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College football game
The
2010 Military Bowl
was the third edition of the
college football
bowl game
previously called the
EagleBank Bowl
.
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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.
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Additionally, the bowl received sponsorship from
Northrop Grumman
, and this edition was officially known as the
2010 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
.
Teams
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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This scenario was taken off the table on November 30, when the Armed Forces Bowl extended a bid to Army.
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Game Summary
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Davin Meggett
(right) carrying the ball for Maryland during the 2010 Military Bowl
Scoring
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Scoring Play
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Score
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1st Quarter
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MD -
Danny O'Brien
45-yard pass to Kevin Dorsey (
Travis Baltz
kick blocked), 10:35
|
MD 6-0
|
2nd Quarter
|
MD - Travis Baltz 23 yard kick, 9:46
|
MD 9-0
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EC - Michael Barbour 37 yard kick, 6:08
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MD 9-3
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MD - D.J. Adams 1-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 2:57
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MD 16-3
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3rd Quarter
|
MD - D.J. Adams 1-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 13:13
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MD 23-3
|
EC -
Dominique Davis
20-yard pass Lance Lewis (Michael Barbour kick), 9:51
|
MD 23-10
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MD - D.J. Adams 1-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 4:32
|
MD 30-10
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EC - Michael Barbour 31 yard kick, 1:18
|
MD 30-13
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MD -
Da'Rel Scott
61-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 1:00
|
MD 37-13
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4th Quarter
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MD - Da'Rel Scott 91-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 11:20
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MD 44-13
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MD - D.J. Adams 4-yard run (Travis Baltz kick), 4:41
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MD 51-13
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EC - Brad Wornick pass 14 yard to Justin Jones (Michael Barbour kick), 1:43
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MD 51-20
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Statistics
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Statistics
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E. Carolina
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Maryland
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First Downs
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19
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18
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Total offense, plays-yards
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83-343
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60-478
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Rushes-yards (net)
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21-32
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38-297
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Passes, Comp-Att-Yds
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39-62-311
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13-22-181
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Fumbles-Interceptions
|
2-2
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0-2
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Time of Possession
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30:13
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29:47
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References
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External links
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