| 2026 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | |||||||||
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| 23rd Armed Forces Bowl | |||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 2026 | ||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||
| Stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium | ||||||||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||||
| Referee | Matt Packowski (MAC) | ||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||
| Announcers | Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline) | ||||||||
The 2026 Armed Forces Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on January 2, 2026, at Amon G. Carter Stadium located in Fort Worth, Texas. The 23rd annual Armed Forces Bowl game will feature a team from the American Athletic Conference and Conference USA. The game is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. CST and will air on ESPN. [1] [2] The Armed Forces Bowl will be one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game is sponsored by aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin and is officially known as the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
The Rice Owls (5-7, 2-6 American) and Texas State Bobcats (6-6, 3-5 Sun Belt) have officially accepted invitations to play in this year’s Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. Rice is playing in the bowl for the second time, while Texas State is making its inaugural trip.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rice | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Texas State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas