2010 Military Bowl
NCAA football bowl game
The 2010 Military Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game previously called the EagleBank Bowl. 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. 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
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
Coming off a disappointing 2–10 season in 2009 Maryland returns to a bowl game to face East Carolina.
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