The Knights did manage to burn nearly four minutes off the clock, and clung to a 7-point lead. The Knights drove to the Auburn 8 line, with Tre'Quan Smith's 34-yard catch a key play of the drive. Tyler Phelps accounted for three touchdowns as Davidson built a seemingly comfortable lead by the middle of the fourth quarter and then held on to beat Stetson 26-20 on Saturday. With the Knights now leading 3420 with under six minutes to go, Auburn fans began heading for the exits, and the UCF side of the stadium turned into a frenzy. Auburn managed a quick touchdown on their next drive, and trimmed the score to 3427 with 4:12 to play. AUBURN, ALA. Ninth-ranked Auburn will travel to the Sunshine State for its bowl game. The 50th Peach Bowl was one of the College Football Playoff New Year's Six bowl games,[5] and was one of the 201718 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. 4:00pm ET SECN Alt. Auburn had a wild 56-7 lead over Purdue at halftime for the most points in a half in program history and the most of any bowl game ever, per ESPNs Year-by-year look at each uniform worn by the Auburn Tigers Football program in post season bowl games. Emmanuel Henderson, who committed to Alabama on Saturday, is the top-ranked running back in ESPN 300's class of 2022. 7 Auburn on Monday that capped the Knights' perfect season. 12/29/2018 The Tigers went three-and-out for a second time, and Milton slowly began wearing down the Tigers defense. By SB Nation Staff Dec 2, 2018, 4:25pm EST Auburn, which finished a disappointing 7-5, will still play in a bowl game this December. pic.twitter.com/1TD8SOnbja". The 56 points scored in the first half also set a program record. Meanwhile, Auburn had racked up 185 yards, and 21:01 time of possession, but had only two field goals to show for it.[8]. (0:44), Jarrett Stidham shows off his arm strength as he finds Darius Slayton for a 74-yard Auburn touchdown. Lets take a look at where the Tigers could end up. The Tigers football schedule includes opponents, date, time, and TV. If the bowl game versus Purdue holds true, Auburn will have crossed off 3 FBS teams from the never-faced graphic. New FSU QB McKenzie Milton said he feels good after his first week of practices as he looks to return to the field after a devastating knee injury two years ago. Auburn, en route to a 63-14 victory, scored eight TDs in the first half against Purdue in the Music City Bowl to set a record for most points scored in any half of a bowl game. The UCF Knights beat the Auburn Tigers 34-27 in this years Peach Bowl from Atlanta on New Years Day in a thrilling game on Monday afternoon. Milton followed it up with a 12-yard screen pass to running back Otis Anderson. View the 2021 Auburn Football Schedule at FBSchedules.com. Shaquem Griffin had 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks, and pressured Stidham all game. The 2018 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2018, between the UCF Knights and the Auburn Tigers. Read more about our data coverage. Saturday. (0:44), Auburn's Darius Slayton turns on the jets as he blows past the Purdue defense for a 52-yard touchdown. Auburn. 12 UCF to 34-27 Peach Bowl win over Auburn. Skip to content. 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But the ball was punched out of his hands and bounced into the hands of Knights defender Tre Neal. (0:37), JaTarvious Whitlow is dominating early as he powers through the line for a 2-yard Auburn touchdown, his second of the game. The two participants for the game were the UCF Knights (automatically qualifying as the highest ranked conference champion team from the "Group of Five" conferences) and the Auburn Tigers. Roster. The 50th Peach Bowl was one of the College Football Playoff New Year's Six bowl games, and was one of the 201718 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Four play later, Stidham near midfield, ran up the middle for a 6-yard gain. Jarrett Stidham, playing in his final game A few days later, UCF was ranked number 1 by the Colley Matrix, an NCAA-designated major selector of football national championships. Alabama State would make the 4th first-time opponent in 2018. (0:28), Rondale Moore takes the ball on a jet sweep and scores a 7-yard Purdue touchdown. 10 UCF to 3427 Peach Bowl win over Auburn", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Peach_Bowl_(January)&oldid=999446379, January 2018 sports events in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Will Hastings 26-yard touchdown reception from, Otis Anderson 12-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie Milton, Matthew Wright kick good, Dredrick Snelson 8-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie Milton, Matthew Wright kick good, Interception returned 45 yards for touchdown by Chequan Burkett, Matthew Wright kick good, Eli Stove 7-yard touchdown run, Daniel Carlson kick good, This page was last edited on 10 January 2021, at 06:05.