| Game Name: | Military Bowl |
| Title Sponsor Suffix: | presented by Northrop Grumman |
| Subheader: | 10th Military Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 28 |
| Year Game Played: | 2017 |
| Football Season: | 2017 |
| Stadium: | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
| City: | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Visitor School: | University of Virginia |
| Visitor Name Short: | Virginia |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cavaliers |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Visitor Coach: | Bronco Mendenhall |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home School: | United States Naval Academy |
| Home Name Short: | Navy |
| Home Nickname: | Midshipmen |
| Home Record: | 6–6 |
| Home Conference: | The American |
| Home Coach: | Ken Niumatalolo |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 14 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Mvp: | Zach Abey (QB, Navy)[1] |
| Referee: | Dan Romeo (Big XII) |
| Attendance: | 35,921 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | TV: Clay Matvick, Kirk Morrison, Alex Corddry Radio: John Brickley, Brad Edwards |
The 2017 Military Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, on December 28, 2017. The game was the 10th edition of the Military Bowl and featured the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Navy Midshipmen of the American Athletic Conference. Sponsored by defense contractor Northrop Grumman, the game was officially known as the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman.[2]
See main article: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team.
The Virginia Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 6–6 record. This was the team's first appearance in the Military Bowl and their first bowl appearance since 2011.
See main article: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team.
The Navy Midshipmen had a 6–6 record in the regular season. This was the team's third appearance in the Military Bowl; they lost in 2008 (when the game was the EagleBank Bowl) and won in 2015.
| Statistics | UVA | Navy |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 54–175 | 77–452 |
| Rushes–yards | 18–30 | 76–452 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 0 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–36–1 | 0–1–0 |
| Time of possession | 18:00 | 42:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| UVA | Passing | 16/36, 145 yds, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jordan Ellis | 11 car, 37 yds | |
| Receiving | 5 rec, 62 yds | ||
| Navy | Passing | 0/1, 0 yds | |
| Rushing | Malcom Perry | 16 car, 144 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | N/A |