The 2018 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2018.[ 8] Gator Bowl , and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . Sponsored by the financial technology company TaxSlayer , the game was officially known as the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl , after four seasons without "Gator" in the bowl name.
The game featured the NC State Wolfpack from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Southeastern Conference (SEC); the teams had never played each other.[ 9]
NC State received and accepted a bid to the Gator Bowl on December 2.[ 9]
Texas A&M received and accepted a bid to the Gator Bowl on December 2.[ 9]
After holding a 21–13 lead at halftime, Texas A&M outscored NC State 31–0 in the second half, for a 52–13 final. Aggie running back Trayveon Williams set a new Gator Bowl rushing record with 236 yards, breaking the prior record of 216 that had been set in the 1966 edition [ 10] Floyd Little . The game's attendance of 38,206 was the smallest since the 1950s.[ 5] [ 11]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NCSU
A&M
1
14:41
2
71
0:26
A&M
Kellen Mond 62-yard touchdown run, Seth Small kick good
0
7
1
2:21
12
71
5:53
NCSU
43-yard field goal by Christopher Dunn
3
7
2
14:56
5
27
1:35
NCSU
CJ Riley 9-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Finley , Christopher Dunn kick good
10
7
2
10:45
7
35
2:17
NCSU
49-yard field goal by Christopher Dunn
13
7
2
6:43
4
60
0:50
A&M
Trayveon Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Small kick good
13
14
2
0:32
11
72
5:15
A&M
Kendrick Rogers 6-yard touchdown reception from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick good
13
21
3
11:18
A&M
Interception returned 78 yards for touchdown by Tyrel Dodson , Seth Small kick good
13
28
3
5:44
5
82
2:30
A&M
Trayveon Williams 17-yard touchdown run, Seth Small kick good
13
35
4
13:56
1
93
0:13
A&M
Trayveon Williams 93-yard touchdown run, Seth Small kick good
13
42
4
6:17
6
38
3:14
A&M
35-yard field goal by Seth Small
13
45
4
0:22
6
34
3:30
A&M
Cullen Gillaspia 13-yard touchdown run, Daniel LaCamera kick good
13
52
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
13
52
Total
Wolfpack
3
10
0
0
13
No. 19 Aggies
7
14
14
17
52
Statistics
NCSU
A&M
First downs
15
18
Plays–yards
69–273
60–541
Rushes–yards
37–134
34–401
Passing yards
139
140
Passing: comp –att –int
19–32–2
14–26–1
Time of possession
32:57
27:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
NC State
Passing
Ryan Finley 19/32, 139 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Reggie Gallaspy
14 car, 79 yds
Receiving
Emeka Emezie
6 rec, 36 yds
Texas A&M
Passing
Kellen Mond 14/26, 140 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Trayveon Williams 19 car, 236 yds, 3 TD
Receiving
Kendrick Rogers 6 rec, 44 yds, 1 TD
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Known as the TaxSlayer Bowl from 2014–2017
History & conference tie-ins Games