The 2017 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 19, 2017, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, United States.
The fourth edition of the Boca Raton Bowl featured the Conference USA champion Florida Atlantic Owls against the Mid-American Conference East Division champion Akron Zips.
Kickoff was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST and the game aired on ESPN.
It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season.
[3] The game featured the Akron Zips against the Florida Atlantic Owls and was the first-ever meeting between the two schools.