Paul Peterson passed for 224 yards and T.J. Stancil had three interceptions for the Eagles (8-5), who finished their season on a three-game winning streak by shutting down the Rams and senior quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt in decisive fashion.
Knight secured the victory on a winding 27-yard TD scamper with 9:29 to play. The Eagles' school rushing leader finished his standout career without a loss in a bowl game.
Van Pelt passed for 163 yards and ran for 65 and a score despite sitting out the first quarter for the Mountain West representative Rams (7-6), who fell behind 21-0 in the first quarter and never recovered. Van Pelt, the Rams' hard-running quarterback, played his final college game with a 2 1/2-inch titanium rod in his broken throwing hand.
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