USF at UCF
Friday, Nov. 24 • 3:30 p.m. • ABC
Spectrum Stadium (44,206/Natural Grass)
Orlando, Florida
Television
ABC
Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath
Radio
WYGM-FM 96.9 (UCF)
WWBA-AM 820 (USF)
THE GAME • THE WAR ON I-4
Friday’s game will be the ninth meeting between USF and UCF, which are separated by about 100 miles along Interstate 4 … USF holds a 6-2 series lead … The Bulls won four straight between 2005-08, the Knights won back-to-back meetings in 2013 and 2014 and the Bulls have taken the last two, including a 48-31 win last year in Tampa.
22/19 USF
9-1, 5-1 American
Head Coach
Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas ’82)
9-1, first season at USF
61-38, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
USF has won back-to-back games after the Bulls took a 27-20 win against Tulsa last Thursday … The Bulls won their first seven games of the season before Houston took a 28-24 decision Oct. 28 … USF is second the nation with 17 defensive interceptions … QB Quinton Flowers has thrown for 2,097 yards and 17 touchdowns with five interceptions and has rushed for a team-high 870 yards and nine TDs … Flowers is the seventh player in NCAA FBS history to register at least 7,000 career passing yards and 3,000 career rushing yards … RB Darius Tice has 860 rushing yards with 10 TDs, while RB D’Ernest Johnson has 715 rushing yards and seven TDs … LB Auggie Sanchez has a team-high 74 tackles with two interceptions, 2.0 sacks and 9.0 tackles for loss.
13/12 UCF
10-0, 7-0 American
Head Coach
Scott Frost (Nebraska ’97)
16-7, second season
Notes
UCF is ranked No. 13 in the Associated Press poll and No. 12 in the coaches’ poll after the Knights took a 45-19 win at Temple to remain unbeaten … The Knights are 10-0 for the first time in program history and join Alabama, Miami (Fla.) and Wisconsin as the nation’s only unbeaten teams … UCF leads the nation in scoring (48.2 ppg) … QB McKenzie Milton has enjoyed a breakout year with 2,928 passing yards and 26 touchdowns with five interceptions … Milton is ranked second nationally in pass efficiency (186.1) behind only Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield … RB Adrian Killins Jr. leads the team in rushing with 629 yards and eight TDs … WR Tre’Quan Smith has 44 catches for 850 yards and 11 touchdowns … LB Shaquem Griffin has 47 tackles to go with 7.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, an interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 2017.