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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 .
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 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 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
^ @CWBowl (December 29, 2018).
"Final words from #CampingWorldBowl MVP @EricDungey" (
Tweet ). Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via
Twitter .
^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018).
"Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game" . ESPN . Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
^ @NikoTamurian (December 29, 2018).
"Tonight's attendance is 41,125 at Camping World Stadium" (
Tweet ). Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via
Twitter .
^
"2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule" .
ESPN . May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018 . ^
a b c
"West Virginia to take on Syracuse in 2018 Camping World Bowl" . Smoking Musket . December 2, 2018.
^
"West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Syracuse Orange football series history" . Winsipedia . Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 8, 2018).
"Will Grier to focus on preparation for '19 NFL draft" . ESPN . Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
^ Habel, Steve (December 25, 2018).
"West Virginia, Syracuse missing key players for Camping World Bowl" .
United Press International . Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
External links
Formerly known as the Blockbuster / Carquest / MicronPC / Tangerine / Champs Sports / Russell Athletic / Camping World / Cheez-It Bowl
# - denotes National Championship Game.