2018 Belk Bowl

2018 Belk Bowl
17th Belk Bowl
1234 Total
South Carolina 0000 0
Virginia 7777 28
DateDecember 29, 2018
Season2018
StadiumBank of America Stadium
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
MVPOlamide Zaccheaus (WR, Virginia)[1]
FavoriteSouth Carolina by 3.5[2]
RefereeJeff Servinski (Big Ten)
Attendance48,263[3]
PayoutUS$4,506,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC & ESPN Radio
AnnouncersAdam Amin, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman (ABC)
Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Kris Budden (ESPN Radio)
Belk Bowl
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The 2018 Belk Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2018.[5] 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.

  1. ^ @marilyn_payne (December 29, 2018). "Belk Bowl MVP Olamide Zaccheaus giving away just about every accessory he has" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  3. ^ @DavidHallVP (December 29, 2018). "Announced attendance at Belk Bowl: 48,263" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.