2019 Military Bowl
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| 2019 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 12th Military Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Annapolis, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Sam Howell (QB, North Carolina)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | North Carolina by 6[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike VanderVelde (Mountain West)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 24,242 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,066,990[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Kelsey Riggs (sideline) ESPN Radio: Kevin Winter (play-by-play), Ben Hartsock & Brad Edwards (analysts) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Military Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[5] It was the 12th edition of the Military Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by defense contractor Northrop Grumman, the game was officially known as the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman.
North Carolina Tar Heels
The game was played between the North Carolina Tar Heels from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Temple Owls from the American Athletic Conference (The American). It was the first time that North Carolina and Temple have played against each other.[6]
North Carolina entered the game with a 6–6 record (4–4 in conference). The Tar Heels finished in a three-way tie for third place in the ACC's Coastal Division. North Carolina won its first two games, lost six of the next eight, then finished the regular season with two wins.
Temple Owls
Temple entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–3 in conference). The Owls finished in third place in the East Division of The American. Temple played four ranked teams during the 2019 season, recording wins against Maryland and Memphis while losing to SMU and Cincinnati.
