Game Preview: Navy Meets Virginia In Military Bowl

MILITARY BOWL
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN vs. VIRGINIA CAVALIERS
Thursday, Dec. 28
1:30 p.m. ET
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
(34,000/FieldTurf)
Annapolis, Maryland

Television
ESPN
Clay Matvick, Kirk Morrison and Alex Corddry

National Radio
ESPN Radio
SiriusXM 80
John Brickley and Brad Edwards

Navy Radio
WBAL-AM 1090 (flagship)

THE GAME
The Military Bowl is the only bowl game to be played in the Washington, D.C., region and the first to be played on the campus of one of the nation’s service academies … The Military Bowl has provided more than $700,000 to the USO and other organizations that support the nation’s military … American Athletic Conference teams are a combined 1-2 in the Military Bowl since the league’s formation in 2013 … Navy was a 44-28 winner against Pittsburgh in 2015 for the conference’s only victory … Teams that are current mempbers of The American are a combined 1-5 in the Military Bowl since the game’s inception … Navy will make its third appearance in the Military Bowl, while Virginia will make its first appearance in the game … Navy and Virginia have met 39 times previously in a series that dates to 1889 … Navy is 28-11 all-time against Virginia, butthe Cavaliers have won the last five matchups … Navy’s last win against Virginia was a 20-10 decision Sept.