2020 Boca Raton Bowl

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]

2020 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
7th Boca Raton Bowl
UCF Knights BYU Cougars
(6–3) (10–1)
The American Independent
23 49
Head coach: 
Josh Heupel		 Head coach: 
Kalani Sitake
APCoachesCFP
131516
1234 Total
UCF 01076 23
BYU 2114140 49
DateDecember 22, 2020
Season2020
StadiumFAU Stadium
LocationBoca Raton, Florida
MVP
  • Offense: Zach Wilson (QB, BYU)
  • Defense: Keenan Pili (LB, BYU)
  • Sp.Teams: Caleb Christensen (KR, BYU)[1]
FavoriteBYU by 4.5[2]
RefereeTim O'Dey (MAC)[3]
Attendance6,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN & ESPN Radio
AnnouncersDave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline) (ESPN)
Chris Carlin (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst) (ESPN Radio)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes

Teams

The 2020 Boca Raton Bowl was contested by the BYU Cougars, who competed as a 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
Main article: 2020 BYU Cougars football team

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
Main article: 2020 UCF Knights football team

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
2020 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
1 2 34Total
UCF 0 10 7623
No. 16 BYU 21 14 14049

at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

Game information
First quarter
  • (13:20) BYU – Zach Wilson 15 yard rush, Josh Oldroyd kick (Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:40; BYU 7–0)
  • (11:10) BYU – Isaac Rex 36 yard pass from Zach Wilson, Josh Oldroyd kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:13; BYU 14–0)
  • (0:25) BYU – Zach Wilson 4 yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:42; BYU 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:11) UCF – Greg McCrae 5 yard rush, Daniel Obarski kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 5:14; BYU 21–7)
  • (7:11) BYU – Isaac Rex 27 yard pass from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:00; BYU 28–7)
  • (3:31) BYU – Nail Pau'u 35 yard pass from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:54; BYU 35–7)
  • (0:19) UCF – Daniel Obarski 35 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 3:12; BYU 35–10)
Third quarter
  • (13:11) BYU – Tyler Allgeier 39 yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:45; BYU 42–10)
  • (9:31) BYU – Gunner Romney 6 yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:11; BYU 49–10)
  • (0:05) UCF – Jacob Harris 21 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Daniel Obarski kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:58; BYU 49–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:53) UCF – Jaylon Robinson 21 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 5:09; BYU 49–23)

Statistics
StatisticsUCFBYU
First downs2834
Plays–yards88–41173–655
Rushes–yards43–19438–214
Passing yards217441
Passing: Comp–Att–Int21–45–027–35–0
Time of possession26:3833:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UCFPassingDillon Gabriel21-for-45, 217 yards, 2 TD
RushingGreg McCrae77 yards on 18 carries, 1 TD
ReceivingJacob Harris67 yards on 4 receptions, 1 TD
BYUPassingZach Wilson26-for-34, 425 yards, 3 TD
RushingTyler Allgeier173 yards on 19 carries, 1 TD
ReceivingIsaac Rex96 yards on 5 receptions, 2 TD

References
  1. @BYUfootball (December 22, 2020). "Boca Raton Bowl Game" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. "College football bowl betting lines released". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  5. "Boca Raton Bowl Announces Roofclaim.Com as Title Sponsor". bowlseason.com (Press release). ESPN Events. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. Judd, Brandon (December 14, 2020). "It's official: BYU to play UCF in Boca Raton Bowl". Deseret News. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. "Winsipedia - BYU Cougars vs. UCF Knights football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  9. Murphy, Brian (December 7, 2020). "UCF Football to Conclude Season in Boca Raton Bowl". SB Nation. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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