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Updated December 23rd, 2020 at 13:29 IST

Wilson carves up UCF in likely final game for No. 13 BYU

Zach Wilson threw for 425 yards with three touchdown passes and two rushing scores as No. 13 BYU routed UCF 49-23 in the Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday night.

Wilson carves up UCF in likely final game for No. 13 BYU
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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Zach Wilson threw for 425 yards with three touchdown passes and two rushing scores as No. 13 BYU routed UCF 49-23 in the Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday night.

Wilson, considered a top NFL prospect, completed 26 of 34 in what likely was his final college game.

The Cougars (11-1) led 35-10 at halftime and finished with 655 yards of offense to UCF's 411.

Tyler Allgeier carried 19 times for 173 yards and a score. Isaac Rex had five catches for 96 yards and two touchdowns as BYU earned its first victory in nine games it has played in the Sunshine State.

Dillon Gabriel was 21 of 45 for 217 yards and two TDs for the Knights (6-4). He had a stretch of nine straight incompletions bridging the second and third quarters.

BYU dominated the first half, outgaining UCF 434 yards to 227 despite running 11 fewer plays.

The Cougars led 14-0 less than four minutes into the game after scoring on its first two drives, each more than 70 yards and less than 1:50 in duration.

Wilson finished the first drive by running 15 yards on a quarterback draw. On BYU's next possession, he hit Rex for a 36-yard TD pass on a reverse flea-flicker.

Wilson ran 4 yards to make it 21-0 with 25 seconds left in the first quarter. It was another long (76 yards) but quick (1:42) drive.

UCF defensive back Divaad Wilson was penalized for targeting late in the first quarter and disqualified.

After UCF scored early in the second quarter, Wilson threw two more TD passes. He connected with wide-open tight end Isaac Rex from 27 yards out, and his third scoring pass of the half was a 35-yard strike to Neil Pau'u with 3:31 remaining to make it 35-7.

STAT PACK

BYU: The Cougars produced 34 first downs on 73 offensive plays.

UCF: The Knights came in averaging 373 passing yards per game, second in the nation, but managed 217 yards against BYU.

GOING BOWLING

BYU: The Cougars had been winless in three previous Florida bowls. They lost in the 1976 Tangerine Bowl, 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl and 2014 Miami Beach Bowl.

UCF: This was UCF’s school-best fifth straight bowl appearance. The Knights fell to 2-3 in those games.

UP NEXT

BYU: Opens the 2021 season against Arizona on Sept. 2 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, presumably without Wilson.

UCF: Gabriel is expected to return for his junior season and lead the Knights against Boise State on Sept. 4 in Orlando.

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Published December 23rd, 2020 at 13:29 IST

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