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College football bowl game
College football game
2018 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
Total
UAB 10 17 10 0 37
Northern Illinois 7 3 3 0 13
Date December 18, 2018 Season 2018 Stadium FAU Stadium Location Boca Raton, Florida MVP Xavier Ubosi (WR, UAB) & Anthony Rush (NT, UAB)[ 1] Favorite UAB by 2.5[ 2] Referee Cal McNeill (Mountain West) Attendance 22,614 Payout US$ 1,000,000 [ 3] Network ESPN & ESPN Radio Announcers Dave LaMont , Desmond Howard , Jonathan Vilma and Alyssa Lang (ESPN)Bill Rosinski , David Norrie and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)
The 2018 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2018,[ 4] p.m. EST .[ 5] Boca Raton Bowl , and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . Sponsored by the Cheribundi beverage company, the game is officially known as the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl .
The game featured the UAB Blazers , champions of Conference USA , and the Northern Illinois Huskies , champions of the Mid-American Conference . The Boca Raton Bowl was the first of three 2018–19 bowl games featuring two conference champions, along with the Orange Bowl and Rose Bowl .[ 6] UAB Blazers defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies , 37–13, earning UAB their first-ever bowl victory.[ 7]
Based on conference tie-ins, the bowl could invite teams from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) or Conference USA (C–USA) and the Mid-American Conference (MAC). On December 2, bowl organizers announced that the participating teams would be the UAB Blazers from C–USA and the Northern Illinois Huskies from the MAC.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Northern Illinois Huskies [ edit ] Northern Illinois won the 2018 MAC Championship Game on November 30, then accepted a bid to the Boca Raton Bowl on December 2.[ 8] inaugural edition of the bowl in 2014.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays Yards
TOP UAB
NIU
1
14:42
1
70
0:18
UAB
Xavier Ubosi 70-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick good
7
0
1
8:08
13
70
5:41
UAB
25-yard field goal by Nick Vogel
10
0
1
0:30
9
59
3:53
NIU
Tre Harbison 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Gantz kick good10
7
2
12:08
8
54
3:22
UAB
Spencer Brown 3-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick good17
7
2
7:41
12
65
4:27
NIU
27-yard field goal by Andrew Gantz
17
10
2
5:11
7
75
2:30
UAB
Xavier Ubosi 46-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick good
24
10
2
0:00
6
13
2:21
UAB
35-yard field goal by Nick Vogel
27
10
3
7:38
16
71
7:22
NIU
21-yard field goal by Andrew Gantz
27
13
3
5:15
6
87
2:23
UAB
Xavier Ubosi 66-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick good
34
13
3
0:22
8
40
3:11
UAB
42-yard field goal by Nick Vogel
37
13
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 37
13
Total
Blazers 10
17
10
0
37
Huskies
7
3
3
0
13
Statistics
UAB
NIU
First downs 20 21
Plays–yards 65–476 73–281
Rushes–yards 36–103 44–102
Passing yards 373 179
Passing: comp –att –int 17–29–1 22–29–0
Time of possession 28:08 31:52
Team Category Player Statistics
UAB
Passing Tyler Johnston III 17/29, 373 yds, 4 TD
Rushing Spencer Brown 25 car, 78 yds
Receiving Xavier Ubosi 7 rec, 227 yds, 3 TD
Northern Illinois
Passing Marcus Childers 22/29, 179 yds
Rushing Tre Harbison 18 car, 49 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Spencer Tears 6 rec, 50 yds
↑ @MrOliver1970 (December 18, 2018). "Congratulations to UAB BLAZERS FOOTBALL!" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 18, 2018 – via Twitter . ↑ 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 .↑ "Boca Raton Bowl by ESPN Events" . cheribundibocaratonbowl.com . Boca Raton Bowl. Retrieved August 4, 2018 .↑ "Northern Illinois to Play UAB in Boca Raton Bowl in Matchup of Conference Champions" . Chicago Tribune . December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .↑ Moriarty, Morgan (December 18, 2018). "UAB earns its first-ever bowl win in program history, capping off an incredible 2018 season" . SB Nation . Retrieved December 18, 2018 . 1 2 3 "UAB BLAZERS TO TAKE ON NIU HUSKIES IN THE 2018 CHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL – Boca Raton Bowl" .↑ "UAB Blazers vs. Northern Illinois Huskies football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .↑ Boyd, Joel (December 18, 2018). "5 Things to Watch For in Northern Illinois' Boca Raton Bowl Matchup Tonight vs. UAB" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
