cheribundi boca raton bowl newsletter week 8 · this week's matchup marks the 21st meeting...
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Dec. 2 - Team Match up AnnouncementsDec.14 - Team Arrivals & Welcome PartiesDec.15 - Team Practices & Beach PartiesDec.16 - Team Practices & Community OutreachDec 17. - Kickoff Luncheon, Community Outreach, Team Pep RalliesDec. 18 - Fan Fest & 2018 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl
BOWL HISTORY
In the AAC? No. 23 USF became bowl eligible after a victory on the road as Coby Weiss made a 22-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to give the Bulls a 25-24 win against Tulsa...McKenzie Milton scored the game-winning TD, securing bowl eligibility and a 19th straight win for No. 10 UCF, 31-30, at Memphis...With D'Eriq King throwing for 209 yards and a pair of touchdowns, Houston claimed a 42-20 win at ECU...Temple remained undefeated in conference with a career-high 300 passing yards from Anthony Russo and a 62-yard game-winning touchdown from Ventell Bryant for a 24-17 win at Navy.
In C-USA...A.J. Erdely threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns, both to Xxavier Ubosi to help UAB shut out Rice, 42-0...North Texas became bowl eligible with Mason Fine throwing for 292 yards and DeAndre Torey running for three touchdowns to claim a 30-7 victory over Southern Miss...Tyler King rushed for a career-high of 195 yards with two long touchdown runs in the fourth quarter to help Marshall beat ODU, 42-20...Benny LeMay had 17 carries for 121 yards and two touchdowns giving Charlotte a 40-14 win against WKU and their largest margin of victory as a C-USA team...J'Mar Smith led Louisiana Tech, throwing for 309 yards and a touchdown to triumph over UTSA, 31-3...Olin Cushion III intercepted a pass in the end zone with only 34 seconds remaining to secure FIU's 24-21 win over MTSU.
WEST DIVISIONUABNorth TexasLouisiana TechUTSASouthern MissUTEPRice
EAST DIVISIONFIUMarshallMTSUCharlotteFAUWKUODU
EAST DIVISIONUCFTempleCincinnatiUSFECUConnecticut
WEST DIVISIONHoustonSMUTulaneNavyMemphisTulsa
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE USAOVERALL
5-16-14-23-42-30-51-6
C-USA3-02-12-12-11-10-20-3
OVERALL5-12-42-42-44-31-5
AAC2-01-11-11-21-30-3
AAC3-03-02-02-00-30-3
OVERALL4-24-23-33-33-31-51-6
C-USA2-02-12-12-11-10-20-4
LAST week'S ACTION
The fifth annual Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl will be played Tuesday, December 18 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla.
ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN, announced the creation of the Boca Raton Bowl in a six-year agreement beginning in 2015. The pre-Christmas bowl game features teams from the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA as well as the Mid-American Conference alternating each year. This year's match up will be between C-USA and the AAC.
The 2018 Boca Raton Bowl will be nationally televised on ESPN and carried on ESPN Radio including the local ESPN 106.3 station.
About t he bowl GAME INFO
Impor tant dat es
2014 - Marshall 52, Nor t hern Il l inois 23 Date: December 18, 2018
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: FAU Stadium 2015 - Toledo 32, Tem ple 17
2016 - West ern Kent ucky 51, Mem phis 31
C-USA vs. MAC
MAC vs. AAC
C-USA vs. AAC
2017 - Flor ida At lant ic 50, Akron 3C-USA vs. AAC
Week 8
OVERALL6-04-36-06-02-41-5
No. 20 Cincinnat i @ Tem ple/ /ESPNU Sat.,Oct. 20th, Noon ET This week's matchup marks the 21st meeting between the two schools in a series that dates back to 1973. Temple leads the series 12-7-1 after winning the last three contests against the Bearcats.
Houst on @ Navy / /CBSSN Sat.,Oct. 20th, 3:30 pm ET The Houston Cougars look for their fourth road victory this season to become bowl eligible. Houston has won six of its last eight road games. Navy has won seven of its last nine home games and hopes to break its current three game lost streak.
UConn @ No. 21 USF / / CBSSN Sat., Oct. 20th, 7 p.m. ET USF has won the last six meetings with UConn, including a 37-20 victory in Connecticut last year. The Bulls looks to remain undefeated and improve to 7-0 while the Huskies hope to claim their first road victory of the season.
No. Texas @ UAB/ / beIn Sat., Oct. 20th, 7:30 pm ET In hopes of building on their current winning streak and becoming bowl eligible, UAB hosts North Texas at Legion Field. North Texas works to build on back-to-back wins following a 30-7 victory over Southern Miss.
weekend wat ch l ist
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Upcoming bowl game event s bowl contact s Social MEdia
Tulsa @ ArkansasSEC Network - Noon ET
FAU @ Marshall 2:30 p.m. ET
Charlotte@ MTSU ESPN3 - 3 p.m. ET
SMU @ Tulane ESPNU - 3:30 p.m. ET
UTEP @ Louisiana TechESPN+ - 3:30 p.m. ET
* Red denot es C-USA t eam Blue denot es AAC t eam Black denot es all ot her
ot her sept . 8 act ionMemphis @ Missouri SEC Network- 4 p.m. ET
UCF @ ECUESPN2 - 7 p.m. ET
UTSA @ SMUESPN+ - 7 p.m. ET Rice @ FIUESPN+ - 7:30 p.m. ET
ODU @ WKUESPN+ - 7:30 p.m. ET
Built Ford Tough Tailgate Party Built Ford Tough Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase
Ticket s for bot h are available now at www.spir it ofgivingnet work .com under "Event s"
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Offensive:McKenzie Mil ton, QB, UCF
Defensive:Ed Ol iver ,DT, Houston
Co-Special Teams:Coby Weiss, K, USF
Matthew Wright , K, UCF
Offensive:Tyler King , RB, Marshal l
Xavier Ubosi, WR, UAB
Defensive:Juwan Foggie, LB, Charlot te
Special Teams:Jose Borregales, K, FIU
ot her OCT. 20 act ion guuuu Bowl El igibl e t eams
Boca Rat on bowl al umni spot l ight
Pl ayer s of The week
Jake Elliot, BRB ?16, Memphis Philadelphia EaglesJake Elliot kicked a 33 yard field goal with less than two minutes remaining in the second quarter followed by another 30 yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to help the reigning Super Bowl Champion Eagles defeat the New York Giants, 34-13.
Wednesday, November 146-8 p.m.
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Thursday, October 255:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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