FBA 2018 Media Guide FLIP (2)

Outback Bowl
Northwestern combined for more than 1,000 total offensive and broke or tied 32 Outback Bowl records as
well as several NCAA bowl records, before Auburn finally prevailed 38-35 in overtime. Northwestern ran 115
offensive plays, an all-time bowl-game record.
2003: The first appearance by a home-state team (Florida) turned into a wide-open shootout, with the Gators and
Michigan trading the lead eight different times in the Wolverines’38-30 victory. Michigan running back Chris
Perry set a school and Outback Bowl record with four rushing touchdowns.
2000: Despite Drew Brees’record-setting performance as Purdue’s quarterback, Georgia rallied from a 25-0 firsthalf
deficit and posted a 28-25 overtime victory. At the time, it was the biggest comeback in NCAA bowl
history.
Top Individual Performances:
Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin, 2015 – Rushed for an Outback Bowl record 251 yards and a 7.4 average, adding
three TDs in the Badgers’ overtime win over Auburn.
Drew Brees, QB, Purdue, 2000 -- Threw for 378 yards and set or tied six Outback Bowl records, and threw for three
touchdowns in the first quarter alone and four in the first half. But Georgia still rallied to take a 28-25 win over
the Boilermakers.
Jamie Morris, RB, Michigan, & Bobby Humphrey, RB, Alabama, 1988 -- In only the game’s second staging, the
two running backs put the then-Hall of Fame bowl on the map, combining for 383 rushing yards and five
touchdowns in Michigan’s narrow 28-24 win. Morris also had a 77-yard scoring run, still the longest in the
bowl’s history.
Mike Bobo, QB, Georgia, 1998 -- Completed 19 straight passes, setting a bowl record, on the way to the game’s
most accurate performance ever by a quarterback. His 26-of-28 passing effort helped the Bulldogs take a 33-6
win over Wisconsin. Hines Ward had 12 of those catches.
Last Year’s Game:
The South Carolina Gamecocks mounted an astonishing second half comeback to shock the Michigan Wolverines
26-19 in the 2018 Outback Bowl. After a first half that saw both teams defenses dominate and four field goals
the only tallies on the scoreboard, the second half finally produced the offense everyone expected.
Michigan seemed in control after adding to their lead with 10 points in the 3rd period opening up a 19-3
lead with 5:42 left in the quarter, however the Gamecocks Rico Dowdle reached the endzone 3 minutes later
to close the gap to 10 points. From there the Wolverines would turn the ball over on three of their next four
possessions with the Gamecocks taking full advantage, including two Jake Bentley TD passes, to go on to score
23 unanswered points to secure the victory.
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Michigan 6 3 10 0 19
South Carolina 0 3 13 10 26
Scoring:
First Quarter: Michigan – Quinn Nordin 35 yard FG and 26 yard FG.
Second Quarter: South Carolina – Parker White 44 yard FG; Michigan – Quinn Nordin 45 yard FG.
Third Quarter: Michigan – Ben Mason 1 yard TD run (Nordin PAT), Quinn Nordin 48 yard FG; South Carolina – Rico
Dowdle 17 yard TD run (Bentley pass failed), Bryan Edwards 21 yard TD Reception from Bentley (White PAT)
Fourth Quarter: South Carolina – Shi Smith 53 yard TD reception from Jake Bentley (White PAT), Park White 22
yard FG.
Team Statistics: Michigan South Carolina
First Downs 17 13
Rushes- Net Yards 33-74 26-61
Net Yards Passing 203 239
Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 21-45-2 19-32-1
Total Plays 78 58
Total Net Yards 277 300
Fumbles Lost 3 2
Penalties-Yards 6-40 7-68
Time of Possession 34:17 25:43
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Michigan – Karan Higdon 17-65, Chris Evans 9-26, Ben Mason 1-1, D. Peoples-Jones 1- -5, Brandon Peters 5- -11.
South Carolina – Rico Dowdle 6-45, A.J. Turner 6-14, Tyson Williams 3-11, Mon Denson 1-4, Jake Bentley 6- -1.
PASSING
Michigan – Peters 20-44-2, 184 yards; O’Korn 1-1-0, 17 yards.
South Carolina – Bentley 19-32-1, 239 yds, 2 TDs.
RECEIVING
Michigan – D. Peoples-Jones 6-58, Kekoa Crawford 5-61, Zach Gentry 2-27, Sean McKeon 2-16, Nico Collins
2-15, Chris Evans 2-11, Karan Higdon 1-11, Nate Schoenle 1-4.
South Carolina – Bryan Edwards 5-88 1TD, R. Davis 4-23, Shi Smith 3-59 1TD, Hayden Hurst 3-41, Rico
Dowdle 3-32, Tyson Williams 1- -4.
PUNTING
Michigan – Brad Robbins 6-34.8 45 long, Will Hart 1-35.0 35 long.
South Carolina – Joseph Charlton 8-38.4 50 long.
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