2018 Peach Bowl (December)

2018 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
CFP New Year's Six
51st Peach Bowl
Florida Gators Michigan Wolverines
(9–3) (10–2)
SEC Big Ten
41 15
Head coach: 
Dan Mullen		 Head coach: 
Jim Harbaugh
APCoachesCFP
101010
APCoachesCFP
887
1234 Total
Florida 3101414 41
Michigan 7305 15
DateDecember 29, 2018
Season2018
StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPFeleipe Franks (QB, Florida)
C. J. Gardner-Johnson (DB, Florida)[1]
FavoriteMichigan by 7.5[2]
RefereeMike Defee (Big 12)
Attendance74,006[3]
PayoutUS$4 million to each team[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and ESPN Radio
AnnouncersBob Wischusen (play-by-play)
Brock Huard (analyst)
Allison Williams (sideline) (ESPN)
Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic (ESPN Radio)
Nielsen ratings5.3[5]
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
AnnouncersRoger Valdivieso
Alex Pombo
Peach Bowl
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The 2018 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2018. It was the 51st edition of the Peach Bowl, and the second Peach Bowl to be played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The game was one of the College Football Playoff New Year's Six bowl games, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Chick-fil-A restaurant franchise, the game was officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

The game featured the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference and the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. Going in to the bowl, Florida was the highest-ranked team that did not appear in the preseason AP top 25 poll. Michigan's defense had given up an average of 263 yards per game, the best in the nation.[6]

  1. ^ Thompson, Edgar (December 29, 2018). "Gators smash Michigan in Peach Bowl, cap Dan Mullen's elite debut season". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference attend was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Dosh, Kristi (January 1, 2018). "How College Football Playoff's Payouts Compare With BCS's: A Conference-By-Conference Breakdown". Forbes. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  5. ^ Volner, Derek (December 30, 2018). "College Football Playoff Semifinals Continue to Deliver Strong Ratings for ESPN; Rank among Top Cable Presentations of the Year". espnmediazone.com. ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Mather, Victor (December 4, 2018). "From Roses to Cheez-Its, Your Guide to All 40 College Football Bowls". The New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2018.