# 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

The 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2018. It was the 22nd edition of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission.

## Teams

The game matched the Western Michigan Broncos, from the Mid-American Conference, and the BYU Cougars, an independent team. The programs previously had met five times, most recently in 1970, with BYU holding a 3–2 edge.

### Western Michigan Broncos

Western Michigan received and accepted a bid to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on December 2. The Broncos entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). This was Western Michigan's second appearance in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, having lost to Air Force in the 2014 edition.

### BYU Cougars

BYU received and accepted a bid to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on December 2. The independent Cougars entered the bowl with a 6–6 record. BYU became the first independent team to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

### Potato Bowl MVP

Zach Wilson won Potato bowl MVP after a stellar performance completing all 18 of his passes for 317 yards and 4 touchdowns.

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | WMU | BYU |
| 1 | 2:20 | 2 | 27 | 0:41 | BYU | Dylan Collie 26-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Skyler Southam kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 3:07 | 4 | 40 | 1:53 | WMU | Jamauri Bogan 33-yard touchdown run, Gavin Peddie kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 0:24 | 11 | 51 | 1:14 | WMU | 37-yard field goal by Gavin Peddie | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | 13:14 | 3 | 69 | 1:46 | BYU | Dylan Collie 8-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Skyler Southam kick good | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | 7:29 | 4 | 74 | 1:27 | BYU | Riley Burt 37-yard touchdown run, Skyler Southam kick good | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | 5:04 | 2 | 63 | 0:45 | BYU | Aleva Hifo 70-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Skyler Southam kick good | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | 2:47 | 3 | 32 | 1:19 | BYU | Dayan Ghanwoloku 1-yard touchdown run, Skyler Southam kick good | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | 11:38 | 4 | 54 | 1:47 | BYU | Dax Milne 5-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Skyler Southam kick good | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | 7:37 | 9 | 75 | 4:01 | WMU | Kaleb Eleby 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good (Kaleb Eleby to Jayden Reed) | 18 | 42 |
| 4 | 4:07 | 7 | 75 | 3:30 | BYU | Brayden El-Bakri 1-yard touchdown run, Skyler Southam kick good | 18 | 49 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Cougars | 7 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 49 |
| Statistics | WMU | BYU |
| First downs | 16 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 76–313 | 52–490 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–138 | 33–132 |
| Passing yards | 175 | 358 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–37–1 | 19–19–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:21 | 24:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western Michigan | Passing | Kaleb Eleby | 20/36, 175 yds, 1 INT |
| Western Michigan | Rushing | Jamauri Bogan | 13 car, 62 yds, 1 TD |
| Western Michigan | Receiving | D'Wayne Eskridge | 2 rec, 61 yds |
| BYU | Passing | Zach Wilson | 18/18, 317 yds, 4 TD |
| BYU | Rushing | Riley Burt | 13 car, 110 yds, 1 TD |
| BYU | Receiving | Dylan Collie | 6 rec, 124 yds, 2 TD |