UCF finished its season in style with a 48-25 win over Marshall in the 2019 Gasparilla Bowl.
Two defensive touchdowns gave the Knights as 21-0 lead and Dillon Gabriel did the rest with three total touchdowns to hold on in an impressive performance at Raymond James Stadium Monday. Five different players also finished with at least 40 rushing yards.
UCF (10-3) entered as one of the biggest betting favorites of the bowl season, viaCaesars, and the team came through on a rainy day in Tampa to earn its third straight 10-win season.
Marshall (8-5) had been one of the country's best bowl teams with seven straight wins, going 6-0 under head coach Doc Holliday, but five turnovers against a tough opponent caused this streak to come to an end.