Boca Raton Bowl

The bowl was founded on October 10, 2013,[2] and was first played in December 2014 as one of the 2014–15 bowl games.[3]

The bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events, and is televised by ESPN as part of its annual "Bowl Week".[3] On October 6, 2015, Marmot, an outdoor clothing and sporting goods company, was announced as the title sponsor of the game.[4] On December 1, 2017, Cheribundi, a New York based beverage company, was announced as the new title sponsor.[5][6]

In 2016, Kenneth Langone was named "Lifetime Commissioner" of the Boca Raton Bowl. Langone is known to walk around the stands selling LEOs (Lox, Eggs, and Onions) during the game.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9] 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 are The American, C-USA and MAC.[10]

Rakeem Cato of Marshall was the 2014 MVP.

The bowl generally selects offensive and defensive MVPs. In the inaugural playing, only a single MVP was designated. In the 2019 playing, there was also a special teams MVP.

Updated through the December 2019 edition (6 games, 12 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances

Teams with a single appearance

Won: Marshall, Toledo, UAB, Western Kentucky
Lost: Akron, Memphis, SMU, Temple

Updated through the December 2019 edition (6 games, 12 total appearances).

TV and radio coverage includes play-by-play announcers, color commentators, and sideline reporters.

Each December, the bowl recognizes one person associated with football in the state of Florida with the Palm Beach County Football Legends Award.

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