The 2012 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman is a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 27, 2012 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The fifth edition of the Military Bowl began at 3:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It featured the San Jose State Spartans from the Western Athletic Conference against the Bowling Green Falcons from the Mid-American Conference and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Spartans accepted their invitation after earning a 10–2 record in the regular season, while the Falcons accepted after earning an 8–4 record on theirs.