The 2013 Military Bowl was an American

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that was played on December 27, 2013, at

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. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The sixth edition of the Military Bowl, it featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of

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against the

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(based in nearby College Park) from the

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. The game began at 2:30 p.m. EST and aired on

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. It was sponsored by aerospace and defense technology company

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, and was officially known as the Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman. Marshall defeated Maryland by a score of 31–20. The Thundering Herd finished the regular season with a 9–4 record (7–1 C-USA), champions of the Conference USA East Division. The Terrapins had a record of 7–5 (3–5 ACC). This was the first Military Bowl to be played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The first five were played at

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Teams

The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of

against

from the

. This was the first meeting between Marshall and Maryland.

Marshall Thundering Herd

The Thundering Herd improved on last season's 5–7 finish, winning the Conference USA East Division Championship and advancing to the

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. After their 41–24 defeat at the hands of the

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, bowl director Steve Beck extended an invitation to the Herd to play in the game. In addition to being Marshall's first Military Bowl, this is set to be the last Military Bowl to feature representation from Conference USA, as that tie-in will go to the

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from 2014 until at least 2019.

Maryland Terrapins

The Terrapins got back to their winning ways after finishing 7–5 overall and 3–5 in-conference. They are making their first bowl appearance since they played in the 2010 edition of this game where they faced another

opponent in East Carolina. At season's end, bowl director Steve Beck extended an invitation to the Terps to play in the game. This will mark as the Terps' final game as a member of the

before moving to the

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for

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Game summary

First quarter

The first quarter started very slow. The first 4 drives all resulted in 3 and outs, but the next 3 resulted in touchdowns. On 2nd and Goal from the

1 yard line, Marshall Thundering Herd quarterback Rakeem Cato threw a touchdown pass to Tommy Shuler. On the next drive,

quarterback C. J. Brown threw a touchdown pass to Levern Jacobs. The last scoring play of the first quarter occurred when Cato had another touchdown pass, this time to Gator Hoskins. After the first quarter, the score was 14–7 in favor of

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Second quarter

The second quarter started just like how the first quarter ended. Maryland's kicker, Brad Craddock, converted an early field goal from 25 yards. Marshall's next drive would also result in points, as their own kicker, Justin Haig, would make a 27-yard field goal. After the two teams traded punts, Maryland converted another scoring opportunity. Craddock made another field goal, this time from 31 yards away. After the field goal, Marshall had another opportunity to score, but had limited time. With 9 seconds left and facing a 4th down and 10 from the Maryland 33, Marshall coach

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decided to go for it. Quarterback Rakeem Cato completed the pass to Essray Taliaferro, but they were not able to score nor were they able to get another play off in time. After the second quarter, the score was 17–13 in favor of

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Scoring summary

References

External links

Video Highlights from ESPN's Broadcast of the Game
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