Week 1 About t he bowl BOWL HISTORY GAME INFO 2014 - Marshall 52, Nort hern Illinois 23 Date: December 18, 2018 The fifth annual Cheribundi Tart Cherry C-USA vs. MAC Time: 7 p.m. Boca Raton Bowl will be played Tuesday, December 18 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, 2015 - Toledo 32, Tem ple 17 Location: FAU Stadium Fla. MAC vs. AAC ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN, announced the creation of the Boca Raton 2016 - West ern Kent ucky 51, Mem phis 31 Impor tant dat es Bowl in a six-year agreement beginning in C-USA vs. AAC 2015. The pre-Christmas bowl game features Dec. 2 - Team Match up Announcements teams from the American Athletic 2017 - Florida At lant ic 50, Akron 3 Dec.14 - Team Arrivals & Welcome Parties Conference, Conference USA as well as the Dec. 15- Team Practices & Beach Parties C-USA vs. AAC Mid-American Conference alternating each Dec.16- Team Practices & Community year. This year's match up will be between Outreach C-USA and the AAC. Dec 17. - Kickoff Luncheon, Community The 2018 Boca Raton Bowl will be Outreach, Team Pep Rallies nationally televised on ESPN and carried on Dec. 18 - Fan Fest & 2018 Cheribundi Tart ESPN Radio including the local ESPN 106.3 Cherry Boca Raton Bowl station.
End of Season CONFERENCE STANDINGS LAST year 'S ACTION AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE In t he AAC... UCF finished the 2017 season as the nation's only unbeaten team. The Knights, who went 13-0, became the first FBA team to finish a season without EAST DIVISION AAC OVERALL WEST DIVISION AAC OVERALL a loss since Florida State went 14-0 in 2013. UCF's 34-27 win against Auburn in the UCF 8-0 13-0 Memphis 7-1 10-3 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl improved AAC teams to 3-0 all-time in New Year's Six USF 6-2 10-2 Houston 5-3 7-5 Bowls. Three teams- UCF, USF and Memphis- ranked in the final Associated Press Temple 3-5 7-6 Navy 4-4 7-6 and coaches' polls of the 2017 season. Houston DT Ed Oliver was chosen as the Cincinnati 2-6 4-8 SMU 4-4 7-6 winner of the Outland Trophy as the nation's top interior lineman. The 2017 AAC ECU 2-6 3-9 Tulane 3-5 5-7 Football Championship between Memphis and UCF was the most-viewed UConn 2-6 3-9 Tulsa 1-7 2-10 American Championship in league history. CONFERENCE USA In C-USA... Lane Kiffin's first season at FAU brought the school's first CUSA title EAST DIVISION C-USA OVERALL WEST DIVISION C-USA OVERALL and a Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl win to end with the second- FAU 8-0 11-3 North Texas 7-1 9-5 longest win street in the FBS (10). CUSA had six individual leaders and three team FIU 5-3 8-5 Southern Miss 6-2 8-5 leaders in national statistical categories in 2017. FAU running back Devin Marshall 4-4 8-5 UAB 6-2 8-5 Singletary led the FBS in TDs (33), rushing TDs (32), total points scored (198), and MTSU 4-4 7-6 Louisiana Tech 4-4 6-6 scoring per game (14.1). Rice WR Aaron Cephus led in yards per reception (24.8). WKU 4-4 6-7 UTSA 3-5 6-5 Charlotte DB Ben DeLuca led in forced fumbles. FAU led the FBS in interceptions ODU 3-5 5-7 Rice 1-7 1-11 (20). UTSA led in fewest first downs allowed (166) and FIU led the FBS in red zone Charlotte 1-7 1-11 UTEP 0-8 0-12 weekend wat ch l ist 2018 Pr eseason Pr edict ions
UCF @ UCONN // ESPNU Thurs., Aug. 30, 7:00 p.m. ET The two teams meet for the sixth time, with UCF leading the all-time series 3-2. East Division West Division East Division West Division 1. UCF 1. Memphis 1. FAU 1. North Texas WKU @ Wisconsin // ESPN Fri., Aug 31, 9:00 p.m. ET No.4 Wisconsin finished second nationally in total defense 2. USF 2. Houston 2. Marshall 2. Louisiana Tech last season. Both teams are looking to start the season off strong in this prime-time match up. 3. Temple 3. Navy 3. MTSU 3. UAB
FAU @ Oklahom a// FOX Sat., Sept. 1, 12:00 p.m. ET 4. Cincinnati 4. SMU 4. FIU 4. Southern Miss ESPN lists Oklahoma vs. Florida Atlantic as one of the best games to watch during the 2018 opening weekend. This will 5. UConn 5. Tulane 5. WKU 5. UTSA be the first meeting between the two teams. 6. ECU 6. Tulsa 6. ODU 6. Rice Cincinnat i @ UCLA//ESPN Sat, Sept. 1, 7:00 p.m. ET 7. Charlotte 7. UTEP This is Cincinnati's first trip to Pasadena, California where the Bearcats will face UCLA for the first time.
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Houst on @ Rice Indiana @ FIU Opened in 2011, Howard CBS Sports Network - Noon 7:00 p.m. Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium stands prominently on the Villanova @ Tem ple Mercer @ Mem phis campus of Florida Atlantic ESPNews - noon ESPN3 - 7:00 p.m. University in the heart of Boca Raton, Fla. The stadium has the Old Dom inion @ Liberty Middle Tennessee @ Vanderbilt capacity to hold 29,419 people and ESPN 3 - 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. is covered in natural turf. Just 1.8 miles from the beach, FAU Stadium North Carolina A&T @ ECU Navy @ Hawaii is the NCAA Division-I football ESPNews- 6:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network- 11:00 p.m. venue in the United States that * Red denot es C-USA t eam offers a view of the ocean from their Blue denot es AAC t eam Black denotes all other sky boxes and press box. Upcoming bowl game event s bowl contact s Soci al MEdia West Palm Tailgate Party Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase Thursday, October 11 Wednesday, November 14 Execut ive Direct or, Doug Mosley Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 6-8 p.m. 561.362.3660 Doug.Mosley@espn.com Palm Beach Outlets Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel @BocaBowl
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