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 Boca Raton Bowl

BOWL HISTORY

In the AAC? Greg McCrae rushed 181 yards on 16 carries to help No. 9 UCF remain unbeaten after a 38-10 win in the "War on I-4" against USF...Desmond Ridder thew a career high four touchdowns as Cincinnati triumphed 56-6 over ECU...Darrell Henderson set a conference rushing record with 178 yards and two touchdowns to help Memphis beat Houston 52- 31 and advance to the AAC Championship...Frank Nutile completed 9 of 12 passes for 184 yards and an interception for Temple in a 57-7 rout of Connecticut...Seth Boomer threw for 251 yards and a touchdown to give Tulsa a 27-24 win over SMU...Justin McMillian threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another to lift Tulane past Navy, 29-28.

In C-USA... Marshall beat FIU,28-25, with Brenden Knox running for 109 yards on 19 carries...D'Andre Ferby scored a pair of touchdowns to help WKU secure a 30-15 win against Louisiana Tech...Jume Otoviano ran for an 80-yard tie-breaking touchdown and added another in the fourth quarter as Rice rallied past ODU, 27-13...Southern Miss claimed a 30-7 win against UTEP with Rachaun Mitchell scoring a 41 yard touchdown...Brent Stockstill passed for 261 yards and two touchdowns to help MTSU beat UAB,27-3, and set up a rematch for the C-USA Championship...Jonathan Cruz kicked a 56-yard field goal with 25 seconds left in regulation to help Charlotte win, 27-24 over FAU...Mason Fine led North Texas with 320 yards passing and two touchdowns for a 24-21 victory over UTSA.

WEST DIVISIONUABLouisiana TechSouthern MissNorth TexasUTSARiceUTEP

EAST DIVISIONMTSUFIUMarshallCharlotteFAUODUWKU

UCF 8-0 11-0Temple 7-1 8-4Cincinnati 6-2 10-2USF 3-5 7-5ECU 1-7 3-8Connecticut 0-8 1-11

WEST DIVISIONMemphisHoustonTulaneSMUNavy Tulsa

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE USAOVERALL

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C-USA7-15-35-35-32-61-71-7

OVERALL8-48-46-65-73-93-9

AAC5-35-35-34-42-62-6

OVERALL8-48-48-35-75-74-83-9

C-USA7-16-26-24-43-52-62-6

LAST week'S ACTION

The fifth annual Cheribundi 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.

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

OVERALLEAST AAC

Week 14

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ABOUT THE BOWL

Conf er ence Standings

ECU @ NC St at e / / ACC Net work Sat, Dec.1st, Noon ET This will be the final game of the regular season for the in-state rivals. ECU enters the game at 3-8 on the season while NC State is 8-3.

Marshall @ Virgin ia Tech/ / ACC Net work Sat., Dec 1st, Noon ET The Virginia Tech Hokies will host the Marshall Thundering Herd in their final game of the regular season. Marshall is riding a three game win streak while Virginia Tech looks to improve to 6-6 and become bowl eligible.

UAB @ MTSU / / CBSS Sat., Dec 1st, 1:30 p.m. ET This will be the first C-USA Championship appearance for both teams. MTSU is coming off of a 27-3 win over UAB last week. UAB hopes to bounce back from the loss and secure the conference championship tit le.

UCF @ Mem phis / / ABC Sat., Dec 1st, 3:30 p.m. ET The AAC Championship will be at Spectrum Stadium as the UCF Knights host the Memphis Tigers for a second year.Memphis hopes to win its second conference title since 2014. UCF looks to remain undefeated and a secure its sixth conference title since 2007.

weekend wat ch l ist

Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl

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ESPN Events

Execut ive Direct or - Doug Mosley561.362.3660 doug.mosley@espn.com

Media - De'Laija Napier 954.350.2506 dnapier@orangebowl.org

Event s Assist ant - Jared Maldonado 954.647.9236 jmaldonado@orangebowl.orgBow l St af f Assist ant - Am anda Blanchard

561.951.7854amanda.x.blanchard.-nd@espn.com

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Offensive:Just in McMil lan, QB, Tulane

Defensive:Arquon Bush ,CB, Cincinnat i

Special Teams:

Isaiah Wright , WR, Temple

Sel ect ion day schedul e - dec. 2 gggg Bowl El igibl e t eams

Pl ayer s of The week

Tommylee Lewis, BRB ?14, NIU New Orleans Saints Lewis caught a 28 yard touchdown pass to help the Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons, 31-17.

Boca Rat on bowl al umni spot l ight

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Team Match Up Announcements

December 2, 2018

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Offensive:Juma Otoviano, RB, Rice

Defensive:DQ Thomas ,LB, MTSU

Special Teams:

Jonathan Cruz, K, Charlot te

Credential applications for the 2018 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl will be available starting Sunday, December 2 at www.sportssystems.com/bocaratonbowl . More information on credentials and the media

hotel is available at https://www.cheribundibocaratonbowl.com/credentials/

The deadline for applications for all media outlets is Friday,December 7, 2018.

12:30 p.m.CFP announces Playoff Semifinal pairings live on ESPN.

2 p.m.CFP announces final top 25 rankings on ESPN

3 p.m.CFP announces remaining New Year's Six bowl games and start times for semifinal games

3:30 p.m.CFP announces all other bowl game matchups

5:30 p.m.Telephonic conference with C-USA coach for the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl-Media Dial In:(877) 358-3976, Conference ID: 5363304

6 p.m.Telephonic conference with AAC coach for the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl-Media Dial In:(877) 358-3976, Conference ID: 3398848