2023 Boca Raton Bowl
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| 2023 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 10th Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | FAU Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Favorite | Syracuse by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeremy Parker (Sun Belt)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 20,711 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline) (ESPN) Chris Carlin (play-by-play) and Harry Douglas (analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2023, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The 10th annual Boca Raton Bowl featured the Syracuse Orange of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference (AAC or The American). The game began at approximately 8:00 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN.[5][6] The Boca Raton Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by roofing repair company RoofClaim.com and was officially known as the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl. The Bulls defeated the Orange 45–0, the largest shutout in collegiate bowl game history.[7]
Syracuse Orange
The game featured the Syracuse Orange and the South Florida Bulls. This was the 11th meeting between the two programs, and both teams' first Boca Raton Bowl. Entering the game, the Bulls led the Orange in the all-time series, 8–2. From 2005 to 2012, South Florida and Syracuse both competed as members of the Big East Conference.[8]
The Orange entered the game with a 6–6 record (2–6 in the ACC), having finished tied for 11th place in their conference.
South Florida Bulls
The Bulls entered the game with a 6–6 record (4–4 in The American), having finished tied for fifth place in their conference.
