{"id":23745,"date":"2022-12-05T12:51:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T18:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=23745"},"modified":"2022-12-07T13:34:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T19:34:55","slug":"baylor-football-earns-11th-bowl-bid-in-13-years-will-face-air-force-in-armed-forces-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2022\/12\/baylor-football-earns-11th-bowl-bid-in-13-years-will-face-air-force-in-armed-forces-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Baylor football earns 11th bowl bid in 13 years, will face Air Force in Armed Forces Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Baylor<\/p>\n

For the 11th time in 13 years, Baylor football is going bowling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Bears will face Air Force in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl<\/a> on Dec. 22 (6:30 p.m., ESPN) at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth. The game is a unique one among bowls, with its focus on the military extending far beyond the name. Patriotic overtones recognizing all six branches of the armed forces are prevalent throughout the game; past games have also included flyovers, demonstrations by military skydiving teams, armed forces bands, the awarding of custom homes to wounded warriors,\u00a0fan-fest areas showcasing armed forces hardware, and more.<\/p>\n

Baylor enters the bowl with a 6-6 record, led by freshman running back Richard Reese (the Big 12’s Offensive Freshman of the Year<\/a>) and senior fullback\/linebacker Dillon Doyle (who just became the first player in Big 12 history to earn all-conference first- or second-team honors on offense and defense in the same season).<\/p>\n

Air Force comes in at 9-3 on the year (5-3 in the Mountain West Conference). The Falcons lead the nation with 330.9 rushing yards per game; fullback Brad Roberts was named MWC Offensive Player of the Year<\/a> after leading the league with 134.3 rushing yards per game.<\/p>\n

Baylor and Air Force have met three times previously — in 1961, 1962 and 1977 — with the Bears winning all three (31-7, 10-3, and 38-7). The first of those three was future all-American Don Trull’s second full game for Baylor; the second saw 114 Baylor students make an 1,800-mile round-trip train ride to see the Bears win in the snow; and the third was highlighted by Baylor’s five interceptions on defense. What will the fourth match-up hold?<\/p>\n

Baylor’s direct ticket allotment sold out quickly, but tickets are still available through the Armed Forces Bowl website<\/a>. (Note: Baylor is the visiting team and will occupy the west sideline.) Baylor Alumni<\/a> is working on events in Fort Worth around the game; stay tuned for more details on that. Fans can find details on other events surrounding the game at the Armed Forces Bowl website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Need something new to wear? Bowl gear (and other Baylor football paraphernalia) is available now through the Baylor Bookstore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sic \u2019em, bowl-bound Bears!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the 11th time in 13 years, Baylor football is going bowling. The Bears will face Air Force in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 22 (6:30 p.m., ESPN) at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth. The game is a unique one among bowls, with its focus on the military extending far […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-athletics","category-honors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}