The 2025 Go Bowling Military Bowl will be played on Saturday, Dec. 27 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. The game once again will match teams from the ACC and the American Athletic Conference. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. ET and the game will be televised on ESPN.
East Carolina won in a thrilling 26-21 victory over rival NC State before a crowd of 23,981.
The 20th Home of the Free…Because of the Brave Dinner will be held at Fogo De Chao in Tysons, Va., on Thursday, September 4. The entire restaurant will be closed for this event which will welcome approximately 60 active-duty and recovering service members (and family/caregivers), providing them a first-class night out.
The Touchdown Club Golf Outing benefiting Patriot Point teed off on Tuesday, June 10 at Whiskey Creek Golf Club in Ijamsville, Maryland!
The Military Bowl Foundation announced that Larry Hogan, who served two terms as the Governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023, has joined the Military Bowl Foundation Board of Directors.
Chris Cole, who led the Military Bowl Foundation’s Board of Directors for more than a decade of prosperous growth, is transitioning from board chairman to an emeritus role with the board.
The Military Bowl Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates premier events in the National Capital Region to benefit our nation’s service members.
Originally formed to operate the region’s first-ever college football postseason bowl game, the Foundation now not only operates the Go Bowling Military Bowl but additionally operates the DC Touchdown Club and Patriot Point, a retreat for recovering service members, their families and caregivers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The Foundation hosts engaging events throughout the year to raise money and awareness for our service members and looks forward to continuing to extend its reach and benefit those who give so much of themselves for our country.
The Military Bowl Foundation, the Stuart Plank family and the Taishoff Family Foundation created Patriot Point, LLC in 2016 and purchased a 294-acre property on Maryland's Eastern Shore to serve as a retreat for wounded, ill and injured service members, their families and caregivers.
Started in 2013 by the Military Bowl Foundation in homage to the old Touchdown Club of Washington, the Touchdown Club honors the best and brightest in the Washington-area football community highlighted by an annual awards dinner. The Club honors High School and College Football Players of the Week throughout the season and holds an annual golf tournament benefiting Patriot Point.
The centerpiece of the Military Bowl Foundation, the Go Bowling Military Bowl is the National Capital Region's college football postseason bowl game featuring a matchup between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and American Athletic Conference. Played in December at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., and broadcast on ESPN, the Bowl's mission is to honor the nation's current and former service member's and positively impact the regional economy.