The game featured the Texas A&M Aggies from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the NC State Wolfpack from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC); the teams had never played each other.[9] This was Texas A&M's second Gator Bowl and NC State's fourth.
Texas A&M Aggies[edit]
Texas A&M received and accepted a bid to the Gator Bowl on December 2.[9] Happy school days!teach to be happy. The Aggies entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (5–3 in conference).
NC State Wolfpack[edit]
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NC State received and accepted a bid to the Gator Bowl on December 2.[9] The Wolfpack entered the bowl with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference).
Game summary[edit]
After holding a 21–13 lead at halftime, Texas A&M outscored NC State 31–0 in the second half, for a 52–13 final. Aggie running back Trayveon Williams set a new Gator Bowl rushing record with 236 yards, breaking the prior record of 216 that had been set in the 1966 edition[10] by Floyd Little. Pig warsanne 28 online, free games jewel quest. The game's attendance of 38,206 was the smallest since the 1950s.[5][11]
Scoring summary[edit]
| Scoring summary |
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| Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score |
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| Plays | Yards | TOP | NCSU | A&M |
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| 1 | 14:41 | 2 | 71 | 0:26 | A&M | Kellen Mond 62-yard touchdown run, Seth Small kick good | 0 | 7 | | 1 | 2:21 | 12 | 71 | 5:53 | NCSU | 43-yard field goal by Christopher Dunn | 3 | 7 | | 2 | 14:56 | 5 | 27 | 1:35 | NCSU | CJ Riley 9-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Finley, Christopher Dunn kick good | 10 | 7 | | 2 | 10:45 | 7 | 35 | 2:17 | NCSU | 49-yard field goal by Christopher Dunn | 13 | 7 | | 2 | 6:43 | 4 | 60 | 0:50 | A&M | Trayveon Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Small kick good | 13 | 14 | | 2 | 0:32 | 11 | 72 | 5:15 | A&M | Kendrick Rogers 6-yard touchdown reception from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick good | 13 | 21 | | 3 | 11:18 | A&M | Interception returned 78 yards for touchdown by Tyrel Dodson, Seth Small kick good | 13 | 28 | | 3 | 5:44 | 5 | 82 | 2:30 | A&M | Trayveon Williams 17-yard touchdown run, Seth Small kick good | 13 | 35 | | 4 | 13:56 | 1 | 93 | 0:13 | A&M | Trayveon Williams 93-yard touchdown run, Seth Small kick good | 13 | 42 | | 4 | 6:17 | 6 | 38 | 3:14 | A&M | 35-yard field goal by Seth Small | 13 | 45 | | 4 | 0:22 | 6 | 34 | 3:30 | A&M | Cullen Gillaspia 13-yard touchdown run, Daniel LaCamera kick good | 13 | 52 | | 'TOP' = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 13 | 52 |
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Statistics[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wolfpack | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 19 Aggies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 52 |
| Statistics | NCSU | A&M |
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| First downs | 15 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 69–273 | 60–541 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–134 | 34–401 |
| Passing yards | 139 | 140 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–32–2 | 14–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:57 | 27:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| NC State | Passing | Ryan Finley | 19/32, 139 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Reggie Gallaspy | 14 car, 79 yds |
| Receiving | Emeka Emezie | 6 rec, 36 yds |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Kellen Mond | 14/26, 140 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Trayveon Williams | 19 car, 236 yds, 3 TD |
| Receiving | Kendrick Rogers | 6 rec, 44 yds, 1 TD |
References[edit]
Game 236: December 28 2018 The Initials Game Show
- ^'2010's Game History'. taxslayergatorbowl.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). 'Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game'. ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, 2018 Gator Bowl Halftime Drill TAMU vs NC State, retrieved 2019-01-11
- ^@taxslayerbowl (December 31, 2018). 'The @ncstatemusic marching band jazzed up the crowd during half-time' (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ ab@APMarkLong (December 31, 2018). 'The Gator Bowl drew 38,206, the game's smallest crowd since 1952' (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^@AlexMill20 (December 31, 2018). 'Gator Bowl attendance: 38,206' (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2019 – 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 23, 2018.
- ^ abchttps://12thman.com/news/2018/12/2/football-texas-am-accepts-invitation-to-taxslayer-gator-bowl.aspx
- ^@taxslayerbowl (December 31, 2018). 'With that 93-yard rush, @TrayveonW just broke the record for most rushing yards in a #TaxSlayerGatorBowl game' (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^'1950's Game History'. taxslayergatorbowl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
External links[edit]
Game 236: December 28 2018 The Initials Game On
Game 236: December 28 2018 The Initials Game 6
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