December 20, 2024 @ 3:30PM EST
December 20, 2024 @ 3:30PM EST
December 20, 2024 @ 3:30PM EST
December 20, 2024 @ 3:30PM EST
O’Keefe and Bowser each rush for over 100 yards and O’Keefe racks up Gasparilla Bowl-record 251 all-purpose yards to lead Knights to first win in three tries against in-state rival Gators TAMPA, FLA. -- UCF battled through an injury-filled regular season to get to eight wins but it was the ninth one that the Knights will remember the most. Behind big performances from junior receiver Ryan O’Keefe and senior running back Isaiah Bowser the Knights (9-4) used a strong second half to defeat the Florida Gators (6-7) 29-17 Thursday night in the 13th rendition of the Union Home [...]
READ MOREGame MVP: Ryan O’Keefe, UCF - 251 all-purpose yards; 110 yards rushing, 85 yards receiving, 56 yards returning kickoffs; 1 touchdown receiving Bowl Notes: The game attendance of 63,669 is a new Gasparilla Bowl record, eclipsing the total of 29,763 established when Rutgers faced UCF in 2009 when the game was played at Tropicana Field. The previous record attendance for games played at Raymond James Stadium was 28,987 for the 2019 game between Marshall and UCF The victory is the third in five Gasparilla Bowl appearances for UCF, matching Marshall for the most victories by a school in the [...]
READ MOREKickoff set for 7 p.m. ET at Raymond James Stadium on Thursday, December 23 Tampa, Fla. (December 5, 2021) - The Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl has announced that the UCF Knights (8-4) from the American Athletic Conference and the University of Florida Gators (6-6) representing the Southeastern Conference have accepted invitations to compete in this year’s game. The 14th edition of the bowl game will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, December 23 at 7 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN. The game and its surrounding events also kick off Tampa’s famed [...]
READ MOREThe 14th edition of the event will take place Thursday, December 23, at Raymond James Stadium November 1, 2021 (Tampa, Fla.) - With just over 50 days until the 2021 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, ESPN Events is proud to announce that tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning next Monday, November 8. The 14th edition of the bowl game will take place at Raymond James Stadium on Thursday, December 23, at 7 p.m. ET, bringing another year of exciting college football action to Tampa Bay. The Gasparilla Bowl will welcome two teams from among the [...]
READ MOREKickoff set for 7 p.m. ET at Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Fla. - This year’s edition of the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl will be played on Thursday, Dec. 23, with a 7 p.m. ET kickoff at Raymond James Stadium. The 2021 game will be the bowl’s eighth prime time kickoff since its inception in 2008. The game, which is owned and operated by ESPN Events, will air on ESPN. “We look forward to hosting a prime time game at Raymond James Stadium, one of the best venues in the country which over the past few months hosted [...]
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