MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN

Although we all have our favorite teams and take pleasure in seeing our rivals lose, there is one thing we all share — pride for our country. The men and women of the United States Armed Forces hold a special place in the heart of many across this great nation. The Military Bowl is just one way to express gratitude for those men and women that serve and the families that support them. This bowl game strives to recognize the USO and U.S. Military. The Military Bowl stands for more than just college football; it stands for something BIGGER THAN THE GAME.

HISTORY

YEAR	TEAM	SCORE	TEAM	SCORE
2016	Wake Forest	34	Temple	26
2015	Navy	44	Pittsburgh	28
2014	Virginia Tech	33	Cincinnati	17
2013	Marshall	31	Maryland	20
2012	San Jose State	29	Bowling Green	20
2011	Toledo	42	Air Force	41
2010	Maryland	51	ECU	20
2009	UCLA	30	Temple	21
2008	Wake Forest	29	Navy	19

MEMORABLE GAMES

2012:

San Jose State, seeking an 11-win season and a final Top-25 national ranking, scored twice in the final 4:43 on Austin Lopez’ 27-yard field goal and De’Leon Eskridge’s one-yard run to rally for a 29-20 win over Bowling Green.

2011:

Toledo and Air Force combined for a bowl-record 56 points in the first half alone, with the Rockets eventually surviving, 42-41. The win highlighted the debut of Toledo coach Matt Campbell, the youngest head coach in the FBS at age 32 after Tim Beckman took the Illinois job at the end of the regular season.

2010:

Maryland took a 51-20 win over East Carolina in Ralph Friedgen’s final game as Terrapin head coach after a 10-year tenure. It was the most points ever scored by Maryland in a bowl game.

STANDOUT PLAYERS

Rakeem Cato, QB, Marshall 2013

Completed 28 of 44 passes for 337 yards and three touchdowns and directed two fourth-quarter touchdown drives in leading Marshall to a 31-20 victory over Maryland.

David Fales, QB, San Jose State, 2012

The nation’s leader in completion percentage hit 33 of 43 passes for 395 yards and two scores as the Spartans topped Bowling Green 29-20.

Bernard Reedy, WR, Toledo, 2011

Toledo, 2011, three of his four receptions were for touchdowns as the Rockets won a 42-41 shootout with Air Force.

Da’Rel Scott, RB, Maryland, 2010

Rushed for 200 yards on only 13 carries and scored two touchdowns as part of Maryland’s 51-point outburst.

Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA, 2009

UCLA, 2009, picked off a pass and returned it for a 2-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter for the clincher in the Bruins’ 30-21 win over Temple.

Riley Skinner, QB, Wake Forest, 2008

Wake Forest, 2008, completed all 11 of his passes for 166 yards and a touchdown in leading Wake to a 29-19 win over Navy.

MORE

The Military Bowl is the first and only college bowl game in the D.C. region.

The Military Bowl is the first college bowl game ever played in Annapolis, Md., and the first ever played on the home field of a U.S. service academy.

Two U.S. service academies, Navy (2008) and Air Force (2011) have participated in the bowl game.

Since its establishment, the Military Bowl has provided more than $400,000 to the USO and other organizations supporting our nation’s military, as well as more than 20,000 complimentary tickets for troops and their families.

Two winning Military Bowl teams have finished the season ranked in the major polls: Maryland in 2010 (AP No. 23, Coaches Poll No. 24) and San Jose State in 2012 (AP No. 21, Coaches Poll No. 21).

CONFERENCE AFFILIATION