2023 Military Bowl
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
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.
Virginia Tech Hokies
The 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]
The 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
The 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.