DURHAM – Duke is set to make its 15th bowl appearance when it faces off against UCF on Wednesday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Kickoff is set for 2 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN.
Wednesday will mark the first meeting on the gridiron between these two programs. They do have two familiar foes from the 2022 regular season schedule in Georgia Tech and Temple. The Blue Devils went 1-1 against those opponents, while the Knights finished 2-0.
The Blue Devils have won three-straight bowl games, which entered the bowl season tied for the 10th longest active streak nationally. Among ACC teams, only Syracuse has a longer active streak at four wins.
Duke head coach Mike Elko and nine Blue Devils were honored with ACC recognition at the conclusion of the regular season. Elko was tabbed the league’s Coach of the Year, joining Bill Murray (1954, 1960, 1962), Steve Spurrier (1988, 1989), Fred Goldsmith (1994), and David Cutcliffe (2012, 2013) as the Duke coaches to receive the honor. Elko was later tabbed a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award and a semifinalist for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award.
Wednesday’s ESPN broadcast will feature Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason, and Marilyn Payne on the call. The game can also be heard on the Blue Devil Sports Network from LEARFIELD through the Varsity app or goduke.com.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Military Bowl
Duke (8-4, 5-3 ACC) vs. UCF (9-4, 6-2 AAC)
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 • 2:00 p.m.
Annapolis, Md. • Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000)
TELEVISION • ESPN
RADIO • Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
GAME NOTES • Duke Notes (PDF) • UCF Notes
LIVE STATS • Military Bowl
TWITTER • @DukeFOOTBALL
GAME NOTES
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