2022 Boca Raton Bowl

The 2022 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 2022, with kickoff at 7:35 p.m. EST^[7] and televised on ESPN. The game featured the Toledo Rockets, representing the Mid-American Conference, and the Liberty Flames, an FBS independent. It was the ninth edition of the Boca Raton Bowl, and was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by RoofClaim.com, the game was officially known as the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.

Defense proved to be the theme of the first half, as Liberty punted on their first drive and Toledo's first resulted in a turnover on downs. The game's first touchdown came on Liberty's second drive, by virtue of a 9-yard Shedro Louis rush with just over four minutes remaining in the first quarter. From there, only one drive for the rest of the half produced a score: a Toledo field goal four minutes into the second quarter. The rest of the drives resulted in punts until Liberty's final drive was cut short by halftime. Toledo's offense started the second half quickly with a touchdown drive to take the lead, and they forced a Liberty fumble and turned it into a field goal of their own, increasing their lead to six points. Liberty missed a chance at narrowing their deficit with a failed 32-yard field goal attempt late in the third quarter and Toledo scored to make their lead 14 points shortly thereafter. Liberty responded with a touchdown of their own but missed the extra point. A touchdown by Liberty with under four minutes to play narrowed Toledo's lead to two points but the Rockets were able to run out the clock and secure a 21–19 victory.^[8][9]