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{{short description|College football bowl game}}
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| Game Name = Gasparilla Bowl
| game_name = Gasparilla Bowl
| Optional Subheader = 11th Gasparilla Bowl
| subheader = 11th Gasparilla Bowl
| Title Sponsor = Bad Boy Mowers
| title_sponsor = Bad Boy Mowers
| Image =
| image =
| Caption =
| caption =
| Date Game Played = December 20
| date_game_played = December 20
| Year Game Played = 2018
| year_game_played = 2018
| Football Season = 2018
| football_season = 2018
| Stadium = [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| stadium = [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| City = [[Tampa, Florida]]
| city = [[Tampa, Florida]]
| Visitor School = Marshall University
| visitor_school = Marshall University
| Visitor Name Short = Marshall
| visitor_name_short = Marshall
| Visitor Nickname = Thundering Herd
| visitor_nickname = Thundering Herd
| Visitor Record = 8–4
| visitor_record = 8–4
| Visitor Conference = [[Conference USA|C-USA]]
| visitor_conference = [[Conference USA|C-USA]]
| Visitor AP =
| visitor_rank_AP =
| Visitor Coaches =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| Visitor CFP =
| visitor_rank_CFP =
| Visitor Coach = [[Doc Holliday (American football)|Doc Holliday]]
| visitor_coach = [[Doc Holliday (American football)|Doc Holliday]]
| Visitor1 =
| visitor_1q = 21
| Visitor2 =
| visitor_2q = 7
| Visitor3 =
| visitor_3q = 3
| Visitor4 =
| visitor_4q = 7
| Home School = University of South Florida
| home_school = University of South Florida
| Home Name Short = South Florida
| home_name_short = South Florida
| Home Nickname = Bulls
| home_nickname = Bulls
| Home Record = 7–5
| home_record = 7–5
| Home Conference = [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
| home_conference = [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
| Home AP =
| home_rank_AP =
| Home Coaches =
| home_rank_coaches =
| Home CFP =
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| Home Coach = [[Charlie Strong]]
| home_coach = [[Charlie Strong]]
| Home1 =
| home_1q = 7
| Home2 =
| home_2q = 3
| Home3 =
| home_3q = 10
| Home4 =
| home_4q = 0
| MVP = Keion Davis (RB, Marshall)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/marshall_university/davis-named-mvp-marshall-rushes-for-five-tds-in-gasparilla/article_af999731-5273-5612-babc-de30694ea657.html |title=Davis named MVP; Marshall rushes for five TDs in Gasparilla Bowl win |first=Grant |last=Traylor |website=wvgazettemail.com |url-access=limited |date=December 20, 2018 |access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref>
| MVP =
| Odds = Marshall by 2.5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/25435852/full-list-spreads-every-2018-19-college-football-bowl-game |title=Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game |last=Fawkes |first=Ben |date=December 10, 2018 |website=ESPN.com |publisher= |access-date=December 18, 2018}}</ref>
| odds = Marshall by 2.5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/25435852/full-list-spreads-every-2018-19-college-football-bowl-game |title=Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game |last=Fawkes |first=Ben |date=December 10, 2018 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 18, 2018}}</ref>
| Anthem =
| anthem =
| Halftime =
| halftime =
| Referee =
| referee = Steve Baron ([[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]])
| Attendance =
| attendance = 14,135
| Payout = 1,134,000 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2018/|title=2018 Bowl Schedule|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=CFP.com |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>
| payout = 1,134,000 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2018/|title=2018 Bowl Schedule|author=<!--Not stated--> |website=CFP.com |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>
| US Network = [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]]
| us_network = [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]] and [[RedVoice|Gameday Radio]]
| US Announcers = [[Clay Matvick]], [[Dan Orlovsky]] and [[Paul Carcaterra]]
| us_announcers = [[Clay Matvick]], [[Dan Orlovsky]] and [[Paul Carcaterra]] (ESPN)<br />Dave Weekley, Brad Howe, and Travis Jones (Gameday Radio)
| Ratings =
| ratings =
| Intl Network = [[ESPN Deportes]]
| intl_network = [[ESPN Deportes]]
| Intl Announcers =
| intl_announcers =
}}
}}


The '''2018 Gasparilla Bowl''' is a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] that will be played on December 20, 2018,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/cfpbowls2018/2018-19-college-football-playoff-bowl-schedule |title=2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule |date=May 2, 2018 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Game - Gasparilla Bowl |url=https://www.gasparillabowl.com/the-game/ |website=gasparillabowl.com |publisher=Gasparilla Bowl |accessdate=August 3, 2018}}</ref> It will be the 11th edition of the game now known as the [[Gasparilla Bowl]], and will be one of the [[2018–19 NCAA football bowl games|2018–19 bowl games]] concluding the [[2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2018 FBS football season]]. Sponsored by lawn mower manufacturing company Bad Boy Mowers, the game will be officially known as the '''Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl'''.
The '''2018 Gasparilla Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played on December 20, 2018,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/cfpbowls2018/2018-19-college-football-playoff-bowl-schedule |title=2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule |date=May 2, 2018 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> with kickoff scheduled for 8:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Game - Gasparilla Bowl |url=https://www.gasparillabowl.com/the-game/ |website=gasparillabowl.com |publisher=Gasparilla Bowl |access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> It was the 11th edition of the game originally known as the St. Petersburg Bowl and renamed before its 2017 playing as the [[Gasparilla Bowl]], and one of the [[2018–19 NCAA football bowl games|2018–19 bowl games]] concluding the [[2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2018 FBS football season]]. Sponsored by lawn mower manufacturing company Bad Boy Mowers, the game was officially known as the '''Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl'''.


This is the first time for the bowl to be played at [[Raymond James Stadium]] in [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], as the prior 10 editions of the bowl were held at [[Tropicana Field]] in nearby [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/college/ncaaf/gasparilla-bowl-leaving-st-petersburg-after-10-years/67-557429262|title=Gasparilla Bowl leaving St. Petersburg after 10 years|work=10NEWS|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
This was the first time for the bowl to be played at [[Raymond James Stadium]] in [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], as the prior 10 editions of the bowl were held at [[Tropicana Field]] in nearby [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/college/ncaaf/gasparilla-bowl-leaving-st-petersburg-after-10-years/67-557429262|title=Gasparilla Bowl leaving St. Petersburg after 10 years|work=10NEWS|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Teams==
==Teams==
This game will feature the [[2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall Thundering Herd]] of [[Conference USA]] (C-USA) against the [[2018 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida Bulls]] of the [[American Athletic Conference]] (AAC) in their first meeting against each other.<ref name=matchup>{{cite press release |url=https://www.gasparillabowl.com/usf-marshall-accept-invitations-to-play-in-2018-bad-boy-mowers-gasparilla-bowl/ |title=USF & Marshall Accept Invitations to Play in 2018 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |website=gasparillabowl.com |date=December 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.winsipedia.com/marshall/vs/south-florida |title=Marshall Thundering Herd vs. South Florida Bulls football series history |website=winsipedia.com |accessdate=December 20, 2018}}</ref>
The game featured the [[2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall Thundering Herd]] of [[Conference USA]] (C-USA) against the [[2018 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida Bulls]] of the [[American Athletic Conference]] (AAC) in their first meeting against each other.<ref name=matchup>{{cite press release |url=https://www.gasparillabowl.com/usf-marshall-accept-invitations-to-play-in-2018-bad-boy-mowers-gasparilla-bowl/ |title=USF & Marshall Accept Invitations to Play in 2018 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |website=gasparillabowl.com |date=December 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.winsipedia.com/marshall/vs/south-florida |title=Marshall Thundering Herd vs. South Florida Bulls football series history |website=winsipedia.com |access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref>


===Marshall Thundering Herd===
===Marshall Thundering Herd===
{{main|2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team}}
{{main|2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team}}
Marshall received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2.<ref name=matchup/> The Thundering Herd enter the bowl with a 8–4 record (6–2 C-USA). The game will be the team's 15th overall [[List of Marshall Thundering Herd bowl games|bowl appearance]] and third appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Herd previously played in the [[2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl|2011 edition]] and [[2015 St. Petersburg Bowl|2015 edition]], winning against [[2011 FIU Panthers football team|FIU]] and [[2015 Connecticut Huskies football team|Connecticut]], respectively.
Marshall received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2.<ref name=matchup/> The Thundering Herd entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (6–2 C-USA). The game was the team's 15th overall [[List of Marshall Thundering Herd bowl games|bowl appearance]] and third appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Herd previously played in the [[2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl|2011 edition]] and [[2015 St. Petersburg Bowl|2015 edition]], winning against [[2011 FIU Panthers football team|FIU]] and [[2015 Connecticut Huskies football team|Connecticut]], respectively.


===South Florida Bulls===
===South Florida Bulls===
{{main|2018 South Florida Bulls football team}}
{{main|2018 South Florida Bulls football team}}
South Florida received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2.<ref name=matchup/> The Bulls enter the bowl with a 7–5 record (3–5 AAC), having lost their final five regular season games. The game will be the team's 10th overall bowl appearance and second appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Bulls previously played in the [[2008 St. Petersburg Bowl|2008 edition]], winning against [[2008 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]].
South Florida received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2.<ref name=matchup/> The Bulls entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (3–5 AAC), having lost their final five regular season games. The game was the team's 10th overall bowl appearance and second appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Bulls previously played in the [[2008 St. Petersburg Bowl|2008 edition]], winning against [[2008 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]].


==Game summary==
==Game summary==
===Scoring summary===
===Scoring summary===
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| QB=Tyre McCants
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===Statistics===
===Statistics===
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|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=10 |H4=0
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| VisFirsts = 24
| VisPlaysYds = 70–503
| VisRushing = 44–282
| VisPassYds = 221
| VisPassing = 17–26–0
| VisTOP = 36:14
| HomeFirsts = 19
| HomePlaysYds = 66–360
| HomeRushing = 35–92
| HomePassYds = 268
| HomePassing = 15–31–0
| HomeTOP = 23:46
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! Statistics !!style="{{NCAA color cell|Marshall Thundering Herd}}"|MRSH !! style="{{NCAA color cell|South Florida Bulls}}; text-align:center;"|USF
|-
| First downs || ||
|-
| Plays–yards || ||
|-
| Rushes–yards || ||
|-
| Passing yards || ||
|-
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || ||
|-
| Time of possession || ||
|}


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| Visitor = Marshall Thundering Herd
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| VisitorDisplay = Marshall
! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
| Home = South Florida Bulls
|-
| HomeDisplay = South Florida
|rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Marshall Thundering Herd}}; text-align:center;"|'''Marshall''' || Passing || ||
| VisPasser = Isaiah Green
|-
| VisPassStats = 17/25, 221 yds
| Rushing || ||
| VisRusher = Keion Davis
|-
| VisRushStats = 14 car, 94 yds, 2 TD
| Receiving || ||
| VisReceiver = Tyre Brady
|-
| VisReceivingStats = 5 rec, 88 yds
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| HomePasser = [[Blake Barnett]]
|-
| HomePassStats = 11/23, 212 yds, 1 TD
| Rushing || ||
| HomeRusher = Johnny Ford
|-
| HomeRushStats = 11 car, 50 yds
| Receiving || ||
| HomeReceiver = Randall St. Felix
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| HomeReceivingStats = 6 rec, 165 yds, 2 TD
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Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Scoring Summary (Final) |url=https://www.gasparillabowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2018-Gasparilla-Bowl-Final-Stats.pdf}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 04:09, 23 August 2023

2018 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
11th Gasparilla Bowl
1234 Total
Marshall 21737 38
South Florida 73100 20
DateDecember 20, 2018
Season2018
StadiumRaymond James Stadium
StandortTampa, Florida
MVPKeion Davis (RB, Marshall)[1]
FavoriteMarshall by 2.5[2]
RefereeSteve Baron (Mountain West)
Attendance14,135
PayoutUS$1,134,000 [3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and Gameday Radio
AnnouncersClay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky and Paul Carcaterra (ESPN)
Dave Weekley, Brad Howe, and Travis Jones (Gameday Radio)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
Gasparilla Bowl
 < 2017  2019

The 2018 Gasparilla Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 2018,[4] with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST.[5] It was the 11th edition of the game originally known as the St. Petersburg Bowl and renamed before its 2017 playing as the Gasparilla Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by lawn mower manufacturing company Bad Boy Mowers, the game was officially known as the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl.

This was the first time for the bowl to be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, as the prior 10 editions of the bowl were held at Tropicana Field in nearby St. Petersburg.[6]

Teams

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The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA (C-USA) against the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in their first meeting against each other.[7][8]

Marshall Thundering Herd

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Marshall received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2.[7] The Thundering Herd entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (6–2 C-USA). The game was the team's 15th overall bowl appearance and third appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Herd previously played in the 2011 edition and 2015 edition, winning against FIU and Connecticut, respectively.

South Florida Bulls

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South Florida received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2.[7] The Bulls entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (3–5 AAC), having lost their final five regular season games. The game was the team's 10th overall bowl appearance and second appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Bulls previously played in the 2008 edition, winning against Memphis.

Game summary

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Scoring summary

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Scoring summary
Quarter Zeit Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MRSH USF
1 5:20 7 81 3:41 MRSH Isaiah Green 10-yard touchdown run, Justin Rohrwasser kick good 7 0
1 4:43 1 1 0:05 MRSH Artis Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Rohrwasser kick good 14 0
1 2:43 6 75 2:00 USF Randall St. Felix 38-yard touchdown reception from Tyre McCants, Coby Weiss kick good 14 7
1 0:25 5 80 2:18 MRSH Brenden Knox 8-yard touchdown run, Justin Rohrwasser kick good 21 7
2 1:30 3 17 1:10 MRSH Keion Davis 5-yard touchdown run, Justin Rohrwasser kick good 28 7
2 0:04 10 69 1:26 USF 22-yard field goal by Coby Weiss 28 10
3 9:13 14 61 5:47 USF 31-yard field goal by Coby Weiss 28 13
3 5:19 9 54 3:54 MRSH 28-yard field goal by Justin Rohrwasser 31 13
3 3:16 4 72 2:03 USF Randall St. Felix 33-yard touchdown reception from Blake Barnett, Coby Weiss kick good 31 20
4 6:24 11 64 5:47 MRSH Keion Davis 16-yard touchdown run, Justin Rohrwasser kick good 38 20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 20

Statistics

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 21 7 3 7 38
Bulls 7 3 10 0 20
Statistics MRSH USF
First downs 24 19
Plays–yards 70–503 66–360
Rushes–yards 44–282 35–92
Passing yards 221 268
Passing: compattint 17–26–0 15–31–0
Time of possession 36:14 23:46
Team Kategorie Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Isaiah Green 17/25, 221 yds
Rushing Keion Davis 14 car, 94 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Tyre Brady 5 rec, 88 yds
South Florida Passing Blake Barnett 11/23, 212 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Johnny Ford 11 car, 50 yds
Receiving Randall St. Felix 6 rec, 165 yds, 2 TD

Source:[9]

References

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  1. ^ Traylor, Grant (December 20, 2018). "Davis named MVP; Marshall rushes for five TDs in Gasparilla Bowl win". wvgazettemail.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Game - Gasparilla Bowl". gasparillabowl.com. Gasparilla Bowl. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  6. ^ "Gasparilla Bowl leaving St. Petersburg after 10 years". 10NEWS. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "USF & Marshall Accept Invitations to Play in 2018 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl". gasparillabowl.com (Press release). December 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. South Florida Bulls football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "Scoring Summary (Final)" (PDF).
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