Wake Forest will henceforth associate the postseason contest based in Washington, D.C. with positive memories.
In 2008, Wake beat Navy in the EagleBank Bowl at RFK Stadium to cap off an 8-5 season.
A few years later, that game was renamed the Military Bowl and moved to Annapolis.
The Demon Deacons made a return to the event organized by the DC Bowl Committee and put an end to a pair of eight-year droughts.
Quarterback John Wolford led the way as Wake Forest defeated Temple, 34-26, in the 2016 Military Bowl before an announced crowd of 26,656 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Tuesday.