BOCA RATON — As if UCF hadn’t suffered enough during this terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year; the Knights saw their 2020 season come to an end with a 49-23 blowout loss to No. 16 BYU in the Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl Tuesday night.
It was the worst loss by a UCF team since falling 51-14 to Michigan on Sept. 10, 2016.
The Knights were shorthanded on defense, playing without several starters, including defensive backs Richie Grant, Aaron Robinson and Derek Gainous and defensive linemen Stephon Zayas and Landon Woodson.
Grant, who was a Jim Thorpe Award finalist, entered the game leading the team in tackles (72), interceptions (3) and fumble recoveries (2).