Boca Raton Bowl
| Boca Raton Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Marmot Boca Raton Bowl | |
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| Stadium | FAU Stadium |
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Operated | 2014–present |
| Conference tie-ins | Mid-American Conference, American Athletic Conference |
| Previous conference tie-ins | Conference USA (2014) |
| Sponsors | |
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Marmot (2015) | |
| Former names | |
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Boca Raton Bowl (2014) Marmot Boca Raton Bowl (2015) | |
| 2015 matchup | |
| Toledo vs. Temple (Toledo 32–17) | |
The Boca Raton Bowl is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned Division I college football bowl game[1] played in Boca Raton, Florida at FAU Stadium, which is located on the campus of Florida Atlantic University. The bowl was founded on October 10, 2013, and was first played as part of the 2014 schedule of postseason bowl games.[2] The bowl game will be televised by ESPN.[1][3]
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is scheduled to be the primary conference involved in the Boca Raton Bowl until 2019.[3] The Northern Illinois Huskies, winners of the conference's championship game, were chosen as the conference's first representative. Conference USA was contracted to provide a team for the 2014 playing and the conference sent its champion, the Marshall Thundering Herd. Both the MAC and C-USA did not have automatic bowl bids for their champions entering 2014; C-USA 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, elected to take Toledo instead.
The American Athletic Conference is to provide a team to the Boca Raton Bowl in 2015.[3] Other NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision conferences are expected to send teams to the bowl in alternating years after that,[3] but these have yet to be announced.
The bowl game is owned and operated by ESPN Events, and is televised by ESPN as part of its annual "Bowl Week".[1] On October 6, 2015, Marmot was announced as the title sponsor of the game. [4]
Game results
| Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | Attendance | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2014 | Marshall | 52 | Northern Illinois | 23 | 29,419 | notes |
| December 22, 2015 | Toledo | 32 | Temple | 17 | 25,908 | notes |
MVPs
| Year | Offensive MVP | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rakeem Cato | Marshall | QB |
Most appearances
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Marshall | 1 | 1–0 |
| T1 | Toledo | 1 | 1–0 |
| T1 | Temple | 1 | 0–1 |
| T1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0–1 |
Record by conference
| Conference | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference USA | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| The American | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Media coverage
Television
| Date | Network | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentators | Sideline reporters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ESPN | Allen Bestwick | Dan Hawkins | |
| 2014 | ESPN | Dave Lamont | Desmond Howard | Quint Kessenich |
Radio
| Date | Network | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentators | Sideline reporters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ESPN Radio | Dave Lamont | John Congemi | |
| 2014 | ESPN Radio | Marc Kestecher | John Congemi |
References
- 1 2 3 Drew, David (May 14, 2014). "Dates and times set for inaugural MAC football-affiliated Boca Raton Bowl, Bahamas Bowl". mlive.com. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ↑ "MAC Announces The Creation Of The Boca Raton Bowl". Mac-sports.com. October 11, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Ellis, Zac (October 11, 2013). "MAC announces creation of Boca Raton Bowl in 2014". College-football.si.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Marmot Becomes Title Sponsor of Boca Raton Bowl". ESPN Events. 6 October 2015.