Boca Raton Bowl

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Boca Raton Bowl
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Boca Raton Bowl Logo.svg
StadiumFAU Stadium
LocationBoca Raton, Florida
Operated2014–present
Conference tie-insC-USA, The American, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt
PayoutUS$900,000 (2019)[1]
Sponsors
Marmot (2015)
Cheribundi (2017–2019)
RoofClaim.com (2020–2023)
Former names
Boca Raton Bowl (2014, 2016)
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl (2015)
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl (2017)
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (2018–2019)
2020 matchup
UCF vs. BYU (BYU 49–23)
2021 matchup
Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky
(Western Kentucky 59–38)

The Boca Raton Bowl is an annual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game played in Boca Raton, Florida, since December 2014 at FAU Stadium on the campus of Florida Atlantic University.

Since 2020, it has been sponsored by RoofClaim.com and officially known as the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.[2] Previous sponsors include Cheribundi (2017–2019) and Marmot (2015).

History[]

The bowl was founded on October 10, 2013,[3] and was first played in December 2014 as one of the 2014–15 bowl games.[4]

The bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events, and is televised by ESPN as part of its annual "Bowl Week".[4] On October 6, 2015, Marmot, an outdoor clothing and sporting goods company, was announced as the title sponsor of the game.[5] On December 1, 2017, Cheribundi, a New York based beverage company, was announced as the new title sponsor.[6][7]

In 2016, Kenneth Langone was named "Lifetime Commissioner" of the Boca Raton Bowl. Langone is known to walk around the stands selling LEOs (Lox, Eggs, and Onions) during the game.[8]

Conference tie-ins[]

The bowl had a tie-in with the Mid-American Conference (MAC) for 2014 and 2015, to face opponents from Conference USA (C-USA) in the first year and the American Athletic Conference (The American) in the second.[9]

In 2014, Northern Illinois, winner of the 2014 MAC Championship Game, was sent as the conference's representative, while C-USA also sent its champion, Marshall. The MAC and C-USA did not have automatic bowl bids for their champions entering 2014; C-USA had lost its contract with the Liberty Bowl, while the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, which usually took the MAC champion, was discontinued after its 2013 playing and the GoDaddy Bowl, which takes a MAC team and has the option to take the conference champion if it desires, did not invite Marshall. In 2015, the MAC sent Toledo and The American sent Temple.

In 2016 and 2017, C-USA and The American had primary tie-ins with the bowl.[10] In 2016, C-USA sent Western Kentucky and The American sent Memphis. In 2017, C-USA sent Florida Atlantic while their opponent, Akron, came from the MAC. A C-USA vs. MAC matchup was again featured in 2018. The "affiliated conferences" for the 2019 game were The American, C-USA and MAC.[11]

Game results[]

All rankings in AP Poll.

Date Winning team Losing team Attendance Notes
December 23, 2014 Marshall 52 Northern Illinois 23 29,419 notes
December 22, 2015 Toledo 32 24 Temple 17 25,908 notes
December 20, 2016 Western Kentucky 51 Memphis 31 24,726 notes
December 19, 2017 Florida Atlantic 50 Akron 3 25,912 notes
December 18, 2018 UAB 37 Northern Illinois 13 22,614 notes
December 21, 2019 Florida Atlantic 52 SMU 28 23,187 notes
December 22, 2020 13 BYU 49 UCF 23 6,000 notes
December 18, 2021 Western Kentucky 59 Appalachian State 38 15,429 notes

Source:[12]

MVPs[]

2014 MVP Rakeem Cato

The number of players honored as MVPs has varied.

Year Offense Defense Special Teams Ref.
Player Pos. Team Player Pos. Team Player Pos. Team
2014 Rakeem Cato QB Marshall   [13]
2015 Phillip Ely QB Toledo Ju'Wan Woodley LB Toledo   [14]
2016 Anthony Wales RB Western Kentucky Keith Brown LB Western Kentucky   [15]
2017 Jason Driskel QB Florida Atlantic Azeez Al-Shaair LB Florida Atlantic   [16]
2018 Xavier Ubosi WR UAB Anthony Rush NT UAB   [17]
2019 Chris Robison QB Florida Atlantic Rashad Smith LB Florida Atlantic Matt Hayball P Florida Atlantic [18]
2020 Zach Wilson QB BYU Keenan Pili LB BYU Caleb Christensen KR BYU [19]
2021 Bailey Zappe QB Western Kentucky Antwon Kincade DB Western Kentucky John Haggerty III P Western Kentucky [20]

Most appearances[]

Updated through the December 2021 edition (8 games, 16 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
Team Appearances Record Win pct.
Florida Atlantic 2 2–0 1.000
Western Kentucky 2 2–0 1.000
Northern Illinois 2 0–2 0.000
Teams with a single appearance

Won: BYU, Marshall, Toledo, UAB
Lost: Appalachian State, Akron, Memphis, SMU, Temple, UCF

Appearances by conference[]

Updated through the December 2021 edition (8 games, 16 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
C-USA 6 6 0 1.000 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021  
MAC 4 1 3 0.250 2015 2014, 2017, 2018
The Americandagger 4 0 4 0.000   2015, 2016, 2019, 2020
Independents 1 1 0 1.000 2020  
Sun Belt 1 0 1 0.000   2021

Independent appearances: BYU (2020)

Game records[]

[when?]

Team Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 59, Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State 2021
Most points scored (losing team) 38, Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky 2021
Most points scored (both teams) 97, Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State 2021
Fewest points allowed 3, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron 2017
Largest margin of victory 47, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron 2017
Total yards 655, BYU vs. UCF 2020
Rushing yards 312, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron 2017
Passing yards 441, BYU vs. UCF 2020
First downs 34, BYU vs. UCF 2020
Fewest yards allowed 146, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron 2017
Fewest rushing yards allowed 69, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron 2017
Fewest passing yards allowed 77, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron 2017
Individual Record, Player, Team Year
All-purpose yards 329, Anthony Wales (Western Kentucky) 2016
Touchdowns (all-purpose) 3, most recent: Jerreth Sterns (Western Kentucky) 2021
Rushing yards 245, Anthony Wales (Western Kentucky) 2016
Rushing touchdowns 3, shared by:
Anthony Wales (Western Kentucky)
Devin Singletary (Florida Atlantic)
2016
2017
Passing yards 425, Zach Wilson (BYU) 2020
Passing touchdowns 6, Bailey Zappe (Western Kentucky) 2021
Receptions 26, Devin Singletary (Florida Atlantic) 2017
Receiving yards 227, Xavier Ubosi (UAB)[21] 2018
Receiving touchdowns 3, shared by
Anthony Miller (Memphis)
Xavier Ubosi (UAB)
Jerreth Sterns (Western Kentucky)
2016
2018
2021
Tackles 10, shared by:
Antwon Kincade (Western Kentucky)
Kaiden Smith (Appalachian State)
2021
Sacks 3.0, shared by:
Arthur Maulet (Memphis)
Nick Dawson (Western Kentucky)
2016
Interceptions 1, most recent: Miguel Edwards (Western Kentucky)
Michael Pitts (Western Kentucky)
2021
Long Plays Record, Player, Team Year
Touchdown run 86 yds., (Western Kentucky) 2021
Touchdown pass 80 yds., Cody Thompson (Toledo) 2015
Kickoff return 93 yds., Deandre Reaves (Marshall) 2014
Punt return 24 yds., Jalen Young (Florida Atlantic) 2017
Interception return 22 yds., Rashad Smith (Florida Atlantic) 2019
Fumble return 34 yds., Rashad Smith (Florida Atlantic) 2019
Punt 71 yds., Alex Starzyk (Temple) 2015
Field goal 42 yds., Nick Vogel (UAB) [22] 2018

Media coverage[]

TV and radio coverage includes play-by-play announcers, color commentators, and sideline reporters.

Television[]

Date Network Play-by-play Color commentary Sideline reporter
2014 ESPN Dave LaMont Desmond Howard Quint Kessenich
2015 Allen Bestwick Dan Hawkins Tiffany Greene
2016 Dave LaMont Desmond Howard Quint Kessenich
2017 Clay Matvick Kirk Morrison Cole Cubelic
2018 Dave LaMont Desmond Howard and Jonathan Vilma Alyssa Lang
2019 ABC Tom Hart Joey Galloway Pat McAfee
2020 ESPN Dave Neal D. J. Shockley Lericia Harris
2021 Clay Matvick Rocky Boiman Tiffany Blackmon

Radio[]

Date Network Play-by-play Color commentary Sideline reporter
2014 ESPN Radio Marc Kestecher John Congemi
2015 Dave LaMont
2016 Marc Kestecher
2017 Steve Levy Desmond Howard
2018 Bill Rosinski David Norrie
2019 Dave LaMont Rene Ingoglia Lericia Harris
2020 Chris Carlin
2021 EJ Manuel

Legends Honoree[]

Each December, the bowl recognizes one person associated with football in the state of Florida with the Palm Beach County Football Legends Award.

Year Honoree Role Florida team Ref.
2014 Howard Schnellenberger College & NFL head coach Florida Atlantic Owls [23]
2015 Reidel Anthony College & NFL wide receiver Florida Gators [24]
2016 John Carney College & NFL placekicker Cardinal Newman High School [25]
2017 Steve Walsh College & NFL quarterback; High School & CFL coach Miami Hurricanes [26]
2018 Brad Banks College & CFL quarterback; 2002 Heisman Trophy runner-up Glades Central High School [27]

References[]

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