| Game Name: | Camping World Bowl |
| Subheader: | 29th Camping World Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 28 |
| Year Game Played: | 2018 |
| Football Season: | 2018 |
| Stadium: | Camping World Stadium |
| City: | Orlando, Florida |
| Visitor School: | West Virginia University |
| Visitor Name Short: | West Virginia |
| Visitor Nickname: | Mountaineers |
| Visitor Record: | 8–3 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 15 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 16 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 16 |
| Visitor Coach: | Dana Holgorsen |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 9 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 6 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Home Name Short: | Syracuse |
| Home Nickname: | Orange |
| Home Record: | 9–3 |
| Home Conference: | ACC |
| Home Rank Ap: | 17 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 17 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 20 |
| Home Coach: | Dino Babers |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 17 |
| Mvp: | Eric Dungey (QB, Syracuse)[1] |
| Odds: | West Virginia by 1.5[2] |
| Referee: | Steve Strimling (Pac-12) |
| Attendance: | 41,125[3] |
| Us Network: | ESPN & ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich (ESPN) Dave LaMont, John Congemi and Molly McGrath (ESPN Radio) |
The 2018 Camping World Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2018, between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Syracuse Orange.[4] It was the 29th edition of the Camping World Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the recreational vehicle company Camping World.
The game was played between West Virginia from the Big 12 Conference and Syracuse from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Syracuse and West Virginia had long standing rivalry both as Independents and as members of the Big East Conference. This was the 61st time the two programs had met;[5] Syracuse held a 33–27 series lead in prior games.[6]
See main article: 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team. West Virginia received and accepted a bid to the Camping World Bowl on December 2.[5] The Mountaineers entered the bowl with an 8–3 record (6–3 in conference). Quarterback Will Grier, tackle Yodny Cajuste, and wide receiver Gary Jennings announced that they would sit out the game in order to prepare for the 2019 NFL draft.[7]
See main article: 2018 Syracuse Orange football team. Syracuse received and accepted a bid to the Camping World Bowl on December 2.[5] The Orange entered the bowl with a 9–3 record (6–2 in conference). Syracuse also entered the game short-handed, as defensive end Alton Robinson, defensive tackle McKinley Williams, and defensive back Antwan Cordy all missed the game for personal reasons.[8]