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GAME 11 • UCF AT SOUTH FLORIDA 2017 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 9 BOWL APPEARANCES • 4 BOWL WINS • 5 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 13 CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR GAME INFORMATION (8/9) UCF KNIGHTS (10-0, 7-0 AAC) Date ________________________ Friday, Nov. 23 Head Coach: Josh Heupel (Oklahoma, 2001) Time _________________________4:15 p.m. ET Record at UCF: 10-0 (1st Season) Site ___________________________Tampa, Fla. Overall Record: 10-0 (1st Season) Stadium _____________Raymond James Stadium VS Surface _____________________Bermuda Grass SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (7-4, 3-4 AAC) Capacity ___________________________ 65,857 Head Coach: Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas, 1982) TV _________________________________ESPN Record at S. Florida: 17-6 (2nd Season) Play-by-Play ________________Clay Matvick THE MATCHUP Overall Record: 70-43 (10th Season) Analyst ___________________ Dan Orlovsky Sideline _________________Paul Carcaterra UCFACTS Radio ____________ AM 740/FM 96.9 The Game 8 After starting 2018 with 10 straight wins, the Knights enter their 11th game of the season still holding the nation’s Play-by-Play _______________ Marc Daniels longest winning streak at 23 games, which is a UCF and American Athletic Conference record. The Knights are one of just Analyst _____________________ Gary Parris four undefeated teams in all of FBS (Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame). Sideline ___________________ Jerry O’Neill 8 At the helm for UCF is head coach Josh Heupel. Heupel came to the Knights after leading Missouri’s offense to new Pregame Host ______________ Scott Adams heights over the last two years as the Tigers’ offensive coordinator. The former Oklahoma All-American also spent time Twitter _____________________ @UCF_Football as the Sooners’ offensive coordinator from 2011-14. Hashtag ________________________ #ChargeOn 8 The Knights have started 10-0 under Heupel following a 38-13 win over No. 19 Cincinnati. After leading the nation in scoring last season (48.2ppg), UCF is currently sixth in the nation in scoring offense (43.6ppg) and sixth in the nation in SCHEDULE/RESULTS total offense (528.9ypg). Aug. 30 at UConn* (ESPNU) W, 56-17 8 The UCF defense has gotten it done with turnovers again in 2018. Last season, the Knights finished second in the Sep. 8 South Carolina State (ESPN3) W, 38-0 nation with a +1.31 turnover margin and with 24 turnovers gained through 10 games this season, UCF currently ranks Sep. 15 at UNC (ESPNU) Canceled second in all of FBS with a margin of +1.60. Sep. 21 FAU (ESPN) W, 56-36 8 In fact, the UCF defense has forced at least one turnover in all 10 games of the 2018 season and in each of the last 29 Sep. 29 Pittsburgh (ESPNU) W, 45-14 games, dating back to the 2016 campaign. That streak leads the nation. Oct. 6 SMU* (ESPNU) W, 48-20 Oct. 13 at Memphis* (ABC/ESPN2) W, 31-30 8 The Knights have scored 30 or more points in 23 consecutive games, which is tied for the 2nd-longest streak in the AP Poll Era (since 1936). The only longer streak belongs to South Florida (24 straight, 2015-17). Oct. 20 at ECU* (ESPN2) W, 37-10 Nov. 1 Temple* (ESPN) W, 52-40 8 UCF moved up three spots in the AP Top 25 Poll and two spots in the Amway Coaches Poll this week. The Knights are Nov. 10 Navy* (ESPN2) W, 35-24 now eighth in the AP Poll, the highest the program has ever been ranked during the regular season. UCF is the highest ranked team out of the state of Florida and the top team in The American. Nov. 17 #19/20 Cincinnati* (ABC) W, 38-13 Nov. 23 at S. Florida* (ESPN) 4:15 p.m. 8 McKenzie Milton is having another standout season for the Knights. In fact, among all FBS quarterbacks, Milton leads Dec. 1 AAC Championship (ABC) 3:30 p.m. the way, averaging 40.7 points per game started. RECORD BREAKDOWN SERIES BREAKDOWN Overall ______________________________ 10-0 Overall: _____________ S. Florida, 6-3 A sellout crowd of 47,129 at Spectrum Stadium erupted in The American _________________________ 7-0 jubilation. With less than two minutes remaining in a tie game, in Tampa: ___________ S. Florida, 3-1 Mike Hughes hit a seam and went 95 yards. The huge kickoff Home ________________________________ 7-0 return gave UCF a 49-42 victory over USF in the War On I-4. With Away ________________________________ 3-0 in Orlando: __________ S. Florida, 3-2 the win, the No. 12/13 Knights clinched the American Athletic Neutral ______________________________ 0-0 Conference East Division title. at Neutral location: ___________ n/a In a back-and-forth battle, UCF trailed in the fourth quarter for A UCF WIN WOULD Streak: __________________ UCF, W1 the first time last season. Down 34-28, quarterback McKenzie Milton found a wide open Dredrick Snelson on a 45-yard • Be better than a loss. Last meeting: _____ UCF 49, S. Fla. 42 touchdown toss to give the Knights a one-point advantage. Otis • Extend the Knights’ nation-leading win streak to 24 Anderson hauled in a 23-yard scoring pass on the Black and Nov. 24, 2017 Gold’s ensuing drive to put the hosts up by eight. But USF wasn’t games, which is a school and conference record done. Bulls quarterback Quinton Flowers connected on an 83- Last Bulls win: _____ S. Fla. 48, UCF 31 • Mark just the fourth time with more than 10 wins in a yard touchdown pass to Darnel Salmon to tie the score with 1:41 to play. The ensuing two-point conversion for the Bulls tied the season Nov. 26, 2016 game at 42-42 and set up Hughes’ heroics. • Be the Knights’ school record ninth straight road win WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE: SOUTH FLORIDA GAME 18 SUN 19 MON 20 TUE 21 WED 22 THU 23 FRI 24 SAT No Availability Post Practice - 10:45am Post Practice - 10:45am Post Practice - 10:45am Happy Thanksgiving Game #11 No Availability Defensive Coaches Offensive Coaches Coach Heupel at S. Fla. - 4:15 pm Student-Athletes Student-Athletes ESPN AAC Teleconference Postgame Coach Heupel - 12:40pm Coach Heupel Student-Athletes 1 | GAME 11 • UCF AT SOUTH FLORIDA QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE BULLS GENERAL INFORMATION • South Florida is in its second season under head SOUTH FLORIDA SCHEDULE School University of Central Florida City, State, Zip Orlando, Fla., 32816 coach Charlie Strong, who led the Bulls to a 10-2 S1 Elon (ESPN3) W, 34-14 Founded 1963 record in 2017. S8 Georgia Tech (ABC) W, 49-38 Enrollment 67,000+ S15 at Illinois (BTN) W, 25-19 Nickname Knights • The Bulls got out to a similarly hot start in 2018, S22 ECU (ESPNews) W, 20-13 School Colors Black and Gold O6 at UMass (NESN) W, 58-42 beginning with seven straight victories, including a Stadium Spectrum Stadium O12 at Tulsa (ESPN) W, 25-24 triumph over Georgia Tech on Sept. 8. Capacity 44,206 O20 UConn (CBSSN) W, 38-30 Surface 419 Bermuda Grass O27 at Houston (ABC) L, 57-36 Affiliation/Conference NCAA DI - FBS/American • Bulls quarterback Blake Barnett has thrown for N3 Tulane (CBSSN) L, 41-15 President Dr. Dale Whittaker 2,498 yards and has an efficiency of 130.62, while Director of Athletics Dr. Daniel J. White N10 at #23 Cincinnati (ESPNU) L, 35-23 Jordan Cronkrite has rushed for 1,095 yards and Ticket Office Phone 407-UCF-1000 N17 at Temple (ESPNews) L, 27-17 nine touchdowns in 2018. N23 #11 UCF (ESPN) 4:15PM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD Andy Seeley Email [email protected] TALE OF THE TAPE Cell 407-342-1406 Director Daniel Forcella UCF (10-0, 7-0 AAC) S. FLORIDA (7-4, 3-4 AAC) Email [email protected] Team Statistics UCF OPP Team Statistics S.FLA. OPP Cell 207-650-6790 Points Per Game 43.6 20.4 Points/Game 30.9 30.9 First Downs 269 234 First Downs 247 251 Press Box Phone 407-882-0386 Rushing Yards/Game 257.7 213.2 Rushing Yards/Game 202.6 231.5 Website UCFKnights.com Passing Yards/Game 271.2 205.9 Passing Yards/Game 253.8 200.0 Twitter @UCF_Football Total Off. Yards/Game 528.9 419.1 Total Off. Yards/Game 456.5 431.5 Facebook /UCFFootball Third Down Conv. 50% 43% Third Down Conv. 40% 40% Instagram UCF.Football Penalties Yards/Game 66.6 70.7 Penalty Yards/Game 74.4 51.6 Time of Poss. 25:33 34:27 Time of Poss. 27:05 32:55 UCF FOOTBALL STAFF Turnovers - INT/Fumbles 8-5/3 24-11/13 Turnovers - INT/Fumbles 20-11/9 20-10/10 Head Coach Josh Heupel (DN) Asst. HC/Secondary Willie Martinez (DN) Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Defensive Coordinator/LBs Randy Shannon (UP) Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Cornerbacks Corey Bell (DN) McCrae 83 714 8.6 5 71.4 Cronkite 163 1065 6.5 9 106.5 Defensive Line Shane Burnham (DN) Killins Jr. 119 573 4.8 4 57.3 Ford 88 617 7.0 8 68.6 Tight Ends Jon Cooper (UP) McGowan 56 385 6.9 6 38.5 Barnett 98 308 3.1 8 30.8 Offensive Line Glen Elarbee (DN) Quarterbacks Jeff Lebby (UP) Passing C-A-I TD YPG Passing C-A-I TD YPG Special Teams Coordinator Nick Toth (DN) Milton 166-279-5 24 286.3 Barnett 203-327-11 11 249.8 Running Backs Anthony Tucker (DN) Wide Receivers Darrell Wyatt (DN) Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Chief of Staff/Director of Ops Billy Ray Johnson Davis 39 586 15.0 5 58.6 McCants 56 604 10.8 3 54.9 Asst.