2017 Military Bowl

2017 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
10th Military Bowl
Virginia Cavaliers Navy Midshipmen (6–6) (6–6) ACC The American 7 49 Head coach:  Bronco Mendenhall Head coach:  Ken Niumatalolo
1 2 3 4 Total Virginia 7 0 0 0 7 Navy 14 14 14 7 49
Date	December 28, 2017
Season	2017
Stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Location	Annapolis, Maryland
MVP	Zach Abey (QB, Navy)
Referee	Dan Romeo (Big XII)
Attendance	35,921
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	TV: Clay Matvick, Kirk Morrison, Alex Corddry Radio: John Brickley, Brad Edwards

The 2017 Military Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, on December 28, 2017. The game was the 10th edition of the Military Bowl and featured the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Navy Midshipmen of the American Athletic Conference. Sponsored by defense contractor Northrop Grumman, the game was officially known as the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman.

Teams

Virginia Cavaliers

Main article: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The Virginia Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 6–6 record. This was the team's first appearance in the Military Bowl and their first bowl appearance since 2011.

Navy Midshipmen

Main article: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team

The Navy Midshipmen had a 6–6 record in the regular season. This was the team's third appearance in the Military Bowl; they lost in 2008 (when the game was the EagleBank Bowl) and won in 2015.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UVA Navy 1 14:48 0 0 0:12 UVA Joe Reed 98-yd kickoff return for TD, A.J. Mejia kick 7 0 1 8:43 12 68 6:05 Navy Zach Abey 1-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 7 7 1 4:18 6 55 2:52 Navy Malcolm Perry 22-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 7 14 2 3:12 7 70 3:53 Navy Malcolm Perry 19-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 7 21 2 1:39 4 36 1:15 Navy Zach Abey 1-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 7 28 3 9:46 3 11 1:17 Navy Zach Abey 5-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 7 35 3 1:57 8 80 3:54 Navy Zach Abey 20-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 7 42 4 11:11 9 23 4:11 Navy Zach Abey 1-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 7 49 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 49

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	7	0	0	0	7
Midshipmen	14	14	14	7	49

Statistics	UVA	Navy
First downs	11	24
Plays–yards	54–175	77–452
Rushes–yards	18–30	76–452
Passing yards	145	0
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–36–1	0–1–0
Time of possession	18:00	42:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UVA	Passing	Kurt Benkert	16/36, 145 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Ellis	11 car, 37 yds
	Receiving	Olamide Zaccheaus	5 rec, 62 yds
Navy	Passing	Zach Abey	0/1, 0 yds
	Rushing	Malcom Perry	16 car, 144 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	N/A