The 2023 Gasparilla Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2023, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 15th annual Gasparilla Bowl featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the UCF Knights from the Big 12 Conference. The game began at approximately 6:30 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN.[4][5] The Gasparilla Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by mortgage loan company Union Home Mortgage and was officially known as the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl.
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| 15th 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 and ESPN Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN Brazil: Vinicius Moura (play-by-play) and Eduardo Zolin (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editThis game features the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the UCF Knights from the Big 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]
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
editThe 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.
UCF Knights
editThe 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 with Marshall for most Gasparilla Bowl wins by a team.
Game summary
edit| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Georgia Tech | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| UCF | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
- Date: Friday, December 22, 2023
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) NE
- Game attendance: 30,281
- Referee: Cravonne Barrett
- TV announcers (ESPN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ @GasparillaBowl (December 22, 2023). "Congrats to the 2023 @unionhomemtg Gasparilla Bowl MVP, #11 @jamalhaynes16 !" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Straka, Dean (May 31, 2023). "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Barry. "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. UCF Knights". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
External links
edit- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com