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2016 UCF FOOTBALL UCF Athletics Communications | UCF Bright House Networks Stadium, 4465 Knights Victory Way, Orlando, FL 32816 | UCFKnights.com GAME INFORMATION UCF KNIGHTS FIU PANTHERS Date 9.24.16 NR/NR Ranking NR/NR Time 7 p.m. ET 1-2, 0-0 American Record 0-3, 0-0 Site Miami, Fla. Scott Frost Head Coach Ron Turner Stadium FIU Stadium 1-2 (1st Year) Record at Current School 10-29 (4th Year) 1-2 (1st Year) Career NCAA Record 52-90 (13th Year) Surface Field Turf Capacity 20,000 Series Tied, 2-2 THE MATCHUP Last Meeting FIU 15-14, 9.3.15 (Orlando) UCF and FIU will square off for the fifth time in six years Saturday night at FIU ON THE AIR Stadium. TELEVISION UCF enters the contest with a 1-2 record, coming off a heart-breaking 30-24, beIN Sports double-overtime loss to the Maryland Terrapins. FIU is 0-3 in 2016. The Panthers Matt Martucci (Play-by-Play) have losses to Indiana, Maryland and Massachusetts, most recently falling to the Brett Romberg (Analyst) Minutemen 21-13 on the road. Jordan Daigle (Sideline) RADIO FIU and UCF have a common opponent in Maryland. The Terrapins traveled to Flor- WYGM 96.9 FM/740-AM ORLANDO ida to play both squads in back-to-back weeks. The Panthers fell to Maryland 41-14, Marc Daniels (Play-by-Play) while UCF took the Terrapins to extra sessions to determine a winner. Gary Parris (Analyst) Jerry O’Neill (Sidelines) For comparison’s sake, FIU put up 372 yards of total offense vs. Maryland while UCF Scott Adams (Pre-Game Host) racked up 455. The Panthers allowed 477 yards to the Terrapins, while UCF gave up just 373. SCHEDULE/RESULTS SEPTEMBER Saturday’s contest is the first of two consecutive road games for the Knights. UCF 3 South Carolina State (ESPN3) W, 38-0 will open American Athletic Conference play at ECU following the trip to Miami. 10 at Michigan (ABC) L, 51-14 17 Maryland (CBSSN) L, 30-24 (2OT) THE SERIES 24 at FIU (Bein Sports) 7 p.m. ET Saturday marks the fifth meeting between FIU and UCF on the gridiron. The series OCTOBER is currently tied 2-2. 1 at East Carolina* (TBA) TBA 7 Tulane* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. ET The last meeting took place Sept. 3, 2015 -- the season-opener last season. FIU 15 Temple* (TBA) TBA escaped Orlando with a 15-14 win after partially blocking a UCF game-winning 22 at UConn* (TBA) TBA field-goal attempt. 29 at Houston* (TBA) TBA NOVEMBER The last meeting in Miami came in 2013, when UCF recorded a 38-0 shutout be- 12 Cincinnati* (TBA) TBA hind Blake Bortles, Storm Johnson, Terrance Plummer and others from the Fiesta 19 Tulsa* (TBA) TBA Bowl season. The Knights also won a 2012 matchup in Orlando by a 33-20 count. 26 at USF* (TBA) TBA FIU won the inaugural meeting, 17-10, in 2011. WEEK 4 SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY No Availability 10-11:15 a.m. 9:30-11 a.m. 9:30-11 a.m. 9:30-11:15 a.m. No Availability Game Day Practice Practice Practice Practice (Frost, Selected (Media Availability (Media Availability (Media Availability (Frost Availability Players Available Afterward) Afterward) Afterward) Afterward) Postgame) Noon 7 p.m. Weekly Press Radio Show Conference 12:40 p.m. American Teleconference | 1 UCF COACHES SCOUTING THE PANTHERS GENERAL INFORMATION FIU is 0-3 in 2016. The Panthers have losses to FIU SCHEDULE School University of Central Florida Indiana, Maryland and Massachusetts, most Sept. 1 Indiana (ESPNU) L, 34-13 City, State, Zip Orlando, Fla., 32816 recently falling to the Minutemen 21-13 on Sept. 9 Maryland (CBSSN) L, 41-14 Founded 1963 the road. Sept. 17 at UMass (ASN) L, 21-13 Enrollment 63,016 Sept. 24 UCF (BeIN Sports) 7 p.m. Nickname Knights Oct. 1 FAU ((BeIN Sports) 7 p.m. This season is junior Alex McGough’s second year Oct. 8 at UTEP 8 p.m. School Colors Black and Gold under center, and he already sits top five in most Oct. 15 at Charlotte 6 p.m. Stadium Bright House Networks Stadium passing categories. Complementing McGough on Oct. 22 Louisiana Tech (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Capacity 44,206 the offensive side is running back Alex Gardner, Oct. 29 Middle Tenn. (ESNP3) 7 p.m. Surface 419 Bermuda Grass who has posted back-to-back 100 yard games Nov. 5 at WKU (BeIN Sports) 5:30 p.m. Affiliation/Conference NCAA DI - FBS/American against Maryland and UMass. Nov. 19 Marshall (ASN) 7 p.m. President Dr. John C. Hitt Nov. 26 at Old Dominion (ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. Director of Athletics Danny White Defensively, FIU has struggled to slow down Ticket Office Phone 407-UCF-1000 opposing offenses, allowing over 400 yards of offense to all three opponents. Linebackers Anthony Wint and Treyvon Williams anchor the defense with each averaging nearly 10 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS tackles a game this season. Associate Director of Athletics Andy Seeley Email [email protected] TALE OF THE TAPE Cell 407-342-1406 UCF (1-2) FIU (0-3) Associate Director Cory Hall Team Statistics UCF OPP Team Statistics FIU OPP Email [email protected] Points/Game 25.3 27.0 Points/Game 13.3 32.0 Cells 515-419-1755 First Downs 66 55 First Downs 51 69 BHNS Press Box Phone 407-882-0386 Rushing Yards/Game 222.3 150.0 Rushing Yards/Game 134.0 200.3 Website UCFKnights.com Passing Yards/Game 193.7 197.7 Passing Yards/Game 205.3 252.0 Twitter @UCF_Football Passing Efficiency 112.6 111.7 Passing Efficiency 96.37 160.0 Facebook Facebook.com/UCFFootball Total Off. Yards/Game 416.0 347.7 Total Off. Yards/Game 339.3 452.3 YouTube UCF Knights Third Down Conv. .270 .310 Third Down Conv. .260 .400 Turnovers - INT/Fumbles 8 - 1/7 3 - 1/2 Turnovers - INT/Fumbles 6 - 4/2 2 - 1/1 Time of Poss. 29:03 30:57 Time of Poss. 28:47 31:13 UCF FOOTBALL STAFF Penalties Yards/Game 57.3 68.3 Penalty Yards/Game 73.7 77.0 Head Coach (SL) Scott Frost Defensive Coordinator (PB) Erik Chinander Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Offensive Coordinator/WR (PB) Troy Walters Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Offensive Line (SL) Greg Austin Hamilton 38 157 4.1 0 52.3 Gardner 39 262 5.3 3 87.3 TEs/Recruiting Coordinator (SL) Sean Beckton Killins 10 155 15.5 1 51.7 Jones 17 68 4.0 0 22.7 Defensive Line (SL) Mike Dawson Wilson 39 149 3.8 2 49.0 Passing C-A-I TD YPG Linebackers/Special Teams (PB) Jovan Dewitt Passing C-A-I TD YPG McGough 48-90-4 0 160.0 Defensive Backs (SL) Travis Fisher Milton 21-36-1 2 260.0 Alexander 10-19-0 1 68.0 Running Backs (SL) Ryan Held Holman 17-39-0 2 106.0 Quarterbacks (PB) Mario Verduzco Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Director of Operations Gerrod Lambrecht Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Smith 16 176 11.0 0 58.7 Dir. of Player Development Marcus Castro-Walker Smith 12 179 14.9 2 59.7 Thomas 11 164 14.9 0 54.7 Dir. of Player Personnel Sean Dillon Oldham 8 62 7.8 0 20.7 Gardner 11 105 9.5 0 35.0 Ast. Dir. of Player Personnel Ryan Callaghan Defense U-A-TT TFL INT Defense U-A-TT TFL INT Dir. of High School Relations Mike Cassano Rucker 15-10-25 0.5-1 0-0 Wint 18-15-33 2.5-10 0-0 Offensive Graduate Assistant Kenny Bassett Clarke, E. 9-11-20 3.0-5 0-0 Williams 16-13-29 1.0-7 0-0 OffensiveGraduate Assistant Dustin Haines Griffin, Shm. 10-9-19 2.5-15 0-0 Gonzalez 18-6-24 0.5-1 0-0 Defensive Graduate Assistant Jack Cooper Defensive Graduate Assistant Zach Crespo LAST TIME OUT Quality Control Administrator Barrett Rudd Quality Control Administrator Kevin Smith UCF and Maryland went toe to toe for 60 minutes Saturday night at Bright House Networks Dir. of Sports Performance Zach Duval Stadium. And that wasn’t enough to determine a victor. After two overtimes, the Terrapins Senior Administrative Assistant Megan Taylor took advantage of one of four UCF turnovers to escape with a 30-24 win. FOOTBALL INFORMATION With the game tied 17-17 at the end of regulation, Maryland scored on the opening Bowl Seasons 2005, 2007, 2009 possession of overtime to go up 24-17. UCF’s true freshman quarterback McKenzie Milton 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 answered, finding Tre’Quan Smith for a 31-yard touchdown on 3rd-and-16. The Matthew Basic Offense Spread Wright PAT tied it at 24-24. Basic Defense Multiple, 3-4 First Year of Football/First Year of FBS Football The Knights had the ball first in the second overtime and reached the 2-yard line on third- 1979/1996 and-goal. Milton’s pass attempt slipped and was ruled to go backward, making it a live ball. All-Time Record 224-203-1 (.524) Maryland’s Kingsley Opara recovered it. FBS Record (Since 1996) 127-117 (.520) Record At BHNS 40-18 (.689) On the ensuing Maryland possession, Terrapin quarterback Perry Hills was knocked out of the game. On third-and-9, freshman backup signal-caller Tyrrell Pigrome took his first snap 24 yards for the game-winning score.