BOCA RATON, Fla. – The University of Central Florida has accepted a bid to play in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.
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The game will be at 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton.
.@UCF_Football will play in the Boca Raton Bowl on December 22nd. #ChargeOn
— Ryan Welch (@RyanWelchNews6) December 7, 2020
The drive from Orlando is about three hours for any UCF fans wanting to make the trip.
Stadium capacity has been set at 20 percent for the game, the stadium normally holds 30,000 fans.
Tickets are not on sale at the moment.
Staying in the Sunshine State 😎🌴🤙
— UCF Football 😷 (@UCF_Football) December 7, 2020
We've officially accepted a bid to play in the @BocaBowl on Dec. 22 pic.twitter.com/5k4UKs8sKy
The Knights will most likely play against a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
“Our players and staff are excited to be in this bowl game. It gives our guys one more time to play together and gives us one more chance to go 1-0. We’ve done a lot of good things this year, and we look forward to this next opportunity,” UCF coach Josh Heupel said.
As of Dec. 7, the Knights are 6-3.
UCF has won two of the last three bowl games it has played in.
@UCF_Football will "likely face" an ACC opponent in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22nd https://t.co/qtu7QkVrxz
— Nathaniel Rivas (@nathanielrivas9) December 7, 2020
Florida Atlantic defeated SMU 52-28 in the 2019 Boca Raton game.