7:30 PM, October 29, 1988
Citrus Bowl - Orlando, FL
Attendance: 28,682
Citrus Bowl - Orlando, FL
Attendance: 28,682
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| UCF | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Georgia Southern Passing| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Raymond Gross | 10/18 | 87 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 85.0 |
| Kenny Burnette | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 150.4 |
| Tony Belser | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11/20 | 93 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 84.1 |
Georgia Southern Rushing| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Raymond Gross | 19 | 90 | 4.7 | 0 | 28 |
| Lester Efford | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Joe Ross | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Karl Miller | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Ernest Thompson | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 3 | 7 |
| Darryl Hopkins | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 19 |
| Garry Miller | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kenny Burnette | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | 294 | 4.7 | 4 | 28 |
Georgia Southern Receiving| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Ross Worsham | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Tony Belser | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Deryl Belser | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Frank Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ernest Thompson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Karl Miller | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Hopkins | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 |
Georgia Southern Interceptions| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Taz Dixon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Kick Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Karl Miller | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Lester Efford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 41 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Punt Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Rodney Oglesby | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Kicking| FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts | |
| David Cool | 1/1 | 100.0 | 46 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Mike Dowis | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| 1/1 | 100.0 | 46 | 4/4 | 7 |
Georgia Southern Punting| NO | Yds | Avg | TB | IN 20 | Long | |
| Terry Harvin | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
UCF Passing| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Rudy Jones | 10/17 | 154 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 154.3 |
| Shane Willis | 10/18 | 118 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 110.6 |
| Ron Johnson | 2/6 | 35 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 104.0 |
| 22/41 | 307 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 127.8 |
UCF Rushing| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Kevin Gatlin | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Perry Balasis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Rudy Jones | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Shane Willis | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
| X Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Beckton | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 41 | 2.4 | 0 | 11 |
UCF Receiving| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Sean Beckton | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 1 | 43 |
| X Spencer | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 41 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 1 | 41 |
| Perry Balasis | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| X Osborne | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| X Jordan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ted Coltrain | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| X Rountree | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | 307 | 14.0 | 2 | 43 |
UCF Interceptions| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Byron Felder | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
UCF Kick Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Sean Beckton | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Kevin Gatlin | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 24 | 0 |
UCF Punt Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| X Evans | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
UCF Kicking| FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts | |
| Blake Holton | 1/2 | 50.0 | 40 | 2/2 | 5 |
| 1/2 | 50.0 | 40 | 2/2 | 5 |
UCF Punting| NO | Yds | Avg | TB | IN 20 | Long | |
| X Kee | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |