| 2022 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 20th Armed Forces Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Haaziq Daniels (QB, Air Force) & Dillon Doyle (LB, Baylor)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Baylor by 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeremy Valentine (MAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 43,875[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,350,000[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brian Custer (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Armed Forces Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2022, at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. The 20th annual Armed Forces Bowl, the game featured the Baylor Bears from the Big 12 Conference and the Air Force Falcons from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 6:34 p.m. CST[4] and was aired on ESPN.[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin, the game was officially known as the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
The game began in frigid 13 °F (−11 °C) conditions. Baylor punted on each of their first two possessions. Air Force scored a touchdown on their first possession (though the extra point was blocked) and a field goal on their second to take an early 9–0 lead. After a missed 38-yard field goal midway through the second quarter, the Bears pulled within two points going into halftime with a touchdown of their own on a pass from Blake Shapen to Hal Presley. Air Force scored to extend their lead again at the beginning of the second half and went on to score touchdowns on two of their next three possessions, bringing the score to 30-8. Baylor, meanwhile, started the half with a punt and three consecutive turnovers on downs. However, the Bears did score again with under four minutes remaining in the game on another Shapen pass. Air Force turned the ball over on downs on each of their final two drives; Baylor's touchdown would end up being their last full drive. Air Force won the game 30–15.
- ^ @ArmedForcesBowl (December 22, 2022). "The MVP for @AF_Falcons is Haaziq Daniels. The MVP for @BUFootball is Dillon Doyle" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl" (PDF). Bowl/All Star Game Records. NCAA. 2023. p. 14. Retrieved December 18, 2023 – via NCAA.org.
- ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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