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Military Bowl 2017 Tickets On Sale
Teams from the ACC and The American scheduled to meet Dec. 28 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.

From the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman: Tickets are on sale now for the 10th anniversary Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman, benefiting the USO. This year’s game will be played on Thursday, Dec. 28. Starting at $25, tickets can be purchased online at militarybowl.org or by calling Ticket Alternative at 877-725-8849.This year’s Military Bowl once again will match representatives from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the American Athletic Conference. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. ET at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.

The game will be televised on ESPN.“We look forward to another great Bowl Week both in Washington and Annapolis,” Military Bowl President & Executive Director Steve Beck said. “It is very satisfying to think about the growth of the Military Bowl over the past decade. We have transformed our game from a startup into an event that teams covet for the opportunity to come to the National Capital Region.”For the eighth consecutive season, the Military Bowl will provide at least $100,000 to the USO and complimentary tickets will be available for service members and their families.
Ticket vouchers will be distributed through the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore in early December.Regular tickets are priced at $25, $60, $70 and $80. For information on suites and hospitality packages, please contact Director of Marketing and Ticketing Ryan Bartholomew at rbartholomew@militarybowl.org.
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Wake Forest defeated Temple, 34-26, in the 2016 Military Bowl. According to figures provided by Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, since moving to Annapolis in 2013, the Military Bowl has generated more than $64 million in direct economic impact. During those four years, the game has played before 93.7 percent of stadium capacity.Proceeds from the Bowl also benefit Patriot Point, the Military Bowl’s 290-acre retreat for recovering service members, their families and caregivers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.For the latest updates please visit militarybowl.org, follow on Twitter @MilitaryBowl or like the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman on Facebook.
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy