Florida Atlantic rallied around interim coach Glenn Spencer to win the 2019 Boca Raton Bowl on Saturday.
Chris Robison threw two touchdown passes in a 52-28 win over SMU in front of the home crowd at FAU Football Stadium.
Head coach Lane Kiffin left the Owls for the same job at Ole Miss, but they didn't need him to finish 11-3 with their seventh straight win. The team is 4-0 all-time in bowl games since it joined the FBS in 2004.
SMU (10-3) had a disappointing finish to 2019 after an 8-0 start, losing the final game by four touchdowns.