Military Bowl Matchup

Navy (9-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), Dec. 28, 2:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland

TOP PLAYERS

Navy: QB Keenan Reynolds has 1,093 yards rushing, 964 yards passing. He has 19 TD runs, 6 TD passes.

Pittsburgh: WR Tyler Boyd has 85 catches for 873 yards and six TDs.

NOTABLE

Navy: The Midshipmen haven't completed their regular season yet. They face Army on Saturday in Philadelphia. ... Reynolds has a Football Bowl Subdivision record 83 career touchdown runs.

Pittsburgh: The Panthers got off to a 6-1 start but have lost three of their last five games. Their eight wins represent their highest regular-season total since 2009,

LAST TIME

Navy 23, Pittsburgh 21 on Oct. 26, 2013.

BOWL HISTORY

Navy: Second appearance in Military Bowl (last one came in 2008 when it was known as the EagleBank Bowl), 12th bowl appearance in last 13 seasons.

Pittsburgh: This is the Panthers' eighth straight season with a bowl appearance but their first trip to the Military Bowl.