UCF at CINCINNATI
Saturday, Oct. 7 • 8 p.m. • ESPNU
Nippert Stadium (40,000/Speed Series M6-M)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Television
ESPNU
Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey
Radio
WYGM-FM 96.9 (UCF)
The Project 100.7 FM (Cincinnati)
SiriusXM 119/380/964 (Cincinnati feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the third meeting between UCF and Cincinnati … The schools did not play during the first two seasons of The American, but have met in each of the last two years … Each team has won on its home field … UCF was a 24-3 winner in Orlando last year, while Cincinnati took a 52-7 win at Nippert Stadium in 2015.
25/25 UCF
3-0, 1-0 American
Head Coach
Scott Frost (Nebraska ’97)
9-7, second season
Notes
UCF put forth what might have been its best effort of the season as the Knights topped Memphis 40-13 last Saturday in Orlando … The win lifted UCF into the national rankings for the first time since it was ranked No. 10 in the final polls of the 2013 season … UCF has outscored its first three opponents by a 57-3 margin in the second quarter … The Knights have allowed only five touchdowns … QB McKenzie Milton has been solid as a sophomore with 791 passing yards and eight touchdowns with two interceptions … RB Adrian Killins Jr. leads the team in rushing with 192 yards and two TDs … Three players have at least 100 receiving yards, led by WR Dredrick Snelson, who has 12 catches for 139 yards … CB Mike Hughes leads a talented secondary with two interceptions and five pass breakups … LB Pat Jasinski has a team-high 19 tackles.
CINCINNATI
2-3, 0-1 American
Head Coach
Luke Fickell (Ohio State ’97)
2-3, first season at Cincinnati
8-10, second season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Cincinnati fell for the second straight week after the Bearcats dropped a 38-21 decision to Marshall … The game against Marshall came after Cincinnati played three straight road games … Including the game against UCF, Cincinnati’s next three games are against teams with a combined record of 12-1 … QB Hayden Moore has thrown for 1,097 yards and nine touchdowns with four interceptions … RB Gerrid Doaks has a team-high 210 rushing yards, while RB Mike Boone, who had missed the last two games before returning against Marshall, has 161 yards with two TDs … WR Khalil Lewis has 24 catches for 236 yards and four touchdowns … DT Marquise Copeland and DE Kevin Mouhon lead the team with 4.5 tackles for loss … LB Jaylyin Minor has a team-high 51 tackles.