Entering Wednesday’s Military Bowl contest, Gus Malzahn’s UCF club averaged over 480 yards per contest which ranked the Knights 10th amongst all FBS programs. However, the Knights’ high-powered offense failed to get out of first gear as Duke (9-4, 5-3) spent the majority of their 30-13 victory stifling the UCF (9-5, 6-2) offense.
After the Knights’ opening drive resulted in a punt, the Blue Devils opened the scoring with a nine-play, 87-yard drive powered by running back Jaylen Coleman’s 37-yard run on second down to put Duke in UCF territory — followed by a 17-yard score by backup running back Jaquez Moore.