# 2018 Belk Bowl

The 2018 Belk Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2018. It was the 17th edition of the Belk Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the department store chain Belk. With the bowl contested by two nearby public universities, attendance to the game increased by some 15,000 spectators over the previous year and had its highest attendance total since 2011.
Virginia shut out South Carolina, 28–0. This was the largest margin of victory in the history of the Belk Bowl. With the victory, the Virginia Cavaliers became the winningest team all-time in the Belk Bowl, and improved their record in Bank of America Stadium to 3–0 after winning the first two editions of the bowl in 2002 and 2003.

## Teams

The game was played between South Carolina from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Virginia from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). In prior games between the two programs, South Carolina held a 21–13–1 lead in the series.

### South Carolina Gamecocks

South Carolina received and accepted a bid to the Belk Bowl on December 2. The Gamecocks entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference).

### Virginia Cavaliers

Virginia received and accepted a bid to the Belk Bowl on December 2. The Cavaliers entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 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 | SC | UVA |
| 1 | 3:30 | 13 | 77 | 6:31 | UVA | Olamide Zaccheaus 6-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Brian Delaney kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 0:42 | 14 | 90 | 8:10 | UVA | Jordan Ellis 9-yard touchdown run, Brian Delaney kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | 7:14 | 8 | 39 | 4:25 | UVA | Olamide Zaccheaus 10-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Bryan Delaney kick good | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | 6:54 | 8 | 64 | 5:00 | UVA | Olamide Zacchaeus 12-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Bryan Delaney kick good | 0 | 28 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Statistics | SC | UVA |
| First downs | 12 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 59–261 | 79–413 |
| Rushes–yards | 19–43 | 48–205 |
| Passing yards | 218 | 208 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–40–2 | 22–31–0 |
| Time of possession | 17:25 | 42:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Carolina | Passing | Jake Bentley | 17/40, 218 yds, 2 INT |
| South Carolina | Rushing | Rico Dowdle | 6 car, 21 yds |
| South Carolina | Receiving | Shi Smith | 6 rec, 76 yds |
| Virginia | Passing | Bryce Perkins | 22/31, 208 yds, 3 TD |
| Virginia | Rushing | Jordan Ellis | 26 car, 106 yds, 1 TD |
| Virginia | Receiving | Olamide Zaccheaus | 12 rec, 100 yds, 3 TD |