2018 Camping World Bowl

The 2018 Camping World Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2018, between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Syracuse Orange.^[4] It was the 29th edition of the Camping World Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the recreational vehicle company Camping World.

2018 Camping World Bowl
29th Camping World Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers Syracuse Orange (8–3) (9–3) Big 12 ACC 18 34 Head coach:  Dana Holgorsen Head coach:  Dino Babers AP Coaches CFP 15 16 16 AP Coaches CFP 17 17 20
1 2 3 4 Total West Virginia 3 9 6 0 18 Syracuse 7 7 3 17 34
Date	December 28, 2018
Season	2018
Stadium	Camping World Stadium
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Eric Dungey (QB, Syracuse)[1]
Favorite	West Virginia by 1.5[2]
Referee	Steve Strimling (Pac-12)
Attendance	41,125[3]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN & ESPN Radio
Announcers	Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich (ESPN) Dave LaMont, John Congemi and Molly McGrath (ESPN Radio)
Camping World Bowl  < 2017  2019 >

Teams

The game was played between West Virginia from the Big 12 Conference and Syracuse from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Syracuse and West Virginia had long standing rivalry both as Independents and as members of the Big East Conference. This was the 61st time the two programs had met;^[5] Syracuse held a 33–27 series lead in prior games.^[6]

West Virginia Mountaineers

Main article: 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

West Virginia received and accepted a bid to the Camping World Bowl on December 2.^[5] The Mountaineers entered the bowl with an 8–3 record (6–3 in conference). Quarterback Will Grier, tackle Yodny Cajuste, and wide receiver Gary Jennings announced that they would sit out the game in order to prepare for the 2019 NFL draft.^[7]

Syracuse Orange

Main article: 2018 Syracuse Orange football team

Syracuse received and accepted a bid to the Camping World Bowl on December 2.^[5] The Orange entered the bowl with a 9–3 record (6–2 in conference). Syracuse also entered the game short-handed, as defensive end Alton Robinson, defensive tackle McKinley Williams, and defensive back Antwan Cordy all missed the game for personal reasons.^[8]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WVU CUSE 1 6:42 10 45 4:52 WVU 28-yard field goal by Evan Staley 3 0 1 3:01 10 91 3:41 CUSE Abdul Adams 4-yard touchdown run, Andre Szmyt kick good 3 7 2 13:52 4 16 1:08 WVU Kennedy McKoy 3-yard touchdown run, Evan Staley kick no good 9 7 2 8:30 6 62 1:50 CUSE Abdul Adams 1-yard touchdown run, Andre Szmyt kick good 9 14 2 6:33 5 56 1:57 WVU 36-yard field goal by Evan Staley 12 14 3 10:11 9 48 4:49 WVU 44-yard field goal by Evan Staley 15 14 3 6:16 10 57 3:55 CUSE 39-yard field goal by Andre Szmyt 15 17 3 3:23 10 55 2:53 WVU 49-yard field goal by Evan Staley 18 17 4 14:54 11 75 3:29 CUSE Trishton Jackson 14-yard touchdown reception from Eric Dungey, Andre Szmyt kick good 18 24 4 12:55 5 2 1:49 CUSE 34-yard field goal by Andre Szmyt 18 27 4 9:59 4 58 1:37 CUSE Jarveon Howard 4-yard touchdown run, Andre Szmyt kick good 18 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 18 34

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Mountaineers	3	9	6	0	18
No. 20 Orange	7	7	3	17	34

Statistics	WVU	CUSE
First downs	18	24
Plays–yards	74–423	73–418
Rushes–yards	36–146	43–115
Passing yards	277	303
Passing: comp–att–int	19–38–1	21–30–2
Time of possession	29:32	30:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	Jack Allison	17/35, 277 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kennedy McKoy	17 car, 73 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	David Sills V	4 rec, 90 yds
Syracuse	Passing	Eric Dungey	21/30, 303 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Moe Neal	8 car, 42 yds
	Receiving	Jamal Custis	5 rec, 80 yds

References

1. @CWBowl (December 28, 2018). "Final words from #CampingWorldBowl MVP @EricDungey" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via Twitter.
2. Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
3. @NikoTamurian (December 28, 2018). "Tonight's attendance is 41,125 at Camping World Stadium" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via Twitter.
4. "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
5. "West Virginia to take on Syracuse in 2018 Camping World Bowl". Smoking Musket. December 2, 2018.
6. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Syracuse Orange football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
7. Rittenberg, Adam (December 8, 2018). "Will Grier to focus on preparation for '19 NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
8. Habel, Steve (December 25, 2018). "West Virginia, Syracuse missing key players for Camping World Bowl". United Press International. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

External links

• Box score at ESPN