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2018 Bahamas Bowl Preview: Toledo Rockets vs. FIU Panthers

One lucky MAC team and one lucky C-USA team leave the country every year to play in college football’s only active annual game outside of United States boundaries.

Two first-time Bahamas Bowl participants, Toledo (7-5) and FIU (8-4) will duke it out in Nassau in one of two MAC vs. Conference USA matchups of 2018’s bowl season.

The Rockets slid a bit from their pedestal, posting their worst regular season since 2013 after winning the 2017 MAC Championship. Toledo is in its fifth-straight bowl game, qualifying for bowl eligibility every year since 2010. This decade, the Rockets have three bowl wins and one under head coach Jason Candle (2015 Boca Raton Bowl vs.