| 2018 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 18th New Orleans Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 15, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Zac Thomas (QB, Appalachian State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Appalachian State by 7[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Adam Savoie (AAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 23,942[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$925,000 [4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer and Olivia Dekker (ESPN) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes + | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Eduardo Varela and Pablo Viruega | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018,[5] with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local CST).[6] It was the 18th edition of the New Orleans Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.