2018 Peach Bowl - wikipedia 2018 Peach Bowl 2018 Chick - fil - A Peach Bowl 50th Chick - fil - A Peach Bowl The field prior to the game UCF Knights Auburn Tigers ( 12 -- 0 ) ( 10 -- 3 ) The American SEC 34 27 Head coach : Scott Frost Head coach : Gus Malzahn AP Coaches CFP 10 10 12 AP Coaches CFP 7 8 7 Total UCF 0 13 7 14 34 Auburn 14 7 27 Date January 1, 2018 Season 2017 Stadium Mercedes - Benz Stadium Location Atlanta, Georgia MVP McKenzie Milton ( QB, UCF ) & Shaquem Griffin ( LB, UCF ) Favorite Auburn by 10.5 Referee Brandon Cruse ( Big XII ) Attendance 71,109 Payout US $ 6,000,000 per team United States TV coverage Network ESPN and ESPN Radio Announcers Dave Flemming, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams ( ESPN ) Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic ( ESPN Radio ) International TV coverage Network ESPN Peach Bowl < 2016 2019 > The 2018 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2018, between the UCF Knights and the Auburn Tigers. It was the 50th edition of the Peach Bowl, and the first Peach Bowl to be played in Mercedes - Benz Stadium, after spending the previous 25 editions in the now demolished Georgia Dome. The 50th Peach Bowl was one of the College Football Playoff New Year 's Six bowl games, and was one of the 2017 -- 18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Chick - fil - A restaurant franchise, the game was officially known as the Chick - fil - A Peach Bowl. The game was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. Contents 1 Teams 2 Game summary 2.1 Scoring summary 2.2 Statistics 3 References Teams The two participants for the game were the UCF Knights ( automatically qualifying as the highest ranked conference champion team from the `` Group of Five '' conferences ) and the Auburn Tigers. Entering the game, the Tigers led the all - time series with the Knights, 3 -- 0 ; the most recent matchup saw the Tigers defeat the Golden Knights ( as the Knights were then known as ) by a score of 28 -- 10 on November 6, 1999, in Auburn. Game summary McKenzie Milton had a breakout game for the UCF Knights with 245 passing yards throwing for two touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. Jarrett Stidham had 331 passing yards throwing for one touchdown with two interceptions. UCF had 411 total yards compared to Auburn Tigers 421 total yards. However, the Tigers had three turnovers with Knights only having one. Shaquem Griffin had 12 tackles and a sack in the win for the Knights. Griffin was later named the game 's defensive MVP, with Milton the offensive MVP. Scoring summary Auburn 's Field Goal at the end of the First Half UCF 's First Field Goal Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UCF AUB 7 : 01 9 43 3 : 51 AUB 25 - yard field goal by Daniel Carlson 0 11 : 11 12 48 3 : 04 UCF 33 - yard field goal by Matthew Wright 8 : 51 21 0 : 47 UCF McKenzie Milton 18 - yard touchdown run, Matthew Wright kick good 10 0 : 45 15 62 4 : 16 AUB 45 - yard field goal by Daniel Carlson 10 6 0 : 00 15 42 0 : 45 UCF 45 - yard field goal by Matthew Wright 13 6 14 : 05 26 0 : 43 AUB Will Hastings 26 - yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Stidham, Daniel Carlson kick good 13 13 7 : 55 10 82 3 : 37 AUB Kerryon Johnson 4 - yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good 13 20 1 : 30 7 65 2 : 44 UCF Otis Anderson 12 - yard touchdown reception from McKenzie Milton, Matthew Wright kick good 20 20 11 : 36 8 59 3 : 17 UCF Dredrick Snelson 8 - yard touchdown reception from McKenzie Milton, Matthew Wright kick good 27 20 5 : 56 UCF Interception returned 45 yards for touchdown by Chequan Burkett, Matthew Wright kick good 34 20 4 : 12 6 89 1 : 37 AUB Eli Stove 7 - yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good 34 27 `` TOP '' = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 27 Statistics Total No. 12 Knights 0 13 7 14 34 No. 7 Tigers 14 7 27 Statistics UCF AUB First downs 20 28 Plays -- yards 71 -- 411 87 -- 421 Rushes -- yards 36 -- 169 44 -- 90 Passing yards 242 331 Passing : Comp -- Att -- Int 16 -- 35 -- 0 28 -- 43 -- 2 Time of possession 25 : 45 34 : 15 Team Player Statistics UCF Passing McKenzie Milton 16 / 35, 242 yds, 2 TD Rushing McKenzie Milton 13 car, 116 yds, 1 TD Receiving Tre'Quan Smith 5 rec, 89 yds AUB Passing Jarrett Stidham 28 / 43, 331 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Kerryon Johnson 23 car, 71 yds, 1 TD Receiving Ryan Davis 8 rec, 47 yds References Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2018 Peach Bowl. Jump up ^ Romero, Iliana Limón ( December 5, 2017 ). `` Scott Frost to coach UCF in Peach Bowl despite Knights ' hire of his replacement ''. Orlando Sentinel. Jump up ^ `` Recap : Central Florida 34, Auburn 27 ''. VegasInsider.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018. Jump up ^ Chick - fil - a Peach Bowl ( @ CFAPeachBowl ) ( January 1, 2018 ). `` Today 's attendance : 71,109 That 's the 19th # CFAPeachBowl sellout in 21 games. THANK YOU, FANS ! pic.twitter.com/1TD8SOnbja '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. ^ Jump up to : The Chick - fil - A Peach Bowl and the College Football Playoff. Chick - fil - A Peach Bowl. Jump up ^ About the College Football Playoff. ESPN. Jump up ^ `` UCF Football 2017 Media Guide '' ( PDF ). UCF Knights. pp. 71 -- 80. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on December 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Auburn Football 2017 Media Guide '' ( PDF ). Auburn Tigers. pp. 181 -- 185. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on December 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Milton powers No. 10 UCF to 34 - 27 Peach Bowl win over Auburn ''. New York Daily News. Associated Press. January 1, 2018. 2017 -- 18 NCAA football bowl game season New Mexico ( Dec. 16 ) Las Vegas ( Dec. 16 ) Camellia ( Dec. 16 ) Cure ( Dec. 16 ) New Orleans ( Dec. 16 ) Boca Raton ( Dec. 19 ) Frisco ( Dec. 20 ) Gasparilla ( Dec. 21 ) Famous Idaho Potato ( Dec. 22 ) Bahamas ( Dec. 22 ) Armed Forces ( Dec. 23 ) Birmingham ( Dec. 23 ) Dollar General ( Dec. 23 ) Hawaii ( Dec. 24 ) Quick Lane ( Dec. 26 ) Heart of Dallas ( Dec. 26 ) Cactus ( Dec. 26 ) Independence ( Dec. 27 ) Pinstripe ( Dec. 27 ) Texas ( Dec. 27 ) Foster Farms ( Dec. 27 ) Military ( Dec. 28 ) Camping World ( Dec. 28 ) Alamo ( Dec. 28 ) Holiday ( Dec. 28 ) Belk ( Dec. 29 ) Cotton ( Dec. 29 ) Sun ( Dec. 29 ) Music City ( Dec. 29 ) Arizona ( Dec. 29 ) Fiesta ( Dec. 30 ) Liberty ( Dec. 30 ) Orange ( Dec. 30 ) TaxSlayer ( Dec. 30 ) Citrus ( Jan. 1 ) Outback ( Jan. 1 ) Peach ( Jan. 1 ) College Football Playoff games : Rose ( semifinal ) ( Jan. 1 ) Sugar ( semifinal ) ( Jan. 1 ) National Championship Game ( Jan. 8 ) All - Star Games East -- West Shrine Game ( Jan. 20 ) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl ( Jan. 20 ) Senior Bowl ( Jan. 27 ) Peach Bowl Game History & conference tie - ins History Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta -- Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes - Benz Stadium College Football Playoff Broadcasters College Football Playoff At - Large Group of Five Games 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1988 1993 1993 1995 1995 1998 1998 2018 Auburn Tigers bowl games 1937 Bacardi Bowl 1938 Orange Bowl 1954 Gator Bowl 1954 Gator Bowl 1955 Gator Bowl 1964 Orange Bowl 1965 Liberty Bowl 1968 Sun Bowl 1969 Astro - Bluebonnet Bowl 1971 Gator Bowl 1972 Sugar Bowl 1972 Gator Bowl 1973 Sun Bowl 1974 Gator Bowl 1982 Tangerine Bowl 1984 Sugar Bowl 1984 Liberty Bowl 1986 Cotton Bowl Classic 1987 Florida Citrus Bowl 1988 Sugar Bowl 1989 Sugar Bowl 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl 1990 Peach Bowl 1996 Outback Bowl 1996 Independence Bowl 1998 Peach Bowl 2001 Florida Citrus Bowl 2001 Peach Bowl 2003 Capital One Bowl 2003 Music City Bowl 2005 Sugar Bowl 2006 Capital One Bowl 2007 Cotton Bowl Classic 2007 Chick - fil - A Bowl 2010 Outback Bowl 2011 BCS National Championship Game # 2011 Chick - fil - A Bowl 2014 BCS National Championship Game # 2015 Outback Bowl 2015 Birmingham Bowl 2017 Sugar Bowl 2018 Peach Bowl Pound sign ( # ) denotes national championship game. UCF Knights bowl games 2005 Hawaii Bowl 2007 Liberty Bowl 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl 2010 Liberty Bowl 2012 Beef ' O ' Brady 's Bowl 2014 Fiesta Bowl 2014 St. Petersburg Bowl 2016 Cure Bowl 2018 Peach Bowl Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Peach_Bowl&oldid=837277111 '' Categories : 2017 -- 18 NCAA football bowl games 2017 -- 18 College Football Playoff Peach Bowl Auburn Tigers football bowl games UCF Knights football bowl games 2018 in sports in Georgia ( U.S. state ) January 2018 sports events in the United States Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 19 April 2018, at 20 : 30. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. 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Question: who won the game between auburn and ufc
Answer: UCF Knights