The 2018 New Mexico Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018, with kickoff scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. local MST). It was the 13th edition of the New Mexico Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season.
Teams The game featured Utah State from the Mountain West Conference and North Texas from Conference USA (C-USA). This was the eighth all-time meeting against the Mean Green and the Aggies, with Utah State leading the series, 4–3; this meeting was the first in a bowl game.
Utah State
Utah State accepted a bid to the New Mexico Bowl on December 2. The Aggies entered the bowl with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference). Due to the resignation of head coach Matt Wells, who accepted the same position with the Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 29, the Aggies were coached in the bowl game by interim head coach Frank Maile. Utah State previously appeared in the 2014 New Mexico Bowl, defeating UTEP.
North Texas
North Texas accepted a bid to the New Mexico Bowl on December 2. The Mean Green entered the bowl with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference). This was the first appearance by North Texas in a New Mexico Bowl.
Game summary Scoring summary
Statistics
Statistics USU NT First downs 25 19 Plays–yards 83–556 75–313 Rushes–yards 40–197 41–120 Passing yards 359 193 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–43–1 17–34–4 Time of possession 26:33 32:45
Team Category Player StatisticsUtah State Passing Jordan Love 21/43, 359 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Gerold Bright 16 car, 103 yds, 2 TD Receiving Jalen Greene 6 rec, 151 yds, 1 TDNorth Texas Passing Kason Martin 7/12, 110 yds, 1 TD Rushing Anthony Wyche 7 car, 53 yds Receiving Jalen Guyton 4 rec, 103 yds, 1 TD
References
External links Box score at ESPN