# 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 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. 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 (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.

### Duke

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.

## Game summary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Duke | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
* Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h) southeast
* Game attendance: 17,974
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (ESPN): Kevin Brown (play-by-play), Hutson Mason (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
* Box score
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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## Statistics

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 |
UCF statistics :
| Knights passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| John Rhys Plumlee | 21–34 | 182 | 0–1 |
| RJ Harvey | 1–1 | 16 | 0–0 |
| Knights rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD |
| Isaiah Bowser | 11 | 39 | 2 |
| Johnny Richardson | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| John Rhys Plumlee | 14 | 21 | 0 |
| Xavier Townsend | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Knights receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Kobe Hudson | 5 | 63 | 0 |
| Javon Baker | 2 | 49 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Xavier Townsend | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Alec Holler | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| John Rhys Plumlee | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnny Richardson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Duke statistics :
| Blue Devils passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| Riley Leonard | 19–28 | 173 | 0–0 |
| Team | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 |
| Blue Devils rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD |
| Riley Leonard | 10 | 63 | 2 |
| Jaylen Coleman | 7 | 53 | 0 |
| Jaquez Moore | 12 | 43 | 1 |
| Terry Moore | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Jordan Waters | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Blue Devils receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Jaylon Calhoun | 6 | 62 | 0 |
| Jaquez Moore | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Sahmir Hagans | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Jordan Moore | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Cole Finney | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Eli Pancol | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Terry Moore | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jaylen Coleman | 1 | 2 | 0 |