| 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2nd Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | FAU Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Toledo
QB Phillip Ely
[1] Defensive: Toledo LB Ju'Wuan Woodley [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Temple by 1 [2][ full citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Kendra Erika [3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Kevin Stine ( Sun Belt) [4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 25,908 [4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$400,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN/ ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Boca Raton Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game that was played on December 22, 2015 at FAU Stadium on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The second edition of the Boca Raton Bowl featured the Mid-American Conference West Division co–champion Toledo Rockets against the American Athletic Conference East Division champion Temple Owls. The game began at 7:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. Sponsored by the Marmot outdoor clothing and sporting goods company, the game was officially known as the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl.
Teams
The game featured the Temple Owls against the Toledo Rockets.
Temple Owls
Toledo Rockets
The Boca Raton Bowl was the first game for new head coach Jason Candle. [6] Candle replaced Matt Campbell, who accepted a new head coaching job at Iowa State. [7]
Game summary
Scoring summary
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Source: [4]
Statistics
| Statistics [4] | TEM | TOL |
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| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 75–335 | 62–435 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–99 | 33–150 |
| Passing yards | 236 | 285 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–42–1 | 20–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:50 | 28:10 |
References
- ^ a b Smith, Cyrus (December 22, 2015). "Toledo shuts Temple down 32-17 to win Marmot Boca Raton Bowl". underdogdynasty.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2015
- ^ "Boca Raton Native Tapped to Perform National Anthem at Boca Bowl". The Boca Raton Tribune. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "2015 Boca Raton Bowl: Temple vs. Toledo Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Volner, Derek (December 8, 2015). "College Football Playoff Highlights 2015-16 Bowl Schedule" (Press release). ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Toledo offensive coordinator Jason Candle to be Rockets new head coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ "Matt Campbell named Iowa State's head coach". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 29, 2015.