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GAME 1 • UCF VS BOISE STATE GAME INFORMATION THE MATCHUP Date ______________________ Thursday, September 2 (0-0, 0-0 AAC) Time ________________________________ 7 p.m. ET UCF KNIGHTS Head Coach: Gus Malzahn (Henderson State, 1990) Site _______________________________Orlando, Fla. Record at UCF: 0-0 (1st Season) Stadium __________________________ Bounce House Overall Record: 77-38 (10th Season) Surface ___________________________ Natural Grass Rankings: RV AP/RV Coaches Capacity ________________________________ 44,206 VS TV ______________________________________ESPN Play-by-Play _____________________Matt Barrie BOISE STATE BRONCOS (0-0, 0-0 MWC) Analyst ________________________ Roddy Jones Head Coach: Andy Avalos (Boise State, 2004) Record at Boise State: 0-0 (1st Season) Reporter ______________________ Harry Lyles Jr. Overall Record: 0-0 (1st Season) Radio _________________ AM 740/FM 96.9 The Game Rankings: RV AP/RV Coaches Play-by-Play ___________________ Marc Daniels Analyst _________________________ Gary Parris UCFACTS Reporter _______________________ Scott Adams The future of college football is at UCF with new head coach Gus Malzahn taking over in Orlando on Live Stats ________________________UCFKnights.com • Twitter __________________________ @UCF_Football Feb. 15, 2021. Malzahn previously led Auburn to the BCS National Championship Game in 2013, eight Hashtag _____________________________ #ChargeOn straight years of bowl game appearances with the Tigers, an SEC Championship, two SEC West Division titles, and six New Year's Day bowl selections. He was the National Coach of the Year in 2013. SCHEDULE/RESULTS • Since the start of the 2017 season, UCF has accumlated a record of 41-8. The Knights went 13-0 in Sept. 2 Boise State (ESPN) 7 p.m. Sept. 11 Bethune-Cookman (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m. 2017, 12-1 in 2018, and 10-3 in 2019, and 6-4 last season. UCF’s 35 wins from 2017-19 made UCF one of Sept. 17 at Louisville (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. just six FBS programs in the nation to secure that many victories. The Knights joined Alabama, Clemson, Oct. 2 at Navy* (CBSSN) 3:30 p.m. Georgia, Ohio State and Oklahoma in the elite category from 2017-19. Oct. 9 ECU* TBA Oct. 16 at Cincinnati* TBA • Having started the program in 1979 and only having been playing at the FBS level since 1996, UCF Oct. 22 Memphis* (ESPN2) 7 p.m. became the youngest program by 35 years to win a New Year’s Six/BCS bowl game when the Knights Oct. 30 at Temple* TBA defeated Baylor in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl. UCF is one of just 16 programs to have appeared in three New Nov. 6 Tulane* TBA Year’s Six/BCS bowl games since 2013 and one of only 13 to have won two such games in that span. Nov. 13 at SMU* TBA Nov. 20 UConn TBA • Dillon Gabriel comes into the 2021 season as one of the top returning quarterbacks in the nation, Nov. 26 South Florida* (ABC/ESPN) 3:30/7 p.m. having led the country in passing yards per game last year. His 357.0 passing yards per game also set a Dec. 4 AAC Championship (ABC) TBA UCF record. He has thrown for 7,223 passing yards in just 23 career games and threw for 400 yards or *American Athletic Conference contests more four times last season. Gabriel is on the watch list for every national quarterback and offensive RECORD BREAKDOWN player of the year award heading into the 2021 campaign. Overall ____________________________________ 0-0 • UCF had a program record five players selected in the 2021 NFL Draft (Richie Grant, 2nd Round; Aaron The American ______________________________ 0-0 Robinson, 3rd Round; Jacob Harris, 4th Round; Tay Gowan, 6th Round; Tre Nixon, 7th Round). It was Home _____________________________________ 0-0 more than all other AAC teams, 80% of all Big-12 teams, 79% of all Big Ten teams, 79% of ACC teams, Away _____________________________________ 0-0 Neutral ___________________________________ 0-0 75% of Pac-12 teams and 57% of SEC teams. The Knights have had nine top 100 picks since 2014 and had 24 former players on NFL rosters during the 2021 preseason. A UCF WIN WOULD • The UCF football team announced its captains for the 2021 season prior to the start of the campaign, • Be better than a loss electing four Knights to leadership roles as voted on by their peers. The four captains are senior • Mark the Knights’ sixth straight win in a season opener defensive end Big Kat Bryant, junior quarterback Dillon Gabriel, senior offensive lineman Samuel Jackson • Keep Gus Malzahn perfect, at 10-0, in home openers in and senior wide receiver Brandon Johnson. his career as a head coach SERIES BREAKDOWN • Be Malzahn’s 78th win as a head coach UCF and Boise State have never met in the history of the • Total 175 FBS wins for UCF in program history Overall: _______________________ -- two programs. BORTLES & MURRAY GIVE BACK in Boise: ______________________ -- in Orlando: ____________________ -- The Knights have competed against only four of the 12 Former Knights and recent NFL stars Blake Bortles current members of the Mountain West Conference, at Neutral location: _____________ -- and Latavius Murray recently gave back to the UCF holding a record of 1-4 in those games. Streak: ________________________ -- football program with a combined $500,000 gift to UCF’s lone win over the MWC was a 38-6 home victory help renovate the the sports medicine center and Last meeting: __________________ -- over New Mexico on Nov. 21, 1998. The Knights also lost to the Lobos 17-7 on the road on Sept. 14, 1996. other components of the Wayne Densch Sports Center ______________________________ -- building that the team uses for meeting space, locker Last UCF win: __________________ -- The Knights also lost their only matchups with Hawaii, rooms and offices. ______________________________ -- Nevada and Utah State. Their last contest against an MWC team was against Nevada in the 2005 Hawaii Bowl. 1 GAME 1 • UCF VS BOISE STATE QUICK FACTS THE OPPONENT GENERAL INFORMATION • Boise State is in its first season under new head coach BOISE STATE SCHEDULE School University of Central Florida Andy Avalos after former head coach Bryan Harsin left for S2 at UCF (ESPN) 5PM City, State, Zip Orlando, Fla., 32816 Auburn following the 2020 season. Founded 1963 S10 UTEP (FS1) 7:30PM Enrollment 72,000 • This Broncos went 5-2 in a COVID-19 shortened 2020 S18 Oklahoma State (FS1) 7PM season, going a perfect 5-0 in Mountain West Conference Nickname Knights S25 at Utah State (CBS) 10AM action. Boise State lost to then 9th-ranked BYU during the O2 Nevada (FOX/FS1/FS2) TBA School Colors Black and Gold regular season and 25th-rated San Jose State in the MWC O9 at BYU (ESPN Network) TBA Stadium Bounce House Championship Game. Capacity 44,206 O16 Air Force (FOX/FS1/FS2) TBA Surface 419 Bermuda Grass • Quarterback Hank Bachmeier returns to lead the offense O30 at Colorado State (CBSSN) 5PM Affiliation/Conference NCAA DI - FBS/American after throwing for 1,150 yards and six touchdowns in five N6 at Fresno State (CBSSN) 5PM University President Alexander N. Cartwright games a season ago. N12 Wyoming (FS1) 7PM Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir N20 New Mexico (FOX/FS1/FS2) TBA • The top returning tackler for the defense is Riley Ticket Office Phone 407-UCF-1000 N26 at San Diego State (CBS) 10AM Whimpey, who had 61 stops and 7.5 TFLs last year. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant AD Daniel Forcella TALE OF THE TAPE Email [email protected] Cell 207-650-6790 UCF (6-4, 5-3 AAC)*2020 stats BOISE STATE (5-2, 5-0 MWC)*2020 stats Team Statistics UCF OPP Team Statistics BSU OPP Senior Associate AD John Heisler Points Per Game 42.2 33.2 Points/Game 33.9 27.1 Email [email protected] First Downs 283 276 First Downs 128 140 Cell 574-532-0293 Rushing Yards/Game 210.7 192.6 Rushing Yards/Game 107.1 163.7 Press Box Phone 207-650-6790 Passing Yards/Game 357.4 299.2 Passing Yards/Game 241.9 209.6 Website UCFKnights.com Total Off. Yards/Game 568.1 491.8 Total Off. Yards/Game 349.0 373.3 Twitter @UCF_Football Third Down Conv. 49% 43% Third Down Conv. 43% 27% Facebook /UCFFootball Penalty Yards/Game 74.8 59.9 Penalty Yards/Game 49.3 42.0 Instagram UCF.Football Time of Poss. 27:30 32:29 Time of Poss. 29:22 30:29 Turnovers - INT/Fumbles 10-4/6 22-9/13 Turnovers - INT/Fumbles 7-3/4 3-3/0 UCF FOOTBALL STAFF Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Head Coach Gus Malzahn Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Defensive Coordinator Travis Williams McCrae 149 758 5.1 10 75.8 Van Buren 111 382 3.4 8 54.6 Special Teams Coordinator/TEs Brian Blackmon Anderson 125 687 5.5 4 76.3 Shakir 17 148 8.7 0 21.1 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary David Gibbs Thompson 73 382 5.2 5 42.4 Holani 19 108 5.7 1 27.0 Offensive Line Herb Hand Co-Offensive Coordinator/RBs Tim Harris Jr. Passing C-A-I TD YPG Passing C-A-I TD YPG Defensive Ends/Rush Kenny Ingram Gabriel 248-413-4 32 357.0 Bachmeier 96-156-2 6 230.0 Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs G.J. Kinne Sears 23-27-0 3 110.7 Defensive Tackles Kenny Martin Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Cornerbacks Addison Williams Williams 71 1,039 14.6 10 129.9 Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Wide Receivers Darrell Wyatt Robinson 55 979 17.8 6 97.9 Shakir 52 719 13.8 6 102.7 Harris 30 539 18.0 8 53.9 Thomas 20 347 17.4 2 49.6 Analyst Darin Hinshaw Special Teams Analyst Ben Larson Defense U-A-TT TFL INT FF-FR Defense U-A-TT TFL INT FF-FR Defensive Analyst Charles Moore Grant 49-23-72 3.5 3 2-2 Whimpey 33-28-61 7.5 0 0-0 Head Coach Analyst Ross Newton Gilyard 33-26-59 8.5 1 3-2 Walker 27-14-41 1.5 0 0-0 Offensive Analyst Jesse Stone Bethune 28-29-57 7.0 1 0-0 Noa 14-26-40 4.5 0 1-0 Graduate Assistant Coach Tucker Brown Gainous 33-13-46 0.0 1 1-0 Skinner 24-13-37 1.5 1 0-0 Graduate Assistant Coach Darion Monroe Graduate Assistant Coach Caleb Pickrell LAST TIME OUT Graduate Assistant Coach Tre’ Williams Director of Sports Performance Chris Dawson The UCF football team closed out the 2020 season at the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl, falling to 13th-ranked BYU by a score of 49-23 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton.