| Game Name: | Quick Lane Bowl |
| Subheader: | 5th Quick Lane Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 26 |
| Year Game Played: | 2018 |
| Football Season: | 2018 |
| Stadium: | Ford Field |
| City: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Visitor School: | University of Minnesota |
| Visitor Name Short: | Minnesota |
| Visitor Nickname: | Golden Gophers |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor Coach: | P. J. Fleck |
| Visitor 1Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
| Home School: | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Home Name Short: | Georgia Tech |
| Home Nickname: | Yellow Jackets |
| Home Record: | 7–5 |
| Home Conference: | ACC |
| Home Coach: | Paul Johnson |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 3 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | Mohamed Ibrahim (RB, Minnesota)[1] |
| Odds: | Georgia Tech by 4[2] |
| Referee: | Scott Campbell (Big XII) |
| Attendance: | 27,228[3] |
| Payout: | 750,000 [4] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Mark Neely, Ray Bentley and Allison Williams |
The 2018 Quick Lane Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2018, at Ford Field in Detroit.[5] It was the fifth edition of the Quick Lane Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Quick Lane tire and auto centers.
The game was contested between Minnesota from the Big Ten Conference and Georgia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[6] This was the first meeting between these teams.[7]
See main article: 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. Minnesota received and accepted a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl on December 2.[6] The Golden Gophers entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–6 in conference).
See main article: 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team. Georgia Tech received and accepted a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl on December 2.[6] The Yellow Jackets entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). In the weeks prior to the game, head coach Paul Johnson announced that this would be his last game coaching.[8]