College football's 100 best games of 2019: 80-61
In this second installment, we're focusing on the most exciting upsets and near upsets of the year, from Georgia State's shocking win over Tennessee to Notre Dame's escape against Virginia Tech.
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10-3, 2nd in American Athletic - East
12 things we're already excited about for the 2020 season
Will we get a Trevor Lawrence vs. Justin Fields rematch? Which team could be the next LSU? These are the games, storylines and players we can't wait to see.
Ranking college football's freshman quarterbacks
From USC's Kedon Slovis to Old Dominion's Hayden Wolff, the freshmen who started at quarterback all made an impression in 2019.
UCF gets 10th by beating Marshall 48-25 in Gasparilla Bowl
Richie Grant and Tre'mon Morris-Brash had first-quarter defensive touchdowns, Dillon Gabriel lead three third-quarter scoring drives and Central Florida beat Marshall 48-25 in the Gasparilla Bowl on Monday.
Scuffle ensues after UCF QB scores, gets shoved to the ground (1:23)
Marshall coach confused after his player gets disqualified (1:30)
Marshall and UCF exchange long TD passes (1:20)
UCF turns 4th-down conversion into TD (0:39)
Abraham gets Marshall on the board with 75-yard pick-six (0:45)
UCF notches two defensive TDs in first quarter (0:38)
UCF's Morris-Brash tips the pass, scoops, and scores (0:51)
McCrae breaks free for a 26-yard TD (0:20)
Grant gets a 39-yard pick-6 for UCF (1:11)
How McKenzie Milton paved the way for UCF, Dillon Gabriel to thrive
Like Milton, freshman Gabriel is another undersized, under-recruited quarterback from Hawaii that has UCF aiming for the national stage.
Indoor Football League's McDowdell fatally shot
Lance McDowdell, who played for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League, was fatally shot Friday at a Phoenix apartment complex, police said.
Ranking all 80 bowl quarterbacks by their NFL potential: Lawrence over Burrow
Sorry, Joe Burrow. You're not No. 1 in this ranking. That's because Clemson star Trevor Lawrence takes the spot. We ranked QBs from 1-80.
Sources: Kiffin eyes UCF's Lebby for Ole Miss
New Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is trying to finalize a deal to bring UCF's Jeff Lebby to Mississippi as his offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN.
What you need to know about every bowl game
Here are the key players and storylines for every college football bowl game, including the playoff.
Tempers flare several times in UCF's rout of South Florida (2:09)
UCF dominates South Florida 34-7
Dillon Gabriel threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns, Adrian Killins rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and UCF concluded its regular season with a 34-7 win over South Florida in the War on I-4 on Friday night.
Ford gets South Florida on the board (1:13)
Multiple players flagged for skirmish (2:22)
Gabriel, Davis connect again for 32-yard TD (1:12)
Killins bursts through hole for 35-yard UCF TD (1:06)
UCF's Collier picks it off (0:55)
2019 American Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| UCF | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Temple | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| South Florida | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| UConn | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Memphis | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Navy | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| SMU | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Tulane | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Houston | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Tulsa | 2-6 | 4-8 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards316.78th
Rushing Yards223.819th
Points For43.4132nd
Points Against22.8
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2019 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 24 | 24 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Cyais Credle | WR | Signed | 77 |
| Cornelius Forrest Jr. | TE-Y | Signed | 77 |
| Emmanuel Appiah-Takyi | CB | Committed | 77 |
| Branden Coleman | CB | Committed | 75 |
| Paul Rubelt | OT | Signed | 75 |