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Duke blows out UCF 30-13 in Military Bowl

UCF falls to Duke in the Military Bowl. UCF falls to Duke in the Military Bowl. (UCF Athletics)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Duke hammered UCF 30-13 in Wednesday’s Military Bowl at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.

The Knights (9-5) end their season with three losses in their final four games.

John Rhys Plumlee was sacked a Military Bowl record six times and finished with 203 total yards and one interception in the loss.

Duke (9-4) is now 7-0 this season when scoring first. Jaquez Moore scored the opening touchdown and the Blue Devils opened up a 23-7 lead entering the fourth quarter. Isaiah Bowser scored his second rushing touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 23-13.

Bowser rushed for 16 touchdowns this season, passing Latavius Murray for 2nd-most on UCF’s single-season list.

Duke sealed the win late in the fourth quarter with Riley Leonard’s 33rd touchdown of the season.


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