BOCA RATON, Fla. — One of the top seasons in recent Mid-American Conference history ended in fitting fashion: with some magic on a Tuesday night.
The University of Toledo topped No. 24 Temple 32-17 at the Boca Raton Bowl, leaving Florida Atlantic University Stadium with a trophy and its 10th win of the season.
The Rockets created a series of program high-water marks. Toledo had not won 10 games since 2001, it had not won bowl games in back-to-back years since 1971, and it never had beaten two ranked nonconference opponents in the same season.
After Tuesday night, all of that will be updated to reflect the 2015 team's parting gift.