34
27
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
34
27
Statistics
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Knights
0
13
7
14
34
No. 7 Tigers
3
3
14
7
27
Statistics
UCF
AUB
First downs
20
28
Plays–yards
71–411
87–421
Rushes–yards
36–169
44–90
Passing yards
242
331
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
16–35–0
28–43–2
Time of possession
25:45
34:15
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UCF
Passing
McKenzie Milton
16/35, 242 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
McKenzie Milton
13 car, 116 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Tre'Quan Smith
5 rec, 89 yds
AUB
Passing
Jarrett Stidham
28/43, 331 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Kerryon Johnson
23 car, 71 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Ryan Davis
8 rec, 47 yds
References
^ Romero, Iliana Limón (December 5, 2017). "Scott Frost to coach UCF in Peach Bowl despite Knights' hire of his replacement" . Orlando Sentinel .
^ "Recap: Central Florida 34, Auburn 27" . VegasInsider.com . Retrieved January 4, 2018 .
^ Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl [@CFAPeachBowl] (January 1, 2018). "Today's attendance: 71,109 That's the 19th #CFAPeachBowl sellout in 21 games. THANK YOU, FANS! pic.twitter.com/1TD8SOnbja" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ a b The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the College Football Playoff. Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
^ About the College Football Playoff. ESPN.
^ "UCF Football 2017 Media Guide" (PDF) . UCF Knights. pp. 71–80. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2017.
^ "Auburn Football 2017 Media Guide" (PDF) . Auburn Tigers. pp. 181–185. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2017.
^ "Milton powers No. 10 UCF to 34-27 Peach Bowl win over Auburn" . New York Daily News. Associated Press. January 1, 2018.
History & conference tie-ins Games
Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.