Boca Raton, FL – Senior Phillip Ely threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns and Toledo used a smothering defense to knock off No. 24 Temple, 32-17, at the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, FL Tuesday night.
Ely, playing in his final game as a Rocket, returned to his native Florida to lead the Rockets to victory in Jason Candle's first game as head coach. Candle, a seven-year assistant at UT, took over the head coaching position on Dec. 2 after Matt Campbell assumed the head coaching position at Iowa State.