2018 Redbox Bowl

The 2018 Redbox Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2018, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with kickoff at noon PST (3:00 p.m. EST).^[6] It was one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. This was the 17th annual edition of a game that has gone by different names, and was known as the Foster Farms Bowl for the previous four years. For 2018 the game was renamed for its new sponsor, the DVD and video game rental company Redbox.^[7]

2018 Redbox Bowl
17th Redbox Bowl
Michigan State Spartans Oregon Ducks (7–5) (8–4) Big Ten Pac-12 6 7 Head coach:  Mark Dantonio Head coach:  Mario Cristobal
1 2 3 4 Total Michigan State 0 0 6 0 6 Oregon 0 0 0 7 7
Date	December 30, 2018
Season	2018
Stadium	Levi's Stadium
Location	Santa Clara, California
MVP	Dillon Mitchell (WR, Oregon)[1] & Josiah Scott (CB, Michigan State)[2]
Favorite	Oregon by 3[3]
Referee	Reggie Smith (Big XII)
Attendance	30,212[4]
Payout	US$3,600,000 [5]
United States TV coverage
Network	Fox
Announcers	Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Bruce Feldman
Redbox Bowl  < 2017 2019 >

Teams

The game was played between Michigan State of the Big Ten Conference and Oregon of the Pac-12 Conference.^[8] The two teams have met six times previously, with each winning three times.^[8]

Oregon Ducks

Main article: 2018 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon received and accepted a bid to the Redbox Bowl on December 2.^[8] The Ducks entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (5–4 in conference).

Michigan State Spartans

Main article: 2018 Michigan State Spartans football team

Michigan State received and accepted a bid to the Redbox Bowl on December 2.^[8] The Spartans entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–4 in conference).

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MSU ORE 3 9:57 12 64 4:59 MSU 34-yard field goal by Matt Coghlin 3 0 3 1:17 8 31 3:30 MSU 34-yard field goal by Matt Coghlin 6 0 4 11:19 6 77 1:40 ORE Dillon Mitchell 28-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert, Adam Stack kick good 6 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 7

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	6	0	6
Ducks	0	0	0	7	7

Statistics	MSU	ORE
First downs	19	11
Plays–yards	86–331	60–203
Rushes–yards	46–159	27–37
Passing yards	172	166
Passing: comp–att–int	22–40–1	19–33–0
Time of possession	37:15	22:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing	Brian Lewerke	22/40, 172 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	LJ Scott	24 car, 84 yds
	Receiving	Cody White	6 rec, 64 yds
Oregon	Passing	Justin Herbert	19/33, 166 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	C. J. Verdell	14 car, 43 yds
	Receiving	Dillon Mitchell	6 rec, 70 yds, 1 TD

References

1. @CFBONFOX (December 31, 2018). "Your Redbox Bowl Offensive MVP: @oregonfootball's Dillon Mitchell" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter.
2. @mattcharboneau (December 31, 2018). "Josiah Scott was named the Redbox Bowl defensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter.
3. Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
4. @EmptySeatsPics (December 31, 2018). "Announced crowd of 30,212 for the 2018 RedBox Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Twitter.
5. "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
6. "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
7. Meacham, Jody. "Levi's Stadium picks up sponsor for their annual college bowl game". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
8. "Oregon to Meet Michigan State in 2018 Redbox Bowl at Levi's® Stadium". December 2, 2018.

External links

• Box score at ESPN