2018 Birmingham Bowl

2018 Jared Birmingham Bowl
13th Birmingham Bowl
Memphis Tigers Wake Forest Demon Deacons
(8–5) (6–6)
The American ACC
34 37
Head coach: 
Mike Norvell		 Head coach: 
Dave Clawson
1234 Total
Memphis 141406 34
Wake Forest 71767 37
DateDecember 22, 2018
Season2018
StadiumLegion Field
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
MVPJamie Newman (QB, Wake Forest)
FavoriteMemphis by 4.5[1]
RefereeRodney Burnette (Conference USA)
Attendance25,717
PayoutUS$1,650,000 [2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersDave Neal, D.J. Shockley and Dawn Davenport
Birmingham Bowl
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The 2018 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2018.[3] It was the 13th edition of the Birmingham Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Jared brand of Sterling Jewelers, the game was officially named the Jared Birmingham Bowl.[4]

  1. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
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