The Madibaz ran rampant in front of a jubilant home crowd to move into third place overall on 10 points, a mere two behind joint log leaders the University of Johannesburg and North-West University (Pukke).
Although the PE-based team have drawn even with the University of Pretoria (Tuks) and the University of the Free State (Kovsies), the Madibaz are ahead on goal difference.
According to Madibaz head coach Graeme Harrison, the final match of the round-robin section would be the game changer.
"I said from the start that this competition was going to spring a lot of surprises. I think it's a good advert for Varsity Football to have so many teams in the mix and the result going down to the wire."
Harrison said Limpopo, who are second from the bottom, had come out all guns blazing from the kick-off.
"They were playing for pride, so we expected a bit of a tough game and they pushed us."
Although the Madibaz had a number of chances to score, they were unable to convert, taking a goalless deadlock into halftime.
"We spoke at the break and decided that we would try to keep more ball possession. With more possession we could try to create more scoring opportunities and then convert those opportunities into goals."
The strategy worked, with super-sub Kieran Koert drawing first blood in the 60th minute.
Three minutes later, Onela Beqezi put the ball into the top right corner of the net to give the Madibaz a comfortable 2-0 lead.
FNB Man of the Match Simamkele Thobi sealed the victory with a great finish from a square ball by captain Kurt Duff to make it 3-0 at the final whistle.
Harrison also praised the solid defensive efforts by central defenders Athini Bisha and Lundi Balfour.
"The defence are always the unsung heroes – they were absolutely outstanding.
"I'll be looking for the same commitment and performance from all the players in the last couple of games."
He said his men were happy to have pleased their local fans, who turned out in their numbers to support the team in their last home match.
"Next week it's anybody's game, so I think people will be glued to their television sets."
Facing Tuks, to whom the Madibaz lost in last year's final, would be a fitting conclusion to their round-robin campaign, said Harrison.
"The previous results don't count for anything. What's important now is that we focus on Tuks and get a victory there to cement our place in the semi-final.
"They're obviously a bit wounded now because they lost against UWC. But a wounded animal is a dangerous one."
He said it would be a do-or-die affair for both sides, with Tuks needing to take an outright victory.
"A draw might just knock them out of the equation. But we're not going for a draw; we're going for a win and so will they."