| 2023 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 15th Gasparilla Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
.jpg) Raymond James Stadium inTampa, Florida, the site of the Gasparilla Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jamal Haynes (RB, Georgia Tech)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | UCF by 4.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Cravonne Barrett (Pac-12)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 30,281 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Wes Durham (play-by-play),Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes andESPN Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN Brazil: Vinicius Moura (play-by-play) and Eduardo Zolin (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The2023 Gasparilla Bowl was acollege footballbowl game played on December 22, 2023, atRaymond James Stadium inTampa, Florida. The 15th annualGasparilla Bowl featured theGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets from theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and theUCF Knights from theBig 12 Conference. The game began at approximately 6:30 p.m.EST and was aired onESPN.[4][5] The Gasparilla Bowl was one of the2023–24 bowl games concluding the2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by mortgage loan companyUnion Home Mortgage and was officially known as theUnion Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl.
This game features theGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets from theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and theUCF Knights from theBig 12 Conference.
This is the sixth meeting between Georgia Tech and UCF—entering the game, the Yellow Jackets led the Knights in the all-time series, 3–2.[6]
The Yellow Jackets entered the game with a 6–6 record (5–3 in the ACC), having tied for fourth place in their conference.
This is Georgia Tech's first appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl.
The Knights entered the game with a 6–6 record (3–6 in the Big 12), having tied for ninth place in their conference. In their inaugural season in the Big 12, the Knights were the only one of the conference's four 2023 newcomers to become bowl-eligible.
This is UCF's sixth Gasparilla Bowl, extending their record for most appearances in the game. The Knights' record in prior Gasparilla Bowl appearances was 3–2, tied withMarshall for most Gasparilla Bowl wins by a team.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Georgia Tech | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| UCF | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
atRaymond James Stadium •Tampa, Florida
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| Statistics | GT | UCF |
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| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 69–371 | 69–424 |
| Rushes–yards | 53–284 | 34–169 |
| Passing yards | 87 | 255 |
| Passing:comp–att–int | 7–13–1 | 17–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:30 | 26:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Georgia Tech | Passing | Haynes King | 7/13, 87yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jamal Haynes | 18 carries, 128 yards | |
| Receiving | Malik Rutherford | 2 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD | |
| UCF | Passing | John Rhys Plumlee | 16/29, 198 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | RJ Harvey | 15 carries, 120 yards | |
| Receiving | Javon Baker | 9 receptions, 173 yards, 1 TD |