2015 Boca Raton Bowl

2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl
Temple Owls Toledo Rockets (10–3) (9–2) The American MAC 17 32 Head coach:  Matt Rhule Head coach:  Jason Candle AP Coaches CFP 24 24 24
1 2 3 4 Total Temple 3 0 6 8 17 Toledo 0 12 0 20 32
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]
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
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins, and Tiffany Greene (ESPN)[5] Dave Lamont, John Congemi, and Brett McMurphy (ESPN Radio)

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP 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]

Statistics

Statistics[4]	TEM	TOL
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

1. Smith, Cyrus (December 22, 2015). "Toledo shuts Temple down 32-17 to win Marmot Boca Raton Bowl". underdogdynasty.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. Odds, Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2015
3. "Boca Raton Native Tapped to Perform National Anthem at Boca Bowl". The Boca Raton Tribune. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
4. "2015 Boca Raton Bowl: Temple vs. Toledo Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
5. Volner, Derek (December 8, 2015). "College Football Playoff Highlights 2015-16 Bowl Schedule" (Press release). ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
6. "Toledo offensive coordinator Jason Candle to be Rockets new head coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
7. "Matt Campbell named Iowa State's head coach". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2015-11-29.