2018 Senior Bowl
College football game
The 2018 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season , and prospects for the 2018 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game was the last of the 2017–18 bowl games and the final game of the 2017 FBS football season . It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and was officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl .
The game was played on January 27, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. CST , at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama , between "North" and "South" teams; coverage of the event was provided by NFL Network .[ 4]
Bowl organizers announced that, for the first time, RFID devices would be used to track players and footballs during practices and the game.[ 5] The maker of the RFID devices, Zebra Sports Solutions , was also announced as a corporate sponsor of the game.[ 5] [ 6]
Rosters
In late December 2017, bowl organizers announced that Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma would appear in the game; the most recent Heisman Trophy winner to play in the Senior Bowl was Tim Tebow in the 2010 game .[ 7] Full rosters were announced on January 18, 2018. The head coaches were Vance Joseph of the Denver Broncos and Bill O' Brien of the Houston Texans , for the North and South teams, respectively.[ 8]
North team
Source:[ 12]
† Luke Falk switched his uniform number from 4 to 3 in honor of Tyler Hilinski.[ 13]
South team
Source:[ 22]
Game summary
Scoring summary
Source:[ 3]
Note: special playing rules detailed here .
† Senior Bowl rules require teams to attempt 2-point conversions during the 2nd quarter.[ 23]
Statistics
Statistics
North
South
First Downs
19
19
Rushes-yards
36-147
30-115
Passing yards
253
425
Passes, Comp-Att-Int
20-39-1
21-36-1
Return yards
86
39
Punts-average
7-41.6
6-48.7
Fumbles-lost
2-2
1-0
Penalties-yards
2-15
2-10
Time of Possession
31:17
28:43
Source:[ 3]
References
^ "2018 Senior Bowl odds: North vs. South picks from college football insider" . CBS Sports . January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018 .
^ Madrid, Rich (January 26, 2018). "Prospective NFL officials to be evaluated at the Reese's Senior Bowl" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved January 27, 2018 .
^ a b c "Reese's Senior Bowl" . ESPN . January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018 .
^ "The Reese's Senior Bowl" . seniorbowl.com . Retrieved December 7, 2017 .
^ a b Chan, Jennifer Lee (January 18, 2018). "ZEBRA tracking devices will be used at the Senior Bowl" . ninersnation.com . Retrieved January 21, 2018 .
^ "Corporate and Media Partners" . seniorbowl.com . Retrieved January 21, 2018 .
^ "Heisman Trophy winner Mayfield accepts invite" . seniorbowl.com (Press release). December 28, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2018 .
^ Ruiter, Daryl (January 3, 2018). "Browns Coaching Staff Won't Coach At Senior Bowl, Texans And Broncos Will" . cleveland.cbslocal.com . Retrieved January 3, 2018 .
^ CougCenter Staff (January 26, 2018). "Luke Falk pulls out of Senior Bowl" . cougcenter.com . Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
^ "Report: Okla. State QB Mason Rudolph out of Senior Bowl with foot injury" . buffalonews.com . January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018 .
^ "FHSU's Shepherd injured at Senior Bowl practice" . KWCH-DT . January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
^ "North Team" . seniorbowl.com . January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018 .
^ Triplett, Mike (January 24, 2018). "Luke Falk to don number of Washington State teammate Tyler Hilinski at Senior Bowl" . ESPN . Retrieved January 24, 2018 .
^ @nflnetwork (January 27, 2018). "FINAL from Mobile: Western Kentucky's Mike White stole the show early. Then Richmond's QB Kyle Lauletta tossed 3 t…" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @seniorbowl (January 26, 2018). "Congrats to @Shaquemgriffin from @UCF_Football, our @alabamapower Overall Practice Player of the Week #SeniorBowl…" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ a b Inabinett, Mark (January 25, 2018). "Fairhope's Nate Andrews joins Senior Bowl roster in time for final full practice" . al.com . Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
^ Barber, Mike (January 25, 2018). "UVA's Kiser leaves Senior Bowl early; Bronco Mendenhall visits Mobile" . richmond.com . Retrieved January 27, 2018 .
^ Smith, Alex Martin (January 26, 2018). "Vanderbilt's Oren Burks gets (very) late Senior Bowl call" . seccountry.com . Retrieved January 27, 2018 .
^ Vautour, Matt (January 24, 2018). "Hamstring injury sidelines UMass TE Adam Breneman at Senior Bowl" . gazettenet.com . Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
^ a b RotoWire Staff (January 24, 2018). "Dallas Goedert: Out for Senior Bowl with hamstring injury" . CBS Sports . Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
^ "Former Tight End Deon Yelder Added to Senior Bowl Roster" . wkusports.com . January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
^ "South Team" . seniorbowl.com . January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018 .
^ "Playing Rules" . seniorbowl.com . Retrieved January 27, 2018 .
Further reading
Cooper, Sam (January 20, 2018). "Luke Falk honoring late teammate Tyler Hilinski at Senior Bowl" . Yahoo Sports .
Jeremiah, Daniel (January 27, 2018). "2018 draft: 7 prospects who helped themselves in Senior Bowl" . NFL .
Marvez, Alex (January 23, 2018). "Senior Bowl 2018: Baker Mayfield to play little, if at all, agent says" . Sporting News .
Tomlinson, Sean (January 19, 2018). "2018 NFL Draft Prospects Who Will Dominate the Senior Bowl" . Bleacher Report .
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