UCF at NAVY
Saturday, Oct. 21 • 3:30 p.m. • CBS Sports Network
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000/FieldTurf)
Annapolis, Maryland
Television
CBS Sports Network
John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Burch
Radio
WYGM-FM 96.9 (UCF)
WBAL-AM 1090 (Navy)
SiriusXM 134/201/961 (Navy feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between UCF and Navy … It will be the second game in the state of Maryland for UCF this season as the Knights defeated Maryland Sept. 23 … UCF and Navy have faced every other American Athletic Conference team prior to Saturday’s game.
20/20 UCF
5-0, 3-0 American
Head Coach
Scott Frost (Nebraska ’97)
11-7, second season
Notes
UCF is ranked No. 20 in both the Associated Press and coaches’ polls this week after the Knights took a 61-23 win against Cincinnati … The Knights are 5-0 for the first time as an NCAA FBS member … UCF looking for its first 6-0 start in program history … UCF leads the nation in scoring (50.6 ppg) and is 14th nationally in scoring defense (16.8 ppg) … QB McKenzie Milton has been solid as a sophomore with 1,489 passing yards and 15 touchdowns with two interceptions … Milton is second nationally in pass efficienty (203.6), trailing only Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield … RB Adrian Killins Jr. leads the team in rushing with 291 yards and three TDs … WR Tre’Quan Smith has 20 catches for 430 yards and seven touchdowns … CB Mike Hughes leads a talented secondary with two interceptions and seven pass breakups.
rv/rv NAVY
5-1, 3-1 American
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89)
82-43, ninth season
Notes
Navy looks to rebound from its first loss of the season, a 30-27 setback at Memphis … The Midshipmen were undone by an uncharacteristic five turnovers in the loss to Memphis … Navy had six combined turnovers in the five previous gams in 2017 … Navy is a combined 17-3 in American Athletic Conference regular-season games since joining the league in 2015 … The Midshipmen lead the nation in rushing offense with 479.3 yards per game … QB Zach Abey ranks second nationally, with 169.3 rushing yards per game … Abey has rushed for 1,016 yards and 12 touchdowns on 183 carries and has thrown for 491 yards and five TDs with two interceptions … RB Malcolm Perry has rushed for 414 yards and three TDs and is averaging 11.5 yards per carry … WR Tyler Carmona has five catches for 208 yards and three TDs.