2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

College football bowl game

College football game

2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

22nd Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
| Western Michigan Broncos | BYU Cougars

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(7–5) | (6–6)
MAC | Independent
18 | 49
Head coach:
Tim Lester | Head coach:
Kalani Sitake
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Western Michigan | 0| 10| 0| 8 | 18
BYU | 7| 0| 28| 14 | 49
Date| December 21, 2018
Season| 2018
Stadium| Albertsons Stadium
Location| Boise, Idaho
MVP| Zach Wilson (QB, BYU)
Favorite| BYU by 12[1]
Referee| Jeremy Parker (Sun Belt)
Attendance| 18,711
Payout| US$950,000 [2]
United States TV coverage
Network| ESPN and Gameday Radio
Announcers| Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey and Alex Corddry (ESPN)
Scott Garrard, Hans Olsen and Chris Lewis (Gameday Radio)
|  Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

< 2017 | 2020 (Jan.) >

The 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2018.[3] It was the 22nd edition of the 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

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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

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Main article: 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Western Michigan received and accepted a bid to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on December 2.[5] The Broncos entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). This was Western Michigan's second appearance in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, having lost to Air Force in the 2014 edition.

### BYU Cougars

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Main article: 2018 BYU Cougars football team

BYU received and accepted a bid to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on December 2.[5] The independent Cougars entered the bowl with a 6–6 record. BYU became the first independent team to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

### Potato Bowl MVP

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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

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### Scoring summary

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Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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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

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Broncos  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 8 | 18
Cougars | 7  | 0  | 28  | 14 | 49
Statistics | WMU | BYU

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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

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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

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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 30, 2018.
4. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. BYU Cougars football series history game list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
5. ^ a b "BYU, Western Michigan to Meet in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl". famousidahopotatobowl.com (Press release). December 2, 2018.
6. ^ https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2018/12/21/live-byu-takes-western/ Salt Lake Tribune. Taken March 18, 2020

## External links

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* Box score at ESPN

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