Overview
- Kickoff is Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. CT at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl, with national TV coverage on ESPN.
- Jacksonville State enters 8-5 after a 19-15 loss to Kennesaw State in the Conference USA championship, and Troy is 8-5 after a 31-14 loss to James Madison in the Sun Belt title game.
- The programs have not met since 2001; outlets differ on the all-time series tally, but all note Troy has won the last seven meetings.
- Jax State is in its third straight bowl since moving to FBS ahead of 2023, having beaten Louisiana in 2023 and lost to Ohio in 2024.
- Ticket information is available at salutetoveteransbowl.com, and pregame storylines feature Jax State’s FBS rushing leader Cam Cook and Troy’s All-Sun Belt punter Evan Crenshaw, the league’s Special Teams Player of the Year.