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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 .[ 4] 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 .
This was the first time that Duke and UCF have ever played each other.[ 5]
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.[ 6]
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
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 .
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
^ @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 . ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule" . College Football Poll . Retrieved December 26, 2022 .^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved November 1, 2022 .^ "Winsipedia - Duke vs. UCF" . Winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 4, 2022 .^ "American Announces Agreements With UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on Departure" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022 .
Formerly known as the EagleBank Bowl
