2022 Military Bowl
Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
| 2022 Military Bowl presented by Peraton | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 13th Military Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Annapolis, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Riley Leonard (QB, Duke)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Duke by 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Rodney Burnette (C–USA)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,066,990[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Kevin Brown (play-by-play), Hutson Mason (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Military Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2022, at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The 13th annual Military Bowl featured UCF from the American Athletic Conference and Duke from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game began at 2:00 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN.[4] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by technology company Peraton, the game was officially known as the Military Bowl presented by Peraton.
Teams
This was the first time that Duke and UCF have ever played each other.[5]
UCF
The Knights, from the American Athletic Conference, finished the regular season with a record of 9–3 (6–2 in conference play). The team tied with Cincinnati for second in the conference, with their victory over the Bearcats securing the tiebreaker to advance to the AAC Championship Game, in which they lost to Tulane, 45–28. The Knights are led by second-year head coach Gus Malzahn. This is the 14th bowl game for the Knights.
This will be UCF's final game as a member of the AAC, as the Knights are set to join the Big 12 Conference in 2023.[6]
Duke
The Blue Devils, from the Atlantic Coast Conference, finished the regular season with a record of 8–4 (5–3 in conference play). They are led by first-year head coach Mike Elko. This is the 15th bowl game for the Blue Devils.
Game summary
2022 Military Bowl presented by Peraton
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UCF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Duke | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h) southeast
- Game attendance: 17,974
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV announcers (ESPN): Kevin Brown (play-by-play), Hutson Mason (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
- Box score
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References
- ^ @GCMSportsAL (December 29, 2022). "Fairhope's Riley Leonard earned MVP honors in Duke's 30-13 win over UCF in the Military Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Duke vs. UCF". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ "American Announces Agreements With UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on Departure" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
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