| 2023 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 10th Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | FAU Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Favorite | Syracuse by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeremy Parker (Sun Belt)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 20,711 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Matt Barrie (play-by-play),Dan Mullen (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline) (ESPN) Chris Carlin (play-by-play) andHarry Douglas (analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
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The2023 Boca Raton Bowl was acollege footballbowl game played on December 21, 2023, atFAU Stadium inBoca Raton, Florida. The 10th annualBoca Raton Bowl featured theSyracuse Orange of theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and theSouth Florida Bulls of theAmerican Athletic Conference (AAC or The American). The game began at approximately 8:00 p.m.EST and was aired onESPN.[5][6] The Boca Raton Bowl was one of the2023–24 bowl games concluding the2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by roofing repair company RoofClaim.com and was officially known as theRoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl. The Bulls defeated the Orange 45–0, the largest shutout in collegiate bowl game history.[7]
The game featured theSyracuse Orange and theSouth Florida Bulls. This was the 11th meeting between the two programs, and both teams' first Boca Raton Bowl. Entering the game, the Bulls led the Orange in the all-time series, 8–2. From 2005 to 2012, South Florida and Syracuse both competed as members of theBig East Conference.[8]
The Orange entered the game with a 6–6 record (2–6 in the ACC), having finished tied for 11th place in their conference.
The Bulls entered the game with a 6–6 record (4–4 in The American), having finished tied for fifth place in their conference.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| South Florida | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Statistics | USF | SYR |
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| First downs | 21 | 9 |
| Plays–yards | 75–407 | 64–159 |
| Rushes–yards | 44–161 | 41–20 |
| Passing yards | 246 | 139 |
| Passing:comp–att–int | 22–31–0 | 10–23–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:00 | 30:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 19/26, 214 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Byrum Brown | 14 carries, 65 yards | |
| Receiving | Sean Atkins | 6 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD | |
| Syracuse | Passing | Braden Davis | 6/12, 84 yards |
| Rushing | Dan Villari | 11 carries, 37 yards | |
| Receiving | Damien Alford | 4 receptions, 83 yards |
