2022 Military Bowl


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 [2022 2022 UCF Knights football team|UCF Knights football team|UCF] from the American Athletic Conference and [2022 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke Blue Devils football team|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

The Knights, from the American Athletic Conference, finished the regular season with a record of 9–3. 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

The Blue Devils, from the Atlantic Coast Conference, finished the regular season with a record of 8–4. They are led by first-year head coach Mike Elko. This is the 15th bowl game for the Blue Devils.

Statistics

StatisticUCFDuke
First downs2122
First downs rushing1010
First downs passing1110
First downs penalty02
Third down efficiency5–147–14
Fourth down efficiency2–40–0
Total plays–net yards71–32669–350
Rushing attempts–net yards36–12840–177
Yards per rush3.64.4
Yards passing198173
Pass completions–attempts22–3519–29
Interceptions thrown10
Punt returns–total yards0–00–0
Kickoff returns–total yards3–411–22
Punts–average yardage4–47.24–42.8
Fumbles–lost3–10–0
Penalties–yards3–271–5
Time of possession25:3234:28