UCF football: UCF vs. Marshall score: Knights cruise in Gasparilla Bowl victory …

UCF won its 10th game of the year and 22nd since Josh Heupel took over as the Knights head coach, beating Marshall 48-25 in the Gasparilla Bowl on Monday afternoon in Tampa.

It was a bowl game packed with highlights from the start, and the 73-point total made the game the highest scoring Gasparilla Bowl in the 12-year history of the game.

After giving up a couple of defensive touchdowns, Marshall got a spark of its own in the form of a 75-yard pick-six early in the second quarter.

After establishing that early lead, the ground game took over and was able to pile up 310 yards at 6.6 per attempt.

UCF was the better team, and did exactly what was expected in terms of winning this game by a significant margin.