2021 Boca Raton Bowl
The 2021 Boca Raton Bowl is a college football bowl game that will be played on December 18, 2021, with kickoff scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST on ESPN.[3] It will be the 8th edition of the Boca Raton Bowl, and will be one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by roofing repair company RoofClaim.com, the game was officially known as the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.
| 2021 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||
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| 8th Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||
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| Date | December 18, 2021 | ||||||||
| Season | 2021 | ||||||||
| Stadium | FAU Stadium | ||||||||
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||
| Favorite | Appalachian State by 2.5[1] | ||||||||
| Referee | Steve Baron (Mountain West)[2] | ||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline) ESPN Radio: Chris Carlin (play-by-play), EJ Manuel (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline) | ||||||||
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game will be played between teams from the Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA (C-USA). The bowl also has tie-ins with the American Athletic Conference (AAC) , Mid-American Conference (MAC), and Mountain West Conference (MWC).
This will be the sixth meeting between Western Kentucky and Appalachian State; the Mountaineers lead the all-time series, 4–1.[4] It will also be the first time the Mountaineers and Hilltoppers have ever played each other as FBS teams.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Western Kentucky | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Appalachian State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
- Date: Friday, December 18, 2021
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
- TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
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Statistics
| Statistics | WKU | APP |
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| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Kentucky | Passing | ||
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| Appalachian State | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
References
- Fawkes, Ben. "Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game". vsin.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- "2021–22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- "Winsipedia – Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.