Misplaced Pages

2022 Military Bowl

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Postseason college football bowl game

College football game
2022 Military Bowl presented by Peraton
13th Military Bowl
UCF Knights Duke Blue Devils
(9–4) (8–4)
The American ACC
13 30
Head coach: 
Gus Malzahn
Head coach: 
Mike Elko
1234 Total
UCF 7006 13
Duke 71337 30
DateDecember 28, 2022
Season2022
StadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
LocationAnnapolis, Maryland
MVPRiley Leonard (QB, Duke)
FavoriteDuke by 3
RefereeRodney Burnette (C–USA)
Attendance17,974
PayoutUS$2,066,990
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersKevin Brown (play-by-play), Hutson Mason (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
Military Bowl
 < 2019 2023

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. 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.

UCF

Main article: 2022 UCF Knights football team

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.

Duke

Main article: 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team

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.

Coin toss, by Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan, before the game

Game summary

2022 Military Bowl presented by Peraton
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UCF 7 0 0613
Duke 7 13 3730

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, 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
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UCF Duke
1 7:47 9 87 4:46 Duke Jaquez Moore 14-yard touchdown run, Todd Pelino kick good 0 7
1 2:10 14 75 5:37 UCF Isaiah Bowser 1-yard touchdown run, Colton Boomer kick good 7 7
2 6:28 11 66 5:11 Duke 22-yard field goal by Todd Pelino 7 10
2 1:54 7 58 3:49 Duke Riley Leonard 1-yard touchdown run, Todd Pelino kick good 7 17
2 0:00 9 38 1:14 Duke 48-yard field goal by Todd Pelino 7 20
3 8:02 13 54 6:58 Duke 38-yard field goal by Todd Pelino 7 23
4 9:03 11 91 5:07 UCF Isaiah Bowser 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass no good 13 23
4 2:29 7 26 2:56 Duke Riley Leonard 3-yard touchdown run, Todd Pelino kick good 13 30
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Statistics

Team statistical comparison
Statistic UCF Duke
First downs 21 22
First downs rushing 10 10
First downs passing 11 10
First downs penalty 0 2
Third down efficiency 5–14 7–14
Fourth down efficiency 2–4 0–0
Total plays–net yards 71–326 69–350
Rushing attempts–net yards 36–128 40–177
Yards per rush 3.6 4.4
Yards passing 198 173
Pass completions–attempts 22–35 19–29
Interceptions thrown 1 0
Punt returns–total yards 0–0 0–0
Kickoff returns–total yards 3–41 1–22
Punts–average yardage 4–47.2 4–42.8
Fumbles–lost 3–1 0–0
Penalties–yards 3–27 1–5
Time of possession 25:32 34:28
UCF statistics
Knights passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
John Rhys Plumlee 21–34 182 0–1
RJ Harvey 1–1 16 0–0
Knights rushing
Car Yds TD
Isaiah Bowser 11 39 2
Johnny Richardson 3 30 0
RJ Harvey 6 29 0
John Rhys Plumlee 14 21 0
Xavier Townsend 2 9 0
Knights receiving
Rec Yds TD
Kobe Hudson 5 63 0
Javon Baker 2 49 0
RJ Harvey 3 25 0
Xavier Townsend 7 25 0
Alec Holler 2 18 0
John Rhys Plumlee 1 16 0
Johnny Richardson 2 2 0
Duke statistics
Blue Devils passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Riley Leonard 19–28 173 0–0
Team 0–1 0 0–0
Blue Devils rushing
Car Yds TD
Riley Leonard 10 63 2
Jaylen Coleman 7 53 0
Jaquez Moore 12 43 1
Terry Moore 6 16 0
Jordan Waters 3 5 0
Team 2 -3 0
Blue Devils receiving
Rec Yds TD
Jaylon Calhoun 6 62 0
Jaquez Moore 1 32 0
Sahmir Hagans 4 32 0
Jordan Moore 3 13 0
Cole Finney 1 12 0
Eli Pancol 2 12 0
Terry Moore 1 8 0
Jaylen Coleman 1 2 0

References

  1. @GCMSportsAL (December 28, 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.
  2. Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  5. "Winsipedia - Duke vs. UCF". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  6. "American Announces Agreements With UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on Departure" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
2022–23 NCAA football bowl game season
All-Star Games
Hula Bowl (Jan. 14)
Tropical Bowl (Jan. 21)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 28)
East–West Shrine Bowl (Feb. 2)
Senior Bowl (Feb. 4)
HBCU Legacy Bowl (Feb. 25)
Military Bowl
Formerly known as the EagleBank Bowl
UCF Knights bowl games
Duke Blue Devils bowl games
Categories: