| Game Name: | Belk Bowl |
| Subheader: | 17th Belk Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 29 |
| Year Game Played: | 2018 |
| Football Season: | 2018 |
| Stadium: | Bank of America Stadium |
| City: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Visitor School: | University of South Carolina |
| Visitor Name Short: | South Carolina |
| Visitor Nickname: | Gamecocks |
| Visitor Record: | 7–5 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Coach: | Will Muschamp |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home School: | University of Virginia |
| Home Name Short: | Virginia |
| Home Nickname: | Cavaliers |
| Home Record: | 7–5 |
| Home Conference: | ACC |
| Home Coach: | Bronco Mendenhall |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Mvp: | Olamide Zaccheaus (WR, Virginia)[1] |
| Odds: | South Carolina by 3.5[2] |
| Referee: | Jeff Servinski (Big Ten) |
| Attendance: | 48,263[3] |
| Payout: | 4,506,000 [4] |
| Us Network: | ABC & ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | Adam Amin, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman (ABC) Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Kris Budden (ESPN Radio) |
The 2018 Belk Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2018.[5] It was the 17th edition of the Belk Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the department store chain Belk. With the bowl contested by two nearby public universities, attendance to the game increased by some 15,000 spectators over the previous year and had its highest attendance total since 2011.
Virginia shut out South Carolina, 28–0. This was the largest margin of victory in the history of the Belk Bowl. With the victory, the Virginia Cavaliers became the winningest team all-time in the Belk Bowl, and improved their record in Bank of America Stadium to 3–0 after winning the first two editions of the bowl in 2002 and 2003.
The game was played between South Carolina from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Virginia from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[6] In prior games between the two programs, South Carolina held a 21–13–1 lead in the series.[7]
See main article: 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team. South Carolina received and accepted a bid to the Belk Bowl on December 2.[6] The Gamecocks entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference).
See main article: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team. Virginia received and accepted a bid to the Belk Bowl on December 2.[6] The Cavaliers entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference).