2017 Boca Raton Bowl

The 2017 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 19, 2017, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. The fourth edition of the Boca Raton Bowl featured the Conference USA champion Florida Atlantic Owls against the Mid-American Conference East Division champion Akron Zips. Kickoff was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST and the game aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Cheribundi beverage company, the game was officially known as the Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl.[3]

2017 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl
4th Boca Raton Bowl
Akron Zips Florida Atlantic Owls
(7–6) (10–3)
MAC C-USA
3 50
Head coach: 
Terry Bowden		 Head coach: 
Lane Kiffin
1234 Total
Akron 0300 3
Florida Atlantic 7141514 50
DateDecember 19, 2017
Season2017
StadiumFAU Stadium
LocationBoca Raton, Florida
MVPJason Driskel (QB, FAU)
Azeez Al-Shaair (LB, FAU)[1]
RefereeKevin Stine (Sun Belt)
Attendance25,912
PayoutUS$800,000[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersClay Matvick, Kirk Morrison, Cole Cubelic
Radio: Steve Levy, Desmond Howard, Paul Carcaterra

Teams

The game featured the Akron Zips against the Florida Atlantic Owls and was the first-ever meeting between the two schools.[4]

Akron Zips
See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team and 2017 Mid-American Conference football season

Florida Atlantic Owls
See also: 2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team and 2017 Conference USA football season

This was Florida Atlantic's third bowl game in school history, first since 2008, and first Boca Raton Bowl; the Owls won both of their previous bowl games (the 2007 New Orleans Bowl and the 2008 Motor City Bowl).

This was Akron's third bowl game in school history, first since 2015, and first Boca Raton Bowl; the Zips previously lost one bowl game (the 2005 Motor City Bowl) and won one bowl game (the 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl).

Game summary

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Akron FAU
1 1:08 13 79 4:44 FAU Willie Wright 4-yard touchdown reception from Jason Driskel, Greg Joseph kick good 0 7
2 11:14 12 42 4:54 Akron 19-yard field goal by Nick Gasser 3 7
2 5:38 14 75 5:36 FAU Jason Driskel 3-yard touchdown run, Greg Joseph kick good 3 14
2 00:37 4 87 0:58 FAU Devin Singletary 6-yard touchdown run, Greg Joseph kick good 3 21
3 9:13 10 52 3:13 FAU Devin Singletary 2-yard touchdown run, Greg Joseph kick good 3 28
3 06:30 6 40 1:41 FAU Willie Wright 13-yard touchdown reception from Jason Driskel, 2-point run good 3 36
4 14:35 6 75 1:44 FAU Jason Driskel 7-yard touchdown run, Greg Joseph kick good 3 43
4 10:47 8 66 3:22 FAU Devin Singletary 26-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rickel kick good 3 50
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 50

Statistics
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 3 0 0 3
Owls 7 14 15 14 50
StatisticsAkronFAU
First Downs1129
Total offense, yards146582
Rushes-yards (net)37–6960–312
Passing yards (net)77270
Passes, Comp-Att-Int10–21–019–26–0
Time of Possession27:5232:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
AkronPassingKato Nelson9/15, 80 yds
RushingManny Morgan17 car, 41 yds
ReceivingA.J. Coney2 rec, 28 yds
Florida AtlanticPassingJason Driskel19/25, 270 yds, 2 TD
RushingDevin Singletary26 car, 124 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingKalib Woods4 rec, 79 yds

References
  1. Kelly, John W. (December 20, 2017). "Owls are Boca Raton Bowl Champions!". FAU.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. Bowl payout
  3. "Sponsors – Boca Raton Bowl". cheribundibocaratonbowl.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  4. Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Akron Zips series history
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