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The 2018 Belk Bowl was a
college football
bowl game played on December 29, 2018.
[5] It was the 17th edition of the
Belk Bowl , and one of the
2018–19 bowl games concluding the
2018 FBS football season . The game was sponsored by the department store chain
Belk . With the bowl contested by two nearby public universities, attendance to the game increased by some 15,000 spectators over the
previous year and had its highest attendance total since 2011.
Virginia shut out
South Carolina , 28–0. This was the
largest margin of victory in the history of the Belk Bowl. With the victory, the
Virginia Cavaliers became the winningest team all-time in the Belk Bowl, and improved their record in
Bank of America Stadium to 3–0 after winning the first two editions of the bowl in
2002 and
2003 .
Teams The game was played between
South Carolina from the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) and
Virginia from the
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
[6] In prior games between the two programs, South Carolina held a 21–13–1 lead in the series.
[7]
South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina received and accepted a bid to the Belk Bowl on December 2.
[6] The Gamecocks entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference).
Virginia Cavaliers Virginia received and accepted a bid to the Belk Bowl on December 2.
[6] The Cavaliers entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference).
Game summary Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
SC
UVA
1
3:30
13
77
6:31
UVA
Olamide Zaccheaus 6-yard touchdown reception from
Bryce Perkins , Brian Delaney kick good
0
7
2
0:42
14
90
8:10
UVA
Jordan Ellis 9-yard touchdown run, Brian Delaney kick good
0
14
3
7:14
8
39
4:25
UVA
Olamide Zaccheaus 10-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Bryan Delaney kick good
0
21
4
6:54
8
64
5:00
UVA
Olamide Zacchaeus 12-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Bryan Delaney kick good
0
28
"TOP" =
time of possession . For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football .
0
28
Statistics
1
2
3
4
Total
Gamecocks
0
0
0
0
0
Cavaliers
7
7
7
7
28
Statistics
SC
UVA
First downs
12
28
Plays–yards
59–261
79–413
Rushes–yards
19–43
48–205
Passing yards
218
208
Passing: comp–att–int
17–40–2
22–31–0
Time of possession
17:25
42:35
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Carolina
Passing
Jake Bentley
17/40, 218 yds, 2 INT
Rushing
Rico Dowdle
6 car, 21 yds
Receiving
Shi Smith
6 rec, 76 yds
Virginia
Passing
Bryce Perkins
22/31, 208 yds, 3 TD
Rushing
Jordan Ellis
26 car, 106 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Olamide Zaccheaus
12 rec, 100 yds, 3 TD
References
^ @marilyn_payne (December 29, 2018).
"Belk Bowl MVP Olamide Zaccheaus giving away just about every accessory he has" (
Tweet ). Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via
Twitter .
^ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018).
"Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 10, 2018 .
^ @DavidHallVP (December 29, 2018).
"Announced attendance at Belk Bowl: 48,263" (
Tweet ). Retrieved December 29, 2018 – 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 29, 2018 . ^
a b c
"South Carolina Will Face Virginia in 2018 Belk Bowl" . Belk Bowl . December 2, 2018. Archived from
the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
^
"Virginia Cavaliers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
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