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
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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
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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 .