2025 Boca Raton Bowl
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| 2025 Bush's Boca Raton Bowl of Beans | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 12th Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
 Panoramic photograph of the bowl mid-game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 23, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Flagler Credit Union Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Miller Moss (QB, Louisville) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Louisville by 7[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Charles Lamertina (American) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,329 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Ashley Stroehlein (sideline) (ESPN) Chris Carlin (play-by-play), Freddie Coleman (analyst), and Evan Cohen (sideline) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Fernando Nardini (play-by-play) and Deivis Chiodini (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2025, at Flagler Credit Union Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The 12th annual Boca Raton Bowl began at approximately 2:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN.[2][3] It was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. Sponsored by Bush Brothers and Company, makers of Bush's Best baked beans, the game was officially known as the Bush's Boca Raton Bowl of Beans.
The game featured the Toledo Rockets (8–4) from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Louisville Cardinals (8–4) from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Louisville beat Toledo, 27–22.[4]
Louisville Cardinals
The game featured the Louisville Cardinals of the ACC and Toledo Rockets of the MAC. This was Louisville's first appearance and Toledo's third in the Boca Raton Bowl. This was the ninth meeting between the programs.[5] The teams first played in 1925, and most recently in 1981; entering the bowl, Louisville held a 5–3 lead in the series.[6]
Louisville began their season with seven wins in their first eight games, losing only to Virginia. The Cardinals then lost three of their final four games, and entered the Boca Raton Bowl with an 8–4 record.[7]
Toledo Rockets
Toledo held a 4–4 record at the end of October, then finished the regular season with four consecutive wins to enter the Boca Raton Bowl with an 8–4 record.[8] The Rockets were led in their bowl game by interim head coach Robert Weiner, named to the role in early December after Jason Candle left the program to become head coach at UConn.[9]