2015 Boca Raton Bowl

College football game

2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl

2nd Boca Raton Bowl
| Temple Owls | Toledo Rockets

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(10–3) | (9–2)
The American | MAC
17 | 32
Head coach:
Matt Rhule | Head coach:
Jason Candle
| AP| Coaches| CFP

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24| 24| 24
|  | 1| 2| 3| 4 | Total

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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][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
Announcers|

* Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins, and Tiffany Greene (ESPN)[5]
* Dave LaMont, John Congemi, and Brett McMurphy (ESPN Radio)

|  Boca Raton Bowl

< 2014 | 2016 >

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

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The game featured the Temple Owls against the Toledo Rockets.

### Temple Owls

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See also: 2015 Temple Owls football team

### Toledo Rockets

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See also: 2015 Toledo Rockets football team

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

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### Scoring summary

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Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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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

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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

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1. ^ 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.
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. ^ a b c d "2015 Boca Raton Bowl: Temple vs. Toledo Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
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 December 2, 2015.
7. ^ "Matt Campbell named Iowa State's head coach". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

## External links

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* Box score at ESPN

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