The 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2018. It was the 22nd edition of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission.
Teams The game matched the Western Michigan Broncos, from the Mid-American Conference, and the BYU Cougars, an independent team. The programs previously had met five times, most recently in 1970, with BYU holding a 3–2 edge.
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan received and accepted a bid to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on December 2. The Broncos entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). This was Western Michigan's second appearance in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, having lost to Air Force in the 2014 edition.
BYU Cougars
BYU received and accepted a bid to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on December 2. The independent Cougars entered the bowl with a 6–6 record. BYU became the first independent team to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Potato Bowl MVP Zach Wilson won Potato bowl MVP after a stellar performance completing all 18 of his passes for 317 yards and 4 touchdowns.https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2018/12/21/live-byu-takes-western/ Salt Lake Tribune. Taken March 18, 2020
Game summary Scoring summary
Statistics
Statistics WMU BYU First downs 16 22 Plays–yards 76–313 52–490 Rushes–yards 39–138 33–132 Passing yards 175 358 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–37–1 19–19–0 Time of possession 35:21 24:39
Team Category Player StatisticsWestern Michigan Passing Kaleb Eleby 20/36, 175 yds, 1 INT Rushing Jamauri Bogan 13 car, 62 yds, 1 TD Receiving D'Wayne Eskridge 2 rec, 61 ydsBYU Passing Zach Wilson 18/18, 317 yds, 4 TD Rushing Riley Burt 13 car, 110 yds, 1 TD Receiving Dylan Collie 6 rec, 124 yds, 2 TD
References
External links Box score at ESPN