After last year’s disappointing attendance, the District’s college bowl game looks poised for a comeback — at least as far as the economy goes.

After drawing stingy attendance its first two years, the game — rebranded this year as the Military Bowl — is on pace to have its biggest crowd in its three-year history on Wednesday, according to a news release by the game organizers. The inaugural bowl drew fewer than 29,000 fans and the 2009 bowl drew worse — just 23,000 people filled RFK Stadium, roughly half the stadium’s capacity.