Oct. 8, 2011
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By Jenna Marina
UCFAthletics.com
| UCF vs. Marshall Oct. 8, 2011 |
| From Bright House Networks Stadium | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Marshall | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| UCF | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
UKNIGHT in PINK
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - It was a rainy day in Bright House Networks Stadium but that didn't stop fans from showing up and showing their support. An interesting combination of black, gold, and pink lined the stadium. Fans came out not only showing their support for the Knights, but also in full support of Breast Cancer month.
Almost 29 years ago, Nancy G. Brinker made her sister a promise that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. As founder and CEO, Brinker has formed the Susan G. Komen Foundation that has grown into the world's largest grassroots network for breast cancer research.
The Susan G. Komen foundation along with the athletics department created a UKNIGHT in PINK campaign. This UKNIGHT in Pink campaign has received support from all of UCF's 15 sports teams. During Saturday night's game against Marshall, special activities such as the PINK PATCH tailgate party with the athletics department and a halftime tribute show with the Marching Knights honoring cancer survivors and their families took place.
Even though October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, Susan G. Komen's goal here in Central Florida is to bring that awareness throughout the entire year. Breast cancer doesn't just happen in the month of October. UCF also made the effort during media timeouts to educate fans by placing facts about breast cancer awareness on the jumbo-tron.
Over 140 affiliates all over the world have joined this promise. Knight fans are just one small part of a worldwide effort to help end this terrible disease against women. Throughout the entire month of October, Knights will be joining Susan G. Komen in the effort to promote breast cancer awareness.
by Claire Burnett
To learn more information, please visit komencentralflorida.org
Joining the Century Club
With tonight's win against Marshall, head coach George O'Leary earned his 100th career coaching victory. O'Leary now holds a 48-46 record during his eight years at the helm of UCF and owns a 100-79 record spanning his 15 years as a head coach. His first win as the Knights' head coach was also against Marshall on Sept. 24, 2005.
Win With Brynn
Brynn Harvey's 50-yard rush on the first play of the game topped UCF's longest of the season and tied a career-high for the redshirt junior. Ronnie Weaver claimed the previous longest rush with a 44-yard scamper against Charleston Southern on Sept. 3. Harvey also churned out a 50-yard run for a touchdown against Marshall in 2008, and produced another 50-yard rush against Tulane in 2009. .
Air Mail
Jeff Godfrey's 5-yard touchdown to AJ Guyton at 10:43 in the first quarter was the first passing touchdown of the year for the Knights. The score capped a 7-play, 67-yard drive spanning 4:17. Prior to tonight, UCF's most recent passing touchdown occurred at 7:32 in the first quarter of the C-USA championship game against SMU on Dec. 4, 2010.
Dogged Defense
UCF held Marshall scoreless in the first half. So far this season, the Knights have outscored their opponents 77-13 in the first half and have kept four of their five opponents out of the end zone before the break.
Murray Moves on to Leaderboard
Latavius Murray's 4-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter was the redshirt junior's fourth rushing score of the year and the 18th of his career, tying Jeff Godfrey for No. 10 on UCF's all-time list. It was his first touchdown since UCF's 30-3 win over Boston College on Sept. 10. .
Streaking at 7
UCF rolled to its seventh-straight victory against Marshall, marking the program's longest win streak against any one opponent. The Knights also own active six-game win streaks against Bethune-Cookman (1990-95) and Memphis (2005-10).
Winning Ways
UCF starts 1-0 in conference play for the second-consecutive season. The Knights are now 4-3 in Conference-USA season openers.
Previous C-USA Season Opening Results
2011: W, 16-6 vs. Marshall
2010: W, 42-7 vs. UAB
2009: L, 26-19 at Southern Miss
2008: L, 58-13 at UTEP
2007: W, 56-20 vs. Memphis
2006: L, 19-14 vs. Southern Miss
2005: W, 23-13 vs. Marshall
TEAM NOTES
-George O'Leary now has 100 wins in his coaching career, and improved to 48-46 at UCF.
-UCF is still the only team in the country that has not allowed a passing touchdown all year.
-The Black & Gold are now 11-2 in their last 12 games wearing black jerseys.
-The Knights won their seventh-straight game against Marshall, which stands as UCF's longest winning streak against a single opponent in school history.
-UCF donned white pants with their black jerseys. The last time it had that combination was vs. Houston and vs. Tulane at the end of the 2009 regular season.
-Through the first quarter, UCF held a 14-0 advantage on the scoreboard, and led in time of possession 10:59-4:01 and in total yards 204-18. UCF also had 155 rushing yards in the first quarter, marking the second time it amassed at least 100 yards in the opening quarter this year (134 vs. Charleston Southern).
-A holding call in the endzone on Marshall resulted in a safety for the Knights in the second quarter. It was their first safety since Oct. 26, 2008, at Tulsa.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
-Redshirt junior running back Brynn Harvey received his first start since the 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Rutgers. Harvey missed all of 2010 with an injury.
-Harvey racked up 106 rushing yards in the first quarter alone. He finished with 192 yards on the ground, giving him his seventh-career 100-yard rushing day, which is tied for the sixth-most in UCF history.
-On the first play from scrimmage, Harvey promptly produced a 50-yard rush, tying for his longest-career rush. It also was UCF's longest rush of the 2011 season.
-After that run, the Knights' eventually found the end zone on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Godfrey to A.J. Guyton for the first UCF touchdown reception of the year, and the first since the 2010 C-USA Championship Game vs. SMU.
-Junior wide receiver/kick returner Quincy McDuffie had played in all 31 UCF games since the beginning of his true freshman season in 2009, however he missed Saturday's game.
-Redshirt junior Latavius Murray recorded his 18th-career rushing touchdown in the first quarter. That tied Jeff Godfrey for 10th on the UCF all-time list.