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played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, Annapolis, Maryland, on December 28, 2017. The game was the 10th edition of the Military Bowl and featured the 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team, Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team, 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.

Teams

Virginia Cavaliers

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.

Navy Midshipmen

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 EagleBank Bowl, 2008 (when the game was the EagleBank Bowl) and won in 2015 Military Bowl, 2015.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

References

2017–18 NCAA football bowl games Military Bowl Navy Midshipmen football bowl games Virginia Cavaliers football bowl games 2017 in sports in Maryland December 2017 sports events in the United States {{Collegefootball-bowl-stub