2023 Armed Forces Bowl

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2023 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
21st Armed Forces Bowl
1234Total
James Madison707721
Air Force7147331
DateDecember 23, 2023
Season 2023
Stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
Location Fort Worth, Texas
MVPEmmanuel Michel (RB, Air Force) [1]
Favorite James Madison by 3.5 [2]
Referee Nate Black (AAC) [3]
Attendance30,828
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Announcers Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Armed Forces Bowl
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The 2023 Armed Forces Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2023, at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. The 21st annual Armed Forces Bowl featured the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference and the James Madison Dukes of the Sun Belt Conference. The game begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. CST and was aired on ABC. [4] [5] The Armed Forces Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin and was officially known as the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.

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Teams

The game featured the James Madison Dukes from the Sun Belt Conference and the Air Force Falcons from the Mountain West Conference.

This was the first time that James Madison and Air Force played each other.

James Madison Dukes

The Dukes entered the game ranked 24th in the AP poll with an 11–1 record (7–1 in Sun Belt games), having finished atop their conference's East Division. Because this was the final year of a two-year transition from the Football Championship Subdivision, James Madison was not originally bowl-eligible, [6] with waiver requests denied by the NCAA in August [7] and November. [8] However, because of an insufficient number of bowl-eligible teams available to fill all bowl games, the Dukes were ultimately granted a berth.

This was the first bowl game in James Madison school history.

Air Force Falcons

The Falcons entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–3 in Mountain West games), tied for fourth place in their conference. They started their season with eight consecutive wins, culminating with a win over Colorado State, which was ranked 19th in the AP poll, but then lost their final four games of the regular season.

This was Air Force's seventh Armed Forces Bowl, extending their record for most appearances in the game. Entering the game, the Falcons had a 2–4 record in prior editions of the game, having most recently appeared in the 2022 edition, which they won.

Game summary

2023 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Period1234Total
James Madison707721
Air Force7147331

at Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h) SE
  • Game attendance: 30,828
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ABC): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:11) AF – Emmanuel Michel 1 yard run, Matthew Dapore kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:30; Air Force 7–0)
  • (5:00) JMU – Phoenix Sproles 18 yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Camden Wise kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (7:51) AF – Emmanuel Michel 1 yard run, Matthew Dapore kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 4:06; Air Force 14–7)
  • (0:27) AF – Jared Roznos 42 yard pass from Zac Larrier, Matthew Dapore kick (Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:11; Air Force 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (9:11) JMU – Kaelon Black 5 yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Camden Wise kick (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:56; Air Force 21–14)
  • (4:07) AF – Zac Larrier 1 yard run, Matthew Dapore kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Air Force 28–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:20) AF – Matthew Dapore 26 yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 49 yards, 9:45; Air Force 31–14)
  • (3:10) JMU – Phoenix Sproles 7 yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Camden Wise kick (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:10; Air Force 31–21)

Statistics

StatisticsJMUAFA
First downs1618
Plays–yards52–28368–396
Rushes–yards19–2663–351
Passing yards25745
Passing: comp–att–int20–33–13–5–0
Time of possession22:2737:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
James MadisonPassing Jordan McCloud 20/33, 257 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingKaelon Black11 carries, 43 yards
ReceivingElijah Sarratt8 receptions, 115 yards
Air ForcePassingZac Larrier3/5, 45 yards, TD
RushingEmmanuel Michel35 carries, 203 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJared Roznos1 reception, 42 yards, TD

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