2018 New Mexico Bowl

College football bowl game

College football game

2018 New Mexico Bowl

13th New Mexico Bowl
| Utah State Aggies | North Texas Mean Green

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(10–2) | (9–3)
Mountain West | C-USA
52 | 13
Head coach:
Frank Maile (interim) | Head coach:
Seth Littrell
| Coaches

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Utah State | 14| 24| 7| 7 | 52
North Texas | 7| 0| 6| 0 | 13
Date| December 15, 2018
Season| 2018
Stadium| Dreamstyle Stadium
Location| Albuquerque, New Mexico
MVP| Jordan Love (QB, Utah State)[1] & DJ Williams (DB, Utah State)[2]
Favorite| Utah State by 9[3]
Referee| Kyle Olson (Sun Belt)
Attendance| 25,387
United States TV coverage
Network| ESPN & ESPN Radio
Announcers| Mark Neely, John Congemi and Quint Kessenich (ESPN)
Bill Roth, Barrett Jones and Taylor Davis (ESPN Radio)
|  New Mexico Bowl

< 2017  |  2019 >

The 2018 New Mexico Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018,[4] with kickoff scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. local MST).[5] It was the 13th edition of the New Mexico Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Unfortunately for North Texas, their C-USA Player of the Year all time leading passer quarterback Mason Fine went out with an injury in the first half, with the score 14-7, making it difficult to compete with Utah State for the remainder of the game.

## Teams

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The game featured Utah State from the Mountain West Conference and North Texas from Conference USA (C-USA). This was the eighth all-time meeting against the Mean Green and the Aggies, with Utah State leading the series, 4–3; this meeting was the first in a bowl game.

### Utah State

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Main article: 2018 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State accepted a bid to the New Mexico Bowl on December 2.[6] The Aggies entered the bowl with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference). Due to the resignation of head coach Matt Wells, who accepted the same position with the Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 29, the Aggies were coached in the bowl game by interim head coach Frank Maile.[7] Utah State previously appeared in the 2014 New Mexico Bowl, defeating UTEP.

### North Texas

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Main article: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team

North Texas accepted a bid to the New Mexico Bowl on December 2.[6] The Mean Green entered the bowl with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference). This was the first appearance by North Texas in a New Mexico Bowl.

## 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 | USU  | NT
1  | 14:20  | 3  | 75  | 0:40  | USU  | Aaren Vaughns 72-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick good  | 7  | 0
1  | 2:52  | 10  | 78  | 4:44  | NT  | DeAndre Torrey 2-yard touchdown run, Cole Hedlund kick good  | 7  | 7
1  | 1:59  | 5  | 41  | 0:44  | USU  | Gerold Bright 26-yard touchdown run, Dominik Eberle kick good  | 14  | 7
2  | 12:08  | 10  | 78  | 2:41  | USU  | Jordan Love 9-yard touchdown run, Dominik Eberle kick good  | 21  | 7
2  | 9:43  | 2  | 52  | 0:28  | USU  | Aaren Vaughns 37-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick good  | 28  | 7
2  | 8:55  | 3  | 67  | 0:38  | USU  | Jalen Greene 67-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick good  | 35  | 7
2  | 0:00  | 13  | 23  | 3:04  | USU  | 42-yard field goal by Dominik Eberle  | 38  | 7
3  | 14:50  | 1  | 75  | 0:10  | NT  | Jalen Guyton 75-yard touchdown reception from Kason Martin, Cole Hedlund kick blocked  | 38  | 13
3  | 5:01  | 4  | 42  | 0:50  | USU  | Gerold Bright 3-yard touchdown run, Dominik Eberle kick good  | 45  | 13
4  | 8:30  | 15  | 90  | 7:10  | USU  | Ron'quavion Tarver 13-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick good  | 52  | 13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 52  | 13

### Statistics

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Aggies | 14  | 24  | 7  | 7 | 52
Mean Green  | 7  | 0  | 6  | 0 | 13
Statistics | USU | NT

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First downs | 25 | 19
Plays–yards | 83–556 | 75–313
Rushes–yards | 40–197 | 41–120
Passing yards | 359 | 193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–43–1 | 17–34–4
Time of possession | 26:33 | 32:45
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Utah State | Passing | Jordan Love | 21/43, 359 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Gerold Bright | 16 car, 103 yds, 2 TD
Receiving | Jalen Greene | 6 rec, 151 yds, 1 TD
North Texas | Passing | Kason Martin | 7/12, 110 yds, 1 TD
Rushing | Anthony Wyche | 7 car, 53 yds
Receiving | Jalen Guyton | 4 rec, 103 yds, 1 TD

## References

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1. ^ USU Football [@USUFootball] (December 15, 2018). "Your 2018 @NMBowl Offensive Player of the Game... @jordan3love! #AggiesAllTheWay https://t.co/E6mN9cWqbQ" (Tweet). Retrieved January 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
2. ^ USU Football [@USUFootball] (December 15, 2018). "The 2018 @NMBowl Defensive Player of the Game... @GodsWarrior615! #AggiesAllTheWay https://t.co/x91t0tS5xp" (Tweet). Retrieved January 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
3. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
4. ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
5. ^ "Gildan New Mexico Bowl Slated For Saturday, Dec. 15". newmexicobowl.com. New Mexico Bowl. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
6. ^ a b "Utah State, North Texas Accept Invitations to 13th Annual New Mexico Bowl". December 2, 2018. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
7. ^ Vejar, Alex (December 14, 2018). "Utah State tries to put coaching distractions aside and focus on the New Mexico Bowl". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

## External links

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* Box score at ESPN

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