GREENVILLE, N.C. – Dillon Gabriel threw for 408 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 13 Central Florida beat East Carolina 51-28 on Saturday to open its American Athletic Conference schedule.Jaylon Robinson and Marlon Williams each had huge games as Gabriel's top targets for the Knights (2-0, 1-0).
Robinson had nine catches for 150 yards and two touchdowns, while Williams had a career-best 13 catches for 136 yards.Throw in Greg McCrae's short first-quarter scoring run to lead a productive ground game, and UCF finished with 632 yards with its fast-paced offense pushing the tempo to keep the pressure on.
The Knights had a penalty-filled start in the first quarter — including four false-start penalties while trying to get off their first.