# 2018 Quick Lane Bowl

The 2018 Quick Lane Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2018, at Ford Field in Detroit. It was the fifth edition of the Quick Lane Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Quick Lane tire and auto centers.

## Teams

The game was contested between Minnesota from the Big Ten Conference and Georgia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was the first meeting between these teams.

### Minnesota Golden Gophers

Minnesota received and accepted a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl on December 2. The Golden Gophers entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–6 in conference).

### Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Georgia Tech received and accepted a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl on December 2. The Yellow Jackets entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). In the weeks prior to the game, head coach Paul Johnson announced that this would be his last game coaching.

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | MINN | GT |
| 1 | 9:42 | 10 | 62 | 5:18 | MINN | 31-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 4:14 | 7 | 48 | 3:11 | MINN | Tyler Johnson 18-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick good | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | 11:57 | 9 | 26 | 5:14 | MINN | 27-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | 0:00 | 4 | 37 | 0:18 | GT | 44-yard field goal by Wesley Wells | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | 8:24 | 5 | 60 | 2:50 | MINN | Mohamed Ibrahim 3-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | 0:55 | 14 | 75 | 7:23 | GT | Nathan Cottrell 20-yard touchdown run, Wesley Wells kick good | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | 12:07 | 7 | 75 | 3:48 | MINN | Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good | 27 | 10 |
| 4 | 6:19 | 6 | 73 | 3:30 | MINN | Tyler Johnson 30-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick good | 34 | 10 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Gophers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Statistics | MINN | GT |
| First downs | 19 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 56–392 | 56–283 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–260 | 44–206 |
| Passing yards | 132 | 77 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 7–13–0 | 5–12–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:43 | 29:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Minnesota | Passing | Tanner Morgan | 7/13, 132 yds, 2 TD |
| Minnesota | Rushing | Mohamed Ibrahim | 31 car, 224 yds, 2 TD |
| Minnesota | Receiving | Tyler Johnson | 4 rec, 57 yds, 2 TD |
| Georgia Tech | Passing | TaQuon Marshall | 4/9, 76 yds |
| Georgia Tech | Rushing | TaQuon Marshall | 22 car, 75 yds |
| Georgia Tech | Receiving | Qua Searcy | 1 rec, 51 yds |