College football game
2017 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl
1 2 3 4
Total
Akron 0 3 0 0
3
Florida Atlantic 7 14 15 14
50
Date December 19, 2017 Season 2017 Stadium FAU Stadium Location Boca Raton, Florida MVP Jason Driskel (QB, FAU)Azeez Al-Shaair (LB, FAU)[ 1] Referee Kevin Stine (Sun Belt ) Attendance 25,912 Payout US$ 800,000[ 2] Network ESPN Announcers Clay Matvick , Kirk Morrison , Cole Cubelic Steve Levy , Desmond Howard , Paul Carcaterra
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]
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
Florida Atlantic Owls
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
Statistics
Akron
FAU
First Downs
11
29
Total offense, yards
146
582
Rushes-yards (net)
37–69
60–312
Passing yards (net)
77
270
Passes, Comp-Att-Int
10–21–0
19–26–0
Time of Possession
27:52
32:08
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Akron Passing
Kato Nelson
9/15, 80 yds
Rushing
Manny Morgan
17 car, 41 yds
Receiving
A.J. Coney
2 rec, 28 yds
Florida Atlantic Passing
Jason Driskel
19/25, 270 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
Devin Singletary 26 car, 124 yds, 3 TD
Receiving
Kalib Woods
4 rec, 79 yds
References
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