cheribundi boca raton bowl newsletter week 7 · in the heart of boca raton, fla. the stadium has...
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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? Cincinnati claimed bowl eligibility as Desmond Ridder scored three touchdowns and Michael Warren II rushed for 123 yards, including an 81-yard TD, in the Bearcat?s 37-21 win over Tulane...Adrian Killins rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries to help UCF increase its nation-leading winning streak to 18 games after a 48-20 victory against SMU...Anthony Russo was 21-of-25 passing for 254 yards and threw for four touchdowns in his best career game as Temple triumphed, 49-6 over ECU...Houston recovered from an early nine point deficit as D'Eriq King ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more to beat Tulsa, 41-26...Darrell Henderson and Patrick Taylor each scored three touchdowns to help Memphis prevail against UConn, 55-14, for its first conference win this season...Jordan Cronkrite had a record-setting performance rushing for 302 yards on 23 carries to lead USF to a 58-42 win against Massachusetts...Navy lost to Air Force, 35-7.
In C-USA...Devin Singletary became the all-time career rushing leader at FAU as he ran for 168 yards and two touchdowns to help beat ODU 52-33...Brent Stockstill threw for 317 yards and two scores to become the 11th player in college football to go over 10,000 career yards passing and lead MTSU to a 34-24 victory over Marshall...A.J. Erdely threw for 136 yards and score two touchdowns to send UAB past Louisiana Tech, 28-7...B.J. Daniels had 13 carries for 67 yards and one score as UTSA rolled past Rice in a 20-3 win...Mason Fine threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns and Nick Smith sprinted 20 yards in the fourth quarter to help North Texas defeat UTEP, 27-24.
WEST DIVISIONUABUTSASouthern MissNorth TexasLouisiana TechRiceUTEP
EAST DIVISIONMTSUFIUMarshallFAUCharlotteWKUODU
EAST DIVISIONCincinnatiUCFTempleUSFECUConnecticut
WEST DIVISIONHoustonNavySMUTulaneMemphisTulsa
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE USAOVERALL
4-13-32-25-13-21-50-5
C-USA2-02-01-01-11-10-20-2
OVERALL4-12-32-42-44-21-4
AAC1-01-11-11-11-20-2
OVERALL6-05-03-35-02-31-5
AAC2-02-02-01-00-20-3
OVERALL3-23-23-23-32-31-41-5
C-USA2-01-01-11-11-10-10-3
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 7
No. 23 USF @ Tulsa / /ESPN Friday.,Oct. 12th, 7 p.m. ET As one of 11 remaining unbeaten teams in college football, USF goes on the road in hopes of a win to become bowl eligible. Tulsa returns to play its first home game in almost a month. This will be the third meet up between the two teams as the Bulls lead the series 2-0.
Sout hern Miss @ No. Texas / / ESPN3 Sat.,Oct. 13th, 2 p.m. ET Southern Miss and North Texas are tied at 6-6 in the series. The Golden Eagles dropped to 2-2 after being defeated last weekend by Auburn. A victory for North Texas in this matchup will officially make the Mean Green bowl eligible.
No. 10 UCF @ Mem phis / / ESPN2 Sat., Oct. 13th, 3:30 p.m. ET The Knights enter their sixth game of the season still holding the nation?s longest winning streak at 18 games. A victory over Memphis would officially make the Knights bowl eligible. Memphis also has a winning streak on the line with 12 regular season home wins.
Louisiana Tech @ UTSA/ / ESPN+ Sat., Oct. 13th, 7 pm ET After winning their third straight game and improving to 3-3 on the season, the Roadrunners seek their first 3-0 conference start in program history. The Bulldogs enter this week 3-2 overall after a loss to UAB last Saturday.
Opened in 2011, Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium stands prominently on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in the heart of Boca Raton, Fla. The stadium has the capacity to hold 29,419 people and is covered in natural turf. Just 1.8 miles from the beach, FAU Stadium is the NCAA Division-I football venue in the United States that offers a view of the ocean from their sky boxes and press box.
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Execut ive Direct or - Doug Mosley561.362.3660 [email protected]
Event Coordinat or - Jena LaMendola561.306.4508 [email protected]
Media - De'Laija Napier 954.350.2506 [email protected]
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Upcoming bowl game event s bowl contact s Social MEdia
UAB @ Rice ESPN+ 1 p.m . ET
Tem ple @ Navy CBSSN 3:30 p.m . ET
WKU @ Char lot t e ESPN+ 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 ion
Marshall @ ODU ESPN3 - 3:30 p.m . ET
Houst on @ ECU CBSSN 7 p.m . ET
MTSU @ FIU 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:Jordan Cronkrite, RB, USF
Defensive:Titus Davis ,DE, UCF
Special Teams :Isaiah Wright , WR, Temple
Offensive:Brent Stockst il l , QB, MTSU
Defensive:Jovante Moffat t , S , MTSU
Special Teams:Kerrith Whyte Jr., KR, FAU
ot her OCT. 13 act ion guuuu FAU STADIUM
Boca Rat on bowl al umni spot l ight
Pl ayer s of The week
Greg Joseph, CTCBRB ?17, FAU Cleveland BrownsJoseph kicked a 37 yard game winning field goal with two seconds to play in overtime that gave Cleveland a 12-9 win over
the Baltimore Ravens. The Browns have now won two of
their last three games since Joseph joined their roster.
Wednesday, November 146-8 p.m.
Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel
Thursday, October 255:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Palm Beach Outlets