The UCF Knights rebounded with an impressive 51-34 win against the Tulane Green Wave on a sunny afternoon at the Bounce House on Saturday.
The Knights came into the 2020 Homecoming Weekend on a two game losing streak after losing at home to Tulsa and on the road to Memphis.
Heading into the game, the Knights’ ranked No. 76 in the country in total defense and have given up 517.8 total yards to the opposing offense this season, while the Green Wave rank No. 50 in the country in total defense.
The defense, while a question mark coming into the game against the Green Wave didn’t allow any points in the second quarter — the UCF offense scored 27 unanswered points with their fast tempo offense led by another stellar showing from sophomore quarterback Dillion Gabriel.
Coming off a career high 601 yards against the Memphis Tigers, Gabriel continued his impressive play this season throwing for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns.
UCF wide receiver Marlon Williams led the receiver room with another impressive performance — the senior finished the game with 9 catches for 174 yards and 3 touchdowns against Tulane.
As the Knights showed off their grey NASA inspired uniforms and helmet and their offense truly took off with 689 yards of total offense, compared to the Green Waves’ 340 yards.
With the win, the Knights improve to 3-2 overall, and 2-2 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Green Wave fall to 2-4 overall and 0-4 in conference play.
The Knights will next travel to face the Houston Cougars on Oct. 31 at 2 p.m.
