Oct. 5, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla. - The UCF football team takes to the road for the first time in more than a month as the Knights prepare for their first Conference USA road game of the season on Saturday. UCF will take on C-USA East Division foe East Carolina at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m., in the Tarheel State.
The two teams have split their previous two match-ups as respective members of C-USA with the road team spoiling homecoming for the other school. UCF defeated the Pirates, 30-20, in come-from-behind fashion during the 2005 season, while East Carolina returned the favor a year ago, knocking off the Knights 23-10.
UCF is off to a 3-1 start for the first time since the 1998 season, while the Pirates are 2-3, but coming off a C-USA road win of their own, taking a 37-35 decision from Houston last Saturday. The Knights are on a mini two-game winning streak, having wrapped up their first homestand at Bright House Networks Stadium with a 2-1 mark.
The game will be televised live nationally on CSTV and also available on a pay-per-view basis on www.ucfathletics.com. Tom Hart will handle the play-by-play duties, while Trev Alberts will serve as the analyst. Annual subscribers to UCF Knights All-Access will be able to watch the CSTV feed of the game free through the all-access portion of the Knights' official website.
In the Sunshine State, the contest can be heard on the UCF-ISP Sports Network and its flagship station, WQTM 740-AM in Orlando. Network affiliates include WMMV 1350-AM (Cocoa), WDCF 1350-AM (Dade City), WORD 1340-AM (Daytona Beach), WMMB 1240-AM (Melbourne), WLVJ 1040-AM/WKAT 1360-AM (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, South Palm Beach County), WPSL 1590-AM (Treasure Coast, North Palm Beach County) and WZHR-1400-AM (Zephyrhills).
Marc Daniels will provide the play-by-play, Gary Parris will have the analysis and Jerry O'Neill will man the sidelines for the UCF broadcast. Scott Adams is the studio host.
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