Louisville celebrates Boca Raton Bowl win with baked bean-filled trophy
By Sydney Hunte
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The Pop-Tarts Bowl has a working toaster as its trophy. Why not a trophy filled with baked beans?
That’s what we got on Tuesday at the Boca Raton Bowl between Louisville and Toledo.
First off, it’s worth mentioning that 2025 marked the first year the Boca Raton Bowl has been sponsored by Bush’s Baked Beans. In fact, the official name of the game is Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans. (Yes, that’s the actual official name.)
But what about the trophy? Comedian Keegan-Michael Key gave the lowdown during the ESPN broadcast:
As far as the game itself was concerned, the Cardinals won 27-22. As a result, they won the right to chow down on a bowl full of baked beans.
“Man, we’re supposed to eat these?” one of Louisville’s players can be heard asking before taking out his mouthpiece.
Indeed, they were:
Cardinals head coach Jeff Brohm has it good compared to other coaches. His team could have been playing in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, where the winning coach gets a mayo bath.
Congratulations to the Cardinals for the win on Tuesday. The bowl of baked beans going to the winner is just another example of how weird the sport of college football really is.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
