| 2020 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 7th Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | FAU Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Favorite | BYU by 4.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tim O'Dey (MAC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 6,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline) (ESPN) Chris Carlin (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2020, with kickoff at for 7:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[4] It was the seventh edition of the Boca Raton Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by roofing repair company RoofClaim.com, the game was officially known as the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.[5]
The 2020 Boca Raton Bowl was contested by the BYU Cougars, who competed as an independent, and the UCF Knights, from the American Athletic Conference.[6][7] The two teams had met twice previously, with the series tied 1–1. The teams' last meeting had been in 2014; UCF won, 31–24.[8] This was the teams' first meeting in a bowl game, and each team's first appearance in the Boca Raton Bowl.
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Main article: 2020 BYU Cougars football team |
On December 14, BYU accepted a bid to the bowl.[7] The Cougars entered the bowl with a record of 10–1; they were ranked as high as number 8 in the AP Poll during the season.
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Main article: 2020 UCF Knights football team |
On December 7, UCF of The American accepted a bid to the bowl.[9] The Knights entered the bowl with a record of 6–3 (5–3 in conference play); they were ranked as high as number 11 in the AP Poll during the season.
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UCF | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| No. 16 BYU | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
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| Statistics | UCF | BYU |
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| First downs | 28 | 34 |
| Plays–yards | 88–411 | 73–655 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–194 | 38–214 |
| Passing yards | 217 | 441 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–45–0 | 27–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:38 | 33:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UCF | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 21-for-45, 217 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Greg McCrae | 77 yards on 18 carries, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jacob Harris | 67 yards on 4 receptions, 1 TD | |
| BYU | Passing | Zach Wilson | 26-for-34, 425 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Tyler Allgeier | 173 yards on 19 carries, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Isaac Rex | 96 yards on 5 receptions, 2 TD |