UCF at SMU
Saturday, Nov. 4 • 7:15 p.m. • ESPN2
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000/FieldTurf)
Dallas, Texas
Television
ESPN2
Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks and Roddy Jones
Radio
WYGM-FM 96.9 (UCF)
KTCK-FM 96.7 (SMU)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the eighth game between UCF and SMU … All seven previous meetings have taken place since 2007 … The Knights hold a 6-1 series lead, though the schools have not met since 2014 … SMU’s lone win in the series was a 38-17 decision in Dallas in 2011 … UCF has won the last three matchups
18/17 UCF
7-0, 4-0 American
Head Coach
Scott Frost (Nebraska ’97)
13-7, second season
Notes
UCF is ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press poll and No. 14 in the coaches’ poll after the Knights took a 73-33 win against Austin Peay … The rankings are the highest for UCF since the Knights were No. 10/12 in the final polls of the 2013 season … The Knights are 7-0 for the first time in program history … UCF leads the nation in scoring (51.0 ppg) … QB McKenzie Milton has enjoyed a breakout year with 1,997 passing yards and 19 touchdowns with three interceptions … Milton is the national leader in pass efficienty (199.7) … RB Adrian Killins Jr. leads the team in rushing with 430 yards and five TDs … WR Tre’Quan Smith has 26 catches for 500 yards and eight touchdowns … CB Mike Hughes leads a talented secondary with two interceptions and eight pass breakups and is the national leader in punt return average (20.5 ypr).
SMU
6-2, 3-1 American
Head Coach
Chad Morris (Texas A&M ’92)
13-19, third season
Notes
SMU picked up its sixth win with a 38-34 decision against Tulsa last Friday in Dallas … The win clinched bowl eligibility for the Mustangs for the first time since 2012 … SMU is 5-0 at home this season … SMU has scored at least 30 points in all but one game … The Mustangs rank ninth nationally in scoring offense with 41.5 points per game … QB Ben Hicks has thrown for 2,305 yards and 19 touchdowns with six interceptions … RB Xavier Jones has rushed for 616 yards and five touchdowns … WR Trey Quinn is the national leader in receptions at 9.9 per game and is fourth in receiving yards at 109.2 ypg … Quinn has 79 catches for 874 yards and seven touchdowns, while WR Courtland Sutton has 43 catches for 706 yards and nine TDs … DE Justin Lawler leads The American with 7.5 sacks, while LB Kyran Mitchell has a league-high 13.0 tackles for loss.