Salute to Veterans Bowl gets Tuesday afternoon spot on ESPN
South Alabama won the 2024 IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl game at Cramton Bowl. The 2026 game will be played on Dec. 15 on ESPN. (File Photo)
By BARRY ALLEN
The 13th-annual IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl will be played on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at Cramton Bowl in downtown Montgomery, ESPN Events announced on Wednesday.
The game will kick off at 4:30 p.m. (CT) and will be televised by ESPN.
Of the 12 previous games, all but one has been a one-score games with the average margin of victory at 4.3 points.
In nine of the 12 games, the winning score came in the fourth quarter, including walk-off field goals by Appalachian State (2015) and Georgia Southern (2018).
Last season, Jacksonville State defeated Troy 17-13 in a battle of in-state teams. The Gamecocks and Trojans are both former members of the Gulf South Conference.
Bowling Green defeated South Alabama 33-28 in the inaugural IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (previously known as Camellia Bowl) on Dec. 20, 2014.
The IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl matches teams from the Mid-American Conference, Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA.
Tickets are available through www.salutetoveteransbowl.com.
IS4S SALUTE TO VETERANS BOWL RESULTS
Game-by-scores of the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (Camellia Bowl)
Date Result Network
Dec. 20, 2014 Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28 ESPN
Dec. 19, 2015 Appalachian State 31, Ohio 29 ESPN
Dec. 17, 2016 Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28 ESPN
Dec. 16, 2017 Middle Tennessee 35, Arkansas St. 30 ESPN
Dec. 15, 2018 Georgia Southern 23, E. Michigan 21 ESPN
Dec. 21, 2019 Arkansas St. 34, FIU 26 ESPN
Dec. 25, 2020 Buffalo 17, Marshall 10 ESPN
Dec. 25, 2021 Georgia State 51, Ball State 20 ESPN
Dec. 27, 2022 Buffalo 23, Georgia Southern 21 ESPN
Dec. 23, 2023 Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19 ESPN
Dec. 14, 2024 South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23 ESPN
Dec. 16, 2025 Jacksonville State 17, Troy 13 ESPN