2023 Military Bowl

Postseason college football bowl game

College football game

2023 Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com

14th Military Bowl
| Virginia Tech Hokies | Tulane Green Wave

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(6–6) | (11–2)
ACC | The American
41 | 20
Head coach:
Brent Pry | Head coach:
Slade Nagle
(interim)
|  | AP| Coaches| CFP

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23| 24| NR
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Virginia Tech | 10| 7| 10| 14 | 41
Tulane | 7| 3| 7| 3 | 20
Date| December 27, 2023
Season| 2023
Stadium| Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Location| Annapolis, Maryland
MVP| Kyron Drones (QB, Virginia Tech)[1]
Favorite| Virginia Tech by 7.5[2]
Referee| Trennis Livingston (Sun Belt)[3][4]
Attendance| 35,849
United States TV coverage
Network| ESPN
Announcers| Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline)
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The 2023 Military Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2023, at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The 14th annual Military Bowl featured Tulane from the American Athletic Conference (The American) and Virginia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The game began at approximately 2:00 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN.[5][6] The Military Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by bowling consumer website GoBowling.com and was officially known as the Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com.

## Teams

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The game featured the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Tulane Green Wave of the American Athletic Conference (The American).

This was the 10th meeting between Virginia Tech and Tulane; entering the game, the Hokies led the Green Wave in their all-time series, 5–4.[7]

### Virginia Tech Hokies

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Main article: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The Hokies entered the game with a 6–6 record (5–3 in the ACC), tied for fourth place in their conference.

This was Virginia Tech's third Military Bowl, tying Navy and Temple for the most appearances in the game. The Hokies previously won the 2014 edition and lost the 2018 edition.

### Tulane Green Wave

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Main article: 2023 Tulane Green Wave football team

The Green Wave entered the game ranked 23rd in the AP poll, with an 11–2 record (8–0 in The American). Hosting the 2023 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game, the Green Wave lost to SMU, 26–14.

This was Tulane's first Military Bowl.

## Game summary

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2023 Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Virginia Tech | 10 | 7 | 10| 14| 41
Tulane | 7 | 3 | 7| 3| 20

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

* Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2023
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: 10 mph (16 km/h) W
* Game attendance: 35,849
* Referee: Trennis Livingston
* TV announcers (ESPN): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline)
* Box score

Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | VT  | TUL
1  | 12:01  | 6  | 1  | 1:55  | TUL  | Tyler Grubbs (TUL) 21 Yd Fumble Return  | 0  | 7
1  | 5:33  | 14  | 57  | 6:28  | VT  | 35-yard field goal by John Love  | 3  | 7
1  | 2:20  | 1  | 11  | 0:09  | VT  | Kyron Drones 11-yard touchdown run, John Love kick good  | 10  | 7
2  | 5:33  | 7  | 23  | 3:58  | TUL  | 49-yard field goal by Valentino Ambrosio  | 10  | 10
2  | 0:09  | 11  | 75  | 4:32  | VT  | Harrison Saint Germain 1-yard touchdown reception from Kyron Drones, John Love kick good  | 17  | 10
3  | 12:52  | 3  | 17  | 1:23  | TUL  | Kai Horton 6-yard touchdown run, Valentino Ambrosio kick good  | 17  | 17
3  | 10:31  | 5  | 73  | 2:21  | VT  | Bhayshul Tuten 9-yard touchdown run, John Love kick good  | 24  | 17
3  | 5:28  | 6  | 58  | 3:01  | VT  | 35-yard field goal by John Love  | 27  | 17
4  | 14:56  | 11  | 73  | 5:32  | TUL  | 20-yard field goal by Valentino Ambrosio  | 27  | 20
4  | 12:38  | 5  | 75  | 2:18  | VT  | Benji Gosnell 10-yard touchdown reception from Kyron Drones, John Love kick good  | 34  | 20
4  | 9:33  | 6  | 44  | 2:32  | VT  | Bhayshul Tuten 12-yard touchdown run, John Love kick good  | 41  | 20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 41  | 20

### Statistics

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Statistics  | VT  | TUL

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First downs | 24 | 15
Plays–yards | 71–453 | 54–252
Rushes–yards | 50–362 | 33–133
Passing yards | 91 | 119
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–21–0 | 13–21–0
Time of possession | 33:09 | 26:51
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Virginia Tech  | Passing | Kyron Drones | 13/21, 91 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Kyron Drones | 20 carries, 176 yards, TD
Receiving | Benji Gosnell | 2 receptions, 21 yards, TD
Tulane  | Passing | Kai Horton | 13/20, 119 yards
Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 15 carries, 88 yards
Receiving | Yulkeith Brown | 63 yards

## References

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1. ^ @MatejS247 (December 27, 2023). "QB Kyron Drones. MVP. #Hokies" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2023 - via Twitter.
2. ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
3. ^ "Virginia Tech vs. Tulane: Notes/Docs". statbroadcast.com. December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
4. ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
5. ^ Straka, Dean. "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
6. ^ Lewis, Barry. "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
7. ^ "Winsipedia – Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Tulane Green Wave". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

## External links

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* Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

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