2018 Peach Bowl (January)
The 2018 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2018, between the UCF Knights and the Auburn Tigers. It was the 50th edition of the Peach Bowl, and the first Peach Bowl to be played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, after spending the previous 25 editions in the now demolished Georgia Dome. The 50th Peach Bowl was one of the College Football Playoff New Year's Six bowl games, and was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 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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| Date | January 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | McKenzie Milton (QB, UCF) & Shaquem Griffin (LB, UCF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Auburn by 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Brandon Cruse (Big XII) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$6,000,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Flemming, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams (ESPN) Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The game was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio.
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