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The 2018 Gasparilla Bowl is a college football bowl game being played on December 20, 2018,[3] with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST.[4] It is the 11th edition of the game now known 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 is 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, as the prior 10 editions of the bowl were held at Tropicana Field in nearby St. Petersburg.[5]

Teams

This game will feature 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.[6][7]

Marshall Thundering Herd

Main article: 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Marshall received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2.[6] The Thundering Herd enter the bowl with a 8–4 record (6–2 C-USA). The game will be 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

Main article: 2018 South Florida Bulls football team

South Florida received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2.[6] 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 edition, winning against Memphis.

Game summary

Scoring summary

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, Rohrwasser kick good 14 0
1 2:43 6 75 2:00 USF Randall St. Felix 38-yard touchdown reception from Tyre McCant, Coby Weiss kick good 14 7
1 0:25 5 80 2:18 MRSH Brenden Knox 8-yard touchdown run, Rohrwasser kick good 21 7
2 1:30 3 17 1:10 MRSH Keion Davis 5-yard touchdown run, Rohrwasser kick good 28 7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 21 7 28
Bulls 7 0 7
Statistics MRSH USF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Kategorie Player Statistics
Marshall Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Florida Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 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 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Game - Gasparilla Bowl". gasparillabowl.com. Gasparilla Bowl. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Gasparilla Bowl leaving St. Petersburg after 10 years". 10NEWS. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  6. ^ a b c "USF & Marshall Accept Invitations to Play in 2018 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl". gasparillabowl.com (Press release). December 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. South Florida Bulls football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
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