2015 Boca Raton Bowl

2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl
2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl
2nd Boca Raton Bowl
Temple Owls	Toledo Rockets
(10–3)	(9–2)
The American	MAC
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Head coach: ; Matt Rhule	Head coach: ; Jason Candle
Date	December 22, 2015
Season	2015
Stadium	FAU Stadium
Location	Boca Raton, Florida
MVP	Offensive: Toledo QB Phillip Ely; Defensive: Toledo LB Ju'Wuan Woodley
Favorite	Temple by 1[full citation needed]
National anthem	Kendra Erika
Referee	Kevin Stine (Sun Belt)
Attendance	25,908
Payout	US$400,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins, and Tiffany Greene (ESPN); Dave LaMont, John Congemi, and Brett McMurphy (ESPN Radio);
Boca Raton Bowl
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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.

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]

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	TEM	TOL
1	1:13	13	40	5:45	TEM	29-yard field goal by Austin Jones	3	0
2	13:56				TOL	Temple fumble −4 yards out of the end zone for a Team Safety.	3	2
2	12:16	5	55	1:40	TOL	Corey Jones 26-yard touchdown reception from Phillip Ely, Jameson Vest kick good	3	9
2	0:00	6	36	1:10	TOL	38-yard field goal by Jameson Vest	3	12
3	11:38	8	67	3:22	TEM	25-yard field goal by Austin Jones	6	12
3	6:11	7	37	3:50	TEM	35-yard field goal by Austin Jones	9	12
4	12:41	1	80	0:12	TOL	Cody Thompson 80-yard touchdown reception from Phillip Ely, Jameson Vest kick good	9	19
4	5:46	12	74	0:12	TOL	Kareem Hunt 1-yard touchdown run, Jameson Vest kick blocked	9	25
4	2:50	11	68	2:56	TEM	Kip Patton 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass by Robby Anderson good	17	25
4	2:29	2	46	0:21	TOL	Kareem Hunt 41-yard touchdown run, Jameson Vest kick good	17	32
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	32

Source: ^[4]

^ ^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.