2013 Military Bowl

2013 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
6th Military Bowl
1234 Total
Marshall 143014 31
Maryland 7607 20
DateDecember 27, 2013
Season2013
StadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
LocationAnnapolis, Maryland
MVPQB Rakeem Cato (Marshall)
FavoriteMarshall by 2½[1]
RefereeDan Romeo (Mtn. West)
Attendance30,163
PayoutUS$1 million
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Patrick (play-by-play)
Ed Cunningham (analyst)
Jeannine Edwards (sidelines)
Military Bowl
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The 2013 Military Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 27, 2013, at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The sixth edition of the Military Bowl, it featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA against the Maryland Terrapins (based in nearby College Park) from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game began at 2:30 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was sponsored by aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman, and was officially known as the Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman. Marshall defeated Maryland by a score of 31–20.

The Thundering Herd finished the regular season with a 9–4 record (7–1 C-USA), champions of the Conference USA East Division.[2] The Terrapins had a record of 7–5 (3–5 ACC).[3]

This was the first Military Bowl to be played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The first five were played at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.

  1. ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2013
  2. ^ "Marshall University Accepts Bid to the 2013 Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman". Military Bowl. December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "University of Maryland Accepts Bid to the 2013 Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman". Military Bowl. December 8, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.