Military Bowl Selection Sunday: Tulane to play Virginia Tech

Anna Chen
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Military Bowl Selection Sunday: Tulane to play Virginia Tech

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Tulane will be playing Virginia Tech on Dec. 27 for this year’s annual Military Bowl, presented by Go Bowling.com. Tulane is in the American Athletic Conference (AAC), while Virginia Tech is in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

“What a great matchup of exciting teams!” Military Bowl Foundation President & Executive Director Steve Beck said in a press release. “Virginia Tech came on strong during the second half of the season, while Tulane spent most of the season in the national rankings and is enjoying the best football era in school history. It should be a great Bowl Week in Washington, D.C., and a terrific matchup in Annapolis!”

This will be the Virginia Tech Hokies’ third trip to the Military Bowl – they faced Cincinnati in 2014 and 2018, beating them 33-17 before a capacity crowd of 34,277 in the first meeting, but losing the rematch 35-31 before 32,832.

The bowl will be the 10th meeting between Tulane and Virginia Tech, but the first since 1989, when the Hoakies prevailed 30-13 in Blacksburg.

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Gameday will start at 10 a.m. with the demonstrations from the Military Bowl Official Tailgate’s military displays. There will be games and music along with food and beverages available for sale.

The Military Bowl Parade will also start at City Dock and make its way into the stadium, featuring the Budweiser Clydesdales, Medal of Honor Recipients, pageant winners and multiple youth, community and military-themed group members.

Proceeds from the Bowl will go towards helping the United Service Organization (USO) and the Patriot Point, the Military Bowl Foundation’s retreat for wounded, ill and injured service members, their families and caregivers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

The Military Bowl is the National Capital Region’s college football postseason bowl game featuring a matchup between teams from the ACC and the American Athletic Conference at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.

The stadium gates will open at 12:30 p.m. and the pre-game pageantry begins at 1:30 p.m. Kickoff will start at 2 p.m.

For more information and to purchase tickets click here. The game will also be televised on ESPN.

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