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The 2018 Dollar General Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2018.[4] Dollar General Bowl , and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . The game was sponsored by the Dollar General chain of variety stores.[a]
The game was played between teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Sun Belt Conference .
Troy Trojans [ edit ] On November 29, college football news organizations reported that Troy would play in the Dollar General Bowl,[6] [7] 2016 Dollar General Bowl and 2017 New Orleans Bowl .
Buffalo Bulls [ edit ] Buffalo received and accepted a bid to the Dollar General Bowl on December 2.[7] Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship Game .[8] 2009 International Bowl and 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl .
Game summary [ edit ] Scoring summary [ edit ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UB
TROY
1
13:12
5
75
1:48
UB
Jaret Patterson 11-yard touchdown run, Adam Mitcheson kick good
7
0
1
11:47
3
74
1:25
TROY
Tray Eafford 60-yard touchdown reception from Sawyer Smith, Tyler Sumpter kick good
7
7
2
11:11
14
96
5:58
UB
Kevin Marks 1-yard touchdown run, Adam Mitcheson kick good
14
7
2
6:15
8
42
2:34
TROY
Damion Willis 7-yard touchdown reception from Sawyer Smith, Typer Sumpter kick good
14
14
2
0:52
10
41
3:16
UB
41-yard field goal by Adam Mitcheson
17
14
3
9:41
10
75
5:19
TROY
B.J. Smith 2-yard touchdown run, Tyler Sumpter kick good
17
21
3
5:23
UB
Fumble recovery returned 93 yards for touchdown by Tyrone Hill, Adam Mitcheson kick good
24
21
4
14:13
12
69
6:10
TROY
Damion Willis 2-yard touchdown reception from Sawyer Smith, Tyler Sumpter kick good
24
28
4
11:25
3
48
0:51
TROY
Sidney Davis 45-yard touchdown reception from Sawyer Smith, Tyler Sumpter kick good
24
35
4
7:24
10
69
4:01
UB
K. J. Osborn 3-yard touchdown reception from Tyree Jackson , 2-point pass good
32
35
4
3:09
1
20
0:05
TROY
Sidney Davis 20-yard touchdown run, Tyler Sumpter kick good
32
42
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
32
42
Statistics [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
7
10
7
8
32
Trojans
7
7
7
21
42
Statistics
UB
TROY
First downs
20
21
Plays–yards
68–376
75–433
Rushes–yards
33–102
31–113
Passing yards
274
320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
20–35–1
31–44–0
Time of possession
26:37
33:23
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Buffalo Passing
Tyree Jackson 20/35, 274 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jaret Patterson 15 car, 67 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Antonio Nunn
4 rec, 87 yds
Troy Passing
Sawyer Smith
31/44, 320 yds, 4 TD
Rushing
B.J. Smith
20 car, 93 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Damion Willis 13 rec, 101 yds, 2 TD
^ The bowl has undergone various name changes during its history, with this being the last of three editions contested as the Dollar General Bowl. Dollar General ended its sponsorship of the bowl in May 2019.[5]
References [ edit ]
^ @DEwiseTrojan (December 23, 2018). "Sawyer Smith the Dollar General Bowl MVP after throwing 4 TDs to no INTs" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 22, 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 .^ "Mobile's college bowl game no longer called 'Dollar General Bowl' . WKRG-TV the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019 .^ "Sun Belt Bowls Determined; Georgia Southern, Troy Learn Their Destinations" . November 29, 2018.^ a b "TROY TROJANS AND BUFFALO BULLS TO FACE OFF IN DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL – Dollar General Bowl" . Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .^ Lenzi, Rachel (December 22, 2018). "UB loses to Troy, 42-32, in the Dollar General Bowl" . The Buffalo News . Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .
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