2020 Boca Raton Bowl
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| 7th Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | FAU Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Favorite | BYU by 4.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tim O'Dey (MAC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 6,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline) (ESPN) Chris Carlin (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2020, with kickoff at for 7:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[4] It was the seventh edition of the Boca Raton Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by roofing repair company RoofClaim.com, the game was officially known as the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.[5]
Teams
The 2020 Boca Raton Bowl was contested by the BYU Cougars, who competed as an independent, and the UCF Knights, from the American Athletic Conference.[6][7] The two teams had met twice previously, with the series tied 1–1. The teams' last meeting had been in 2014; UCF won, 31–24.[8] This was the teams' first meeting in a bowl game, and each team's first appearance in the Boca Raton Bowl.
BYU
On December 14, BYU accepted a bid to the bowl.[7] The Cougars entered the bowl with a record of 10–1; they were ranked as high as number 8 in the AP Poll during the season.
UCF
On December 7, UCF of The American accepted a bid to the bowl.[9] The Knights entered the bowl with a record of 6–3 (5–3 in conference play); they were ranked as high as number 11 in the AP Poll during the season.
Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UCF | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| No. 16 BYU | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
- Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2020
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D.J. Shockley (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | UCF | BYU |
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| First downs | 28 | 34 |
| Plays–yards | 88–411 | 73–655 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–194 | 38–214 |
| Passing yards | 217 | 441 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–45–0 | 27–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:38 | 33:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UCF | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 21-for-45, 217 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Greg McCrae | 77 yards on 18 carries, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jacob Harris | 67 yards on 4 receptions, 1 TD | |
| BYU | Passing | Zach Wilson | 26-for-34, 425 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Tyler Allgeier | 173 yards on 19 carries, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Isaac Rex | 96 yards on 5 receptions, 2 TD |
References
- ^ @BYUfootball (December 23, 2020). "Boca Raton Bowl Game" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "College football bowl betting lines released". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FB Schedules. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Boca Raton Bowl Announces Roofclaim.Com as Title Sponsor". Bowl Season (Press release). ESPN Events. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Suitts, Phillip (December 7, 2020). "UCF accepts invite to 2020 Boca Raton Bowl, could face ACC team". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Judd, Brandon (December 14, 2020). "It's official: BYU to play UCF in Boca Raton Bowl". Deseret News. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Winsipedia - BYU Cougars vs. UCF Knights football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Brian (December 7, 2020). "UCF Football to Conclude Season in Boca Raton Bowl". SB Nation. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com