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The 2018 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2018.[3] It was the 13th edition of the Birmingham Bowl , and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . Sponsored by the Jared brand of Sterling Jewelers , the game was officially named the Jared Birmingham Bowl .[4]
The bowl was slated to invite teams from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). However, with four SEC teams selected for New Year's Six games, the Birmingham Bowl matchup announced on December 2 featured Wake Forest from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), rather than an SEC team, to face Memphis from The American.[4] The two programs previously met four times, each team winning twice, between 1964 and 1967.[5]
Memphis Tigers [ edit ] Memphis was defeated in the 2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game played on December 1; they received and accepted a bid to the Birmingham Bowl on December 2.[4] The Tigers entered the bowl with a 8–5 record (5–3 in conference).
Wake Forest Demon Deacons [ edit ] Wake Forest received and accepted a bid to the Birmingham Bowl on December 2.[4] The Demon Deacons entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–5 in conference).
Game summary [ edit ] Scoring summary [ edit ] Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MEM WF 1 12:28 10 75 2:32 WF Sage Surratt 9-yard touchdown reception from Jamie Newman , Nick Sciba kick good 0 7 1 10:06 6 76 2:22 MEM Tony Pollard 41-yard touchdown run, Riley Patterson kick good 7 7 1 3:28 16 98 5:29 MEM Patrick Taylor Jr. 1-yard touchdown reception from Brady White , Nick Sciba kick good 14 7 2 14:49 MEM Interception returned 37 yards for touchdown by Chris Claybrooks , Riley Patterson kick good 21 7 2 11:16 13 57 3:33 WF 36-yard field goal by Nick Sciba 21 10 2 11:04 MEM Kickoff returned 97 yards for touchdown by Tony Pollard, Nick Sciba kick good 28 10 2 7:09 12 75 3:55 WF Jamie Newman 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Sciba kick good 28 17 2 5:33 3 56 0:26 WF Jamie Newman 17-yard touchdown run, Nick Sciba kick good 28 24 3 7:41 5 48 1:40 WF 49-yard field goal by Nick Sciba 28 27 3 3:49 12 47 2:31 WF 39-yard field goal by Nick Sciba 28 30 4 1:15 14 88 4:36 MEM Patrick Taylor Jr. 9-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed (intercepted) 34 30 4 0:34 6 75 0:41 WF Jamie Newman 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Sciba kick good 34 37 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 34 37
Statistics [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 14 14 0 6 34 Demon Deacons 7 17 6 7 37
Statistics MEM WF First downs 22 26 Plays–yards 82–378 90–529 Rushes–yards 53–207 50–201 Passing yards 171 328 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–29–1 22–40–1 Time of possession 30:38 29:22
Team Category Player Statistics Memphis Passing Brady White 15/27, 171 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Patrick Taylor 30 car, 110 yds, 1 TD Receiving Damonte Coxie 6 rec, 70 yds Wake Forest Passing Jamie Newman 22/40, 328 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jamie Newman 23 car, 91 yds, 3 TD Receiving Alex Bachman 7 rec, 171 yds
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Notes Birmingham previously hosted the All-American Bowl . There was a Birmingham Bowl in January and December of 2015, and none in 2009 or 2019. The game in January 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .