Boca Raton Bowl#MVPs
{{short description|Annual American college football postseason game}}
{{Infobox college football bowl game
| name = Boca Raton Bowl
| full_name =
| logo = Boca_Raton_Bowl_logo.png
| image_size = 250px
| stadium = FAU Stadium
| previous_stadiums =
| location = Boca Raton, Florida
| previous_locations =
| years = 2014–present
| conference_tie-ins = C-USA, The American, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt
| previous_tie-ins =
| current champions = Florida Atlantic
| payout = 900,000 (2019){{cite web |url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2019/ |title=2019 Bowl Schedule |website=collegefootballpoll.com |access-date=December 13, 2019}}
| website = {{URL|https://bocaratonbowl.com/}}
| sponsors = {{ubl
|Marmot (2015)
|Cheribundi (2017–2019)
|RoofClaim.com (2020–2023)
}}
| former_names = {{ubl
|Boca Raton Bowl (2014, 2016)
|Marmot Boca Raton Bowl (2015)
|Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl (2017)
|Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (2018–2019)
|RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl (2020–2023)
}}
| prev_matchup_year = 2023
| prev_matchup_season = 2023
| prev_matchup_teams = Syracuse vs. South Florida
| prev_matchup_score = South Florida 45–0
| next_matchup_year = 2024
| next_matchup_season = 2024
| next_matchup_teams = Western Kentucky vs. James Madison
| next_matchup_date = James Madison 27–17
}}
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 on the campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) at FAU Stadium. Winners of the game received the Howard Schnellenberger championship trophy, named for the football head coach at FAU from 2001 to 2011.
From 2020 through 2023, the bowl was sponsored by RoofClaim.com.{{cite press release |url=https://bowlseason.com/news/2020/12/3/general-boca-raton-bowl-announces-roofclaim-com-as-title-sponso-r.aspx |title=Boca Raton Bowl Announces Roofclaim.Com as Title Sponsor |publisher=ESPN Events |website=bowlseason.com |date=December 3, 2020 |access-date=December 3, 2020}} Previous sponsors were Cheribundi (2017–2019) and Marmot (2015).
History
The bowl was founded on October 10, 2013,{{cite web |url=http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/277185/MAC-Announces-The-Creation-Of-The-Boca-Raton-Bowl.aspx |title=MAC Announces The Creation Of The Boca Raton Bowl |publisher=Mac-sports.com |date=October 11, 2013 |access-date=November 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014063848/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/277185/MAC-Announces-The-Creation-Of-The-Boca-Raton-Bowl.aspx |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }} and was first played in December 2014 as one of the 2014–15 bowl games.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2014/05/dates_and_times_set_for_inaugu.html |title=Dates and times set for inaugural MAC football-affiliated Boca Raton Bowl, Bahamas Bowl |last=Drew |first=David |date=May 14, 2014 |publisher=mlive.com |access-date=May 14, 2014}}
The bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events, in partnership with Good Karma Brands (owner of the local ESPN Radio affiliate WUUB).{{Cite web |date=2023-07-31 |title=Sports Media: Good Karma's deal with ESPN Radio a long time coming |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/07/31/sports-media.aspx |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Sports Business Journal |language=en}} On October 6, 2015, Marmot, an outdoor clothing and sporting goods company, was announced as the title sponsor of the game.{{cite web |title=Marmot Becomes Title Sponsor of Boca Raton Bowl |url=http://espnevents.com/boca-raton-bowl/news-and-updates/marmot-becomes-title-sponsor-of-boca-raton-bowl/ |publisher=ESPN Events |date=6 October 2015}} On December 1, 2017, Cheribundi, a New York{{En dash}}based beverage company, was announced as the new title sponsor.{{Cite news|url=http://www.bocaratontribune.com/bocaratonnews/2017/12/boca-raton-bowl-announces-cheribundi-tart-cherry-new-title-sponsor/|title=Boca Raton Bowl Announces Cheribundi Tart Cherry As The New Title Sponsor|date=2017-12-01|work=Boca Raton News Most Reliable Source {{!}} Boca Raton Newspaper|access-date=2017-12-01|language=en-US}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cheribundibocaratonbowl.com/cheribundi-title-sponsor/ |title=BOCA RATON BOWL ANNOUNCES CHERIBUNDI TART CHERRY AS THE NEW TITLE SPONSOR |access-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-date=July 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707230833/https://www.cheribundibocaratonbowl.com/cheribundi-title-sponsor/ |url-status=dead }}
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.{{cite web |last=Ellis |first=Zac |url=http://college-football.si.com/2013/10/11/boca-raton-bowl/ |title=MAC announces creation of Boca Raton Bowl in 2014 |publisher=College-football.si.com |date=October 11, 2013 |access-date=November 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014024840/http://college-football.si.com/2013/10/11/boca-raton-bowl/ |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.conferenceusa.com/news/2017/5/10/FB_0510170830.aspx|title=FB: C-USA Bowl Partners Announce 2017 Dates|publisher=conferenceusa.com|date=May 10, 2017|access-date=December 21, 2017}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.cheribundibocaratonbowl.com/matchup/ |title=Matchup |website=cheribundibocaratonbowl.com |access-date=May 24, 2019 |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525014004/https://www.cheribundibocaratonbowl.com/matchup/ |url-status=dead }}
Game results
All rankings in AP Poll.
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!style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Date !! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;" colspan="2" | Winning team !! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;" colspan="2" | Losing team !! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Attendance !! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Notes | ||||||
December 23, 2014 | Marshall | 52 | Northern Illinois | 23 | align=center|29,419 | notes |
December 22, 2015 | Toledo | 32 | 24 Temple | 17 | align=center|25,908 | notes |
December 20, 2016 | Western Kentucky | 51 | Memphis | 31 | align=center|24,726 | notes |
December 19, 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 50 | Akron | align=center|3 | align=center|25,912 | notes |
December 18, 2018 | UAB | 37 | Northern Illinois | 13 | align=center|22,614 | notes |
December 21, 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 52 | SMU | 28 | align=center|23,187 | notes |
December 22, 2020 | 13 BYU | 49 | UCF | 23 | align=center|6,000 | notes |
December 18, 2021 | Western Kentucky | 59 | Appalachian State | 38 | align=center|15,429 | notes |
December 20, 2022 | Toledo | 21 | Liberty | 19 | align=center|20,622 | notes |
December 21, 2023 | South Florida | 45 | Syracuse | 0 | align=center|20,711 | notes |
December 18, 2024 | James Madison | 27 | Western Kentucky | 17 | align=center|15,808 | notes |
MVPs
The number of players honored as MVPs has varied.
Most appearances
Updated through the December 2024 edition (11 games, 22 total appearances).
;Teams with multiple appearances
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!style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Rank !style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Team !style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Appearances !style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Record !style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Win pct. | ||||
1 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2–1 | {{winpct|2|1|leading_zero=y}} |
rowspan=3|2 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2–0 | {{winpct|2|0|leading_zero=y}} |
Toledo | 2 | 2–0 | {{winpct|2|0|leading_zero=y}} | |
Northern Illinois | 2 | 0–2 | {{winpct|0|2|leading_zero=y}} |
;Teams with a single appearance
Won (5): BYU, James Madison, Marshall, South Florida, UAB
Lost (8): Akron, Appalachian State, Liberty, Memphis, SMU, Syracuse, Temple, UCF
Appearances by conference
Updated through the December 2024 edition (11 games, 22 total appearances).
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! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;" rowspan=2|Conference ! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;" colspan=4|Record ! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;" colspan=2|Appearances by season | ||||
style="border: 2px solid #E63E62;" |Games
! style="border: 2px solid #E63E62;" |W ! style="border: 2px solid #E63E62;" |L ! style="border: 2px solid #E63E62;" |Win pct. ! style="border: 2px solid #E63E62;" class=unsortable|Won ! style="border: 2px solid #E63E62;" class=unsortable|Lost | ||||
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C-USA | 7 | {{WinLossPct|6|1}} | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | 2024 |
MAC | 5 | {{WinLossPct|2|3}} | 2015, 2022 | 2014, 2017, 2018 |
The American | 5 | {{WinLossPct|1|4}} | 2023 | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 |
Independents | 2 | {{WinLossPct|1|1}} | 2020 | 2022 |
Sun Belt | 2 | {{WinLossPct|1|1}} | 2024 | 2021 |
ACC | 1 | {{WinLossPct|0|1}} | {{nbsp}} | 2023 |
Game records
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! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Team ! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Record, Team vs. Opponent ! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|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
|0, South Florida vs. Syracuse |2023 | ||
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
|16, James Madison vs. Western Kentucky |2024 | ||
Fewest passing yards allowed
|77, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron |2017 | ||
style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Individual
! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Record, Player, Team ! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Year | ||
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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 | 18, Tommy Shuler (Marshall) | 2014 |
Receiving yards | 227, Xavier Ubosi (UAB){{cite tweet |user=UAB_FB |number=1075214696461012993 |title=The 227 yards receiving by Xavier Ubosi is a new @BocaBowl record! |date=December 18, 2018 |access-date=December 18, 2018}} | 2018 |
Receiving touchdowns | 3, shared by Anthony Miller (Memphis) Xavier Ubosi (UAB) Jerreth Sterns (Western Kentucky) | 2016 2018 2021 |
Tackles | 16, Mike Smith Jr (Liberty) | 2022 |
Sacks | 3.0, shared by: Arthur Maulet (Memphis) Nick Dawson (Western Kentucky) | 2016 |
Interceptions | 1, most recent: Jacquez Williams (South Florida) Tavin Ward (South Florida) | 2023 |
style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Long Plays
! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Record, Player, Team ! style="background:#43A8BC; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E63E62;"|Year | ||
Touchdown run | 86 yds., Noah Whittington (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 | 64 yds., Aamaris Brown (South Florida) | 2023 |
Punt | 71 yds., Alex Starzyk (Temple) | 2015 |
Field goal | 42 yds., Nick Vogel (UAB) {{cite tweet |user=UAB_FB |number=1075218491337256967 |title=Nick Vogel knocks through a 42-yard field goal and sets a new @BocaBowl record with the longest made field goal in bowl history! |date=December 18, 2018 |access-date=December 18, 2018}} | 2018 |
Media coverage
Legends honorees
Each December, the bowl recognizes one person associated with football in the state of Florida with the Palm Beach County Football Legends Award.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://bocaratonbowl.com/}}
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