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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] 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 .
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
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