2018 Cure Bowl
College football bowl game
College football game
| 2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 4th Cure Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 15, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Camping World Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Darius Bradwell (RB, Tulane)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Tulane by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Girl Scouts Citrus Singers[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jonathan Noli (Conference USA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 19,066 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$751,000 [4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBSSN and Touchdown Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and John Schriffen (CBSSN) JP Shadrick, Gino Torretta and Jamie Seh (Touchdown Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018,[5] with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m. EST.[6] It was the fourth edition of the Cure Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive retailer AutoNation, the game was officially known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl.
Teams
The game was played between the Tulane Green Wave from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns from the Sun Belt Conference. Both teams made their first appearance in a Cure Bowl. This game was the 27th all time meeting against the Ragin' Cajuns and the Green Wave, with Tulane leading the series 22–4; this was their second meeting in a bowl.
Louisiana
Louisiana won the Sun Belt West Division title, earning a berth in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship, where they lost to Appalachian State.[7] The Ragin' Cajuns entered the bowl with a 7–6 record (5–3 in conference).
Tulane
Tulane received and accepted a bid to the Cure Bowl on December 2.[8] The Green Wave, who were co-champions of the West Division of the AAC, entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (5–3 in conference).
Game summary
Scoring summary
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Statistics
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Green Wave | 21 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Statistics | TUL | LA |
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| First downs | 28 | 11 |
| Plays–yards | 86–482 | 55–258 |
| Rushes–yards | 68–337 | 30–84 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 174 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–18–1 | 11–25–1 |
| Time of possession | 40:31 | 19:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tulane | Passing | Justin McMillan | 11/18, 145 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Darius Bradwell | 35 car, 150 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Terren Encalade | 5 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD | |
| Louisiana | Passing | Andre Nunez | 8/17, 136 yds |
| Rushing | Raymond Calais | 3 car, 41 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Ryheem Malone | 3 rec, 59 yds |
References
- ^ @Guersmith (December 15, 2018). "Darius Bradwell Cure Bowl MVP with 35 carries for 150 yards in #Tulane 41-24 Cure Bowl win over UL-Lafayette" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018–19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ @CentralFLTop5 (December 15, 2018). "💚 @GirlScoutsCC performed a beautiful rendition of our National Anthem @CureBowl! #WeCanTackleThis…" (Tweet) – 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 30, 2018.
- ^ "AutoNation Cure Bowl Week Event Schedule". curebowl.com. AutoNation Cure Bowl. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "Appalachian State tops UL-Lafayette for Sun Belt title, trip to New Orleans Bowl; Cajuns to Cure Bowl". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ "2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl Features a Bayou Battle Between Louisiana and Tulane". December 2, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Box score at ESPN
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2018–19 NCAA football bowl game season
- Celebration (FCS) (Dec. 15)
- Cure (Dec. 15)
- New Mexico (Dec. 15)
- Las Vegas (Dec. 15)
- Camellia (Dec. 15)
- New Orleans (Dec. 15)
- Boca Raton (Dec. 18)
- Frisco (Dec. 19)
- Gasparilla (Dec. 20)
- Bahamas (Dec. 21)
- Famous Idaho Potato (Dec. 21)
- Birmingham (Dec. 22)
- Armed Forces (Dec. 22)
- Dollar General (Dec. 22)
- Hawaii (Dec. 22)
- First Responder (Dec. 26)
- Quick Lane (Dec. 26)
- Cheez-It (Dec. 26)
- Independence (Dec. 27)
- Pinstripe (Dec. 27)
- Texas (Dec. 27)
- Music City (Dec. 28)
- Camping World (Dec. 28)
- Alamo (Dec. 28)
- Peach (Dec. 29)
- Belk (Dec. 29)
- Arizona (Dec. 29)
- Military (Dec. 31)
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- Holiday (Dec. 31)
- Outback (Jan. 1)
- Citrus (Jan. 1)
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- College Football Playoff games: Cotton (Dec. 29)
- Orange (Dec. 29)
- National Championship Game (Jan. 7)
- All-Star Games
- East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 19)
- NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 19)
- Senior Bowl (Jan. 26)
