| 2022 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 9th Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 20, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | FAU Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Favorite | Toledo by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Jillian Flaherty[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Patrick Foy (C–USA)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 20,622 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$900,000[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Anish Shroff (play-by-play) Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) Marilyn Payne (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 0.35 (1.4 million viewers)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Eitan Benezra (play-by-play) Alex Pombo (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 2022, with kickoff at 7:35 p.m. EST[7] and televised on ESPN. The game featured the Toledo Rockets, representing the Mid-American Conference, and the Liberty Flames, an FBS independent. It was the ninth edition of the Boca Raton Bowl, and was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by RoofClaim.com, the game was officially known as the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.
Defense proved to be the theme of the first half, as Liberty punted on their first drive and Toledo's first resulted in a turnover on downs. The game's first touchdown came on Liberty's second drive, by virtue of a 9-yard Shedro Louis rush with just over four minutes remaining in the first quarter. From there, only one drive for the rest of the half produced a score: a Toledo field goal four minutes into the second quarter. The rest of the drives resulted in punts until Liberty's final drive was cut short by halftime. Toledo's offense started the second half quickly with a touchdown drive to take the lead, and they forced a Liberty fumble and turned it into a field goal of their own, increasing their lead to six points. Liberty missed a chance at narrowing their deficit with a failed 32-yard field goal attempt late in the third quarter and Toledo scored to make their lead 14 points shortly thereafter. Liberty responded with a touchdown of their own but missed the extra point. A touchdown by Liberty with under four minutes to play narrowed Toledo's lead to two points but the Rockets were able to run out the clock and secure a 21–19 victory.[8][9]
- ^ Shomo, Evan (December 21, 2022). "Toledo Rockets Win Ninth Annual Roofclaim.Com Boca Raton Bowl". Boca Raton Bowl. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ Taddeo, Frankie (December 8, 2022). "Odds for every college football bowl game in 2022–23". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Jillian Flaherty wins final live performance round of the 2022 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl Idol presented by the City of Boca Raton". The Boca Raton Tribune. October 25, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Toledo Football [@ToledoFB] (December 22, 2022). "👀 on the 🚀 Our @BocaBowl victory on Tuesday was the top-rated cable broadcast of the night! Almost 1.5 million viewers tuned in to watch our 21-19 win vs. Liberty! #GoRockets | #TeamToledo https://t.co/8okcr1bP3p" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Rowland, Kyle (December 21, 2022). "Boca Raton Bowl: Candle puts out the Flames in Toledo victory". The Blade. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.