# 2018 Bahamas Bowl

The 2018 Bahamas Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2018. It was the fifth edition of the Bahamas Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by Elk Grove Village, Illinois, the game was officially called the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl.
The game featured the FIU Panthers of Conference USA against the Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference. The matchup was announced on November 25, 2018, making this the first bowl matchup of the season to have both teams confirmed.

## Teams

This was the fourth matchup between these two teams, with FIU holding a 2–1 lead in the series. They met in the 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, which FIU won, 34–32.

### FIU Panthers

FIU accepted a bid to the Bahamas Bowl on November 25. The Panthers entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (6–2 in conference). FIU's usual starting quarterback, James Morgan, was unavailable for the game due to a sore shoulder, resulting in backup Christian Alexander getting the start.

### Toledo Rockets

Toledo accepted a bid to the Bahamas Bowl on November 25. The Rockets entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference).

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | FIU | TOL |
| 1 | 14:37 | 2 | 3 | 0:23 | TOL | Bryant Koback 3-yard touchdown run, Jameson Vest kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 0:11 | 12 | 52 | 5:10 | TOL | 28-yard field goal by Jameson Vest | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 12:44 | 8 | 75 | 2:27 | FIU | Anthony Jones 6-yard touchdown run, José Borregales kick good | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | 2:57 | 7 | 96 | 3:21 | FIU | Sterling Palmer 36-yard touchdown reception from Christian Alexander, José Borregales kick good | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | 10:35 | 8 | 75 | 4:25 | TOL | Jon'Vea Johnson 7-yard touchdown reception from Eli Peters, Jameson Vest kick good | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | 3:47 | 8 | 80 | 4:16 | FIU | Anthony Jones 30-yard touchdown run, José Borregales kick good | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | 11:12 | 9 | 88 | 5:17 | FIU | Maurice Alexander 16-yard touchdown run, José Borregales kick good | 28 | 17 |
| 4 | 7:21 | 9 | 75 | 3:51 | TOL | Diontae Johnson 2-yard touchdown reception from Eli Peters, 2-point pass good (Eli Peters to Cody Thompson) | 28 | 25 |
| 4 | 0:41 | 13 | 83 | 6:40 | FIU | Anthony Jones 18-yard touchdown run, José Borregales kick good | 35 | 25 |
| 4 | 0:02 | 5 | 75 | 0:39 | TOL | Jon'Vea Johnson 43-yard touchdown reception from Eli Peters, Jameson Vest kick good | 35 | 32 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Rockets | 10 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| Statistics | FIU | TOL |
| First downs | 26 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 64–459 | 70–388 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–236 | 27–124 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 264 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–27–0 | 22–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:00 | 27:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| FIU | Passing | Christian Alexander | 17/26, 209 yds, 1 TD |
| FIU | Rushing | Anthony Jones | 15 car, 92 yds, 3 TD |
| FIU | Receiving | Sterling Palmer | 3 rec, 64 yds, 1 TD |
| Toledo | Passing | Eli Peters | 22/37, 264 yds, 3 TD |
| Toledo | Rushing | Eli Peters | 5 car, 43 yds |
| Toledo | Receiving | Diontae Johnson | 6 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD |