2018 Peach Bowl (December)
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.
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| CFP New Year's Six 51st Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Feleipe Franks (QB, Florida) C. J. Gardner-Johnson (DB, Florida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan by 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Defee (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 74,006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$4 million to each team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) Brock Huard (analyst) Allison Williams (sideline) (ESPN) Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Roger Valdivieso Alex Pombo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.