The 2023 Military Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2023, at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The 14th annual Military Bowl featured Tulane from the American Athletic Conference (The American) and Virginia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The game began at approximately 2:00 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN.[5][6] The Military Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by bowling consumer website GoBowling.com and was officially known as the Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com.
| 2023 Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 14th Military Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Annapolis, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kyron Drones (QB, Virginia Tech)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Virginia Tech by 7.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Trennis Livingston (Sun Belt)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 35,849 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editThe game featured the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Tulane Green Wave of the American Athletic Conference (The American).
This was the 10th meeting between Virginia Tech and Tulane; entering the game, the Hokies led the Green Wave in their all-time series, 5–4.[7]
Virginia Tech Hokies
editThe Hokies entered the game with a 6–6 record (5–3 in the ACC), tied for fourth place in their conference.
This was Virginia Tech's third Military Bowl, tying Navy and Temple for the most appearances in the game. The Hokies previously won the 2014 edition and lost the 2018 edition.
Tulane Green Wave
editThe Green Wave entered the game ranked 23rd in the AP poll, with an 11–2 record (8–0 in The American). Hosting the 2023 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game, the Green Wave lost to SMU, 26–14.
This was Tulane's first Military Bowl.
Game summary
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Virginia Tech | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| Tulane | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2023
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: 10 mph (16 km/h) W
- Game attendance: 35,849
- Referee: Trennis Livingston
- TV announcers (ESPN): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
edit| Statistics | VT | TUL |
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| First downs | 24 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 71–453 | 54–252 |
| Rushes–yards | 50–362 | 33–133 |
| Passing yards | 91 | 119 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–21–0 | 13–21–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:09 | 26:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 13/21, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Kyron Drones | 20 carries, 176 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Benji Gosnell | 2 receptions, 21 yards, TD | |
| Tulane | Passing | Kai Horton | 13/20, 119 yards |
| Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 15 carries, 88 yards | |
| Receiving | Yulkeith Brown | 63 yards |
References
edit- ^ @MatejS247 (December 27, 2023). "QB Kyron Drones. MVP. #Hokies" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Virginia Tech vs. Tulane: Notes/Docs". statbroadcast.com. December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Straka, Dean. "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Barry. "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "Winsipedia – Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Tulane Green Wave". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
External links
edit- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com