2015 Boca Raton Bowl
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| 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2nd Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Temple Owls
The game featured the Temple Owls against the Toledo Rockets.
Toledo Rockets
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]