The 2018 Camellia Bowl was a

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played on December 15, 2018, with kickoff scheduled for 5:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. local CST). It was the fifth edition of the

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, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by broadcasting company

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, the game was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.

Teams

The game featured the

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from the

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(MAC) and the

Georgia Southern Eagles The Georgia Southern Eagles are the athletic team(s) of Georgia Southern University (GS). The Eagles compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A) and are members of the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference. Prior to joi ...

of the

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. This was the first meeting between the two programs.

Georgia Southern Eagles

On November 28, Georgia-based news organizations reported that Georgia Southern would play in the Camellia Bowl, which was confirmed via an official announcement on December 2. They entered the bowl with a 9–3 record (6–2 in conference). The Eagles had previously played in one bowl game, winning the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl over

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; before 2014, the team competed in the

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(formerly known as Division I-AA).

Eastern Michigan Eagles

Eastern Michigan received and accepted a bid to the Camellia Bowl on December 2. The Eagles entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). This was the Eagles' second bowl game in the last three years, having also played in the

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where they were defeated by

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, 24–20.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

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