The UCF football team (6-3) is set to complete the 2020 season at the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22. The Knights will take on 14th-ranked BYU (10-1) at 7 p.m. from FAU Stadium with coverage on ESPN and FM 96.9 The Game.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 22
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Radio: FM 96.9/AM 740 The Game
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A UCF WIN WOULD...
• Be better than a loss
• Mark the Knights' second straight win over BYU
• Give UCF a 6-6 overall record in bowl games and third win in the last four since the 2017 season
• Be Josh Heupel's 29th as head coach
• Put UCF at 2-0 in Boca, having defeating FAU in 2019
SERIES BREAKDOWN
| Overall | Tied, 1-1 |
| in Provo | BYU, 1-0 |
| in Orlando | UCF, 1-0 |
| at Neutral Location | -- |
| Last Meeting | UCF 31, BYU 24 (ot) - Oct. 9, 2014 |
| Streak | UCF won 1 |
ABOUT THE COUGARS
• BYU is in its fifth season under head coach Kalani Sitake, who has an overall record of 37-26 with the Cougars.
• This season, BYU started out 10-0, defeating American Athletic Conference opponents Navy and Houston, as well as Boise State on the road. The Cougars were finally tripped up at Coastal Carolina for their first loss of 2020.
• Zach Wilson leads the offense with 297.0 passing yards per game, 30 passing touchdowns and eight rushing scores.
• The defense has held its opponents to just 14.6 points per game this season.
ORLANDO'S HOMETOWN TEAM NOTE
winningest stretch
• Prior to the start of the 2016 season, the UCF football program's best four-season run was from 2010 to 2013, when the Knights went 38-15, won two conference championships and earned a trio of bowl victories.
• During UCF's most recent four-year run starting with the 2016 season, the Knights went 41-11 to mark the winningest four-season stretch in program history.
• UCF has won two conference championships and appeared in four bowls during that span.
• At 6-3 heading into the Boca Raton Bowl, has clinched an even better four-year run from 2017-20 with a current four-year mark of 41-7.
• UCF's current five-year record of 47-14 is also the best in program history, topping 2010-14's mark of 47-19.
UCFAST NOTE
jflash and the air attack
• With top receiving target Marlon Williams not available for the Boca Raton Bowl, sophomore Jaylon "JFlash" Robinson could play an even bigger role.
• Williams ranks fifth in the nation with 10 touchdown receptions, fifth with 129.9 yards per game and third with 8.9 catches per game, but Robinson has been with him every step of the way in 2020.
• Robinson currently ranks 11th in the nation with 935 receiving yards to go with five receiving touchdowns and 5.7 catches per game.
• His six games with 100 or more receiving yards this season are the third most in program history, needing one more game to match the UCF record.
• Robinson's 18.3 yards per catch average also ranks among UCF's top 10 for a single-season.
• Williams and Robinson both went over 100 yards in the same game four times this year, a UCF record for a duo
• At Memphis Ryan O'Keefe also went over 100 yards to give UCF three players over 100 receiving yards in a game for the first time.
UCFIERCE NOTE
riding with richie
• Richie Grant has been a leader on the defense for the last three years and was a unanimous first-team all-conference selection this season, his third straight year earning first-team honors from The American.
• Grant was also named a semifinalist for both the Jim Thorpe and Bednarik awards.
• He currently ranks eighth in the nation with two fumble recoveries to go with his team-leading 72 tackles, two forced fumbles and team-best three interceptions.
• Grant's three picks this season give him 10 for his career, which ties him with Josh Robinson for fifth most in UCF history.
• He is also tied for fourth all-time at UCF with seven career forced fumbles.
DID YOU KNOW?
Dillon Gabriel currently holds seven UCF records, including most games of 400 or more passing yards