2020 Boca Raton Bowl
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. It was the seventh edition of the Boca Raton Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 [NCAA football bowl games|2020–21 bowl games] concluding the 2020–21 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|2020 FBS football season]. Sponsored by roofing repair company RoofClaim.com, the game was officially known as the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.
Teams
The 2020 Boca Raton Bowl was contested by the BYU [Cougars football|BYU Cougars], who competed as an NCAA [Division I FBS independent schools|independent], and the UCF Knights, from the American Athletic Conference. The two teams had met twice previously, with the series tied 1–1. The teams' last meeting had been in 2014 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014]; UCF won, 31–24. This was the teams' first meeting in a bowl game, and each team's first appearance in the Boca Raton Bowl.
BYU
On December 14, BYU accepted a bid to the bowl. The Cougars entered the bowl with a record of 10–1; they were 2020 NCAA [Division I FBS football rankings|ranked] as high as number 8 in the AP Poll during the season.
UCF
On December 7, UCF of The American accepted a bid to the bowl. The Knights entered the bowl with a record of 6–3 ; they were ranked as high as number 11 in the AP Poll during the season.
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