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2019 Military Bowl
12th Military Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels Temple Owls
(6–6) (8–4)
ACC The American
55 13
Head coach: 
Mack Brown		 Head coach: 
Rod Carey
1234 Total
North Carolina 7132114 55
Temple 0670 13
DateDecember 27, 2019
Season2019
StadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
LocationAnnapolis, Maryland
MVPSam Howell (QB, North Carolina)[1]
FavoriteNorth Carolina by 6[2]
RefereeMike VanderVelde (Mountain West)[3]
Attendance24,242
PayoutUS$2,066,990[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN & ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Kevin Winter (play-by-play), Ben Hartsock & Brad Edwards (analysts)
Military Bowl
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The 2019 Military Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[5] It was the 12th edition of the Military Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by defense contractor Northrop Grumman, the game was officially known as the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman.

Teams

The game was played between the North Carolina Tar Heels from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Temple Owls from the American Athletic Conference (The American). It was the first time that North Carolina and Temple have played against each other.[6]

North Carolina Tar Heels

Main article: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

North Carolina entered the game with a 6–6 record (4–4 in conference). The Tar Heels finished in a three-way tie for third place in the ACC's Coastal Division. North Carolina won its first two games, lost six of the next eight, then finished the regular season with two wins.

Temple Owls

Main article: 2019 Temple Owls football team

Temple entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–3 in conference). The Owls finished in third place in the East Division of The American. Temple played four ranked teams during the 2019 season, recording wins against Maryland and Memphis while losing to SMU and Cincinnati.

Game summary

2019 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Quarter 1 2 34Total
North Carolina 7 13 211455
Temple 0 6 7013

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Game information
First Quarter
  • (6:24) UNC – Sam Howell 39 yard pass to Dyami Brown, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:27; North Carolina 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:17) UNC – Noah Ruggles 26 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 5:41; North Carolina 10–0)
  • (7:59) TEM – Re'Mahn Davis 4 yard rush, kick blocked (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:18; North Carolina 10–6)
  • (4:14) UNC – Sam Howell 16 yard pass to Dazz Newsome, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:45; North Carolina 17–6)
  • (0:00) UNC – Noah Ruggles 36 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 0:28; North Carolina 20–6)
Third Quarter
  • (11:24) UNC – Antonio Williams 1 yard rush, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:36; North Carolina 27–6)
  • (11:12) UNC – Storm Duck 20 yard interception return, Noah Ruggles kick (North Carolina 34–6)
  • (6:54) UNC – Rontavius Groves 2 yard pass to Sam Howell, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:57; North Carolina 41–6)
  • (3:21) TEM – Todd Centeio 45 yard pass to Re'Mahn Davis, Jacob LaFree kick (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:52; North Carolina 41–13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:51) UNC – Sam Howell 29 yard pass to Dazz Newsome, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:30; North Carolina 48–13)
  • (2:11) UNC – Antonio Williams 2 yard rush, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 7:43; North Carolina 55–13)

Statistics

Statistics UNC TEM
First downs 33 16
Plays–yards 75–534 66–272
Rushes–yards 40–238 34–78
Passing yards 296 194
Passing: comp–att–int 26–35–0 18–32–2
Time of possession 32:30 27:30
Team Category Player Statistics
North Carolina Passing Sam Howell 25/34, 294 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Javonte Williams 14 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Dyami Brown 5 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
Temple Passing Anthony Russo 12/20, 128 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 15 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jadan Blue 8 receptions, 92 yards

References

  1. ^ Pearson, Zack (December 27, 2019). "UNC Football: Sam Howell named MVP of Military Bowl". keepingitheel.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "North Carolina vs. Temple - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Temple Owls vs. North Carolina Tar Heels football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.


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