The 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2018.[ 3] Famous Idaho Potato Bowl , and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . The game was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission .
Western Michigan and BYU line up at BYU's goal line during the 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Teams The game matched the Western Michigan Broncos , from the Mid-American Conference , and the BYU Cougars , an independent team. The programs previously had met five times, most recently in 1970, with BYU holding a 3–2 edge.[ 4]
Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan received and accepted a bid to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on December 2.[ 5] Air Force in the 2014 edition .
BYU Cougars BYU received and accepted a bid to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on December 2.[ 5]
Potato Bowl MVP Zach Wilson won Potato bowl MVP after a stellar performance completing all 18 of his passes for 317 yards and 4 touchdowns.[ 6]
Game summary
Scoring summary Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WMU BYU 1 2:20 2 27 0:41 BYU Dylan Collie 26-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson , Skyler Southam kick good 0 7 2 3:07 4 40 1:53 WMU Jamauri Bogan 33-yard touchdown run, Gavin Peddie kick good 7 7 2 0:24 11 51 1:14 WMU 37-yard field goal by Gavin Peddie 10 7 3 13:14 3 69 1:46 BYU Dylan Collie 8-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Skyler Southam kick good 10 14 3 7:29 4 74 1:27 BYU Riley Burt 37-yard touchdown run, Skyler Southam kick good 10 21 3 5:04 2 63 0:45 BYU Aleva Hifo 70-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Skyler Southam kick good 10 28 3 2:47 3 32 1:19 BYU Dayan Ghanwoloku 1-yard touchdown run, Skyler Southam kick good 10 35 4 11:38 4 54 1:47 BYU Dax Milne 5-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Skyler Southam kick good 10 42 4 7:37 9 75 4:01 WMU Kaleb Eleby 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good (Kaleb Eleby to Jayden Reed) 18 42 4 4:07 7 75 3:30 BYU Brayden El-Bakri 1-yard touchdown run, Skyler Southam kick good 18 49 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 18 49
Statistics Total Broncos 0 10 0 8 18 Cougars 7 0 28 14 49
Statistics WMU BYU First downs 16 22 Plays–yards 76–313 52–490 Rushes–yards 39–138 33–132 Passing yards 175 358 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–37–1 19–19–0 Time of possession 35:21 24:39
Team Category Player Statistics Western Michigan Passing Kaleb Eleby 20/36, 175 yds, 1 INT Rushing Jamauri Bogan 13 car, 62 yds, 1 TD Receiving D'Wayne Eskridge 2 rec, 61 yds BYU Passing Zach Wilson 18/18, 317 yds, 4 TD Rushing Riley Burt 13 car, 110 yds, 1 TD Receiving Dylan Collie 6 rec, 124 yds, 2 TD
References ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 18, 2018 . ^ "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 .^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. BYU Cougars football series history game list" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .^ a b "BYU, Western Michigan to Meet in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl" . famousidahopotatobowl.com (Press release). December 2, 2018.^ https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2018/12/21/live-byu-takes-western/ Salt Lake Tribune. Taken March 18, 2020
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Formerly known as the Humanitarian / MPC Computers Bowl
Games Former names Humanitarian Bowl (1997–2004, 2007–2010) MPC Computers Bowl (2004–2006) Venues Sponsors
