| Military Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com | |
| Stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
| Location | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Previous stadiums | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium |
| Previous locations | Washington, D.C. (2008–2012) |
| Operated | 2008–present |
| Conference tie-ins | ACC, American |
| Previous conference tie-ins | Army, Navy, C-USA |
| Payout | US$2,066,990 (2019)[1] |
| Sponsors | |
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| Former names | |
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| 2022 matchup | |
| UCF vs. Duke (Duke 30–13) | |
| 2023 matchup | |
| Virginia Tech vs. Tulane (Virginia Tech 41–20) | |
The Military Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that has been played annually each December in the Washington metropolitan area since 2008. The game was originally held at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. before moving to Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland in 2013.[2] The 2014 through 2019 games featured teams from the American Athletic Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference.[3][4]
During initial planning stages, the game was known as the Congressional Bowl, but was first played in 2008 as the EagleBank Bowl sponsored by Washington-area financial institution EagleBank. The game became the Military Bowl when Northrop Grumman was the title sponsor from 2010 to 2019.[5] In 2020, the game was sponsored by Perspecta Inc. and officially known as the Military Bowl presented by Perspecta.[6] In 2021, the game was sponsored by Peraton and known as the Military Bowl presented by Peraton.[7] In 2023, a new three-year agreement made the game the Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com.[8]
On December 20, 2020, several bowls were cancelled due to a lack of available teams. The Military Bowl – which again was to have featured teams from the American Athletic Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference – was also unable to secure teams, and on December 21, 2020, organizers announced that the 2020 bowl would not be played.[9]
On December 26, 2021, the 2021 edition of the bowl was canceled due to COVID issues within the Boston College team; it had been set to face East Carolina on December 27.[10]
- ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Patterson, Chip (May 20, 2013). "Military Bowl moving to Annapolis, adds Conference USA for '13". Eye on College Football. CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Partners With Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman". theamerican.org.
- ^ "Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman announces continued partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference". 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Bowl game in U.S. capital renamed Military Bowl". ESPN.com. 26 October 2010.
- ^ "PERSPECTA NAMED PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE MILITARY BOWL". 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Virginia-based Peraton is the bowl's new presenting sponsor". militarybowl.org. 27 May 2021.
- ^ Hansen, Drew (November 14, 2023). "Military Bowl lands GoBowling.com as new title sponsor". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Schwartz, Tim (December 21, 2020). "Military Bowl in Annapolis canceled due to lack of available teams". The Capital. Annapolis, Maryland. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Adelson, Andrea (December 26, 2021). "Military, Fenway Bowls Canceled Because of COVID-19 Issues". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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