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| Boca Raton Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl | |
| Stadium | FAU Stadium |
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Operated | 2014–present |
| Conference tie-ins | Conference USA, American Athletic Conference |
| Previous conference tie-ins | Mid-American Conference |
| Payout | US$1,000,000 (as of 2018)[1] |
| Sponsors | |
| Former names | |
Boca Raton Bowl (2014, 2016) Marmot Boca Raton Bowl (2015) | |
| 2017 matchup | |
| Akron vs. Florida Atlantic (Florida Atlantic 50–3) | |
| 2018 matchup | |
| Northern Illinois vs. UAB (UAB 37–13) | |
The Camellia Bowl is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned Division I college football bowl game played in Montgomery, Alabama at Cramton Bowl[2][3]. The game was first held on December 20, 2014. Since its inception, the game had been sponsored by Raycom Media, a major owner of television stations in the southeastern United States with heavy involvement in college sports broadcasting, and is officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. [4]
History
[edit]The bowl was first played in December 2014 as one of the 2014–15 bowl games.[5]
The bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events, and is televised by ESPN as part of its annual "Bowl Week".[6] On October 6, 2015, Marmot, an outdoor clothing and sporting goods company, was announced as the title sponsor of the game.[7] On December 1, 2017, Cheribundi Tart Cherry, a New York based beverage company, was announced as the new title sponsor.[8]
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.[9]
Conference tie-ins
[edit]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.[10]
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.[11] 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. The 2018 game again featured a C-USA and MAC matchup.
Game results
[edit]| Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | Attendance | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2014 | Marshall | 52 | Northern Illinois | 23 | 29,419 | notes |
| December 22, 2015 | Toledo | 32 | Temple | 17 | 25,908 | notes |
| December 20, 2016 | Western Kentucky | 51 | Memphis | 31 | 24,726 | notes |
| December 19, 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 50 | Akron | 3 | 25,912 | notes |
| December 18, 2018 | UAB | 37 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 22,614 | notes |
MVPs
[edit]| Year | Offensive MVP | Defensive MVP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team | Pos. | |
| 2014 | Rakeem Cato | Marshall | QB | no selection | ||
| 2015 | Phillip Ely | Toledo | QB | Ju'Wan Woodley | Toledo | LB |
| 2016 | Anthony Wales | Western Kentucky | RB | Keith Brown | Western Kentucky | LB |
| 2017 | Jason Driskel | Florida Atlantic | QB | Azeez Al-Shaair | Florida Atlantic | LB |
| 2018 | Xavier Ubosi | UAB | WR | Anthony Rush | UAB | NT |
Most appearances
[edit]Updated through the December 2018 edition (5 games, 10 total appearances).
- Teams with multiple appearances
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0–2 |
- Teams with a single appearance
Won: Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Toledo, UAB, Western Kentucky
Lost: Akron, Memphis, Temple
Appearances by conference
[edit]Updated through the December 2018 edition (5 games, 10 total appearances).
| Rank | Conference | Appearances | Wins | Losses | Win pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | C-USA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T1 | MAC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 |
| 3 | The American | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
Game records
[edit]| Team | Record, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Most points scored (one team) | 52, Marshall vs. Northern Illinois | 2014 |
| Most points scored (losing team) | 31, Memphis vs. Western Kentucky | 2016 |
| Most points scored (both teams) | 82, Western Kentucky vs. Memphis | 2016 |
| Fewest points allowed | 3, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron | 2017 |
| Largest margin of victory | 47, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron | 2017 |
| Total yards | 598, Western Kentucky vs. Memphis | 2016 |
| Rushing yards | 312, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron | 2017 |
| Passing yards | 418, Memphis vs. Western Kentucky | 2016 |
| First downs | 29, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron | 2017 |
| Fewest yards allowed | 146, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron | 2017 |
| Fewest rushing yards allowed | 69, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron | 2017 |
| Fewest passing yards allowed | 77, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron | 2017 |
| Individual | Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
| All-purpose yards | ||
| Touchdowns (all-purpose) | ||
| Rushing yards | 245, Anthony Wales, Western Kentucky vs. Memphis | 2016 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 3, shared by: Anthony Wales, Western Kentucky vs. Memphis Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron |
2016 2017 |
| Passing yards | 373, Tyler Johnston III, UAB vs. Northern Illinois | 2018 |
| Passing touchdowns | 4, shared by: Riley Ferguson, Memphis vs. Western Kentucky Tyler Johnston III, UAB vs. Northern Illinois |
2016 2018 |
| Receiving yards | 227, Xavier Ubosi, UAB vs. Northern Illinois[12] | 2018 |
| Receiving touchdowns | 3, shared by Anthony Miller, Memphis vs. Western Kentucky Xavier Ubosi, UAB vs. Northern Illinois |
2016 2018 |
| Tackles | ||
| Sacks | ||
| Interceptions | ||
| Long Plays | Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
| Touchdown run | 41, Kareem Hunt, Toledo vs. Temple | 2015 |
| Touchdown pass | 80, Cody Thompson, Toledo vs. Temple | 2015 |
| Kickoff return | 93, Deandre Reaves, Marshall vs. Northern Illinois | 2014 |
| Punt return | 24, Jalen Young, Florida Atlantic vs. Akron | 2017 |
| Interception return | 15, Mykelti Williams, Northern Illinois vs. UAB | 2018 |
| Fumble return | ||
| Punt | 71, Alex Starzyk, Temple vs. Toledo | 2015 |
| Field goal | 42, Nick Vogel, UAB vs. Northern Illinois[13] | 2018 |
Media coverage
[edit]TV and radio coverage includes play-by-play announcers, color commentators, and sideline reporters.
Television
[edit]| Date | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentary | Sideline reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ESPN | Dave LaMont | Desmond Howard | Quint Kessenich |
| 2015 | Allen Bestwick | Dan Hawkins | ||
| 2016 | Dave LaMont | Desmond Howard | Quint Kessenich | |
| 2017 | Clay Matvick | Kirk Morrison | Cole Cubelic | |
| 2018 | Dave LaMont | Desmond Howard and Jonathan Vilma | Alyssa Lang |
Radio
[edit]| Date | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentary | Sideline reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ESPN Radio | Marc Kestecher | John Congemi | |
| 2015 | Dave LaMont | John Congemi | ||
| 2016 | Marc Kestecher | John Congemi | Brett McMurphy | |
| 2017 | Steve Levy | Desmond Howard | Paul Carcaterra | |
| 2018 | Bill Rosinski | David Norrie | Ian Fitzsimmons |
Legends Honoree
[edit]Each December, the bowl recognizes one person associated with football in the state of Florida with the Palm Beach County Football Legends Award.
| Year | Honoree | Role | Florida team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Howard Schnellenberger | College & NFL head coach | Florida Atlantic Owls | [14] |
| 2015 | Reidel Anthony | College & NFL wide receiver | Florida Gators | [15] |
| 2016 | John Carney | College & NFL placekicker | Cardinal Newman High School | [16] |
| 2017 | Steve Walsh | College & NFL quarterback; High School & CFL coach | Miami Hurricanes | [17] |
| 2018 | Brad Banks | College & CFL quarterback; 2002 Heisman Trophy runner-up | Glades Central High School | [18] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2018/
- ^ Poe, Janita (August 19, 2013). "Montgomery unveils Alabama's 3rd college bowl, inaugural game set for December 2014". AL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ McMurphy, Brett (August 19, 2013). "Bowl created for MAC, Sun Belt". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ "Camellia Bowl Sponsors". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ Gayle, Tim. "Camellia Bowl sets date of Dec. 20 at Cramton Bowl". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
datetimewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Marmot Becomes Title Sponsor of Boca Raton Bowl". ESPN Events. 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Boca Raton Bowl Announces Cheribundi Tart Cherry As The New Title Sponsor". Boca Raton News Most Reliable Source | Boca Raton Newspaper. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ https://www.cheribundibocaratonbowl.com/history/
- ^ Ellis, Zac (October 11, 2013). "MAC announces creation of Boca Raton Bowl in 2014". College-football.si.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- ^ "FB: C-USA Bowl Partners Announce 2017 Dates". conferenceusa.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ @UAB_FB (December 18, 2018). "The 227 yards receiving by Xavier Ubosi is a new @BocaBowl record!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ @UAB_FB (December 18, 2018). "Nick Vogel knocks through a 42-yard field goal and sets a new @BocaBowl record with the longest made field goal in bowl history!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ @BocaBowl (December 2, 2014). "Howard Schnellenberger to Receive First-Ever Palm Beach County Football Legends Award Presented by Sun Trust" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Reidel Anthony to receive Palm Beach County Football Legends Award". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ @bsschiller (November 29, 2016). "Cardinal Newman alumnus & former NFL kicker, John Carney will receive the 2016 Built Ford Tough Palm Beach County Football Legends Award" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Zips Keep Busy on Final Day Before Bowl Game". gozips.com. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ @BocaBowl (December 17, 2018). "Honoring our #BuiltFordTough Palm Beach County Football Legends Award Winner" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2018 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]* Category:College football bowls Category:American football in Florida Category:Annual sporting events in the United States Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in Florida