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Minnesota vs. Georgia Tech

Wednesday, December 26, 2018, Quick Lane Bowl

Minnesota beat Georgia Tech 34–⁠10. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral siteMinnesota7–⁠6 in 2018
34
Neutral siteGeorgia Tech7–⁠6 in 2018
10

Final at Ford Field, DetroitIndoorsTV: ESPNAttendance 27,228Payout $750,000 (Wikipedia)

MVP Mohamed Ibrahim (RB, Minnesota)Wikipedia

Officials
Referee S. Campbell; umpire M. Fitzgerald; head linesman B. Edwards; line judge D. Deckard; side judge T. Murray; field judge M. Mills; back judge J. Wetzel; center judge D. ScanlanGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Minnesota10371434
Georgia Tech037010

Standouts

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Player stats

Minnesota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tanner Morgan7/1313220
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Mohamed Ibrahim31224257
Seth Green53109
Tanner Morgan3308
Jonathan Femi-Cole1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyler Johnson457230
Chris Autman-Bell141041
Rashod Bateman234021
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Julian Huff9110
Jacob Huff8000
Thomas Barber6000
Boye Mafe6000

Georgia Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
TaQuon Marshall4/97600
Tobias Oliver1/3100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
TaQuon Marshall2275019
Tobias Oliver969027
Nathan Cottrell336120
Jordan Mason51907
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Qua Searcy151051
Jalen Camp325013
Jerry Howard1101
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Malik Rivera7000
Jalen Johnson6110
David Curry6000
Desmond Branch5100

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

MinnesotaGeorgia Tech
392Total yards283
132Passing yards77
260Rushing yards206
10.2Yards per pass6.4
6.0Yards per rush4.7
19First downs14
7–⁠11Third downs4–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs4–⁠6
0Turnovers1
4–⁠30Penalties3–⁠30
30:23Possession29:17
1Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

MinnesotaGeorgia Tech
50%Success rate33%
0.38EPA per play−0.02
1.26Explosiveness1.33
0.37Rushing EPA0.09
0.57Passing EPA−0.31
50%Passing-down success24%
−0.03First-down EPA0.12
0.57Second-down EPA−0.53
1.14Third-down EPA0.38
5%Havoc by its defense11%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Georgia Tech 61% to win. Minnesota won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Georgia Tech −6, over/under 56.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Georgia Tech 66%, Minnesota 34%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Georgia Tech end zoneMinnesota end zoneQ1 MinnesotaField goal, 10 playsQ1 Georgia TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 MinnesotaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Georgia TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 MinnesotaField goal, 9 playsQ2 Georgia TechPunt, 10 playsQ2 MinnesotaMissed FG, 13 playsQ2 Georgia TechField goal, 4 playsQ3 Georgia TechPunt, 6 playsQ3 MinnesotaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Georgia TechTouchdown, 14 playsQ3 MinnesotaTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Georgia TechTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 MinnesotaTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Georgia TechFumble, 12 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Georgia Tech drives left to right, Minnesota right to left.
  1. Q1 MinnesotaField goal, 10 plays, 62 yards
  2. Q1 Georgia TechPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 MinnesotaTouchdown, 7 plays, 48 yards
  4. Q1 Georgia TechPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  5. Q1 MinnesotaField goal, 9 plays, 26 yards
  6. Q2 Georgia TechPunt, 10 plays, 34 yards
  7. Q2 MinnesotaMissed FG, 13 plays, 50 yards
  8. Q2 Georgia TechField goal, 4 plays, −1 yard
  9. Q3 Georgia TechPunt, 6 plays, 38 yards
  10. Q3 MinnesotaTouchdown, 5 plays, 60 yards
  11. Q3 Georgia TechTouchdown, 14 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q3 MinnesotaTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q4 Georgia TechTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 57 yards
  14. Q4 MinnesotaTouchdown, 6 plays, 73 yards
  15. Q4 Georgia TechFumble, 12 plays, 71 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Minnesota 10, Georgia Tech 0
Minnesota Field goal, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Shawn Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:501st & 10 at own 25Mohamed Ibrahim run for 4 yds to the Minn 29
14:302nd & 6 at own 29Tanner Morgan pass complete to Rashod Bateman for 21 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:401st & 10 at the 50Seth Green run for 6 yds to the GTech 44
13:102nd & 4 at opp 44Mohamed Ibrahim run for 3 yds to the GTech 41
12:303rd & 1 at opp 41Mohamed Ibrahim run for 6 yds to the GTech 35 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 35Mohamed Ibrahim run for 19 yds to the GTech 16 for a 1ST down
11:101st & 10 at opp 16Bryce Williams run for 2 yds to the GTech 14
10:302nd & 8 at opp 14Mohamed Ibrahim run for 1 yd to the GTech 13
9:463rd & 7 at opp 13Tanner Morgan pass incomplete to Rashod Bateman
9:424th & 7 at opp 13Emmit Carpenter 31 yd FG GOODMinnesota 3, Georgia Tech 0
Georgia Tech Punt, 3 plays
9:424th & 7 at own 35Emmit Carpenter kickoff for 60 yds , Juanyeh Thomas return for 21 yds to the GTech 26
9:301st & 10 at own 26Qua Searcy run for 1 yd to the GTech 27
9:002nd & 9 at own 27TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 29
8:303rd & 7 at own 29TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 31
8:304th & 5 at own 31GEORGIA TECH Penalty, False Start (Victor Alexander) to the GTech 26
Minnesota Touchdown, 7 plays
7:201st & 10 at opp 48Tanner Morgan pass incomplete to Rashod Bateman
7:102nd & 10 at opp 48Tanner Morgan pass complete to Tyler Johnson for 1 yd to the GTech 47
6:253rd & 9 at opp 47Tanner Morgan pass complete to Rashod Bateman for 13 yds to the GTech 34 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 34Mohamed Ibrahim run for 11 yds to the GTech 23 for a 1ST down
5:401st & 10 at opp 23Seth Green run for 5 yds to the GTech 18
4:452nd & 5 at opp 18Mohamed Ibrahim run for no gain to the GTech 18
4:143rd & 5 at opp 18Tanner Morgan pass complete to Tyler Johnson for 18 yds for a TD (Emmit Carpenter KICK)Minnesota 10, Georgia Tech 0
Georgia Tech Punt, 3 plays
4:143rd & 5 at own 35Emmit Carpenter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:021st & 10 at own 25TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 27
3:302nd & 8 at own 27TaQuon Marshall run for 1 yd to the GTech 28
3:003rd & 7 at own 28TaQuon Marshall sacked by Julian Huff for a loss of 5 yards to the GTech 23
2:114th & 12 at own 23Pressley Harvin III punt for 12 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the GTech 35
Minnesota Field goal, 9 plays
2:021st & 10 at opp 35Tanner Morgan pass incomplete to Rashod Bateman
1:552nd & 10 at opp 35Mohamed Ibrahim run for 2 yds to the GTech 33
1:153rd & 8 at opp 33Tanner Morgan run for 8 yds to the GTech 25 for a 1ST down
0:301st & 10 at opp 25Mohamed Ibrahim run for 4 yds to the GTech 21
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at opp 21Mohamed Ibrahim run for 8 yds to the GTech 13 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:251st & 10 at opp 13Mohamed Ibrahim run for 4 yds to the GTech 9
Q2 13:402nd & 6 at opp 9Mohamed Ibrahim run for 4 yds to the GTech 5
Q2 12:553rd & 2 at opp 5MINNESOTA Penalty, False Start (Curtis Dunlap Jr.) to the GTech 10
Q2 12:253rd & 7 at opp 10Tanner Morgan run for 1 yd to the GTech 9
Q2 11:574th & 6 at opp 9Emmit Carpenter 27 yd FG GOODMinnesota 13, Georgia Tech 0
Q2 11:574th & 6 at own 35MINNESOTA Penalty, Offensive Offside (-5 Yards) to the Minn 30
2nd quarter3 drives, then Minnesota 13, Georgia Tech 3
Georgia Tech Punt, 10 plays
11:574th & 11 at own 30Emmit Carpenter kickoff for 68 yds , Jaytlin Askew return for 27 yds to the GTech 29
11:291st & 10 at own 29TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 31
11:002nd & 8 at own 31Jordan Mason run for 6 yds to the GTech 37
10:203rd & 2 at own 37TaQuon Marshall run for 19 yds to the Minn 44 for a 1ST down
9:521st & 10 at opp 44Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 09:52
9:401st & 10 at opp 44Jordan Mason run for 4 yds to the Minn 40
9:152nd & 6 at opp 40Jordan Mason run for 2 yds to the Minn 38
8:353rd & 4 at opp 38Nathan Cottrell run for 2 yds to the Minn 36
8:014th & 2 at opp 36Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 08:01
7:534th & 2 at opp 36Jordan Mason run for 7 yds to the Minn 29 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at opp 29TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete to Jalen Camp
7:002nd & 10 at opp 29TaQuon Marshall run for a loss of 8 yards to the Minn 37
6:283rd & 18 at opp 37TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete
6:184th & 18 at opp 37Pressley Harvin III punt for 23 yds, downed at the Minn 14
Minnesota Missed FG, 13 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 14Mohamed Ibrahim run for 3 yds to the Minn 17
5:142nd & 7 at own 17Mohamed Ibrahim run for 7 yds to the Minn 24 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at own 24Mohamed Ibrahim run for 12 yds to the Minn 36 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at own 36Mohamed Ibrahim run for 3 yds to the Minn 39
4:002nd & 7 at own 39Jonathan Femi-Cole run for 2 yds to the Minn 41
3:063rd & 5 at own 41Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 03:06
3:053rd & 5 at own 41Mohamed Ibrahim run for 8 yds to the Minn 49 for a 1ST down
2:281st & 10 at own 49Tanner Morgan pass incomplete to Rashod Bateman, broken up by Jaytlin Askew
2:202nd & 10 at own 49Mohamed Ibrahim run for 4 yds to the GTech 47
1:453rd & 6 at opp 47Tanner Morgan pass incomplete to Tyler Johnson
1:374th & 6 at opp 47GEORGIA TECH Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Malik Rivera) to the GTech 32 for a 1ST down
1:301st & 10 at opp 32Tanner Morgan pass incomplete to Tyler Johnson
1:002nd & 10 at opp 32Mohamed Ibrahim run for 2 yds to the GTech 30
0:303rd & 8 at opp 30Tanner Morgan sacked by Jalen Johnson for a loss of 6 yards to the GTech 36
0:234th & 14 at opp 36Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 00:23
0:184th & 14 at opp 36Emmit Carpenter 54 yd FG MISSED
Georgia Tech Field goal, 4 plays
0:111st & 10 at own 36TaQuon Marshall run for 19 yds to the Minn 45 for a 1ST down
0:051st & 10 at opp 45TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Jalen Camp for 13 yds to the Minn 32 for a 1ST down
0:031st & 10 at opp 32TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Jalen Camp for 5 yds to the Minn 27
0:002nd & 5 at opp 27Wesley Wells 44 yd FG GOODMinnesota 13, Georgia Tech 3
3rd quarter4 drives, then Minnesota 20, Georgia Tech 10
Georgia Tech Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Emmit Carpenter kickoff for 61 yds fair catch by Juanyeh Thomas at the GTech 4
15:001st & 10 at own 25TaQuon Marshall run for 4 yds to the GTech 29
14:252nd & 6 at own 29Jerry Howard run for 1 yd to the GTech 30
14:003rd & 5 at own 30TaQuon Marshall run for 7 yds to the GTech 37 for a 1ST down
13:151st & 10 at own 37Jerry Howard run for 2 yds to the GTech 39
12:402nd & 8 at own 39Clinton Lynch run for 3 yds to the GTech 42
12:003rd & 5 at own 42Qua Searcy run for no gain to the GTech 42
11:144th & 5 at own 42Pressley Harvin III punt for 18 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Minn 40
Minnesota Touchdown, 5 plays
11:001st & 10 at own 40Mohamed Ibrahim run for 14 yds to the GTech 46 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at opp 46Seth Green run for 4 yds to the GTech 42
10:002nd & 6 at opp 42Ibrahim, Mohamed rush for no gain to the GATECH42, PENALTY MINNESOTA holding 10 yards to the MINNESOTA48, NO PLAY.
9:152nd & 16 at own 48Tanner Morgan pass complete to Tyler Johnson for 8 yds to the GTech 44
8:453rd & 8 at opp 44Tanner Morgan pass complete to Chris Autman-Bell for 41 yds to the GTech 3 for a 1ST down
8:241st & goal at opp 3Mohamed Ibrahim run for 3 yds for a TD (Emmit Carpenter KICK)Minnesota 20, Georgia Tech 3
Georgia Tech Touchdown, 14 plays
8:241st & 10 at own 35Emmit Carpenter kickoff for 65 yds , Juanyeh Thomas return for 25 yds to the GTech 25
8:111st & 10 at own 25TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete to Jordan Mason
7:552nd & 10 at own 25TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Jalen Camp for 7 yds to the GTech 32
7:303rd & 3 at own 32TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 34
7:004th & 1 at own 34TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 36 for a 1ST down
6:301st & 10 at own 36TaQuon Marshall run for 6 yds to the GTech 42
6:002nd & 4 at own 42TaQuon Marshall run for a loss of 4 yards to the GTech 38
5:083rd & 8 at own 38MINNESOTA Penalty, Defensive Holding (Terell Smith) to the GTech 48 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at own 48Nathan Cottrell run for 14 yds to the Minn 38 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at opp 38TaQuon Marshall run for no gain to the Minn 38
3:412nd & 10 at opp 38Jordan Mason run for no gain to the Minn 38
3:003rd & 10 at opp 38TaQuon Marshall run for 9 yds to the Minn 29
2:304th & 1 at opp 29TaQuon Marshall run for 3 yds to the Minn 26 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 26TaQuon Marshall run for 3 yds to the Minn 23
1:302nd & 7 at opp 23TaQuon Marshall run for 3 yds to the Minn 20
0:553rd & 4 at opp 20Nathan Cottrell run for 20 yds for a TD (Wesley Wells KICK)Minnesota 20, Georgia Tech 10
Minnesota Touchdown, 7 plays
0:553rd & 4 at own 35Shawn Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:501st & 10 at own 25Mohamed Ibrahim run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 24
0:202nd & 11 at own 24Mohamed Ibrahim run for 57 yds to the GTech 19 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 19Seth Green run for 9 yds to the GTech 10
Q4 14:302nd & 1 at opp 10Mohamed Ibrahim run for 3 yds to the GTech 7 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:001st & goal at opp 7Mohamed Ibrahim run for 6 yds to the GTech 1
Q4 13:152nd & goal at opp 1Mohamed Ibrahim run for no gain to the GTech 1
Q4 12:073rd & goal at opp 1Mohamed Ibrahim run for 1 yd for a TD (Emmit Carpenter KICK)Minnesota 27, Georgia Tech 10
4th quarter3 drives, then Minnesota 34, Georgia Tech 10
Georgia Tech Turnover on downs, 5 plays
12:073rd & 4 at own 35Emmit Carpenter kickoff for 62 yds , Bruce Jordan-Swilling return for 23 yds to the GATECH 42 GEORGIA TECH Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the GTech 16
11:271st & 10 at own 16TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Qua Searcy for 51 yds to the Minn 33 for a 1ST down
11:191st & 10 at opp 33TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete to Brad Stewart
11:052nd & 10 at opp 33TaQuon Marshall run for 5 yds to the Minn 28
10:303rd & 5 at opp 28TaQuon Marshall run for 1 yd to the Minn 27
9:494th & 4 at opp 27TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete to Brad Stewart, broken up by Jacob Huff
Minnesota Touchdown, 6 plays
9:451st & 10 at own 27Mohamed Ibrahim run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 26
9:002nd & 11 at own 26Mohamed Ibrahim run for 33 yds to the GTech 41 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at opp 41Seth Green run for 7 yds to the GTech 34
7:502nd & 3 at opp 34Mohamed Ibrahim run for 5 yds to the GTech 29 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 29Mohamed Ibrahim run for a loss of 1 yard to the GTech 30
6:192nd & 11 at opp 30Tanner Morgan pass complete to Tyler Johnson for 30 yds for a TD (Emmit Carpenter KICK)Minnesota 34, Georgia Tech 10
Georgia Tech Fumble, 12 plays
6:192nd & 11 at own 35Emmit Carpenter kickoff for 64 yds , Bruce Jordan-Swilling return for 19 yds to the GTech 20
6:041st & 10 at own 20Tobias Oliver pass incomplete to Qua Searcy
5:552nd & 10 at own 20Tobias Oliver run for 8 yds to the GTech 28
5:203rd & 2 at own 28Tobias Oliver run for 7 yds to the GTech 35 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at own 35Tobias Oliver run for 27 yds to the Minn 38 for a 1ST down
4:151st & 10 at opp 38Tobias Oliver run for no gain to the Minn 38
3:302nd & 10 at opp 38Tobias Oliver run for 2 yds to the Minn 36
3:003rd & 8 at opp 36Tobias Oliver pass complete to Jerry Howard for 1 yd to the Minn 35
2:154th & 7 at opp 35Tobias Oliver run for 17 yds to the Minn 18 for a 1ST down
1:451st & 10 at opp 18Tobias Oliver pass incomplete to Qua Searcy
1:432nd & 10 at opp 18Tobias Oliver run for 2 yds to the Minn 16
1:383rd & 8 at opp 16Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 01:38
1:303rd & 8 at opp 16Tobias Oliver run for 7 yds to the Minn 9
0:524th & 1 at opp 9Tobias Oliver run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 10 Tobias Oliver fumbled, recovered by Minn Julian Huff

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Minnesota leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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