2009 YEAR IN REVIEW Season Notes .................................... 82-84 Team Stats ............................................. 85 Individual Stats ................................. 86-87 Defensive Stats ...................................... 88 Superlatives ........................................... 89 Individual Game-By-Game..................... 90 Team Game-By-Game ............................ 91 Samford Game Recap ............................ 92 Southern Miss Game Recap .................. 93 Bualo Game Recap .............................. 94 East Carolina Game Recap ..................... 95 Memphis Game Recap .......................... 96 Miami Game Recap ............................... 97 Rice Game Recap ................................... 98 Marshall Game Recap............................ 99 Texas Game Recap ............................... 100 Houston Game Recap .......................... 101 Tulane Game Recap ............................. 102 UAB Game Recap................................. 103 St. Petersburg Bowl Recap ................... 104
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2009 REVIEW, TEAM NOTES RESILIENT KNIGHTS SHOW THEIR HEART • No mountain seemed too steep for the Knights in 2009 as the team went 8-5 despite leading at the half only three times in those 13 games. Even both of UCF’s C-USA losses nearly saw the Knights rally to win as both games dramatically got down to onside-kick situations on the road. The Knights outscored opponents 203-132 (+71) after intermission in 2009, including a 105-67 (+48) edge in the third quarter of games. DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK • The Knights overcame double-digit deficits three times in 2009. UCF trailed defending MAC Champion Buffalo 17-7 at the half on Sept. 19 but scored 16 unanswered secondhalf points to win the game 23-17. It marked the first time the Knights rallied back from a double-digit deficit to win since Nov. 19, 2005. In that game, UCF trailed Rice by 12, 21-9, at the half in Houston before rallying to win 3128. On Nov. 1, UCF also trailed Marshall 17-7 at halftime (and trailed by 13 points in the fourth quarter) before rallying to win. UCF was down 14 points to No. 13 Houston (17-3) on Nov. 14 before rallying for what tied for the secondbiggest come-from-behind win in school history. UCF was 3-0 in 2009 when leading at the half, 1-0 when tied at the half and a remarkable 4-5 when trailing at halftime. UCF DEFICITS OVERCOME GAME DEFICIT Buffalo 7-17, late 3rd Memphis 3-7, halftime Marshall 7-20, 8:00 4th Houston 3-17, late 2nd
RESULT W, 23-17 W, 32-14 W, 21-20 W, 37-32
KNIGHTS LOOKED FINE IN 2009... • The team’s eight wins in 2009 tied for the third-winningest season in school history. 10 2007, 1990 9 1998, 1993, 1987 8 2009, 2005 AMONGST AMERICA’S MOST IMPROVED • UCF was four games better during the 2009 regular season than it was the year before, recording an 8-4 regular-season record after going 4-8 in 2008. This tied for the fifth-biggest improvement in the nation. BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS FROM 2008-09* SCHOOL 2008 2009 MARGIN SMU 1-11 7-5 +6 Idaho 2-10 7-5 +5 Ohio 4-8 9-4 +5 Washington 0-12 5-7 +5 UCF 4-8 8-4 +4 Iowa State 2-10 6-6 +4 Middle Tenn. 5-7 9-3 +4 Temple 5-7 9-3 +4 *Regular season games only 82
0-2 TO 6-2 • In 2009, UCF became just the second team to ever start a Conference USA slate at 0-2 and then win each of its next six league games to finish 6-2. This rare feat was also accomplished by the 2006 Rice Owls. The Knights dropped seven-point games on the road at Southern Miss and East Carolina in September before the team’s offense in particular had a chance to gel. UCF bounced back a week after the ECU loss to down Memphis, 32-14, at Bright House Networks Stadium and did not look back in league play, including a victory over West Division Champion Houston, then ranked No. 13/12 in the nation, and a win over bowl-bound Marshall. ALL WE NEED IS 20 • With the strength of UCF’s defense over the past few years, its offense has not needed much to win games. In fact, 20 points has been a sort of magical dividing line. Over the past 34 games, UCF is 18-2 when scoring 20 points or more and 1-14 when scoring less than 20 points. In 2009 the Knights were 8-1 when scoring at least 20 and 0-4 when held under that number with the lone exception being a 45-24 loss to Rutgers in the St. Petersburg Bowl. WELL DISCIPLINED • UCF was third in the nation last year, trailing only Navy and UConn, with 4.00 penalties per game. UCF also ranked fifth nationally for giving its foes just 37.62 penalty yards per game, trailing just Navy, UConn, Penn State and Iowa. UCF GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS • UCF finished second in a competitive C-USA East Division which sent four teams to bowl games. The Knights won six league games in 2009, but UCF did so with such a team effort that it provided for record-low weekly individual accolades. UCF had just two C-USA Player of the Week awards in 2009, both on defense by Bruce Miller. That sum tied the 2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles for the fewest C-USA Player of the Week honorees ever by a team with six C-USA wins. Thanks in large part to the dominance of Houston quarterback Case Keenum, a Heisman Trophy candidate for much of the season, UCF and East Carolina last year became just the second and third six-win C-USA teams to ever win that many league games without an Offensive Player of the Week to their credit, joining the 1999 Southern Miss squad. UCF is just the sixth six-win team out of C-USA’s 28 alltime to not have a Special Teams Player of the Week, all of which is a testament to the overall special team effort that allowed UCF to go 8-5 in 2009 and 6-2 in C-USA play.
THE HIGHLIGHTS... • The Knights made their third bowl appearance in five years and sold out four separate ticket allotments in St. Pete. • UCF led C-USA in total and rushing defense, plus sacks and TFLs. • The Knights tied for the fifth-largest improvement in the country from 2008 to the 2009 regular season. • UCF won five of its last six games to close out the 2009 regular season and each of its last six conference tilts. • The resilient Knights won eight games yet led at the half just three times. • UCF overcame double-digit deficits to win the game three times. • The Knights averaged 367.6 yards of total offense over the final nine games of the season. • Bruce Miller was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and ranked fifth in the nation in sacks. • 12 Knights made at least All-C-USA honorable mention, including second round NFL Draft pick Torell Troup.
UCF RESULTS (8-5, 6-2) DATE OPPONENT Sept. 5 SAMFORD Sept. 12 at Southern Miss* Sept. 19 BUFFALO Sept. 26 at East Carolina* Oct. 3 MEMPHIS* Oct. 17 No. 9 MIAMI Oct. 24 at Rice* Nov. 1 MARSHALL* Nov. 7 at No. 2 Texas Nov. 14 No. 13/12 HOUSTON* Nov. 21 TULANE* Nov. 28 at UAB* Dec. 19 vs. Rutgers# * Denotes Conference USA games # St. Petersburg Bowl
SCORE W, 28-21 L, 19-26 W, 23-17 L, 14-19 W, 32-14 L, 7-27 W, 49-7 W, 21-20 L, 3-35 W, 37-32 W, 49-0 W, 34-27 L, 24-45
CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS East Division Teams East Carolina UCF Southern Miss Marshall UAB Memphis
C-USA W-L 7-1 6-2 5-3 4-4 4-4 1-7
Overall W-L 9-5 8-5 7-6 7-6 5-7 2-10
C-USA W-L 6-2 6-2 3-5 3-5 2-6 1-7
Overall W-L 10-4 8-5 4-8 5-7 2-10 3-9
West Division Teams Houston SMU UTEP Tulsa Rice Tulane
TEAM NOTES, CONT.
OFFENSE NOTES
THE THIRD FRAME • UCF played in a bowl game for the third time in five years, falling to Rutgers of the BIG EAST Conference in the St. Petersburg Bowl. In 2005, on the heels of a C-USA East Division title, the 8-4 Knights headed west to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl where Nevada beat UCF in a 49-48 thriller. In 2007, after winning the Conference USA Championship, a 10-3 UCF team traveled to Memphis for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl but dropped a 10-3 decision to Mississippi State.
OFFENSE GOT IT IN GEAR • UCF last fall had a new offensive coordinator (Charlie Taaffe), starting quarterback (Brett Hodges) and regularly started two linemen (Abré Leggins and Cliff McCray) who joined the team in the summer of 2009. It obviously needed some time to click, but it did starting in week five against Memphis. The differences from the first four games of the season to the last nine games were dramatic:
UCF FANS TRAVEL HEAVILY TO BOWL GAME • UCF sold out four seperate allotments of tickets for the St. Petersburg Bowl, accounting for 15,402 directly-sold seats. Game day estimates had over 20,000 UCF fans in attandance out of a sold-out crowd of 29,763. It marked the second time in three years that UCF sold its entire allotment for a bowl game and was part of a record crowd. At the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, UCF also sold its full allotment of 10,000 tickets, and the game’s attendance of 63,816 was a Liberty Bowl record. The UCF Pregame Tailgate Party staged by the UCF Alumni Association and UCF Athletics at Tropicana Field was also a sold-out event with 1,000 tickets distributed. NOVEMBER REIGN • There’s an old adage that the best teams get better as the year goes along and UCF has been no exception under George O’Leary. The Knights are 15-6 overall in November since joining Conference USA after going 4-1 in 2009, losing only on the road at No. 2 Texas. November is UCF’s winningest month in the C-USA era, eclipsing the school’s 10 October wins. NO LETDOWNS • UCF went 3-0 last year in games following a game against a ranked opponent. UCF downed Rice on the road a week after facing No. 9 Miami, downed No. 13 Houston a week after facing No. 2 Texas and then defeated Tulane after the game with the Cougars. KNIGHTS SHINE BRIGHT AT BRIGHT HOUSE • UCF completed its 2009 home schedule going 6-1, in addition to a perfect 4-0 mark vs. C-USA opponents at Bright House Networks Stadium. The Knights went undefeated at home in league play for the second time in three years (2007). The Knights are 14-6 at BHNS all-time and 10-3 in C-USA play, playing to an average of 40,612 fans per game over that three-year span. BESTING THE WEST • UCF is a perfect 6-0 against teams from CUSA’s West Division at Bright House Networks Stadium. The Knights defeated Tulsa twice at home in 2007, including the Conference USA Championship Game. The Knights also beat UTEP at their new home in 2007 and SMU in 2008. UCF then defeated Houston and Tulane at Bright House Networks Stadium. The sixth CUSA West team, Rice, will make its Bright House Networks Stadium debut this fall.
CATEGORY Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Time of Poss.
GAMES 1-4 84 (21.0) 380 (95.0) 743 (185.8) 1,123 (280.8) 28:32
GAMES 5-13 256 (28.4) 1,317 (146.3) 1,991 (221.2) 3,308 (367.6) 32:23
THE BIG PLAY IS BACK • UCF promised to get more dynamic on offense in 2009 and it delivered. The Knights had 34 passing plays of at least 20 yards. In all of 2008, UCF had a total of just 12 completions of 20 yards or more. UCF had six such completions against Marshall alone, half of its 2008 season total. Eight different Knights had a catch of at least 20 yards last year while only four did all of last year. UCF also spread the ball around more. Ten different Knights had a catch at UAB, the most in one game since also having 10 against Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 28, 2003. UCF ABLE TO PUT LONG DRIVES TOGETHER • A clear sign of UCF’s improved offense in 2009 was its ability to sustain long drives. UCF had nine scoring marches of at least 11 plays in 2009 after having just five in 2008. UCF had scoring drives of over 8:30 against both Southern Miss and Buffalo, a feat it had not accomplished since 2007. - Against Buffalo, UCF had two separate 14-play scoring drives. It was the first time that UCF had two scoring drives of at least 14 plays in the same game since the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs at Youngstown State. - UCF had eight scoring drives of at least 80 yards in its last 10 games. - Against Memphis, UCF secured the victory with a 92-yard fourth quarter touchdown drive, its longest march since a 99-yard drive against Marshall in 2007 and tying for the second-longest of the six-year George O’Leary era. - It all added up to first downs. UCF tallied 28 vs. Tulane and Memphis, which were its most in a game since ECU on Oct. 6, 2007. THAT’S OUR BALL! • UCF amassed 39:30 in time of possession to help keep Houston’s dangerous offense off of the field in the Knights’ upset win over the No. 13/12 Cougars on Nov. 14. It is the most possession time that UCF has had in a game in the FBS era (since 1996). UCF followed it up with a 37:23 showing against Tulane.
HARVEY’S DANGEROUS FOR OPPONENTS • Sophomore Brynn Harvey was 32nd in the nation in rushing in 2009, averaging 92.42 yards per game. Harvey ran for 219 in UCF’s win over Memphis. He proved to be a workhorse in that game, carrying the ball 42 times, third-most in school history and the second-most nationally last year. Harvey had 14 rushing touchdowns in 2009, good for second in UCF history. UCF as a team had just eight all of 2008. He is the first Knight since Kevin Smith in 2007 to have consecutive three-touchdown games (vs. Houston and Tulane), and also the first since Smith ended his career with eight in 2007 to record three consecutive 100-yard rushing games (vs. Houston, Tulane and UAB). SUPER SOPHOMORE • Brynn Harvey’s sophomore year statistics stand up favorably next to Kevin Smith, a consensus All-American at UCF in 2007 who was the starting tailback for the Detroit Lions in 2009. ATT YDS TD AVG. YPG Harvey, 2009 261 1,109 14 4.2 92.4 Smith, 2006 206 934 7 4.5 103.8 BRETT PLAYED LIKE A VET • After transferring from Wake Forest for his senior year to play for his favorite childhood team, Winter Springs’ Brett Hodges assumed the role of starting quarterback with his steady play in the first two games. He did not disappoint in his first start against Buffalo, completing 15-of-20 passes and piling up 212 yards of total offense (71 rushing, 141 passing) in the win. His 342 passing yards against Marshall were the most by a Knight since 2003 and the team’s first 300yard passing effort overall since 2007. Behind Hodges, UCF was fifth in C-USA in passing efficiency a year after ranking 12th in the league. JAH RULES • Only one UCF player was named to the AllConference USA offensive unit and that was junior right tackle Jah Reid. The 6-foot-7, 314-pound behemoth from Haines City started every game in 2009 and helped pave the way for a UCF offense that improved from 2,754 yards and 16.6 points per game in 2008 to 4,431 yards and 26.2 points per game in 2009. ROCKY V • Named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America Team and the C-USA Football All-Academic Team, wide receiver Rocky Ross turned in a solid senior year, ranking second on UCF with 41 catches, for 461 yards. He also caught the game-winning score with 0:23 to play vs. Marshall. The Jacksonville native ranks seventh in UCF history in career receptions and 10th in career receiving yards. AIKEN FOR THE END ZONE • Junior Kamar Aiken led UCF with both 610 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in 2010. His nine touchdowns, including two in the St. Petersburg Bowl, are the most by a Knight since 2005 when Brandon Marshall had 11 and Mike Sims-Walker had nine. 83
DEFENSE NOTES NO RUNNING ALLOWED • UCF topped C-USA in rushing defense last fall, and ranked fourth nationally behind BCS bowl participants Texas, Alabama and TCU, yielding just 82.77 yards per game. UCF also led C-USA in rushing defense in 2008. In league history, only TCU (2002-03) had previously led C-USA in rushing defense in consecutive seasons. UCF held its opponent under 100 yards of rushing in nine out of 13 games last year. Against Marshall, UCF held Darius Marshall, then the secondleading rusher in the nation, to a season-low 80 yards on 28 carries (2.9 avg.). At No. 2 Texas, Colt McCoy had to throw the ball to kill the clock in the fourth quarter because the Longhorn rushing attack was going nowhere. Held to just 67 yards in the game, it was Texas’ lowest rushing total for a home non-conference game since Arkansas held UT to 62 in 2003. “We just decided to quit running it,” Mack Brown said of Colt McCoy’s 42 attempts in the game. UCF followed that up by holding No. 13/12 Houston to 46 yards on the ground, its lowest showing in two years. Then came the Senior Day performance of a lifetime as UCF held Tulane to minus-30 yards rushing. SIMPLY THE BEST • In addition to having C-USA’s premier rushing defense at 82.77 yards per game, UCF led the league in total defense (350.54 ypg), sacks (2.92 spg) and tackles for loss (7.23 pg) while ranking second in scoring defense (21.93 ppg). GREEN WAVE KEPT TO LOW TIDE • In its 49-0 shutout win over Tulane, UCF held the Green Wave to a C-USA record low 50 yards of total offense, including minus-30 yards rushing. The 50 yards of total defense marked the fifth-best performance in the nation this past decade against a FBS foe. TOP TOTAL DEFENSE OF THE DECADE VS. FBS (2000-09) 24 Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State, 11/28/08 35 Virginia Tech vs. Duke, 9/10/05 45 Wisconsin vs. Temple, 9/10/05 46 Oklahoma vs. Colorado, 12/4/04 50 UCF vs. Tulane, 11/21/09 CONTINUING TO BRING THE PRESSURE • UCF ranked sixth in the nation with 2.92 sacks per game. UCF also stood 13th in the nation last fall in TFLs with 7.23 per game, continuing its lofty 2008 pace when UCF was third nationally. Both stats led C-USA. A total of 19 different Knights had at least half of a TFL and 11 had a sack. UCF had four players (Jarvis Geathers, Derrick Hallman, Cory Hogue and Bruce Miller) who hit double digits in TFLs in 2009. UCF’s six sacks vs. Miami tied for the most yielded by UM since the 2005 FSU game. Miller and Geathers were 1-2 in C-USA in sacks last year, both placing in the top 16 nationally, and 1-3 in C-USA for TFLs. 84
IT’S MILLER’S TIME • Bruce Miller was the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year. It marked the first time that a Knight had ever received that honor and marked the fourth time in five years of C-USA play that UCF has claimed at least one major conference award. A defensive end who also has the brawn to line up in a three-technique when UCF goes to its nickel package, Miller led the league in both sacks (13) and TFLs (18). He ranked fifth nationally in sacks and tied for 18th in TFLs in 2009 and is curently the nation’s career leader in both sacks (27) and TFLs (44) amongst active players. SUPER TROUP-ER • He may not have had the biggest numbers of anyone on the defensive line but defensive tackle Torell Troup attracted a steady stream of salivating NFL scouts to Orlando and ended up going high in the second round (41st overall) to the Buffalo Bills. A double-team eating nose guard who is nimble enough to create havoc by himself, Troup unselfishly allowed those around him to rack up tremendous numbers. He had fair stats himself, making 35 stops on the year, with five TFLs and two sacks, four pass breaks and three hurries. He was named to the All-CUSA Second Team, the second year in a row in which he received that recognition. HERE’S TO YOU MR. ROBINSON • True freshman Josh Robinson made his firstcareer start on Sept. 12 at Southern Miss and came away leading the Knights with a total of 10 tackles, all of them solo. He did not look back, earning first team Freshman All-America accolades. His C-USA-leading six interceptions last year topped all true freshmen nationally and eclipsed Joe Burnett ’s school freshman record of five. The six interceptions matched the national high for all freshmen, including redshirts, and tied for 10th overall nationally. Robinson was the only true freshman to rank in the top 100 in the nation in passes defended with 14. He has made six interceptions in UCF’s last nine games. HALLMAN’S SUCCESSFUL SWITCH • Derrick Hallman started for UCF in 2008 at linebacker but moved to safety to start the season as the Knights secondary would see four new starters. He would return to linebacker in mid-season and go on to receive honorable mention All-C-USA accolades after ranking second on the team with 79 tackles including 5.5 TFLs.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES COVERING LIKE A BLANKET • UCF proved quite adept at covering its punts and kickoffs in 2009, consistently ranking in the top 10 in the nation for both units. UCF finished the year ranked 10th in the nation in kickoff return yardage against and fifth in punt return yardage against. UCF yielded 1,068 yards on 57 kickoff returns against (18.74 avg.) last year. With punter Blake Clingan’s improved hang time, UCF foes returned just 14 punts for 32 yards (2.29 avg.). Only Miami, Texas and Tulane had positive punt return yardage for a game against UCF last fall while Southern Miss, UAB and Rutgers lost yardage on punt returns. LUCKY 13TH IN THE NATION IN KO RETURNS • UCF excelled in both phases of kickoffs as the Knights also ranked 13th in the nation and first in C-USA with an average of 24.79 yards per kick return. Meanwhile, the Knights were a solid 29th in punt returns as well, averaging 11.96 yards per try. THREE RETURNS OVER 70 YARDS • By the season’s second week, UCF had three different players return a kickoff for at least 72 yards. Quincy McDuffie had a 95-yard touchdown against Samford, Jamar Newsome had an 89-yard run back at Southern Miss and Darin Baldwin had a 72-yard return against Samford. It marked the first time in UCF history that the Knights had three separate players run a kickoff back at least 70 yards in the same season. Newsome’s had the dubious honor of being the longest non-scoring play in UCF history. McDUFFIE’S: I’M LOVIN IT • True freshman Quincy McDuffie had an auspicious debut for the Knights against Samford. The Orlando native ran a kickoff back 95 yards for a touchdown. It was the sixth-longest return in school history. Curiously, of UCF’s 12 all-time kickoff return touchdowns, six have been by freshmen. McDuffie’s was the first in a seasonopener. He averaged 24.21 yards per return on his true freshman season. With his 944 total yards on kickoff returns falling just eight yards shy of matching UCF’s school record.
2009 UCF TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games
UCF 340 26.2 249 105 131 13 1697 2038 341 480 3.5 130.5 20 2734 223-379-13 7.2 12.3 210.3 21 4431 859 5.2 340.8 53-1314 26-311 12-138 24.8 12.0 11.5 15-7 52-489 37.6 65-2422 37.3 35.5 30:56 67/177 38% 9/13 69% 38-293 0 43 14-22 1-3 (38-52) 73% (29-52) 56% (38-41) 93% 266543 7/38078
OPP 293 22.5 245 75 154 16 1076 1596 520 416 2.6 82.8 12 3481 281-455-12 7.7 12.4 267.8 20 4557 871 5.2 350.5 57-1068 14-32 13-209 18.7 2.3 16.1 31-16 72-554 42.6 62-2463 39.7 33.4 29:04 80/189 42% 5/14 36% 33-203 59 37 13-20 0-2 (29-35) 83% (19-35) 54% (32-34) 94% 195246 5/39049 1/29763
SCORE BY QUARTERS UCF Opponents
1st 59 55
3rd 105 57
2nd 78 106
4th 98 75
CHARTING THE STARTS
Total 340 293
Player Pos. Starts Streak Kamar Aiken WR 32 8 Emery Allen DB 3 Darin Baldwin DB 6 Justin Boddie DB 10 9 Jamie Boyle PK 1 Ian Bustillo OL 20 13 Rob Calabrese QB 11 Nick Cattoi PK 15 12 Blake Clingan P 36 34 Jonathan Davis RB 1 Jarvis Geathers DE 7 Billy Giovanetti HB 4 Theo Goins OL 5 5 Michael Greco* DB 12 1 A.J. Guyton WR 7 1 Derrick Hallman LB 32 22 Brynn Harvey RB 18 4 Chance Henderson LB 26 Brett Hodges QB 10 4 Cory Hogue LB 41 13 Chad Hounshell OL 1 Kemal Ishmael DB 9 9 Ricky Kay FB 8 Abré Leggins OL 6 John Lubischer TE 4 Cliff McCray OL 19 4 Quincy McDuffie WR 2 Bruce Miller DE 34 12 Darius Nall DE 5 Adam Nissley TE** 25 25 Nick Pieschel OL 18 1 Corey Rabazinski TE 21 Jah Reid OL 27 19 Jordan Richards LB 16 Josh Robinson CB 12 12 Steven Robinson OL 4 Rocky Ross WR 35 3 Alex Thompson LB 4 Travis Timmons DL 21 3 Torell Troup DL 39 29 Wes Tunuufi Sauvao DL 1 Brian Watters WR 14 Reggie Weams DB 4 Ronnie Weaver RB 6 David Williams DE 18 3 Khymest Williams WR 3 Lawrence Young LB 26 6 * Greco started four games at QB in 2008. ** Nissley six games at RT in 2008. 2010 returnees in BOLD.
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RUSHING HARVEY, Brynn DAVIS, Jonathan WEAVER, Ronnie MCDUFFIE, Quincy KELLY, Brendan DAVIS, Brandon GUYTON, A.J. CALABRESE, Rob NEWSOME, Jamar WATTERS, Brian GIOVANETTI, Billy AIKEN, Kamar HODGES, Brett TEAM Total Opponents
GP 12 12 11 13 10 2 13 7 10 10 10 12 12 9 13 13
Att 261 64 19 11 11 11 3 25 4 1 1 2 59 8 480 416
Gain 1174 332 90 55 47 47 30 73 26 15 2 1 146 0 2038 1596
Loss 65 22 4 0 0 3 0 46 0 0 0 12 164 25 341 520
Net 1109 310 86 55 47 44 30 27 26 15 2 -11 -18 -25 1697 1076
Avg 4.2 4.8 4.5 5.0 4.3 4.0 10.0 1.1 6.5 15.0 2.0 -5.5 -0.3 -3.1 3.5 2.6
TD 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 12
Long 50 45 27 14 18 12 14 29 17 15 2 1 17 0 50 54
Avg/G 92.4 25.8 7.8 4.2 4.7 22.0 2.3 3.9 2.6 1.5 0.2 -0.9 -1.5 -2.8 130.5 82.8
PASSING HODGES, Brett CALABRESE, Rob TEAM GUYTON, A.J. Total Opponents
G 12 7 9 13 13 13
EямГc 131.27 123.35 0.00 732.40 130.86 135.25
Cmp-Att-Int 197-329-13 25-46-0 0-3-0 1-1-0 223-379-13 281-455-12
Pct 59.9 54.3 0.0 100.0 58.8 61.8
Yds 2438 260 0 36 2734 3481
TD 17 3 0 1 21 20
Lng 76 52 0 36 76 88
Avg/G 203.2 37.1 0.0 2.8 210.3 267.8
RECEIVING GUYTON, A.J. ROSS, Rocky AIKEN, Kamar NEWSOME, Jamar KAY, Ricky HARVEY, Brynn WATTERS, Brian NISSLEY, Adam MCDUFFIE, Quincy GIOVANETTI, Billy RABAZINSKI, Corey KELLY, Brendan DAVIS, Jonathan Total Opponents
G 13 11 12 10 12 12 10 13 13 10 5 10 12 13 13
No. 44 41 36 24 15 14 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 223 281
Yds 572 461 610 289 171 83 99 159 126 46 43 46 29 2734 3481
Avg 13.0 11.2 16.9 12.0 11.4 5.9 8.2 15.9 15.8 6.6 8.6 11.5 9.7 12.3 12.4
TD 1 3 9 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 21 20
Long 76 35 40 52 19 23 20 34 27 15 13 17 14 76 88
Avg/G 44.0 41.9 50.8 28.9 14.2 6.9 9.9 12.2 9.7 4.6 8.6 4.6 2.4 210.3 267.8
PUNT RETURNS GUYTON, A.J. ROSS, Rocky DAVIS, Jonathan Total Opponents
No. 13 9 4 26 14
Yds 140 110 61 311 32
Avg 10.8 12.2 15.2 12.0 2.3
TD 0 0 0 0 0
Long 38 39 23 39 13
INTERCEPTIONS ROBINSON, Josh WEAMS, Reggie HOGUE, Cory HALLMAN, Derrick YOUNG, Lawrence ISHMAEL, Kemal BODDIE, Justin Total Opponents
NO. 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 13
YDS 84 0 0 23 9 0 22 138 209
AVG 14.0 0.0 0.0 23.0 9.0 0.0 22.0 11.5 16.1
TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
LG 33 0 0 23 9 0 22 33 62
KICK RETURNS MCDUFFIE, Quincy BALDWIN, Darin DAVIS, Jonathan NEWSOME, Jamar THOMPSON, Alex Total Opponents
NO. 39 8 3 2 1 53 57
YDS 944 218 45 107 0 1314 1068
AVG 24.2 27.2 15.0 53.5 0.0 24.8 18.7
TD 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
LG 95 72 21 89 0 95 100
FUMBLE RETURNS TIMMONS, Travis Total Opponents
NO. 1 1 2
YDS 10 10 28
AVG 10.0 10.0 14.0
TD 0 0 1
LG 10 10 22
2009 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS SCORING HARVEY, Brynn CATTOI, Nick AIKEN, Kamar DAVIS, Jonathan NEWSOME, Jamar ROSS, Rocky KAY, Ricky MCDUFFIE, Quincy BOYLE, Jamie GIOVANETTI, Billy ROBINSON, Josh HODGES, Brett KELLY, Brendan WEAVER, Ronnie GUYTON, A.J. Total Opponents
TD 14 9 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 43 37
FGs 14-20 0-2 14-22 13-20
|------------- PATs -------------------| Kick Rush Rcv Pass 0-1 1 31-33 7-8 1-1 38-41 0-1 1 1-1 32-34 0-1 0-2
TOTAL OFFENSE HODGES, Brett HARVEY, Brynn DAVIS, Jonathan CALABRESE, Rob WEAVER, Ronnie GUYTON, A.J. MCDUFFIE, Quincy KELLY, Brendan DAVIS, Brandon NEWSOME, Jamar WATTERS, Brian GIOVANETTI, Billy AIKEN, Kamar TEAM Total Opponents
G 12 12 12 7 11 13 13 10 2 10 10 10 12 9 13 13
Plays 388 261 64 71 19 4 11 11 11 4 1 1 2 11 859 871
Rush -18 1109 310 27 86 30 55 47 44 26 15 2 -11 -25 1697 1076
Pass 2438 0 0 260 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2734 3481
Total 2420 1109 310 287 86 66 55 47 44 26 15 2 -11 -25 4431 4557
Avg/G 201.7 92.4 25.8 41.0 7.8 5.1 4.2 4.7 22.0 2.6 1.5 0.2 -0.9 -2.8 340.8 350.5
FIELD GOALS BOYLE, Jamie CATTOI, Nick
FGM-FGA 0-2 14-20
Pct 0.0 70.0
01-19 0-0 0-0
20-29 0-0 6-7
PUNTING CLINGAN, Blake
No. 57
Yds 2108
Avg 37.0
Long 70
KICKOFFS CATTOI, Nick BOYLE, Jamie Total Opponents
No. 63 4 67 59
Yds 4108 263 4371 3625
Avg 65.2 65.8 65.2 61.4
ALL PURPOSE HARVEY, Brynn MCDUFFIE, Quincy GUYTON, A.J. AIKEN, Kamar ROSS, Rocky DAVIS, Jonathan NEWSOME, Jamar BALDWIN, Darin KAY, Ricky NISSLEY, Adam WATTERS, Brian KELLY, Brendan WEAVER, Ronnie ROBINSON, Josh GIOVANETTI, Billy DAVIS, Brandon RABAZINSKI, Corey CALABRESE, Rob HALLMAN, Derrick BODDIE, Justin YOUNG, Lawrence HODGES, Brett TEAM Total Opponents
G 12 13 13 12 11 12 10 11 12 13 10 10 11 13 10 2 5 7 13 11 12 12 9 13 13
Rush 1109 55 30 -11 0 310 26 0 0 0 15 47 86 0 2 44 0 27 0 0 0 -18 -25 1697 1076
Rec 83 126 572 610 461 29 289 0 171 159 99 46 0 0 46 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 2734 3481
DXP -
Saf -
Points 86 73 54 24 18 18 12 12 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 340 293
30-39 0-2 3-6
40-49 0-0 4-6
50-99 0-0 1-1
Lg 0 50
TB 3
FC 20
I20 23
Blkd 0
TB 11 0 11 3
OB 1 0 1 1
Retn
Net
YdLn
18.7 24.8
46.0 38.2
23 31
PR 0 0 140 0 110 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 311 32
KOR 0 944 0 0 0 45 107 218 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1314 1068
IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 0 0 23 22 9 0 0 138 209
Tot 1192 1125 742 599 571 445 422 218 171 159 114 93 86 84 48 44 43 27 23 22 9 -18 -25 6194 5866
Avg/G 99.3 86.5 57.1 49.9 51.9 37.1 42.2 19.8 14.2 12.2 11.4 9.3 7.8 6.5 4.8 22.0 8.6 3.9 1.8 2.0 0.8 -1.5 -2.8 476.5 451.2
Blk 1 1
87
2009 UCF DEFENSIVE STATISTICS DEFENSIVE LEADERS HOGUE, Cory HALLMAN, Derrick YOUNG, Lawrence ISHMAEL, Kemal ROBINSON, Josh MILLER, Bruce BODDIE, Justin GRECO, Michael TROUP, Torell BALDWIN, Darin GEATHERS, Jarvis WILLIAMS, David THOMPSON, Alex WEAMS, Reggie RICHARDS, Jordan LINAM, Josh TIMMONS, Travis NALL, Darius BOUYE, A.J. WEAVER, Ronnie DAVIS, Jonathan ALEXANDER, Chad TUNUUFI SAUVAO HARNDEN, T.J. HAUGHTON, Rashidi HARVEY, Brynn ALLEN, Emery GIOVANETTI, Nick KAY, Ricky AIKEN, Kamar HODGES, Brett DANKENBRING, Lyle HUDSON, Austin MCDUFFIE, Quincy ROSS, Rocky WATTERS, Brian CARTER, Jack LEGGINS, Abre NEWSOME, Jamar
59 38 57 18 20 49 23 2 98 21 99 48 55 40 56 50 95 53 19 35 27 15 94 47 46 34 22 33 43 81 11 29 31 14 5 6 52 66 9 Total Opponents
GP 13 13 12 13 13 13 11 11 13 11 13 13 13 11 11 13 12 13 10 11 12 5 10 3 4 12 2 8 12 12 12 7 8 13 11 10 1 11 10 13 13
|-------Tackles-------| Solo Ast Total 59 44 103 45 40 85 46 32 78 49 21 70 59 10 69 30 31 61 43 15 58 29 16 45 19 16 35 20 12 32 20 9 29 15 12 27 14 10 24 10 14 24 11 11 22 10 4 14 7 7 14 7 5 12 6 4 10 7 1 8 5 2 7 4 . 4 3 1 4 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 3 . 3 . 2 2 2 . 2 2 . 2 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 537 327 864 538 356 894
TFL/Yds 11.5-35 5.5-10 11.0-39 1.0-3 1.0-2 18.0-131 4.0-20 . 5.0-14 2.0-5 13.5-79 6.0-16 1.5-4 . 2.5-6 1.0-4 2.0-8 4.5-28 . . . . 2.0-19 1.5-10 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-434 85-327
|-Sacks-| No-Yards 2.0-13 . 1.0-10 . . 13.0-122 1.0-10 . 2.0-7 . 11.0-72 1.0-6 . . . . 1.0-1 4.0-27 . . . . 1.0-15 1.0-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-293 33-203
|---Pass Def---| Int-Yds BrUp 1-0 5 1-23 2 1-9 3 1-0 1 6-84 8 . 3 1-22 4 . 4 . 4 . 7 . 1 . . . 2 1-0 . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-138 46 13-209 37
|-Fumbles-| Rcv-Yds FF . 2 3-0 2 2-0 . 1-0 . 1-0 . 1-0 1 . 2 . 1 1-0 . . . 1-0 3 . . . 1 1-0 . . 1 . . 1-10 1 1-0 1 . . 2-0 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-10 17 7-28 9
QBH 1 2 . . . 7 . . 3 . 7 3 . . . 1 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 29
Blkd Kick . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Saf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERS TFL
SACKS Miller Geathers Nall Hogue Troup
88
13.0 (-122) 11.0 (-72) 4.0 (-27) 2.0 (-13) 2.0 (-7)
Miller Geathers Hogue Young Williams Hallman Troup
18.0 (-131) 13.5 (-79) 11.5 (-35) 11.0 (-39) 6.0 (-16) 5.5 (-10) 5.0 (-14)
INTERCEPTIONS
BREAK-UPS
Robinson Hallman Boddie Young Hogue Ishmael Weams
Robinson Baldwin Hogue Boddie Greco Troup Miller/Young
6 (84) 1 (23) 1 (22) 1 (9) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
FORCED FUMBLES 8 7 5 4 4 4 3
Geathers Boddie Hallman Hogue Eight players with
3 2 2 2 1
2009 UCF SUPERLATIVES
2009 OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes
42 219 3
Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes
50 45 24 342 2
Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts
76 9 119 2 2 76 4 50 8
Punting Avg Long Punt Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss
42.5 70 39 95 13 3.0 3.5
Interceptions
1
TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes
50
Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes
264 5.9 4
Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points
48 24 342 14.0 4 79 504 8.2 49
Sacks By First Downs
6 28
Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By
8 76 5 2
HARVEY, Brynn vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) HARVEY, Brynn vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) HARVEY, Brynn vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) HARVEY, Brynn vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) HARVEY, Brynn vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) HODGES, Brett vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) HODGES, Brett at UAB (Nov 28, 2009) HODGES, Brett vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) HODGES, Brett at Southern Miss (Sep 12, 2009) HODGES, Brett vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) CALABRESE, Rob at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) HODGES, Brett vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) HODGES, Brett vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) HODGES, Brett at UAB (Nov 28, 2009) HODGES, Brett vs Rutgers (Dec 19, 2009) HODGES, Brett at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) GUYTON, A.J. at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009) GUYTON, A.J. at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009) AIKEN, Kamar vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) AIKEN, Kamar vs Rutgers (Dec 19, 2009) GUYTON, A.J. at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) CATTOI, Nick vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) CATTOI, Nick at Southern Miss (Sep 12, 2009) CLINGAN, Blake at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) CLINGAN, Blake vs Rutgers (Dec 19, 2009) CLINGAN, Blake at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) CLINGAN, Blake at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) ROSS, Rocky vs Samford (Sep 5, 2009) MCDUFFIE, Q. vs Samford (Sep 5, 2009) HALLMAN, D. at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009) GEATHERS, J. vs Buffalo (Sep 19, 2009) MILLER, Bruce vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) HOGUE, Cory vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009) HALLMAN, D. vs Buffalo (Sep 19, 2009) YOUNG, Lawrence at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009) HOGUE, Cory vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) BODDIE, Justin vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) WEAMS, Reggie vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh at UAB (Nov 28, 2009) ISHMAEL, Kamal vs Rutgers (Dec 19, 2009)
vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) at UAB (Nov 28, 2009) vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) at UAB (Nov 28, 2009) vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009) vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009) vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)
Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions
28 137 2 2 54 56 33
Yards Passing TD Passes
470 3
Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions
88 11 273 2
Long Reception Field Goals
88 2
Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles
46 9 49.3 77 13 100 14
Sacks
2.0
Tackles For Loss
3.0
Interceptions
2
MARSHALL, Darius, vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) WEBB, Joe, at UAB (Nov 28, 2009) JOHNSON, Cody, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) SANU, Mohamed vs Rutgers (Dec 19, 2009) ROSS, Charles, at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) KEENUM, Case, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) MCCOY, Colt, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) KEENUM, Case, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) MCCOY, Colt, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) KEENUM, Case, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) WEBB, Joe, at UAB (Nov 28, 2009) MCCOY, Colt, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) SHIPLEY, Jordan, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) SHIPLEY, Jordan, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) HAWKINS, Riley, vs Samford (Sep 5, 2009) RACK, Jesse, vs Buffalo (Sep 19, 2009) CARRIER, Tyron, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) SHIPLEY, Jordan, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) ESTES, Justin, at Southern Miss (Sep 12, 2009) HARTMAN, Ben, at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009) BOSHER, M., vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009) RATANAMORN, Cra, vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) HOGAN, Matt, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) BOSHER, M., vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009) HOOPER, Ben, vs Samford (Sep 5, 2009) THEVENOT, R., vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) THEVENOT, R., vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) COLLIER, T., vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009) MAYS, Devin, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) BRINKLEY, B., vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) McGRAW, Marcus, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) SPENCE, S., vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009) McGRAW, Marcus, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) BEAUHARNAIS, St vs Rutgers (Dec 19, 2009) SMITH, Bryce, vs Samford (Sep 5, 2009) McGRAW, Marcus, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) COLEMAN, M., at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions
46 205 6.4 3 57 33
Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes
470 11.2 3
Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By
79 537 8.0 45 6 6 26 10 80 5 4
First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By
vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009) at UAB (Nov 28, 2009) at UAB (Nov 28, 2009) at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) at UAB (Nov 28, 2009) at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009) at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) vs Rutgers (Dec 19, 2009) at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) vs Rutgers (Dec 19, 2009) vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009) vs Rutgers (Dec 19, 2009) vs Rutgers (Dec 19, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009)
89
2009 UCF GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Kamar Aiken Rob Calabrese Brandon Davis Jonathan Davis Billy Giovanetti A.J. Guyton Brynn Harvey Brett Hodges Brendan Kelly Quincy McDuffie Jamar Newsome Brian Watters Ronnie Weaver
SAM 0-0/0 2-(-8)/0 ----0-0/0 0-0/0 31-111/2 2-4/0 --1-1/0 0-0/0 1-15/0 3-6/0
USM 0-0/0 1-4/0 --0-0/0 1-2/0 0-0/0 14-37/0 4-(-21)/0 --1-2/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 4-3/0
BUF 0-0/0 ----0-0/0 --0-0/0 25-98/2 13-71/0 --1-0/0 1-4/0 --0-0/0
ECU 1-1/0 ----0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 16-71/1 5-(-21)/0 1-18/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 --1-1/0
MEM ------0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 42-219/1 3-19/0 4-9/0 1-14/0 0-0/0 --0-0/0
MIAMI 0-0/0 1-1/0 --0-0/0 0-0/0 1-14/0 12-25/0 3-(-18)/0 0-0/0 3-21/0 2-5/0 0-0/0 2-5/0
RICE 0-0/0 0-0/0 3-10/0 2-44/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 12-71/0 9-8/1 5-16/0 2-8/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 5-58/1
MAR 1-(-12)/0 ----2-16/0 --0-0/0 21-47/1 5-(-9)/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-17/0 0-0/0 0-0/0
TEXAS 0-0/0 15-(-7)/0 --22-71/0 --0-0/0 ----0-0/0 0-0/0 --0-0/0 ---
HOU 0-0/0 ----8-27/1 --1-5/0 35-139/3 4-(-21)/0 0-0/0 1-4/0 --0-0/0 0-0/0
TULANE 0-0/0 2-11/0 8-34/0 16-76/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 16-129/3 3-(-4)/0 0-0/0 1-5/0 --0-0/0 4-13/0
PASSING CALABRESE, Rob Samford at Southern Miss Miami at Rice at Texas Tulane vs. Rutgers TOTALS
Comp 3 2 1 3 10 1 5 25
Att 7 4 4 4 19 1 7 46
Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pct 42.9 50.0 25.0 75.0 52.6 100.0 71.4 54.3
Yards 28 21 13 71 76 6 45 260
TD 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
Long 15 16 13 52 14 6 14 52
Sack 1 0 0 0 6 0 2 9
Yds 7 0 0 0 31 0 7 45
Effic 76.46 94.10 52.30 389.10 86.23 480.40 125.43 123.35
HODGES, Brett Samford at Southern Miss Buffalo at East Carolina Memphis Miami at Rice Marshall Houston Tulane at UAB vs. Rutgers TOTALS
Comp 10 15 15 21 16 12 8 23 21 19 24 13 197
Att 17 26 20 34 28 27 13 45 25 29 38 28 329
Int 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 13
Pct 58.8 57.7 75.0 61.8 57.1 44.4 61.5 51.1 84.0 67.9 63.2 46.4 59.9
Yards 129 158 141 266 214 163 145 342 241 234 230 175 2438
TD 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 17
Long 26 29 39 40 34 41 76 41 31 29 32 34 76
Sack 0 3 2 4 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 4 24
Yds 0 22 12 21 0 20 14 10 18 7 5 29 158
Effic 130.21 134.12 134.22 113.66 137.77 99.97 180.62 129.62 170.18 154.49 120.84 108.21 131.27
RECEIVING Kamar Aiken Billy Giovanetti A.J. Guyton Brynn Harvey Ricky Kay Brendan Kelly Quincy McDuffie Jamar Newsome Adam Nissley Corey Rabazinski Rocky Ross Brian Watters
SAM 2-42/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-2/0 ----0-0/0 2-19/1 0-0/0 1-4/0 5-85/0 1-5/0
USM 4-53/1 1-5/0 1-13/0 2-11/0 0-0/0 --0-0/0 2-17/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 5-56/1 2-24/0
BUF 3-53/0 0-0/0 1-11/0 1-4/0 0-0/0 --0-0/0 6-37/0 1-5/0 1-8/0 2-23/0 ---
ECU 2-50/1 0-0/0 9-119/0 3-23/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-18/0 5-56/0 ---
MEM --1-7/0 4-50/0 0-0/0 4-52/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 5-58/1 1-34/0 1-13/0 -----
MIAMI 1-35/0 2-23/0 0-0/0 1-(-2)/0 2-28/0 1-13/0 0-0/0 3-56/0 0-0/0 --2-12/1 1-11/0
RICE 1-36/1 0-0/0 3-103/1 1-0/0 1-13/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-62/1 1-13/0 --2-19/0 1-6/0
MAR 5-62/1 --5-100/0 0-0/0 1-16/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-27/0 3-46/0 --6-76/1 1-15/0
TEXAS 2-12/0 --5-35/0 --2-22/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 --0-0/0 --1-7/0 0-0/0
HOU 4-60/0 --4-30/0 1-23/0 2-15/0 1-10/0 4-77/1 --1-6/0 ----4-20/0
TULANE 5-84/2 0-0/0 6-56/0 0-0/0 1-12/0 2-23/1 2-13/0 --1-15/0 --3-37/0 0-0/0
UAB 0-0/0 ----7-75/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 24-130/1 3-2/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0
UAB 3-58/1 3-11/1 4-42/0 2-15/0 1-1/0 0-0/0 1-14/0 1-8/0 1-22/0 --6-41/0 2-18/0
RUTGERS 0-0/0 4-26/0 --7-1/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 13-32/0 5-(-28)/0 1-4/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 ---
RUTGERS 4-65/2 0-0/0 2-13/0 1-7/0 1-12/0 0-0/0 1-22/0 1-5/0 1-18/0 --4-49/0 0-0/0
2009 UCF GAME-BY-GAME TACKLE BREAKDOWN D EFENSIVE L INEMAN SAM USM PLAYER Jarvis Geathers Bruce Miller Darius Nall Travis Timmons Torell Troup David Williams
UT-AT-TT 1-0-1 1-2-3 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-1-3 4-1-5
L INEBACKERS SAM PLAYER Chad Alexander Derrick Hallman Cory Hogue Jordan Richards Alex Thompson Lawrence Young
UT-AT-TT 1-0-1 3-1-4 7-0-7 0-0-0 2-0-2 4-4-8
D EFENSIVE B ACKS SAM PLAYER Emery Allen Darin Baldwin Justin Boddie Michael Greco Kemal Ishmael Josh Robinson Reggie Weams
90
UT-AT-TT --7-0-7 7-0-7 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 3-0-3
UT-AT-TT 0-1-1 4-5-9 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-5-5 0-0-0
BUF UT-AT-TT 3-0-3 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-1-3 4-1-5
ECU UT-AT-TT 0-2-2 2-3-5 0-1-1 2-1-3 1-3-4 1-1-2
MEM UT-AT-TT 1-2-3 3-2-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-1-3
MIAMI UT-AT-TT 1-1-2 3-0-3 3-0-3 1-0-1 4-0-4 2-1-3
RICE UT-AT-TT 3-1-4 0-3-3 0-2-2 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-2-2
MAR UT-AT-TT 1-1-2 4-6-10 0-1-1 2-0-2 2-1-3 0-0-0
TEXAS UT-AT-TT 5-1-6 0-1-1 1-0-1 --1-1-2 1-0-1
HOU UT-AT-TT 3-0-3 3-0-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0
TULANE UT-AT-TT 0-0-0 1-3-4 2-0-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
UAB UT-AT-TT 1-0-1 3-2-5 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1
RUT UT-AT-TT 1-0-1 4-4-8 0-0-0 0-1-1 3-0-3 1-4-5
USM UT-AT-TT 0-0-0 7-2-9 4-8-12 3-0-3 1-0-1 6-5-11
BUF UT-AT-TT 2-0-2 7-1-8 6-2-8 1-2-3 2-0-2 5-1-6
ECU UT-AT-TT 0-0-0 3-10-13 1-5-6 5-4-9 2-1-3 2-7-9
MEM UT-AT-TT 1-0-1 2-4-6 5-2-7 --1-0-1 4-0-4
MIAMI UT-AT-TT --2-6-8 7-1-8 --2-1-3 7-1-8
RICE UT-AT-TT --3-4-7 4-2-6 0-2-2 2-6-8 ---
MAR UT-AT-TT --3-1-4 2-4-6 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-1-8
TEXAS UT-AT-TT --4-0-4 10-2-12 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-4
HOU UT-AT-TT --3-3-6 5-5-10 1-1-2 0-0-0 2-2-4
TULANE UT-AT-TT --1-3-4 2-3-5 1-1-2 1-1-2 2-4-6
UAB UT-AT-TT --3-3-6 3-9-12 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-4-5
RUT UT-AT-TT --4-2-6 3-1-4 0-0-0 1-0-1 3-2-5
USM UT-AT-TT 0-0-0 2-4-6 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-2 10-1-11 3-3-6
BUF UT-AT-TT 3-0-3 1-0-1 --5-3-8 1-0-1 5-1-6 0-1-1
ECU UT-AT-TT --4-4-8 --0-1-1 2-2-4 9-0-9 2-5-7
MEM UT-AT-TT --1-0-1 4-0-4 2-2-4 6-0-6 3-1-4 0-0-0
MIAMI UT-AT-TT ----6-4-10 5-1-6 3-4-7 6-2-8 0-0-0
RICE UT-AT-TT ----7-3-10 3-2-5 8-3-11 2-2-4 1-2-3
MAR UT-AT-TT --0-0-0 1-0-1 3-2-5 4-3-7 4-0-4 0-0-0
TEXAS UT-AT-TT --1-0-1 2-1-3 2-3-5 4-1-5 5-1-6 0-0-0
HOU UT-AT-TT --0-0-0 5-1-6 5-0-5 5-3-8 3-0-3 0-0-0
TULANE UT-AT-TT --1-0-1 2-1-3 --4-2-6 4-0-4 1-3-4
UAB UT-AT-TT --3-4-7 7-3-10 --4-1-5 5-1-6 ---
RUT UT-AT-TT --0-0-0 2-1-3 3-2-5 5-1-6 3-1-4 ---
2009 UCF GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS Date Sep 5 Sep 12 Sep 19 Sep 26 Oct 3 Oct 17 Oct 24 Nov 1 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21 Nov 28 Dec 19
Opponent SAMFORD at Southern Miss BUFFALO at East Carolina MEMPHIS MIAMI at Rice MARSHALL at Texas HOUSTON TULANE at UAB vs RUTGERS Totals Opponent
|---RUSHING---| No. Yds TD 41 125 2 27 15 0 42 170 2 24 70 1 50 261 1 24 53 0 39 213 2 30 59 1 38 75 0 50 152 4 50 264 4 35 205 2 30 35 1 480 1697 20 416 1076 12
Date Sep 5 Sep 12 Sep 19 Sep 26 Oct 3 Oct 17 Oct 24 Nov 1 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21 Nov 28 Dec 19
Opponent SAMFORD at Southern Miss BUFFALO at East Carolina MEMPHIS MIAMI at Rice MARSHALL at Texas HOUSTON TULANE at UAB vs RUTGERS Totals Opponent
Solo 45 46 52 39 39 54 42 36 42 42 32 33 35 537 538
Date Sep 5 Sep 12 Sep 19 Sep 26 Oct 3 Oct 17 Oct 24 Nov 1 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21 Nov 28 Dec 19
Opponent SAMFORD at Southern Miss BUFFALO at East Carolina MEMPHIS MIAMI at Rice MARSHALL at Texas HOUSTON TULANE at UAB vs RUTGERS Totals Opponent
No 5 7 2 2 4 7 5 6 8 5 3 3 8 65 62
Lg 20 15 17 19 35 14 35 17 12 41 50 45 29 50 54
|--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg 13 157 1 26 13-24-1 157 1 26 17 179 2 29 17-30-0 179 2 29 15 141 0 39 15-20-0 141 0 39 21 266 1 40 21-34-4 266 1 40 16 214 2 34 16-28-1 214 2 34 13 176 1 41 13-31-1 176 1 41 12 252 4 76 12-18-0 252 4 76 23 342 2 41 23-48-0 342 2 41 10 76 0 14 10-19-0 76 0 14 21 241 1 31 21-25-1 241 1 31 20 240 3 29 20-29-1 240 3 29 24 230 2 32 24-38-2 230 2 32 18 220 2 34 18-35-2 220 2 34 223 2734 21 76 223-379-13 2734 21 76 281 3481 20 88 281-455-12 3481 20 88
|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds 10 55 9.0-31 1.0-15 0 0-0 0-0 39 85 6.0-43 3.0-36 0 1-0 0-0 14 66 6.0-17 3.0-10 3 3-0 1-23 50 89 11.0-29 2.0-3 3 1-0 1-9 18 57 7.0-36 3.0-25 0 0-0 2-33 24 78 10.0-52 6.0-41 0 0-0 0-0 42 84 11.0-71 5.0-49 5 3-0 1-24 22 58 8.0-49 4.0-42 1 1-0 1-0 12 54 6.0-18 2.0-9 0 0-0 1-3 18 60 4.0-22 2.0-17 2 2-0 1-22 22 54 8.0-29 3.0-19 3 3-10 2-16 36 69 5.0-23 3.0-19 0 0-0 1-8 20 55 3.0-14 1.0-8 0 1-0 1-0 327 864 94.0-434 38.0-293 17 15-10 12-138 356 894 85.0-327 33.0-203 9 7-28 13-209 Yds 196 259 62 74 143 248 175 222 340 188 106 95 314 2422 2463
|------------------PUNTING------------------| Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ 39.2 44 0 0 4 0 37.0 46 0 0 4 0 31.0 43 0 0 1 0 37.0 42 0 0 0 0 35.8 45 0 1 1 0 35.4 49 0 0 1 0 35.0 45 0 0 3 0 37.0 54 0 1 1 1 42.5 70 0 0 4 3 37.6 51 0 1 1 1 35.3 43 0 0 0 0 31.7 33 0 0 0 0 39.2 51 0 1 3 1 37.3 70 0 4 23 6 39.7 77 0 4 13 12
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - OFFENSE Opp. Samford at Southern Miss Buffalo at East Carolina Memphis Miami at Rice Marshall at Texas Houston Tulane at UAB vs. Rutgers
WR Ross Ross Ross Ross McDuffie McDuffie Ross Ross Ross Guyton Ross Ross Ross
WR Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Guyton Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Guyton Aiken Aiken
LT Pieschel Pieschel Pieschel Pieschel Pieschel Pieschel Pieschel Pieschel Pieschel Pieschel Leggins Leggins Pieschel
LG Leggins McCray Leggins Leggins Leggins Robinson Robinson Robinson Hounshell McCray McCray McCray McCray
C Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo Bustillo
RG McCray Robinson McCray McCray McCray McCray McCray McCray Goins Goins Goins Goins Goins
I20 2 1 0 0 2 3 4 3 4 1 2 1 1 24 23
QBH 5 0 1 1 6 2 0 5 2 3 7 0 0 32 29
No 4 5 3 5 3 6 1 4 4 5 1 4 8 53 57 Brk 4 3 1 4 6 2 4 4 5 4 2 6 1 46 37
|--KICK RET--| Yds TD 190 1 145 0 55 0 102 0 68 0 126 0 21 0 80 0 79 0 122 0 29 0 89 0 208 0 1314 1 1068 2 Blkd Kick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
Lg 95 89 23 35 28 35 21 29 27 32 29 33 65 95 100
No 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 2 4 2 1 26 14
|--PUNT RET--| tot Yds TD Lg off 99 0 39 282 6 0 6 194 0 0 0 311 0 0 0 336 2 0 2 475 2 0 2 229 60 0 38 465 31 0 17 401 5 0 5 151 -3 0 20 393 67 0 23 504 31 0 22 435 11 0 11 255 311 0 39 4431 32 0 13 4557
|-Kicks--XPTS-| Att-Mad Run Rcv 3-2 0 1 2-1 0 0 2-2 0 0 2-2 0 0 2-2 0 0 1-1 0 0 7-7 0 0 3-3 0 0 0-0 0 0 5-4 0 0 7-7 0 0 4-4 0 0 3-3 0 0 41-38 0 1 34-32 0 0
|--FIELD GOALS--| Att-Made Lg Blkd 2-0 0 1 2-2 50 0 3-3 44 0 2-0 0 1 4-4 46 0 1-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 1-1 39 0 1-1 35 0 0-0 0 0 3-2 36 0 1-1 25 0 22-14 50 2 20-13 46 0
RT Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid
TE Nissley Nissley Nissley Nissley Nissley Nissley Nissley Nissley Nissley Nissley Nissley Nissley Nissley
QB Calabrese Calabrese Hodges Hodges Hodges Hodges Hodges Hodges Calabrese Hodges Hodges Hodges Hodges
OLB Young Young Young Young Young Young Thompson Young Young Young Young Young Young
FS Hallman Hallman Hallman Hallman Hallman Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael
SS Weams Weams Greco Weams Greco Greco Greco Greco Greco Greco Weams Baldwin Greco
Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 28 19 23 14 32 7 49 21 3 37 49 34 24 340 293
|------KICKOFFS------| No Yds Avg TB 5 332 66.4 1 4 251 62.8 1 6 392 65.3 0 2 132 66.0 0 8 544 68.0 1 2 107 53.5 0 8 537 67.1 3 4 223 55.8 0 2 137 68.5 1 7 451 64.4 0 8 516 64.5 0 7 485 69.3 3 4 264 66.0 1 67 4371 65.2 11 59 3625 61.4 3
OB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
TB Harvey Harvey Harvey Harvey Harvey Harvey Harvey Harvey J. Davis Harvey Harvey Harvey Harvey
HB Giovanetti Rabazinski Giovanetti Rabazinski Giovanetti Giovanetti Guyton (WR) Guyton (WR) Kay Watters (WR) Aiken (WR) Kay Guyton (WR)
PK Boyle Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi
CB Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Boddie Boddie Boddie Boddie Boddie Boddie Boddie Boddie Boddie
P Clingan Clingan Clingan Clingan Clingan Clingan Clingan Clingan Clingan Clingan Clingan Clingan Clingan
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - DEFENSE Opp. Samford at Southern Miss Buffalo at East Carolina Memphis Miami at Rice Marshall at Texas Houston Tulane at UAB vs. Rutgers
LE LT Williams Timmons Williams Timmons Williams Timmons Williams Timmons Williams Timmons Williams Timmons Williams Timmons Williams Timmons Williams Tunuufi Sauvao Nall Miller Williams Timmons Williams Timmons Williams Timmons
RT Troup Troup Troup Troup Troup Troup Troup Troup Troup Troup Troup Troup Troup
RE Geathers Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Geathers Miller Miller Miller
OLB Thompson Richards Richards Richards Ishmael (FS) Hallman Hallman Hallman Hallman Hallman Hallman Hallman Hallman
MLB Hogue Hogue Hogue Hogue Hogue Hogue Hogue Hogue Hogue Hogue Hogue Hogue Hogue
CB Boddie Boddie Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson
91
GAME 1 SAMFORD
0 7 17 0 - 24
September 5, 2009 - Attendance: 38,719 Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
SCORING SUMMARY Second Quarter SAM Riley Hawkins 29 yd pass from Dustin Taliaferro (C. Yaw kick) - 10:23 8-80, 3:51 UCF Brynn Harvey 1 yd run (Jamie Boyle kick) - 0:57 8-43, 2:26 Third Quarter UCF Quincy McDuffie 95 yd kickoff return (Jamie Boyle kick failed) - 14:48 SAM Riley Hawkins 67 yd pass from Richie Fordham (C. Yaw kick) - 14:08 2-73, 0:34 UCF Brynn Harvey 1 yd run (Brynn Harvey pass from Brett Hodges) - 7:40 11-71, 5:28 SAM Cameron Yaw 41 yd FG - 1:57 12-61, 5:37 Fourth Quarter UCF Jamar Newsome 9 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 10:53 4-32, 1:30
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals
92
SAM 16 78 30 2.6 0 103 25 208 21-35-0 5.9 9.9 2 286 65 4.4 0-0 3-19 9-302 33.6 22.6 2 5-262 52.4 14.4 0-0-0 4-65-0 1-41-1 0-0-0 30:22 4 of 15 0 of 0 0-0 1-7 3-3 1-1
UCF 14 125 41 3.0 2 141 16 157 13-24-1 6.5 12.1 1 282 65 4.3 2-1 6-55 5-196 39.2 39.2 2 5-332 66.4 49.4 7-99-0 4-190-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 29:38 7 of 16 0 of 0 3-6 1-15 2-3 0-2
ORLANDO, Fla. - Sophomore Brynn Harvey had two scores and senior Brett Hodges threw the game-winning touchdown in his first game as a Knight as UCF (1-0) held off visiting Samford (01) to post a 28-24 victory in its season opener at Bright House Networks Stadium. Harvey rushed 31 times for 111 yards, his second career 100-yard game, and added a two-point conversion reception. In his first game at UCF, Hodges finished the game 10-for-17 with 129 yards and the key fourth-quarter touchdown. With 10:53 left in the game, Hodges hit junior Jamar Newsome on a slant for a nine-yard touchdown, capping a short four-play, 32-yard drive and giving UCF a lead that the defense would make stand. A pair of big plays by senior Rocky Ross set up the touchdown. He returned a punt 39 yards to the Samford 32-yard line and then caught a 20-yard pass from Hodges on the game’s next play. Ross had a big game in his return from injury as the senior finished with a team-high 176 all-purpose yards. With the game tied at 7-7 coming out of halftime, true freshman Quincy McDuffie returned the second half’s opening kickoff 95 yards to give UCF a 13-7 lead. Two big plays by the visitors, a 67-yard touchdown reception and an interception return for a touchdown, gave Samford a 21-13 edge with 13:12 left in the third quarter. However, Harvey’s second touchdown of the contest was a oneyard plunge that ended an 11-play, 71-yard drive with 7:40 left in the third quarter. Hodges found him with a pass on the two-point conversion to tie the game at 21-21. UCF held the Samford rushing attack to just 78 yards on 30 carries, an average of just 2.6 yards per rush. In the first half, the Bulldogs dented the scoreboard first in the game with 10:23 remaining in the second quarter when Riley Hawkins hauled in a 29-yard pass in the back of the end zone from Dustin Taliaferro. UCF knotted the game at 7-7 with just 57 ticks left before halftime on a Harvey one-yard touchdown run. The score was set up by a 21-yard reception by junior Kamar Aiken just outside the goal line. Hodges went 3-for-4 for 37 yards on the drive.
UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Harvey Watters Weaver Hodges McDuffie Calabrese Passing Hodges Calabrese Receiving Ross Aiken Newsome Harvey Watters Rabazinski Punting Clingan Returns Ross Guyton Thompson Baldwin McDuffie Field Goals Boyle Boyle Defense Young Hogue Boddie Baldwin
Att Gain Lost 31 115 4 1 15 0 3 6 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 8 Comp Att INT 10 17 1 3 7 0 No Yds TD 5 85 0 2 42 0 2 19 1 2 2 0 1 5 0 1 4 0 No Yds Avg 5 196 39.2 PR LG KR 6-91 39 0-0 1-8 8 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 1-72 0-0 0 2-118 QTR Time Dist 1 0:59 36 4 14:56 33 U-A-T S TFL 4-4-8 0 3-3 7-0-7 0 1-3 7-0-7 0 0 7-0-7 0 1-4
Net TD LG 111 2 20 15 0 15 6 0 4 4 0 3 1 0 1 -8 0 0 Yds TD LG 129 1 26 28 0 15 LG 26 21 10 6 5 4 LG IN20 TB 44 2 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 72 0-0 0 95 0-0 0 Result Missed Blocked FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAMFORD INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att Gain Evans 23 81 Barnett 1 3 Taliaferro 4 19 Passing Comp Att Taliaferro 20 34 Fordham 1 1 Receiving No Yds Lowery 5 41 Covington 5 33 Hawkins 3 107 Evans 3 22 Johnson 3 6 Alexander 1 2 Fordham 1 -3 Punting No Yds Hooper 9 302 Returns PR LG Hawkins 0-0 0 Johnson 0-0 0 Fordham 0-0 0 Anderson 0-0 0 Field Goals QTR Time Yaw 3 1:57 Defense U-A-T S Smith 10-3-13 0 Davis 3-4-7 0 Brown 6-0-6 0
Lost 5 0 17 INT 0 0 TD 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Avg 33.6 KR 2-32 1-14 1-19 0-0 Dist 41 TFL 3-5 0 1-4
Net TD LG 76 0 12 3 0 3 2 0 10 Yds TD LG 141 1 29 67 1 67 LG 11 10 67 15 5 2 0 LG IN20 TB 43 2 0 LG INTR LG 18 0-0 0 14 0-0 0 19 0-0 0 0 1-41 41 Result Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
GAME 2 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS September 12, 2009 - Attendance: 27,456 Carlisle-Faulkner Field (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter USM Martez Smith 22 yd fumble recovery (Justin Estes kick) - 8:46 USM Leroy Banks 18 yd pass from Austin Davis (Justin Estes kick) - 5:11 5-44, 1:39 Second Quarter UCF Nick Cattoi 28 yd FG - 11:20 18-68, 8:46 USM Justin Estes 21 yd FG - 7:30 9-75, 3:45 UCF Kamar Aiken 4 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 3:25 8-79, 3:58 USM Justin Estes 36 yd FG - 0:00 6-15, 3:14 Fourth Quarter UCF Nick Cattoi 50 yd FG - 12:18 6-15, 3:14 USM Damion Fletcher 5 yd run (Kane Wommack rush failed) - 1:43 9-49, 4:11 UCF Rocky Ross 5 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick failed) - 1:22 1-5, 0:05
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals
UCF 11 15 27 0.6 0 57 42 179 17-30-0 6.0 10.5 2 194 57 3.4 4-2 5-49 7-259 37.0 37.3 1 4-251 62.8 48.2 1-6-0 6.0 5-145-0 29.0 0-0-0 0-0-0 28:14 4 of 14 1 of 1 3-3 3-36 1-2 2-2
USM 23 131 42 3.1 1 185 54 253 23-31-0 8.2 11.0 1 384 73 5.3 3-1 7-44 5-164 32.8 31.6 4 5-314 62.8 33.8 3--2-0 -0.7 3-38-0 12.7 0-0-0 1-22-1 31:46 7 of 16 0 of 1 4-5 3-22 2-2 2-3
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Senior quarterback Brett Hodges went 15for-26 and threw for two touchdowns but was unable to help UCF erase an early 14-0 deficit as it fell in its Conference USA opener at Southern Miss, 26-19. Hodges finished with a career-high 158 yards in the air and no interceptions for the Knights (1-1, 0-1). A total of seven different players hauled in receptions for UCF against Southern Miss (2-0, 1-0), with senior Rocky Ross leading the way with five catches for 56 yards and a touchdown. Junior Kamar Aiken, meanwhile, pulled in four receptions, including a dazzling TD catch in the second quarter. Ball control was the story in the early minutes of the first quarter as UCF fumbled twice in its first three possessions. The second turnover gave Southern Miss the initial lead when sophomore quarterback Rob Calabrese coughed it up on his own 22-yard line and Martez Smith returned it to the house for a touchdown. Following a Knights’ punt, the Golden Eagles needed 1:39 to drive 44 yards and put it back in the endzone, capped off by an 18-yard strike from Austin Davis to Leroy Banks. Hodges then took over under center for UCF and helped the offense put together an 18-play drive using small gains to wear down the defense. Only one of those plays was over 10 yards - a 20-yard reception by Aiken that put the Black and Gold at USM’s 9-yard line. But that’s where it would stall, and sophomore Nick Cattoi booted a 28-yard field goal with 11:20 remaining in the second quarter to make it 14-3. Southern Miss would add a field goal of its own on its next possession, but the Knights would strike again. Kick-started by a 19-yard toss to Aiken, Hodges would later find junior Brian Watters on a 20-yard gain to get into Golden Eagle territory. One play later and Hodges connected with Ross for 29 yards. Eventually on third down and the ball resting on the USM-4, the UCF quarterback pump-faked and placed it perfectly in the back of the endzone for a leaping Aiken, who just got his foot in to cut the deficit to 17-10. While UCF hoped to keep it a one-possession game going into halftime, Southern Miss took it all the way from its own-17 to the UCF19 in the final minute, setting up Justin Estes’ 36-yard field goal. Now trailing 20-10 and with the end of the third quarter approaching, USM’s Freddie Parham mishandled a UCF punt and junior Reggie Weams was there to fall on it on the USM-48. Six plays later and Cattoi converted his longest-career field goal, a 50-yarder that put the score at 20-13 with 12:18 left in the fourth quarter. It was the eighth-longest FG in UCF history. Midway through the fourth, the Golden Eagles put the game away with a nine-play drive that culminated in a Damion Fletcher 5-yard touchdown run. Even though junior Jamar Newsome returned the ensuing kickoff 89 yards and Hodges hooked up with Ross on a five-yard touchdown pass to the back of the endzone, the Knights could not recover the onside kick with just over a minute showing on the clock.
Rushing Att Gain Lost Harvey 14 41 4 Calabrese 1 4 0 Weaver 4 7 4 McDuffie 1 2 0 Giovanetti 1 2 0 Hodges 4 1 22 Passing Comp Att INT Hodges 15 26 0 Calabrese 2 4 0 Receiving No Yds TD Ross 5 56 1 Aiken 4 53 1 Watters 2 24 0 Newsome 2 17 0 Harvey 2 11 0 Guyton 1 13 0 Giovanetti 1 5 0 Punting No Yds Avg Clingan 7 259 37.0 Returns PR LG KR Ross 1-6 6 0-0 Newsome 0-0 0 1-89 Baldwin 0-0 0 2-29 McDuffie 0-0 0 2-27 Field Goals QTR Time Dist Cattoi 2 11:20 28 Cattoi 4 12:18 50 Defense U-A-T S TFL Hogue 4-8-12 0 1.5-2 Robinson 10-1-11 0 0 Young 6-5-11 1-10 2-14
Net TD LG 37 0 15 4 0 4 3 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 2 -21 0 1 Yds TD LG 158 2 29 21 0 16 LG 29 20 20 11 9 13 5 LG IN20 TB 46 1 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 89 0-0 0 18 0-0 0 16 0-0 0 Result Good Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOUTHERN MISS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Fletcher Harrison Parham Davis Passing Davis Receiving Brown Fletcher Banks Baptiste Pierce Parham Morris Punting Boehme Returns Parham Watson Thornton Harrison Field Goals Estes Estes Estes Defense Thornton Williams Law
Att Gain 21 104 4 38 2 5 12 38 Comp Att 23 31 No Yds 7 75 6 51 4 42 2 42 2 15 1 20 1 8 No Yds 5 164 PR LG 2-(-4) 1 1-2 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 QTR Time 1 13:03 2 7:30 2 0:00 U-A-T S 5-0-5 0 4-0-4 1-10 4-0-4 1-3
Lost 1 0 0 42 INT 0 TD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Avg 32.8 KR 1-11 0-0 1-7 1-20 Dist 26 21 36 TFL 0 2-11 2-6
Net TD LG 103 1 15 38 0 31 5 0 3 -4 0 13 Yds TD LG 253 1 28 LG 19 15 18 28 10 20 8 LG IN20 TB 36 4 0 LG INTR LG 11 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 7 0-0 0 20 0-0 0 Result Missed Good Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 93
GAME 3 BUFFALO
0 17 0 0 - 17
September 19, 2009 - Attendance: 35,121 Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter UCF Brynn Harvey 2 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 4:44 14-68, 6:13 Second Quarter UB Jesse Rack 6 yd pass from Zach Maynard (A.J. Principe kick) - 10:11 12-71, 5:12 UB Jesse Rack 34 yd pass from Naam Roosevelt (A.J. Principe kick) - 6:51 4-48, 1:49 UB A.J. Principe 27 yd FG - 0:00 13-42, 5:29 Third Quarter UCF Brynn Harvey 4 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 4:48 9-73, 4:44 UCF Nick Cattoi 44 yd FG - 1:19 4-6, 2:06 Fourth Quarter UCF Nick Cattoi 22 yd FG - 6:02 14-59, 8:39 UCF Nick Cattoi 42 yd FG - 1:18 5-19, 1:18
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals 94
UB 20 86 32 2.7 0 96 10 218 23-36-1 6.1 9.5 2 304 68 4.5 3-3 2-24 2-77 38.5 28.5 0 3-180 60.0 41.7 0-0-0 0.0 5-88-0 17.6 0-0-0 1-6-0 28:14 6 of 16 1 of 3 2-2 2-12 2-2 1-1
UCF 18 170 42 4.0 2 186 16 141 15-20-0 7.1 9.4 0 311 62 5.0 2-2 6-48 2-62 31.0 31.0 0 6-392 65.3 50.7 0-0-0 0.0 3-55-0 18.3 1-23-0 0-0-0 31:46 9 of 15 0 of 0 3-4 3-10 2-2 3-3
ORLANDO, Fla. - If you buy into the theory that one half can turn around a season, UCF delivered the kind of spectacular football over the final 30 minutes that could very well alter the course ahead. Trailing by 10 after a somewhat listless first half on both sides of the ball, UCF responded in a big way by scoring all of the game’s 16 second-half points and beat Buffalo 23-17 at Bright House Networks Stadium. Led by steady quarterback Brett Hodges, UCF’s offense converted on third down time and again and mounted four scoring drives in the second half. And UCF’s defense forced three fumbles and got a pivotal interception from safety Derrick Hallman - the Knights’ first pick of the season - all after halftime. UCF (2-1) rallied from a double-digit deficit for the first time since 2005, a 12-point come-from-behind victory against Rice. And the Knights left the game feeling somewhat reborn following a secondhalf performance that turned a possible loss into a thrilling victory. Tailback Brynn Harvey ran for 98 yards and two scores, his second multi-touchdown game of the season. And five receivers caught passes, led by blossoming junior Jamar Newsome, who had six catches. Kamar Aiken had 53 yards receiving, including a clutch over-the-shoulder catch for 39 yards on a third down play in the third quarter. Hodges saved the Knights with a flawless second half. He repeatedly kept plays alive by shuffling in the pocket, and he burned an unsuspecting Buffalo defense with 13 carries for 71 yards. His perfect 10-of-10 passing in the second half allowed him to complete 15 of 20 passes for 141 yards, but it was his running out of the ``wildcat’’ formation that most were impressed with. Picking up where Hodges left off, UCF’s defense did the rest. Senior defensive end Jarvis Geathers recorded three sacks and forced two fumbles. Buffalo’s final two drives were stopped by Geathers’ sack/ forced fumble plays - loose balls that were recovered by Darius Nall and Torrell Troup. Hallman, who had been critical of his play through the first two games, made a game-saving interception on a fourth-and-eight play with 3 minutes remaining. His interception was UCF’s first of the season and fulfilled a promise he had made to his teammates earlier in the week. The 1958 University at Buffalo team that refused a bid to the Tangerine Bowl when it was asked by Orlando leaders to not include its two African-American players was honored at halftime. Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty spearheaded the movement to honor the team 51 years later with a trip to Orlando, securing sponsorships so that 34 of the 41 living players, coaches and staff could attend the game. Gerry Gergley, a 2003 UCF Hall of Fame inductee and a halfback on the ‘58 Buffalo team, was among the players honored.
UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Harvey Hodges Newsome McDuffie Passing Hodges Receiving Newsome Aiken Ross Guyton Rabazinski Nissley Harvey Punting Clingan Returns Hallman McDuffie Field Goals Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Defense Hallman Hogue Greco Young Robinson
Att Gain 25 100 13 82 1 4 1 0 Comp Att 15 20 No Yds 6 37 3 53 2 23 1 11 1 8 1 5 1 4 No Yds 2 62 PR LG 0-0 0 0-0 0 QTR Time 3 1:19 4 6:02 4 1:33 U-A-T S 7-1-8 0 6-2-8 0 5-3-8 0 5-1-6 0 5-1-6 0
Lost 2 11 0 0 INT 0 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avg 31.0 KR 0-0 3-55 Dist 44 22 42 TFL 1-3 0 0 0 0
Net TD LG 98 2 13 71 0 17 4 0 4 0 0 0 Yds TD LG 141 0 39 LG 12 39 16 11 8 5 4 LG IN20 TB 43 0 0 LG INTR LG 0 1-23 23 23 0-0 0 Result Good Good Good FF FR INT 1 0 1-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUFFALO INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Thermilus Nduka Henry Maynard Passing Maynard Roosevelt Receiving Roosevelt Rack Hamlin Rivers Thermilus Punting Fardon Returns Young Cook Henry Field Goals Principe Defense Newton Winters Akobundu Cook
Att Gain 12 36 9 27 5 17 6 16 Comp Att 22 35 1 1 No Yds 9 77 5 76 5 34 3 19 1 12 No Yds 2 77 PR LG 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 QTR Time 2 0:00 U-A-T S 6-3-9 0 8-0-8 1-1 5-0-5 0 3-2-5 0
Lost 0 1 3 6 INT 1 0 TD 0 2 0 0 0 Avg 38.5 KR 2-38 2-31 1-19 Dist 27 TFL 0 1-1 0 0
Net TD LG 36 0 7 26 0 10 14 0 9 10 0 8 Yds TD LG 184 1 25 34 1 34 LG 25 34 13 7 12 LG IN20 TB 43 0 1 LG INTR LG 20 0-0 0 20 0-0 0 19 0-0 0 Result Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 1 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GAME 4 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS September 26, 2009 - Attendance: 43,210 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (Greenville, N.C.)
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter UCF Brynn Harvey 19 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 7:19 6-89, 2:47 ECU Ben Hartman 20 yd FG - 4:42 6-77, 2:37 Second Quarter ECU Dwayne Harris 25 yd run (Ben Hartman kick) - 14:15 9-59, 4:19 Third Quarter ECU Ben Hartman 19 yd FG - 0:51 8-28, 3:50 Fourth Quarter ECU Dwayne Harris 3 yd pass from Pat Pinkney (Pat Pinkney pass failed) - 7:55 15-72, 5:40 UCF Kamar Aiken 10 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Jamie Boyle kick) - 1:06 6-80, 1:17
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals
UCF 19 70 24 2.9 1 94 24 266 21-34-4 7.8 12.7 1 336 58 5.8 1-1 3-30 2-74 37.0 37.0 0 2-132 66.0 51.0 0-0-0 0.0 5-102-0 20.4 1-9-0 0-0-0 24:29 5 of 11 0 of 0 2-4 2-3 2-2 0-2
ECU 23 110 38 2.9 1 150 40 293 27-41-1 7.1 10.9 1 403 79 5.1 5-2 4-39 3-102 34.0 27.3 1 5-320 64.0 43.6 0-0-0 0.0 3-30-0 10.0 4-7-0 0-0-0 35:31 10 of 17 0 of 0 3-5 4-21 1-1 2-3
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Trailing 19-7 with just over 60 seconds remaining, UCF cut it to 19-14 and recovered the ensuing on-side kick, but East Carolina intercepted a Brett Hodges pass at midfield to seal the Pirates’ Conference USA victory at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The loss dropped the Knights’ record to 2-2 for the season and 0-2 in league play. A.J. Guyton finished the day vs. ECU (2-2, 1-0) by setting careerhighs with nine receptions and 119 yards. Hodges also posted personal-bests with 21 completions on 34 attempts and 266 passing yards. On the ground, Brynn Harvey amassed 71 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. With 266 yards in the air, UCF racked up its most passing yards since Nov. 24, 2007, vs. UTEP (267 yards), and its 336 yards of total offense were a season-high. Led by Derrick Hallman’s 13 tackles, the Knights’ defense forced three fumbles, and Lawrence Young hauled in his first interception of the season. ECU appeared as though it would secure the early lead on its first drive of the game, only to witness UCF linebacker Jordan Richards strip running back Jon Williams inside the Knights’ 10-yard line and Young pounce on the loose ball. When Hodges and the offense returned to the field, the senior quarterback completed an 11-yard pass to Harvey on a short third-down play to get to the UCF-28. After a 13-yard reception by Guyton, Hodges found Kamar Aiken on a 40-yard deep ball down the left side of the field. One play later and Harvey scampered for a 19-yard touchdown, giving the Black and Gold a 7-0 advantage. The Pirates got back into the red zone on their next possession, but the UCF defense held them to just a 20-yard field goal by Ben Hartman. However, ECU eventually got into the endzone in the opening minutes of the second quarter, putting together a nineplay, 59-yard drive capped by a 25-yard run from Dwayne Harris. UCF came close to at least tying it up before halftime. Nick Cattoi saw a 26-yard field goal attempt blocked with 7:28 remaining, while a Knights’ drive stalled at the ECU-4 when Jay Ross intercepted Hodges a couple of minutes later. Neither team could gain momentum in the third quarter, but Hartman would add a 19-yard field goal just before the fourth to bring ECU’s lead to 13-7. After Cattoi missed on a 45-yard boot with 13:35 showing on the clock, the Pirates went 72 yards on 15 plays, including a pair of long third-down conversions, setting up a three-yard strike from Pat Pinkney to Harris. Although East Carolina’s two-point conversion failed, it still led 19-7. The Knights would later take over with under 2:30 to play, and Hodges worked quickly, going 5-for-5 and taking UCF down the field in just 1:17. Rocky Ross, Corey Rabazinski and Guyton all had receptions during that stretch, but it was Aiken who hauled in the 10-yard touchdown pass. While the Knights successfully recovered the onside kick, Van Eskridge picked off Hodges on the next play to end the UCF threat.
Rushing Att Gain Harvey 16 74 Kelly 1 18 Aiken 1 1 Weaver 1 1 Hodges 5 0 Passing Comp Att Hodges 21 34 Receiving No Yds Guyton 9 119 Ross 5 56 Harvey 3 23 Aiken 2 50 Rabazinski 2 18 Punting No Yds Clingan 2 74 Returns PR LG Newsome 0-0 0 McDuffie 0-0 0 Young 0-0 0 Field Goals QTR Time Cattoi 2 7:28 Cattoi 4 13:35 Defense U-A-T S Hallman 3-10-13 0 Robinson 9-0-9 0 Richards 5-4-9 0
Lost 3 0 0 0 21 INT 4 TD 0 0 0 1 0 Avg 37.0 KR 1-18 4-84 0-0 Dist 26 45 TFL 0 1-2 2-5
Net TD LG 71 1 19 18 0 18 1 0 1 1 0 1 -21 0 0 Yds TD LG 266 1 40 LG 29 35 11 40 11 LG IN20 TB 42 0 0 LG INTR LG 18 0-0 0 35 0-0 0 0 1-9 9 Result Blocked Missed FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
EAST CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Jackson Harris Ruffin Williams Pinkney Passing Pinkney Harris Receiving Harris Taylor Willis Jackson Womack Bryant Kass Ruffin Freeney Punting Dodge Returns Simmons Johnson Ross Eskridge Harris Field Goals Hartman Hartman Hartman Defense Mattocks Eskridge Joseph
Att Gain Lost 20 101 13 3 28 1 8 17 6 2 4 4 3 0 11 Comp Att INT 27 40 1 0 1 0 No Yds TD 10 121 1 6 58 0 2 34 0 2 31 0 2 22 0 2 3 0 1 13 0 1 6 0 1 5 0 No Yds Avg 3 102 34.0 PR LG KR 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2-30 QTR Time Dist 1 4:42 20 3 0:51 19 4 2:23 33 U-A-T S TFL 4-7-11 1-5 1.5-6 3-5-8 0 .5-0 1-5-6 1.5-5 1.5-5
Net TD LG 88 0 24 27 1 25 11 0 6 0 0 4 -11 0 0 Yds TD LG 293 1 47 0 0 0 LG 47 16 25 21 11 2 13 6 5 LG IN20 TB 40 1 1 LG INTR LG 0 1-0 0 0 1-3 3 0 1-0 0 0 1-4 4 16 0-0 0 Result Good Good Missed FF FR INT 0 0 0 1 0 1-4 0 0 0 95
GAME 5 MEMPHIS
0 7 7 0 - 14
October 3, 2009 - Attendance: 40,408 Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
SCORING SUMMARY Second Quarter UCF Nick Cattoi 24 yd FG - 13:21 9-53, 4:30 UM Duke Calhoun 61 yd pass from Tyler Bass (Matt Reagan kick) - 10:24 9-85, 2:53 Third Quarter UCF Nick Cattoi 46 yd FG - 10:55 7-13, 2:46 UCF Nick Cattoi 42 yd FG - 3:58 8-60, 3:41 UM DajLeon Farr 12 yd pass from Will Hudgens (Matt Reagan kick) - 2:08 5-65, 1:44 UCF Ricky Kay 7 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Brynn Harvey rush failed) - 0:03 6-58, 1:58 Fourth Quarter UCF Jamar Newsome 22 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 7:28 9-92, 5:01 UCF Nick Cattoi 26 yd FG - 3:15 6-49, 3:46 UCF Brynn Harvey 25 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 0:41 4-30, 1:05
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals 96
MEM 14 67 26 2.6 0 98 31 258 16-31-2 8.3 16.1 2 325 57 5.7 0-0 8-65 5-246 49.2 40.8 1 3-184 61.3 38.7 0-0-0 0.0 7-168-0 24.0 1-62-0 0-0-0 21:03 4 of 13 0 of 1 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-2
UCF 28 261 50 5.2 1 270 9 214 16-28-1 7.6 13.4 2 475 78 6.1 1-0 5-46 4-143 35.8 30.8 2 8-544 68.0 44.5 1-2-0 2.0 3-68-0 22.7 2-33-0 0-0-0 38:57 4 of 13 1 of 1 4-4 3-25 2-2 4-4
ORLANDO, Fla. - Just minutes after UCF completed its third comefrom-behind victory of the season at Bright House Networks Stadium, jubilant Knights players huddled around coach George O’Leary and chanted ``One more step!” in unison. Following a frustrating loss at East Carolina where the Knights played well but sabotaged the effort with mistakes, UCF took the necessary steps for a runaway 32-14 defeat of Memphis before 40,408 fans. UCF (3-2 overall and 1-2 in Conference USA play) rallied this time by finishing drives offensively, pressuring the quarterback, forcing turnovers and eliminating the mistakes. The theme in practice all week was to take ``One more step,’’ a phrase that had both literal and physical meanings. UCF took some big steps offensively, getting two second-half touchdown passes from senior quarterback Brett Hodges and a career-rushing day from sophomore tailback Brynn Harvey. The play of Hodges and Harvey, combined with some stellar line play, allowed UCF’s offense to roll up a whopping 475 yards, 28 first downs and 39 minutes of time of possession. The dominant second-half performance sent UCF into its bye week with some feel-good momentum. And the third consecutive home victory gave the Knights some confidence before hosting in-state foe Miami on Oct. 17. Memphis (1-4, 0-2) led 14-9 late in the third quarter when senior quarterback Will Hudgens replaced starter Tyler Bass and hit DajLeon Farr for an 11-yard touchdown pass. But Hodges responded with quite possibly the most important drive of the season for the Knights. He capped the 92-yard drive - the longest of the season - by hitting Kay for a 7-yard score on the final play of the third quarter to put UCF up 15-14. Hodges, who passed for 214 yards and wasn’t sacked, found Jamar Newsome for a 22-yard score with 7:28 to play to put UCF up 22-14. Hodges said he’s pleased that UCF seems to be a stronger team in the second half of games, but he’s still waiting for the day when the team puts four quarters together. Harvey did the rest of the work, carrying the ball 42 times for 219 yards - both career highs. It was the fourth-highest total of carries in a game in school history and the sixth-best total for rushing yards. His 25-yard touchdown sprint with 41 seconds remaining sealed the victory for the Knights. Factor in Nick Cattoi’s four field goals - tying another school record and a UCF defense that garnered three sacks and two interceptions and it was just the kind of complete victory that the Knights needed. By finally putting it all together, they indeed took ``one more step.’’
UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Harvey Hodges McDuffie Kelly Passing Hodges Receiving Newsome Kay Guyton Nissley Rabazinski Giovanetti Punting Clingan Returns Davis, J. Baldwin Hogue Robinson McDuffie Field Goals Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Defense Hogue Ishmael Hallman Milller
Att Gain Lost 42 228 9 3 19 0 1 14 0 4 9 0 Comp Att INT 16 28 1 No Yds TD 5 58 1 4 52 1 4 50 0 1 34 0 1 13 0 1 7 0 No Yds Avg 4 143 35.8 PR LG KR 1-2 2 0-0 0-0 0 2-41 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1-27 QTR Time Dist 2 13:21 24 3 10:55 46 3 3:58 42 4 3:15 26 U-A-T S TFL 5-2-7 0 1.5-6 6-0-6 0 0 2-4-6 0 .5-2 3-2-5 2.5-19 3.5-20
Net TD LG 219 1 35 19 0 10 14 0 14 9 0 4 Yds TD LG 214 2 34 LG 22 17 19 34 13 8 LG IN20 TB 45 2 1 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 28 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 1-33 33 27 0-0 0 Result Good Good Good Good FF FR INT 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MEMPHIS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att Gain Smith 8 38 Steele 8 22 Bass 7 36 Calhoun 1 2 Baker 1 0 Hudgens 1 0 Passing Comp Att Hudgens 6 15 Bass 10 15 Hall 0 1 Receiving No Yds Calhoun 4 162 Steele 3 21 Joachim 3 8 Baker 2 13 Onarheim 1 23 Smith 1 14 Farr 1 12 Singleton 1 5 Punting No Yds Reagan 5 246 Returns PR LG Brown 0-0 0 Johnson 0-0 0 Hightower 0-0 0 Griffin 0-0 0 Field Goals QTR Time Reagan 2 0:00 Reagan 4 13:49 Defense U-A-T S Jackson 11-2-13 0 Rockette 5-2-7 0
Lost 3 0 17 0 3 8 INT 1 1 0 TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Avg 49.2 KR 0-0 4-96 2-55 1-17 Dist 30 42 TFL 0 1-1
Net TD LG 35 0 12 22 0 5 19 0 16 2 0 2 -3 0 0 -8 0 0 Yds TD LG 143 1 51 115 1 61 0 0 0 LG 61 20 6 8 23 14 12 5 LG IN20 TB 56 1 2 LG INTR LG 0 1-62 62 34 0-0 0 37 0-0 0 17 0-0 0 Result Missed Missed FF FR INT 1 0 0 0 0 0
GAME 6 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS October 17, 2009 - Attendance: 48,453 Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter UM Leonard Hankerson 23 yd pass from Jacory Harris (Matt Bosher kick) - 1:46 8-80, 3:44 Second Quarter UM Matt Bosher 31 yd FG - 9:47 9-35, 3:55 Third Quarter UM Javarris James 5 yd run (Matt Bosher kick) - 13:18 3-51, 0:43 UCF Rocky Ross 8 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 9:15 9-80, 3:59 UM Matt Bosher 46 yd FG - 1:56 8-52, 4:15 Fourth Quarter UM Damien Berry 3 yd run (Matt Bosher kick) - 10:46 9-61, 4:40
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals
UM 26 70 46 1.5 2 157 87 293 20-27-0 10.9 14.6 1 363 73 5.0 1-0 6-32 4-133 33.2 32.8 3 6-374 62.3 41.3 0 2-19-0 9.5 2-26-0 13.0 1-9-0 0-0-0 37:13 6 of 13 0 of 1 3-3 2-20 3-3 2-2
UCF 11 53 24 2.2 0 78 25 176 13-31-1 5.7 13.5 1 229 55 4.2 1-0 3-30 7-248 35.4 32.7 3 2-107 53.5 40.5 0 1-2-0 2.0 6-126-0 21.0 0-0-0 0-0-0 22:47 6 of 15 0 of 0 1-3 6-41 1-1 0-1
ORLANDO, Fla. - By the end of a blustery night, a record crowd was mostly gone and Bright House Networks Stadium was half empty rather than rocking in celebration. On this night, there would be no defining, landmark victory for UCF and instead just the frustration of having missed out on too many opportunities. When UCF failed to convert from the 2-yard line late in the third quarter when it trailed by just 10 points, its chances of defeating No. 9 Miami seemed to wither away. Ultimately a 27-7 loss to the rival Hurricanes left the Knights shaking their heads in frustration and left a crowd of 48,453 numb from something other than the windy conditions. Hoping to take down the reborn, rebuilt Hurricanes and establish themselves among the Sunshine State’s Famed Big Three, UCF failed to produce an error-free performance. Their fatal flaw once again - as it has been much of the season - was an inability to get points after moving into scoring position. UCF (3-3) got no points after driving to the 15-yard line on the first possession of the game. And the three-play possession from the 2 - when Brynn Harvey was dropped for a four-yard loss on first down and Hodges was intercepted after being blindsided - proved crippling for the Knights. Get 10, 14 or even six points out of those two possessions and it certainly could have been a different game for UCF. Miami, clearly back among the powers now after navigating its way through one of the toughest schedules in the country, improved to 5-1. The Hurricanes got 293 yards from Jacory Harris and 363 yards of total offense. UCF’s defense kept the Knights in the game by relentlessly pressuring Harris all game. UCF recorded six sacks, the most in a game since last season against East Carolina. Cory Hogue had two sacks, while Darius Nall, Bruce Miller, David Williams and Jarvis Geathers each dropped Harris once. UCF electrified the largest crowd ever at Bright House Networks Stadium in the third quarter when they got within 17-7. Hodges hit on passes for 15, 41 and nine yards before finding Rocky Ross on an 8-yard slant pass for a touchdown. Just minutes later UCF seemed poised to get even closer to putting a major scare into the `Canes. A high punt snap gave UCF the ball at the 2-yard line after an illegal kicking penalty. But UCF went backwards on an option play - a call that O’Leary said he himself wondered about. The series that again gave UCF no points was a turning point in the game. Had UCF been able to solve its red-zone woes Saturday night, an upset might have been possible. Instead, UCF was once again frustratingly left with what-if scenarios.
Rushing Harvey McDuffie Guyton Weaver Newsome Calabrese Hodges Passing Hodges Calabrese Receiving Newsome Kay Giovanetti Ross Aiken Kelly Watters Harvey Punting Clingan Returns Ross McDuffie Field Goals Cattoi Defense Boddie Young Hogue Hallman
Att Gain Lost 12 30 5 3 21 0 1 14 0 2 5 0 2 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 20 Comp Att INT 12 27 1 1 4 0 No Yds TD 3 56 0 2 28 0 2 23 0 2 12 1 1 35 0 1 13 0 1 11 0 1 -2 0 No Yds Avg 7 248 35.4 PR LG KR 1-2 2 0-0 0-0 0 6-126 QTR Time Dist 1 5:30 32 U-A-T S TFL 6-4-10 0 0 7-1-8 0 1-7 7-1-8 2-13 3.5-15 2-6-8 0 1-1
Net TD LG 25 0 6 21 0 12 14 0 14 5 0 3 5 0 4 1 0 1 -18 0 2 Yds TD LG 163 1 41 13 0 13 LG 41 19 15 8 35 13 11 0 LG IN20 TB 49 3 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 35 0-0 0 Result Missed FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIAMI INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing James, J. Berry Chambers James, M. Benjamin Harris Passing Harris Cooper Receiving Byrd Hankerson Benjamin Graham Collier Streeter James, M. Epps Berry Punting Bosher Returns Collier James, M. McCarthy Field Goals Bosher Bosher Defense Sharpton Harris, B. Spence
Att Gain 17 68 14 61 3 15 1 1 2 5 7 7 Comp Att 20 26 0 1 No Yds 5 85 4 64 4 46 2 42 1 28 1 12 1 9 1 5 1 2 No Yds 4 133 PR LG 2-19 13 0-0 0 0-0 0 QTR Time 2 9:47 3 1:56 U-A-T S 5-6-11 0 5-2-7 0 4-3-7 2-20
Lost 3 1 0 0 7 41 INT 0 0 TD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avg 33.2 KR 0-0 2-26 0-0 Dist 31 46 TFL 1-1 0 2-20
Net TD LG 65 1 8 60 1 14 15 0 7 1 0 1 -2 0 5 -34 0 7 Yds TD LG 293 1 32 0 0 0 LG 32 23 13 21 28 12 9 5 2 LG IN20 TB 41 3 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 16 0-0 0 0 1-9 9 Result Good Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97
GAME 7 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
ICE
0 0 0 7-7
October 24, 2009 - Attendance: 10,196 Rice Stadium (Houston, Texas)
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter UCF A.J. Guyton 76 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 14:40 1-76, 0:20 UCF Brett Hodges 1 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 3:29 14-87, 6:33 UCF Ronnie Weaver 27 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 2:02 1-27, 0:07 Second Quarter UCF Kamar Aiken 36 yd pass from A.J. Guyton (Nick Cattoi kick) - 1:55 6-89, 3:11 Third Quarter UCF Josh Robinson 24 yd interception return (Nick Cattoi kick) - 7:32 UCF Jamar Newsome 52 yd pass from Rob Calabrese (Jamie Boyle kick) - 0:23 3-63, 1:24 Fourth Quarter RICE Charles Ross 1 yd run (Clark Fangmeier kick) - 11:03 12-73, 4:12 UCF Ricky Kay 13 yd pass from Rob Calabrese (Jamie Boyle kick) - 3:01 4-23, 1:58
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals 98
UCF 21 213 39 5.5 2 242 29 252 12-18-0 14.0 21.0 4 465 57 8.2 0-0 5-51 5-175 35.0 35.0 4 8-537 67.1 51.2 3-60-0 20.0 1-21-0 21.0 1-24-1 0-0-0 27:09 3 of 9 0 of 0 2-3 5-49 7-7 0-1
RICE 16 104 38 2.7 1 172 68 178 25-37-1 4.8 7.1 0 282 75 3.8 7-3 9-75 9-365 40.6 33.9 4 2-135 67.5 57.0 0-0-0 0.0 5-67-0 13.4 0-0-0 0-0-0 32:51 6 of 18 1 of 1 1-1 2-14 1-1 0-0
HOUSTON, Texas - From the first snap of the game, UCF was in control and it never let up in a 49-7 win at Rice in Houston, Texas. The Knights (4-3, 2-2 Conference USA) won their 50th road game in program history as they scored their most points on the road since collecting 64 at Louisiana Tech on Sept. 5, 1998. Following the opening kickoff, Brett Hodges found A.J. Guyton on a 76-yard touchdown reception to give the Black and Gold a quick 7-0 lead against the Owls (0-8, 0-4). It was the longest TD catch since Doug Gabriel’s 80-yard scoring strike at Arizona State Sept. 7, 2002. Hodges went on to finish his outing 8-for-13 with 145 yards. Rob Calabrese also saw time under center, going 3-for-4 with 71 yards and two touchdowns. Guyton led the receivers with three receptions for 103 yards, and he also threw for a TD when he found Kamar Aiken on a 36-yarder in the second quarter. The most lopsided road win in UCF’s 31-year football history, the Knights built on its 7-0 advantage but this time put together a 14play drive capped off by a one-yard run from Hodges to make it 14-0. Only 1:27 later and UCF completed its first quarter scoring on a 27-yard scamper from Ronnie Weaver. Guyton’s touchdown pass to Aiken late in the second quarter provided the Knights with their 28-0 halftime lead, and it would keep up the offensive pressure in the third. Following Josh Robinson’s 24-yard interception return, Calabrese entered and hooked up with Jamar Newsome on a 52-yard touchdown pass for the 42-0 cushion. Rice may have ruined the shutout bid with 11:03 left in the fourth by way of a one-yard run from Charles Ross, but Calabrese came right back and connected with Ricky Kay on a 13-yard TD pass for the final 49-7 margin. On the defensive side of the ball, UCF notched five sacks and forced five fumbles, recovering three of them. In all, UCF outgained Rice 465 to 282 in total offensive yards.
Rushing Harvey Weaver Davis, J. Kelly Davis, B. Hodges McDuffie Passing Hodges Calabrese Guyton Receiving Guyton Newsome Ross Aiken Kay Nissley Watters Harvey Punting Clingan Returns Guyton Davis, J. Robinson McDuffie Field Goals Cattoi Defense Ishmael Boddie Thompson
Att Gain 12 80 5 58 2 44 5 16 3 10 9 26 2 8 Comp Att 8 13 3 4 1 1 No Yds 3 103 2 62 2 19 1 36 1 13 1 13 1 6 1 0 No Yds 5 175 PR LG 2-42 38 1-18 18 0-0 0 0-0 0 QTR Time 2 9:14 U-A-T S 8-3-11 0 7-3-10 0 2-6-8 0
Lost 9 0 0 0 0 18 0 INT 0 0 0 TD 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Avg 35.0 KR 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-21 Dist 37 TFL 0 1.5-8 .5-2
Net TD LG 71 0 23 58 1 27 44 0 35 16 0 7 10 0 6 8 1 12 8 0 6 Yds TD LG 145 1 76 71 2 52 36 1 36 LG 76 52 15 36 13 13 6 0 LG IN20 TB 45 4 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1-24 24 21 0-0 0 Result Missed FF FR INT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RICE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Ross Goodson Smith Knox Shepherd Fanuzzi Passing Fanuzzi Shepherd Receiving Dixon Beasley Wardlow Goodson Dupree Smith Ross Maginot Randolph McDonald Punting Brundage Martens Returns Goodson Gaddis Field Goals None Defense Bradshaw Jones Briggs
Att Gain 7 67 7 42 10 38 3 15 5 10 6 0 Comp Att 17 26 8 11 No Yds 6 54 4 26 3 36 3 19 2 12 2 8 2 1 1 10 1 7 1 5 No Yds 5 232 4 133 PR LG 0-0 0 0-0 0 QTR Time
Lost 4 0 0 4 30 30 INT 1 0 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avg 46.4 33.2 KR 1-27 4-40 Dist
U-A-T 3-9-12 3-3-6 2-4-6
TFL 0 1-9 0
S 0 0 0
Net TD LG 63 1 54 42 0 17 38 0 19 11 0 11 -20 0 5 -30 0 0 Yds TD LG 116 0 15 62 0 18 LG 18 15 15 11 6 6 8 10 7 5 LG IN20 TB 63 2 0 58 2 0 LG INTR LG 27 0-0 0 17 0-0 0 Result FF 0 0 0
FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0
GAME 8 MARSHALL 0 17 3 0 - 20 November 1, 2009 - Attendance: 35,676 Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
SCORING SUMMARY Second Quarter MAR Cody Slate 4 yd pass from Brian Anderson (C. Ratanamorn kick) - 12:03 7-91, 2:45 UCF Kamar Aiken 4 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 7:57 8-72, 4:01 MAR C. Ratanamorn 30 yd FG - 4:58 6-63, 2:53 MAR Darius Marshall 3 yd run (C. Ratanamorn kick) - 1:02 5-28, 1:13 Third Quarter MAR C. Ratanamorn 21 yd FG - 3:25 10-76, 5:04 Fourth Quarter UCF Brynn Harvey 2 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 7:51 7-43, 2:25 UCF Rocky Ross 1 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 0:23 8-30, 1:49
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yards KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Miscellaneous Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals
MAR 18 56 36 1.6 1 105 49 237 13-28-1 8.5 18.2 1 293 64 4.6 1-1 5-39 5-209 41.8 35.6 2 2 5-298 59.6 39.6 0-0-0 0.0 4-57-0 14.2 0-0-0 0-0-0 68 31:06 4 of 12 0 of 0 4-4 3-10 2-2 2-2
UCF 23 59 30 2.0 1 85 26 342 23-48-0 7.1 14.9 2 401 78 5.1 0-0 8-76 6-222 37.0 33.7 3 1 4-223 55.8 41.5 3-31-0 10.3 4-80-0 20.0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0 28:54 5 of 18 5 of 6 3-4 4-42 3-3 0-1
ORLANDO, Fla. - With UCF’s players and coaches joyously celebrating and Bright House Networks Stadium throbbing with raw emotion, the Knights finally had their signature moment and the kind of defining victory that could ultimately turn this season into a special one. When UCF wiped out a 13-point deficit with two fourth-quarter touchdowns - the final one with 23 seconds to play - the Knights improbably defeated Marshall 21-20 to capture the kind of victory that it has desperately sought all season. It might sound cliché, but UCF won only because it continued to fight on both sides of the ball until the final horn. The Knights got a game-saving strip of the football from standout defensive end Bruce Miller with 2:12 to play, a moment that set up UCF’s winning score. Gritty senior quarterback Brett Hodges then found Rocky Ross for a one-yard score to tie the game with 23 seconds to play. Nick Cattoi’s point-after boot provided the game-winning point and set off an eruption of emotion from the 35,676 inside the stadium. The night looked like it would be another forgettable one, much like the close loss to the University of Miami two weeks earlier, when Hodges’ fourth-down pass fell incomplete with 2:40 to play with the Knights down 20-14. But two plays later, Miller made the play of his collegiate career. Marshall quarterback Brian Anderson had the ball locked away with two hands, but Miller was able to rip it from his grasp. Freshman defensive back Josh Robinson, who had his third interception of the season earlier in the game, recovered the loose ball to give UCF one more shot. And UCF was able to get it in the end zone largely because of a 19-yard strike from Hodges to Kamar Aiken that got the Knights down to the one-yard line with 26 seconds to play. From there, Hodges faked the ball to Brynn Harvey and found Ross open in the end zone for the tying score. UCF was behind the field-position battle most of the first half, and as it turned out, that cost the Knights dearly. UCF mustered just two first downs on its first four possessions. That allowed Marshall to either start or drive into UCF territory five times in the first half. The Herd led 17-7 at the break. Trailing 7-0 early in the second quarter after a shaky start offensively, UCF grabbed some momentum and got back in the game. Hodges had completions of 15 and 14 yards and a Jonathan Davis 15-yard sprint around right end put UCF in scoring position. And UCF rewarded O’Leary’s decision to go for it on fourth-and-one when Hodges hit Kamar Aiken for a four-yard score. Aiken wisely cut the corner route short, coming back to the ball for his fourth TD catch of the season and the 10th of his career. As has been the case all season, UCF suffered a staggering moment in the red zone. Nick Cattoi’s field goal try from 48 yards was tipped at the line and Marshall’s Ashton Hall fielded the kick at the fiveyard line. He returned it 68 yards, taking the wind out of UCF’s sails.
UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Harvey Newsome Davis, J. Hodges Aiken Passing Hodges Team Receiving Ross Guyton Aiken Nissley Newsome Kay Watters Punting Clingan Returns Guyton McDuffie Baldwin Robinson Davis, J. Field Goals Cattoi Defense Miller Young Ishmael Hogue
Att Gain Lost 21 51 4 1 17 0 2 16 0 5 1 10 1 0 12 Comp Att INT 23 45 0 0 3 0 No Yds TD 6 76 1 5 100 0 5 62 1 3 46 0 2 27 0 1 16 0 1 15 0 No Yds Avg 6 222 37.0 PR LG KR 3-31 17 0-0 0-0 0 2-43 0-0 0 1-29 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1-8 QTR Time Dist 2 2:15 48 U-A-T S TFL 4-6-10 2.5-33 3-34 7-1-8 0 0 4-3-7 0 0 2-4-6 0 .5-2
Net TD LG 47 1 6 17 0 17 16 0 15 -9 0 1 -12 0 0 Yds TD LG 342 2 41 0 0 0 LG 21 41 23 27 19 16 15 LG IN20 TB 54 3 1 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 25 0-0 0 29 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 8 0-0 0 Result Returned FF FR INT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARSHALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Marshall Booker Anderson Passing Anderson Receiving Slate Wilson Dobson Smith Punting Whitehead Returns Gale Marshall Field Goals Ratanamorn Ratanamorn Defense Harvey Brown Bembry Burns
Att Gain 28 87 1 3 7 15 Comp Att 13 28 No Yds 5 80 5 42 2 75 1 40 No Yds 5 209 PR LG 0-0 0 0-0 0 QTR Time 2 4:58 3 3:25 U-A-T S 7-4-11 1-1 4-4-8 0 5-2-7 0 5-0-5 0
Lost 7 0 42 INT 1 TD 1 0 0 0 Avg 41.8 KR 1-12 3-45 Dist 30 21 TFL 1-1 0 1-12 0
Net TD LG 80 1 10 3 0 3 -27 0 10 Yds TD LG 237 1 47 LG 47 12 46 40 LG IN20 TB 57 2 0 LG INTR LG 12 0-0 0 15 0-0 0 Result Good Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Five plays later, Darius Marshall scooted around left end for a threeyard touchdown that put the Thundering Herd up 17-7 at the half. 99
GAME 9 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS November 7, 2009 - Attendance: 101,003 Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
SCORING SUMMARY Second Quarter UCF Nick Cattoi 39 yd FG - 13:00 8-36, 3:04 UT Cody Johnson 20 yd run (Hunter Lawrence kick) - 11:49 4-80, 1:07 UT Cody Johnson 13 yd run (Hunter Lawrence kick) - 5:29 11-72, 4:39 Third Quarter UT James Kirdendoll 14 yd pass from Colt McCoy (H. Lawrence kick) - 3:11 15-87, 6:20 Fourth Quarter UT Jordan Shipley 88 yd pass from Colt McCoy (Hunter Lawrence kick) - 13:01 4-99, 1:46 UT Foswhitt Whittaker 6 yd run (Hunter Lawrence kick) - 9:13 6-51, 2:35
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yards KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals
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UCF 15 75 38 2.0 0 115 40 76 10-19-0 4.0 7.6 0 151 57 2.6 0-0 1-5 8-340 42.5 40.8 4 3 2-137 68.5 50.0 1-5-0 5.0 4-79-0 19.8 1-3-0 0-0-0 31:11 2 of 12 0 of 1 0-1 2-9 0-0 1-1
UT 24 67 25 2.7 3 93 26 470 33-42-1 11.2 14.2 2 537 67 8.0 1-0 6-53 2-56 28.0 25.5 0 0 6-391 65.2 45.3 2-14-0 7.0 1-17-0 17.0 0-0-0 0-0-0 28:49 10 of 14 1 of 1 4-4 6-31 5-5 0-1
AUSTIN, Texas - For nearly three quarters Saturday, the UCF defense contained No. 2 Texas’ offense. Despite a valiant effort from the Knights, Texas used a score late in the third quarter and a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to pull away from UCF and post a 35-3 win at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas led just 14-3 at halftime, and did not put the game out of reach until the 3:11 mark of the third quarter when Colt McCoy found James Kirkendoll for a 14-yard touchdown reception. UCF was playing without starting quarterback Brett Hodges and starting tailback Brynn Harvey. Both sat out the game due to injury. Starting in place of Hodges, Rob Calabrese guided the UCF offense to several promising drives, but the Knights were unable to find the end zone. UCF’s lone score came three minutes into the game when Nick Cattoi hit a field goal to give the team a 3-0 edge. Calabrese finished the game 10-of-19 for 76 yards. Filling in for Harvey, Jonathan Davis had 22 carries for 71 yards. Cody Johnson had two rushing touchdowns in the first half for the Longhorns. Texas appeared to be heading for another score towards the end of the second quarter, but Josh Robinson picked off McCoy at the UCF 14 to halt the drive. UCF and the Longhorns were meeting for the second time. In 2007, Texas escaped with a 35-32 win in the inaugural game at Bright House Networks Stadium. Trailing 21-3 early in the fourth quarter, the Knights appeared to stop Johnson in the end zone for a safety. The play was reviewed, and the ball was placed on the Texas one. Three plays later, McCoy found Jordan Shipley for an 88-yard touchdown pass. Texas totaled 470 yards through the air, and just 67 on the ground. McCoy completed 33-of-42 attempts in the winning effort. Cory Hogue paced the Knights with 12 total tackles.
Rushing Att Gain Davis 22 80 Guyton 1 11 Calabrese 15 24 Passing Comp Att Calabrese 10 19 Receiving No Yds Guyton 5 35 Kay 2 22 Aiken 2 12 Ross 1 7 Punting No Yds Clingan 8 340 Returns PR LG Guyton 1-5 5 McDuffie 0-0 0 Robinson 0-0 0 Field Goals QTR Time Cattoi 2 13:00 Defense U-A-T S Hogue 10-2-12 0 Robinson 5-1-6 0 Geathers 5-1-6 2-9 Ishmael 4-1-5 0
Lost 9 0 31 INT 0 TD 0 0 0 0 Avg 42.5 KR 0-0 4-79 0-0 Dist 39 TFL 2-3 0 2-9 0
Net TD LG 71 0 12 11 0 11 -7 0 6 Yds TD LG 76 0 14 LG 14 11 7 7 LG IN20 TB 70 4 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 27 0-0 0 0 1-3 3 Result Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEXAS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Johnson McCoy Newton Whittaker Monroe Passing McCoy Receiving Shipley Williams Kirkendoll Chiles Goodwin Whittaker Johnson Smith Buckner Punting Tucker Returns Shipley Monroe Field Goals Lawrence Defense Kindle Houston Muckelroy Acho
Att Gain Lost 10 48 4 8 22 9 1 6 0 5 16 13 1 1 0 Comp Att INT 33 42 1 No Yds TD 11 273 1 5 67 0 5 40 1 3 40 0 3 10 0 2 11 0 2 10 0 1 12 0 1 7 0 No Yds Avg 2 56 28.0 PR LG KR 2-14 11 0-0 0-0 0 1-17 QTR Time Dist 1 10:02 44 U-A-T S TFL 6-3-9 1-6 2-8 5-2-7 1-8 2.5-10 4-1-5 0 0 4-1-5 1-5 1-5
Net TD LG 44 2 20 13 0 8 6 0 6 3 1 8 1 0 1 Yds TD LG 470 2 88 LG 88 19 14 18 6 6 14 12 7 LG IN20 TB 40 0 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 17 0-0 0 Result Missed FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GAME 10 HOUSTON
10 7 0 15 - 32
November 14, 2009 - Attendance: 36,776 Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter UH Matt Hogan 33 yd FG - 9:18 8-45, 2:30 UH Tyron Carrier 51 yd pass from Case Keenum (Matt Hogan kick) - 6:55 2-51, 0:41 Second Quarter UCF Nick Cattoi 35 yd FG - 7:03 15-62, 8:27 UH Devin Mays 100 kickoff return - 6:51 UCF Jonathan Davis 4 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 1:18 10-62, 5:24 Third Quarter UCF Brynn Harvey 1 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick blocked) - 8:51 8-51, 4:17 UCF Brynn Harvey 41 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 5:06 5-85, 2:18 Fourth Quarter UH Matt Hogan 21 yd FG - 14:53 9-36, 1:54 UCF Quincy McDuffie 24 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 9:03 11-79, 5:44 UCF Brynn Harvey 7 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 8:27 1-7, 0:10 UH Tyron Carrier 31 yd pass from Case Keenum (Matt Hogan kick failed) - 3:39 12-94, 2:23 UH Chaz Rodriguez 15 yd pass from Case Keenum (Case Keenum pass failed) - 0:10 12-80, 2:23
TEAM STATISTICS HOU FIRST DOWNS 21 NET YARDS RUSHING 46 Rushing Attempts 15 Average Per Rush 3.1 Rushing Touchdowns 0 Yards Gained Rushing 66 Yards Lost Rushing 20 NET YARDS PASSING 377 Completions-Attempts-Int 33-57-1 Average Per Attempt 6.6 Average Per Completion 11.4 Passing Touchdowns 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 423 Total offense plays 72 Average Gain Per Play 5.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-21 PUNTS-YARDS 4-178 Average Yards Per Punt 44.5 Net Yards Per Punt 45.2 KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-348 Average Yards Per Kickoff 58.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 37.7 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 7-172-1 Average Per Return 24.6 Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD 1-4-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Possession Time 20:30 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 PAT Kicks 2-3 Field Goals 2-2
UCF 21 152 50 3.0 4 189 37 241 21-25-1 9.6 11.5 1 393 75 5.2 2-1 1-11 5-188 37.6 33.6 7-451 64.4 39.9 2--3-0 -1.5 5-122-0 24.4 1-22-0 0-0-0 39:30 7 of 15 1 of 1 4-4 2-17 4-5 1-1
ORLANDO, Fla. - Drenched in a mixture of sweat from a long, hot afternoon and ice water from a joyous locker room celebration, UCF defensive end Bruce Miller recounted a story from the night before when the Knights were shown inspirational footage from legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. The video montage of Ali showed him taking one punch after another only to answer the bell each time and come back to knock out an opponent. Then, after UCF’s players were worked into a frenzy, they were told how the Ali link would be a fitting metaphor for the showdown against No. 12 Houston at Bright House Networks Stadium. ``Like Ali, we took some punches and we took them early and we still kept fighting back,’’ Miller said after UCF’s thrilling 37-32 defeat of Houston. ``That was the moral of the story today, fighting back.’’ UCF battled back from 10-0 and 17-3 deficits and trailed at the half for the ninth time in 10 games, but it still had a good enough of a mixture of opportunistic offense and gritty defense to pull off a bit of history. The Knights (6-4 overall, 4-2 in Conference USA play) beat a ranked Football Bowl Subdivision team for the first time, a span of 23 games. It was also the first victory against a ranked team in 10 tries in George O’Leary’s six seasons at UCF. A UCF defense that forced three turnovers and an offense that controlled the ball almost twice as much as Houston’s potent offense (39.5 minutes to 20.5 minutes) helped the Knights bring an end to Case Keenum’s bid for the Heisman. The junior quarterback entered the game on pace to break the NCAA record for passing yards in a season, but managed only 377 yards. He was picked off once, sacked twice and forced to hurry many of his 56 attempts because of UCF’s swarming pressure. Keenum torched UCF for a 51-yard touchdown and 179 pass yards in the first quarter, but the Knights refused to wilt. Down 17-10 at the half, UCF responded with its most important stretch of football this season. UCF was no stranger to being behind, having trailed in every home game this season and in every game except the Rice rout. UCF strung together scoring drives of 51 yards and 85 yards to spring to a 23-17 lead. Brynn Harvey’s 41-yard sprint, one of his three TD runs on the day, was a thing of beauty as he hit the line at full speed and never broke stride as he crossed the goal line. And when UCF finished with a flourish, getting a 24-touchdown pass from Hodges to freshman Quincy McDuffie and a seven-yard plunge from Harvey, the Knights led 37-20 and the road was paved for one of the biggest wins in school history. Harvey, who rested a sore ankle last week against Texas, looked fresh on Saturday as he ran for 139 yards. UCF had to survive two late touchdown passes from Keenum and two onside kicks, but when the game was complete UCF finally had a big win and the crowd of 36,776 pulsated with emotion.
UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Harvey Davis, J. Guyton McDuffie Hodges Passing Hodges Receiving McDuffie Aiken Guyton Watters Kay Harvey Kelly Nissley Punting Clingan Returns Guyton Boddie McDuffie Field Goals Cattoi Defense Hogue Ishmael Boddie Hallman
Att Gain 35 149 8 31 1 5 1 4 4 0 Comp Att 21 25 No Yds 4 77 4 60 4 30 4 20 2 15 1 23 1 10 1 6 No Yds 5 188 PR LG 2-(-3) 20 0-0 0 0-0 0 QTR Time 2 7:03 U-A-T S 5-5-10 0 5-3-8 0 5-1-6 0 3-3-6 0
Lost 10 4 0 0 21 INT 1 TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avg 37.6 KR 0-0 0-0 5-122 Dist 35 TFL 0 0 0 0
Net TD LG 139 3 41 27 1 15 5 0 5 4 0 4 -21 0 0 Yds TD LG 241 1 31 LG 27 31 11 15 9 23 10 6 LG IN20 TB 51 1 1 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 0 1-22 22 32 0-0 0 Result Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-22 1 1-0 0
HOUSTON INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Sims Keenum Beall Johnson, J. Passing Keenum Team Receiving Carrier Cleveland Sims Edwards Rodriguez Castile Johnson, K. Punting Turner Returns Dugat Mays Blackmon Carrier Field Goals Hogan Hogan Defense McGraw Brinkley Steward Cavness
Att Gain Lost 6 36 3 5 25 17 3 3 0 1 2 0 Comp Att INT 33 56 1 0 1 0 No Yds TD 9 149 2 8 88 0 8 28 0 4 60 0 2 23 1 1 18 0 1 11 0 No Yds Avg 4 178 44.5 PR LG KR 2-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 4-132 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 3-40 QTR Time Dist 1 9:18 33 4 14:53 21 U-A-T S TFL 11-3-14 2-18 3-19 11-3-14 0 1-6 9-3-12 0 2-5 4-7-11 0 0
Net TD LG 33 0 12 8 0 14 3 0 2 2 0 2 Yds TD LG 377 3 51 0 0 0 LG 51 17 8 37 15 18 11 LG IN20 TB 52 1 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 100 0-0 0 0 1-4 4 29 0-0 0 Result Good Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101
GAME 11 TULANE
0 0 0 0-0
November 21, 2009 - Attendance: 31,390 Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter UCF Brynn Harvey 50 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 13:08 4-70, 1:52 Second Quarter UCF Brynn Harvey 2 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 1:31 2-3, 0:39 Third Quarter UCF Brynn Harvey 2 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 12:28 2-13, 0:32 UCF Kamar Aiken 29 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 10:37 1-29, 0:13 UCF Kamar Aiken 16 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Jamie Boyle kick) - 9:35 3-22, 0:55 UCF Jonathan Davis 9 yd run (Jamie Boyle kick) - 0:47 14-97, 6:51 Fourth Quarter UCF Brendan Kelly 6 yd pass from Rob Calabrese (Jamie Boyle kick) - 11:33 6-25, 3:09
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yards KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals 102
TLN 7 -30 24 -1.2 0 41 71 80 13-27-2 3.0 6.2 0 50 51 1.0 5-3 2-15 7-345 49.3 39.7 3 2 1-69 69.0 40.0 1-7-0 7.0 8-181-0 22.6 1-40-0 0-0-0 22:37 3 of 13 1 of 2 0-0 1-7 0-0 0-0
UCF 28 264 50 5.3 4 279 15 240 20-29-1 8.3 12.0 3 504 79 6.4 1-0 3-28 3-106 35.3 33.0 2 0 8-516 64.5 41.9 4-67-0 16.8 1-29-0 29.0 2-16-0 1-10-0 37:23 9 of 14 0 of 1 5-7 3-19 7-7 0-0
ORLANDO, Fla. - This is how shockingly far UCF has progressed in a matter of one calendar year: A Knights team that limped to the finish line last November and was embarrassingly shut out in their finale has transformed now into a team that is doing the shutting out of foes and running up records in the process. UCF’s light years of growth were clearly evident again as it repeatedly gashed Tulane with numerous big plays and the defense delivered another dominating performance in an easy, breezy 49-0 rout at Bright House Networks Stadium. It proved to be the largest shutout victory ever in Conference USA play, beating the previous mark of 33-0 by Southern Miss against Houston in 1997. It should be pointed out here that UCF was shutout 15-0 by UAB last November, showing just how much the Knights have progressed. The lopsided numbers on both sides of the ball were tremendously gaudy for a 7-4 UCF team that is playing as well as any Knights squad since the 2007 edition won the Conference USA title. If the game against 3-8 Tulane were a fight, officials would have stepped in and stopped it. To wit: ---- UCF held Tulane to a minus-30 yards rushing, making it the second best performance by any defense in the nation this season. UCF’s defensive line was in the backfield almost more than Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin, registering three sacks and eight tackles for loss. ---- UCF held the Green Wave to just 50 total yards on 51 plays. It’s the fewest total yards a C-USA team has ever allowed in a game since the league’s formation. And a UCF offense that embarrassingly ranked 119th in the country last season showed off its monumental strides by putting up some spectacular numbers of their own. Such as: ---- UCF’s 504 yards were the most since the 2007 championship team had 506 at UAB. ---- The 49-point margin of victory is tied for the eighth-best in school history and is the largest win since 2001. And including the 37-32 defeat of Houston last Saturday, the Knights have scored 86 points in the past two games. ---- Brynn Harvey ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns, giving him 268 yards and six touchdowns over his past two games. He became the first Knight back since Kevin Smith to run for at least 100 yards in back-to-back games. And his 50-yard score on the game’s fourth play matched the longest of his career. In a bizarre twist, UCF had drives of 14 plays and 13 plays in the first half in which it didn’t score, but later scored quick-strike touchdowns on drives of two, one and three plays. A resilient second-half team most of the season, UCF led at halftime for just the second time all season. The Knights rallied in the second half against Samford, Buffalo, Memphis, Marshall and Houston for wins, but no such comeback would be needed on this day.
UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Harvey Davis, J. Davis, B. Weaver Calabrese McDuffie Hodges Passing Hodges Calabrese Receiving Guyton Aiken Ross Kelly McDuffie Nissley Kay Punting Clingan Returns Guyton Davis, J. Baldwin Weams Robinson Field Goals None Defense Ishmael Young Hogue Robinson
Att Gain 16 129 16 81 8 37 4 13 2 11 1 5 3 3 Comp Att 19 28 1 1 No Yds 6 56 5 84 3 37 2 23 2 13 1 15 1 12 No Yds 3 106 PR LG 2-26 19 2-41 23 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 QTR Time
Lost 0 5 3 0 0 0 7 INT 1 0 TD 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Avg 35.3 KR 0-0 0-0 1-29 0-0 0-0 Dist
Net TD LG 129 3 50 76 1 14 34 0 12 13 0 5 11 0 6 5 0 5 -4 0 3 Yds TD LG 234 2 29 6 1 6 LG 19 29 16 17 7 15 12 LG IN20 TB 43 2 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 29 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 1-16 16 Result
U-A-T 5-2-7 2-4-6 2-3-5 4-0-4
TFL 0 .5-1 0 0
FF 1 0 0 0
S 0 0 0 0
FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-16
TULANE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG Williams, J. 2 4 0 4 0 3 Barnett 1 2 0 2 0 2 Williams, A. 1 0 2 -2 0 0 Anderson 14 31 33 -2 0 9 Thevenot 1 0 10 -10 0 0 Griffin 4 4 24 -20 0 4 Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LG Griffin 10 20 2 67 0 14 Kemp 2 5 0 12 0 7 Moore 1 2 0 1 0 1 Receiving No Yds TD LG Williams, J. 7 47 0 14 Sparks 2 14 0 13 Robottom 2 13 0 7 Grant 1 5 0 5 Williams, A. 1 1 0 1 Punting No Yds Avg LG IN20 TB Thevenot 7 345 49.3 77 3 0 Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LG Robottom 1-7 7 0-0 0 0-0 0 Banks 0-0 0 4-119 47 0-0 0 Sullen 0-0 0 2-34 20 0-0 0 Davis 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-40 40 Barnett 0-0 0 1-12 12 0-0 0 Williams, J. 0-0 0 1-16 16 0-0 0 Field Goals QTR Time Dist Result None Defense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INT Jacks 6-2-8 0 1-1 0 0 0 Echols 6-0-6 0 0 0 0 0 Garrett 5-1-6 0 0 0 0 0 Burks 4-2-6 0 .5-0 0 0 0
GAME 12 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS November 28, 2009 - Attendance: 13,381 Legion Field (Birmingham, Ala.)
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter UCF Kamar Aiken 12 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 10:30 10-66, 4:30 UAB Patrick Hearn 23 yd pass from Joe Webb (Josh Zahn kick) - 8:29 5-80, 2:01 UCF Nick Cattoi 27 yd FG - 2:25 11-56, 5:55 Second Quarter UCF Billy Giovanetti 5 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 12:36 8-61, 3:24 UAB Joe Webb 53 yd run (Josh Zahn kick) - 10:06 5-83, 2:22 UCF Jonathan Davis 7 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 5:12 2-12, 0:51 Third Quarter UCF Brynn Harvey 25 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 9:25 8-46, 3:26 Fourth Quarter UAB Jeffrey Anderson 34 yd pass from Joe Webb (Josh Zahn kick) - 14:03 9-80, 3:25 UCF Nick Cattoi 36 yd FG - 11:55 6-58, 2:00 UAB Frantrell Forrest 5 yd pass from Joe Webb (Josh Zahn kick blocked) - 2:49 4-48, 1:07
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals
UCF 26 205 35 5.9 2 219 14 230 24-38-2 6.1 9.6 2 435 73 6.0 0-0 1-15 3-95 31.7 32.0 7-485 69.3 52.4 2-31-0 15.5 4-89-0 22.2 1-8-0 0-0-0 33:17 2 of 10 1 of 1 5-6 3-19 4-4 2-3
UAB 22 205 32 6.4 1 229 24 322 20-35-1 9.2 16.1 3 527 67 7.9 1-0 5-48 3-128 42.7 32.3 4-247 61.8 39.5 2--1-0 -0.5 4-58-0 14.5 2-1-0 0-0-0 26:43 5 of 12 0 of 3 1-2 1-5 3-4 0-1
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For anyone looking for quantitative proof as to just how markedly far the UCF football team has progressed over a year’s time, start with Nov. 29, 2008, and zip ahead to the Knights’ contest at historic Legion Field. It was almost a year ago exactly when the Knights limped off the field at Bright House Networks Stadium embarrassed by a 15-0 defeat to UAB. Now, move ahead to this season when UCF’s offense so easily moved the ball and gashed UAB that punter Blake Clingan might as well have had the day off. Whether it was through the air or on the ground, UCF did as it pleased with the ball - clearly a 180-degree turnaround from a year ago. And when the Knights hung on down the stretch with one defensive stop after another in a 34-27 defeat of UAB, many of UCF’s players marveled at the incredible jump from 4-8 to 8-4 over the past 364 days. UCF rolled up 435 yards of offense, scored on six of its first nine possessions and wasn’t forced to punt until just 8:33 remained in the game. They had to weather a furious fourth-quarter rally by UAB quarterback Joe Webb (459 total yards, four TDs), but UCF was not about to let a shaky finish overshadow an otherwise stellar afternoon. UCF sophomore tailback Brynn Harvey ran for 130 yards and a 25yard touchdown, allowing him to top 1,000 yards for the season. Hodges, the senior transfer from Wake Forest who rescued the UCF offense with his steady play, passed for 230 yards and two TDs. Clearly, the Knights have figured out the source of their slow starts to games. They trailed in nine of the first 10 games at the half, but jumped up 14-0 last week against Tulane and surged ahead 24-14 by the break on Saturday. But Webb single-handedly kept the Blazers within striking distance early on. He had a 23-yard TD strike to Patrick Hearn in the first quarter and he ripped off a spectacular 53-yard scramble for another score in the second quarter. Webb, who has accounted for more than 70 percent of UAB’s offense on the season, had 188 of the Blazers 226 yards in the first half. UCF didn’t punt in the first half and scored on four of its first six possessions, gashing UAB both with Hodges’ accurate passing and Harvey’s hard running between the tackles. Hodges hit on 12 of his first 16 passes and had 129 yards by the time the game was just 17 minutes old. And Harvey, who seems to be picking up steam as the season has progressed, topped the 1,000-yard mark for the season early in the second period with an 18-yard scamper off left end. Hodges had touchdown passes of 12 yards (to Kamar Aiken) and five yards (to fullback Billy Giovanetti) and threw for 188 yards against the nation’s 120th ranked pass defense in the first half. UCF missed two other chances to grow its lead when Hodges uncharacteristically threw interceptions at the 11 and 3-yard line. He tried forcing a pass in on the first error and was hit from behind on the second one. It was Hodges’ first multi-interception games since Sept. 26 when he had a dismal four-interception day at East Carolina.
Rushing Harvey Davis, J. Hodges Passing Hodges Receiving Ross Guyton Aiken Giovanetti Watters Harvey Nissley McDuffie Newsome Kay Punting Clingan Returns Guyton McDuffie Robinson Baldwin Field Goals Cattoi Cattoi Cattoi Defense Hogue Boddie Baldwin Robinson
Att Gain 24 137 7 75 1 0 Comp Att 24 38 No Yds 6 41 4 42 3 58 3 11 2 18 2 15 1 22 1 14 1 8 1 1 No Yds 3 95 PR LG 2-31 22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 QTR Time 1 2:25 3 2:28 4 11:55 U-A-T S 3-9-12 0 7-3-10 0 3-4-7 0 5-1-6 0
Lost 7 0 2 INT 2 TD 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avg 31.7 KR 0-0 3-71 0-0 1-18 Dist 27 34 36 TFL .5-2 .5-0 0 0
Net TD LG 130 1 25 75 1 45 -2 0 0 Yds TD LG 230 2 32 LG 13 17 32 5 10 19 22 14 8 1 LG IN20 TB 33 1 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 33 0-0 0 0 1-8 8 18 0-0 0 Result Good Missed Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-8
UAB INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Webb Brooks Ferrell Adams Isabelle Forrest Slaughter Passing Webb Receiving Forrest Wright Anderson Ferrell Adams Slaughter Hearn Carter Mencer Punting Ragland Returns Ferrell Coleman Field Goals Zahn Defense Springs Atwater Ware Harris
Att Gain 18 156 6 23 2 23 1 11 1 6 1 5 2 5 Comp Att 20 35 No Yds 6 82 5 66 2 40 2 22 1 42 1 32 1 23 1 9 1 6 No Yds 3 128 PR LG 2-(-1) 3 0-0 0 QTR Time 2 1:33 U-A-T S 6-4-10 0 3-7-10 0 5-3-8 0 1-5-6 0
Lost 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 INT 1 TD 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Avg 42.7 KR 3-43 0-0 Dist 38 TFL .5-0 1-4 .5-1 0
Net TD LG 137 1 53 22 0 10 20 0 23 11 0 11 6 0 6 5 0 5 5 0 4 Yds TD LG 322 3 42 LG 30 36 34 14 42 32 23 9 6 LG IN20 TB 48 0 0 LG INTR LG 17 0-0 0 0 2-1 1 Result Missed FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103
ST. PETERSBURG BOWL UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUTGERS
14 14 10 7 - 45
December 19, 2009 - Attendance: 29,763 Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter RUT Mohamed Sanu 5 yd run (San San Te kick) - 8:37 8-48, 4:47 UCF Kamar Aiken 7 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 4:31 3-9, 0:53 RUT Tim Brown 65 yd pass from Tom Savage (San San Te kick) - 3:54 2-80, 0:37 Second Quarter UCF Nick Cattoi 25 yd FG - 14:56 9-68, 3:58 RUT Mohamed Sanu 1 yd run (San San Te kick) - 5:50 11-58, 5:58 UCF Kamar Aiken 34 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Cattoi kick) - 2:32 8-71, 3:18 RUT Billy Anderson 19 yd interception return (San San Te kick) - 1:38 Third Quarter RUT Mohamed Sanu 11 yd pass from Savage (San San Te kick) - 12:37 4-73, 2:23 RUT San San Te 43 yd FG - 8:09 7-33, 3:20 Fourth Quarter UCF Jonathan Davis 2 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick) - 2:23 10-75, 2:58 RUT Domaso Munoz 35 yd kickoff return (San San Te kick) - 2:18
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yards KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals 104
UCF 14 35 30 1.2 1 83 48 220 18-35-2 6.3 12.2 2 255 65 3.9 0-0 5-45 8-314 39.2 37.4 1 1 5-269 53.8 29.6 1-11-0 11.0 8-208-0 26.0 1-0-0 0-0-0 28:53 4 of 15 0 of 1 3-3 1-8 3-3 1-1
RUT 15 86 32 2.7 2 101 15 294 14-28-1 10.5 21.0 2 380 60 6.3 2-1 10-80 4-158 39.5 36.8 2 1 8-503 62.9 36.9 2-(-5)-0 -2.5 4-101-1 25.2 2-45-1 1-10-0 31:07 8 of 15 0 of 0 3-3 6-36 6-6 1-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The St. Petersburg Bowl presented what seemed to be a perfect storm for UCF on Saturday night what with 20,000 of its fans packed inside Tropicana Field and a hot football team positioned for the first bowl victory in school history. But an avalanche of errors combined with speedy, physical opponent in Rutgers ruined what could have been a dreamy, feel-good night for UCF’s program and its hopeful fanbase. Down four points late in the second quarter, UCF allowed an interception return to sap its momentum and the Knights could never mount much of a comeback in a disappointing 45-24 loss to Rutgers in the second St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef `O’ Brady’s. ``As I told the players, I’m embarrassed for the football team that we didn’t go out and do a better job for the fanbase and for the football program,’’ UCF coach George O’Leary said. ``I thought we beat ourselves a lot in a lot of situations out there,’’ a frustrated O’Leary continued. ``Right now, Rutgers defense was just a lot better than our offense and that was the difference in the game.’’ UCF (8-5) had hoped that the momentum of a strong finish to the regular season, one in which it won the final six conference games and knocked off Marshall, Houston and UAB down the stretch, would carry over to the bowl game. But problems on both sides of the ball sabotaged the Knights’ chances of pulling off the upset in this game. UCF netted just 35 yards on the ground, 33 of them coming in the fourth quarter when the outcome of the game was already decided. And in the passing game, two Brett Hodges’ interceptions led to 14 points for Rutgers, bowl winners for a fourth consecutive season. And UCF’s defense yielded 380 yards and eight third-down conversions. Playing before roughly 20,000 Knights fans among the Tropicana Field crowd of 29,763, UCF had hopes of capturing the first bowl victory in school history. In a bowl game for the third time in five years, UCF lost previously in 2005 in the Hawaii Bowl (49-48 OT) and in the 2007 Liberty Bowl (10-3). ``The offense put up 14 points and a field goal early and defensively we played our butts off. We didn’t want to go out like this, and this is so disappointing,’’ senior defensive tackle Travis Timmons said. ``It’s just such a big letdown. We’re 0-14 now against Big East teams and 0-3 in bowl games. Torrell (Troup), Bruce (Miller) and myself along the defensive line wanted to change all of that, but unfortunately things didn’t go the way we wanted them to.’’ Rutgers (9-4) played like an experienced team in its fifth consecutive bowl, using big plays on offense and an attacking defense to frustrate the Knights. Rutgers got six sacks and two interceptions defensively and freshman quarterback Tom Savage threw for 294 yards and two TDs. Said Rutgers coach Greg Schiano: ``We’ve been to five straight bowls with four straight wins in bowl games. You have to be consistent before you can be great. We’ll be great someday.’’
Rushing Harvey Calabrese Kelly Davis, J. Hodges Passing Hodges Calabrese Receiving Aiken Ross Davis, J. Guyton McDuffie Nissley Kay Harvey Newsome Punting Clingan Returns Ross Davis, J. McDuffie Ishmael Field Goals Cattoi Defense Miller Ishmael Hallman Young
Att Gain Lost 13 40 8 4 33 7 1 4 0 7 5 4 5 1 29 Comp Att INT 13 28 2 5 7 0 No Yds TD 4 65 2 4 49 0 3 29 0 2 13 0 1 22 0 1 18 0 1 12 0 1 7 0 1 5 0 No Yds Avg 8 314 39.2 PR LG KR 1-11 11 0-0 0-0 0 2-37 0-0 0 6-171 0-0 0 0-0 QTR Time Dist 2nd 14:56 25 U-A-T S TFL 4-4-8 1-8 1.5-9 5-1-6 0 0 4-2-6 0 0 3-2-5 0 1-4
Net TD LG 32 0 9 26 0 29 4 0 4 1 1 3 -28 0 1 Yds TD LG 175 2 34 45 0 14 LG 34 19 14 7 2 18 12 7 5 LG IN20 TB 51 1 1 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 21 0-0 0 65 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 Result Good FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 1-0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RUTGERS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Martinek Sanu Brooks Team Savage Passing Savage Sanu Receiving Brown Sanu Martinek Harrison Graves Punting Dellaganna Returns Sanu Munoz Jones Anderson Brown Field Goals Te Te Defense Beauharnais D’Imperio Munoz Vallone
Att Gain Lost 14 46 2 13 45 4 1 4 0 1 0 1 3 6 8 Comp Att INT 14 27 1 0 1 0 No Yds TD 4 99 1 4 97 1 3 66 0 2 15 0 1 17 0 No Yds Avg 4 158 39.5 PR LG KR 2-(-5) 0 0-0 0-0 0 1-35 0-0 0 1-22 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2-44 QTR Time Dist 3rd 8:09 43 3rd 0:36 46 U-A-T S TFL 5-2-7 2-14 2-14 5-1-6 0 1-1 3-3-6 0 0.5-1 3-2-5 1-1 2-2
Net TD LG 44 0 15 41 2 15 4 0 4 -1 0 0 -2 0 4 Yds TD LG 294 2 65 0 0 0 LG 65 61 27 10 17 LG IN20 TB 50 2 0 LG INTR LG 0 0-0 0 35 1-26 26 22 0-0 0 0 1-19 19 24 0-0 0 Result Good Missed FF FR INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-26 0 0 0