# 2017 Military Bowl

The 2017 Military Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, on December 28, 2017. The game was the 10th edition of the Military Bowl and featured the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Navy Midshipmen of the American Athletic Conference. Sponsored by defense contractor Northrop Grumman, the game was officially known as the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman.

## Teams
### Virginia Cavaliers

The Virginia Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 6–6 record. This was the team's first appearance in the Military Bowl and their first bowl appearance since 2011.

### Navy Midshipmen

The Navy Midshipmen had a 6–6 record in the regular season. This was the team's third appearance in the Military Bowl; they lost in 2008 (when the game was the EagleBank Bowl) and won in 2015.

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | UVA | Navy |
| 1 | 14:48 | 0 | 0 | 0:12 | UVA | Joe Reed 98-yd kickoff return for TD, A.J. Mejia kick | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 8:43 | 12 | 68 | 6:05 | Navy | Zach Abey 1-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 4:18 | 6 | 55 | 2:52 | Navy | Malcolm Perry 22-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 3:12 | 7 | 70 | 3:53 | Navy | Malcolm Perry 19-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | 1:39 | 4 | 36 | 1:15 | Navy | Zach Abey 1-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | 9:46 | 3 | 11 | 1:17 | Navy | Zach Abey 5-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | 1:57 | 8 | 80 | 3:54 | Navy | Zach Abey 20-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | 11:11 | 9 | 23 | 4:11 | Navy | Zach Abey 1-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good | 7 | 49 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Midshipmen | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Statistics | UVA | Navy |
| First downs | 11 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 54–175 | 77–452 |
| Rushes–yards | 18–30 | 76–452 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 0 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–36–1 | 0–1–0 |
| Time of possession | 18:00 | 42:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UVA | Passing | Kurt Benkert | 16/36, 145 yds, 1 INT |
| UVA | Rushing | Jordan Ellis | 11 car, 37 yds |
| UVA | Receiving | Olamide Zaccheaus | 5 rec, 62 yds |
| Navy | Passing | Zach Abey | 0/1, 0 yds |
| Navy | Rushing | Malcom Perry | 16 car, 144 yds, 2 TD |
| Navy | Receiving | N/A | |