| 2018 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 4th Celebration Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
 Coach Sam Washington receiving the 2018 Celebration Bowl trophy from Richard W. Scobee | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 15, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Lamar Raynard (QB, NC A&T) & Richie Kittle (DB, NC A&T) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | North Carolina A&T by 7.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Justin Elliot (Conference USA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 31,672 (tickets sold)[2] 20,069 (head count)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC & Gameday Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Jay Walker, Molly McGrath, and Roddy Jones (ABC) Andy Demetra, Randy McMichael, and Lericia Harris (Gameday Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Roger Valdivieso and Alex Pambo | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 15, 2018, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST. It was the first game of the 2018–19 bowl season,[4] and the only bowl to feature FCS teams. It was the fourth edition of the Celebration Bowl and the final game of the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season for the participating teams. The Air Force Reserve resumed its role as the title sponsor[5] after a one-year absence.[6]
In the game, the North Carolina A&T Aggies, champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, defeated the Alcorn State Braves, champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 24–22.
- ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ "North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State - Team Statistics - December 15, 2018 - ESPN".
- ^ Tucker, Tim (February 25, 2019). "Falcons, other events at Mercedes-Benz draw smaller crowds than announced". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Moore, Grayson (May 2, 2018). "Celebration Bowl Set for December 15, Will Open 2018 Bowl Season on ABC". thecelebrationbowl.com.
- ^ Anna Negron (October 9, 2018). "Air Force Reserve Renews Its Title Sponsorship of the Celebration Bowl". espnmediazone.com. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ Mark W. Wright (July 19, 2017). "SWAC bets big on the Celebration Bowl: League drops its own championship to focus on the money and TV exposure of the HBCU title contest". Andscape. Retrieved December 4, 2018.