2010 Military Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman 3rd Military Bowl Military Bowl logo (2010-12).png December 29 2010 2010 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. East Carolina East Carolina Pirates 6–6 Ruffin McNeill C-USA 0 3 10 7 University of Maryland Maryland Terrapins 8–4 Ralph Friedgen ACC 6 10 21 14 RB Da'Rel Scott, Maryland Maryland by 7The Tuscaloosa News, December 29, 2010 John McDaid (Big East) 38,062 1 million ESPN Pam Ward, Danny Kanell and Quint Kessenich 2009 The 2010 Military Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game previously called the EagleBank Bowl.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5730236 Bowl game in U.S. Capital renamed Military Bowl 26 October 2010 It was played as scheduled at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., on December 29, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. (ET), and telecast on ESPN. In April 2010, organizers announced that the NCAA had granted a four-year extension of the game's bowl certification.http://militarybowl.org/d-cs-eaglebank-bowl-granted-four-year-extension/ D.C's EagleBank Bowl Granted Four-Year Extension 29 April 2010 Additionally, the bowl received sponsorship from Northrop Grumman, and this edition was officially known as the 2010 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman. Teams The bowl organizers selected the Maryland Terrapins from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the East Carolina Pirates from Conference USA. This is the first ever meeting between the two programs. East Carolina Pirates 2010 East Carolina Pirates football team The bowl selected the 6–6 East Carolina Pirates to serve as the Conference USA representative. Coming off the 2009 season in which they were the Conference USA Champions and its representative in the Liberty Bowl the Pirates struggled a bit in 2010, losing four of their last five games. It was ECU's first appearance in the Military Bowl. The appearance marks their unprecedented fifth straight bowl appearance, its seventh since 2000 and 17th overall in program history. Maryland Terrapins 2010 Maryland Terrapins football team Coming off a disappointing 2–10 season in 2009 Maryland returns to a bowl game to face East Carolina. Head coach Ralph Friedgen was named the ACC's Coach of the Year for the turnaround, which was the second-best in the FBS this year, and this game marked his final game as the head coach of Maryland. Quarterback Danny O’Brien was named the league's Rookie of the Year. The Terps were one win away from playing in the ACC title game but settled for the ACC's 8th bowl tie-in selection. Maryland has won four of its past five bowl games and has outscored its last four bowl opponents 151–73. This is their first appearance in the Military Bowl. Contingency for Army Army had a contingency agreement with the game organizers that would have allowed the Black Knights to go to the game if either the ACC or Conference USA was unable to send a team to the bowl game. However, this tie-in would only have become applicable if the Armed Forces Bowl failed to select Army first.http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=48071&SPID=4587&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=205018699 Army Signs Backup Bowl Agreement Army Athletic Communications October 26, 2010 December 1, 2010 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes This scenario was taken off the table on November 30, when the Armed Forces Bowl extended a bid to Army.http://www.armedforcesbowl.com/2010/11/army-accepts-bell-helicopter-armed-forces-bowl-bid/ Army Accepts Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Bid Armed Forces Bowl November 30, 2010 December 1, 2010 Game Summary thumb|right|Davin Meggett (right) carrying the ball for Maryland during the 2010 Military Bowl Scoring Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterMD - Danny O'Brien 45-yard pass to Kevin Dorsey (Travis Baltz kick blocked), 10:35MD 6-0 2nd QuarterMD - Travis Baltz 23 yard kick, 9:46MD 9-0EC - Michael Barbour 37 yard kick, 6:08MD 9-3MD - D.J. Adams 1-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 2:57MD 16-3 3rd QuarterMD - D.J. Adams 1-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 13:13MD 23-3EC - Dominique Davis 20-yard pass Lance Lewis (Michael Barbour kick), 9:51 MD 23-10MD - D.J. Adams 1-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 4:32MD 30-10EC - Michael Barbour 31 yard kick, 1:18MD 30-13MD - Da'Rel Scott 61-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 1:00MD 37-13 4th QuarterMD - Da'Rel Scott 91-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 11:20MD 44-13MD - D.J. Adams 4-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 4:41MD 51-13EC - Brad Wornick pass 14 yard to Justin Jones (Michael Barbour kick), 1:43 MD 51-20 Statistics Statistics E. Carolina Maryland First downs 19 18 Total offense, plays-yards 83-34360-478Rushes-yards (net) 21-32 38-297Passes, Comp-Att-Yds 39-62-31113-22-181Fumbles-Interceptions2-2 0-2 Time of Possession 30:13 29:47 References External links 1805131 Military Bowl Category:Military Bowl Category:East Carolina Pirates football bowl games Category:Maryland Terrapins football bowl games Military Bowl Category:December 2010 sports events in the United States