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GASPARILLA BOWL PREVIEW: UCF vs. Georgia Tech

Bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa

Central Florida head coach Gus Malzahn leads his team on to the field before their NCAA college football game against Kansas State on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Travis Heying) (Travis Heying)

TAMPA, Fla. – The UCF Knights (6-6, 3-6 Big 12) will cap off their inaugural Big 12 season in the 2023 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-6, 5-3 ACC).

The bowl game will be played at Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on Friday, Dec. 22, at 6:30 p.m. The game will air on ESPN.

UCF is currently the betting favorite at -4.5 and total O/U at 67.5.

UCF has played in more Gasparilla Bowls than any other school, with five appearances. The Knights record in the Gasparilla Bowl is 3-2, with the most recent game being a 29-17 win over the Florida Gators in 2021.

UCF and Georgia Tech are familiar foes. Last year, the two teams squared off in the Bounce House, with the Knights winning 27-10 over the Yellow Jackets.

There is also a coaching connection between both UCF and Georgia Tech. Former head coach George O’Leary was the head coach at Georgia Tech from 1994-2001 and had a 52-33 record. A few years later, O’Leary became the UCF head coach in 2004 until 2015 and had a 81-68 record.


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