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UCF-ECU Postgame Notes

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POSTGAME NOTES
UCF (3-2) 47, EAST CAROLINA (2-3) 29
OCT. 1, 2016 | DOWDY-FICKLIN STADIUM | ATT: 46,042
 
UCF CAPTAINS

  • RB Dontravious Wilson, TE Jordan Franks, LS Gage Marsil, DL Tony Guerad

 
THE TOSS

  • East Carolina won the toss and deferred; UCF elected to receive; ECU chose to defend the east end zone

 
TEAM NOTES

  • The Knights' win now brings the all-time series to 10-5 in favor of ECU.
    • UCF has won four of the last six matchups between the two league foes.
    • The Knights have also won back-to-back games in Greenville, N.C.
  • UCF's last conference win came on Dec. 4, 2014, at East Carolina to capture the AAC title.
  • The last time UCF had an offensive, defensive and special team touchdown in the same game was Nov. 20, 2010, at Tulane (W, 61-14). Quincy McDuffie opened the game with a 95-yard kick return, and Jordan Ozerities returned a 100-yard interception on the final play of the game. The Knights tallied six touchdowns on offense in that contest.
  • The Knights recorded a safety near the end of the second quarter, tallying their first safety since Sept. 19, 2015, versus Furman.

 
OFFENSIVE NOTES

  • RB Dontravious Wilson busted a 35-yard touchdown run near the end of the second quarter for the longest rush of his career.
    • Wilson scored his second touchdown on the third play of the fourth quarter on a 14-yard scamper.
    • The senior now has back-to-back multi-touchdown games and three total in his career.
  • RB Jawon Hamilton scored his first career touchdown on a two-yard run up the middle early in the third quarter.
  • RB Taj McGowan charted his first rushing touchdown of the season with a career long 47-yard run.
     

DEFENSIVE NOTES

  • DL Brendon Hayes snatched his first career interception early in the fourth quarter and returned it four yards for his first career touchdown.
  • S T.J. Mutcherson snatched his first interception in his UCF career midway through the first quarter. Mutcherson's previous two interceptions came while at Iowa State.
    • He forced his first career fumble in the red zone late in the second quarter.
  • LB Shaquem Griffin forced his second fumble of the season on a sack early in the third quarter.
  • DB Shaquill Griffin intercepted his second pass of the season and fifth of his career late in the fourth quarter.
  • DL Tony Guerad tallied one and a half sacks in the game, increasing his total to three and a half on the season.
  • LB Pat Jasinski shared a sack with Guerad midway through the third quarter for his first career sack.
    • Jasinski tallied a career high in tackles with six.

 
SPECIAL TEAM NOTES

  • RB Adrian Killins returned a 100-yard kick return early in the second quarter.
    • He is the fourth player in UCF history to have a 100-yard kick return. The last time it happened was Sept. 17, 1994, by Todd Cleveland against Bethune-Cookman.
    • The last time UCF returned a kickoff for a touchdown was a 96-yard return on Nov. 22, 2014, by Michael Easton against SMU.
  • P Caleb Houston booted a 70-yard punt midway through the second quarter, going down as the fifth longest in UCF history.
    • Houston's career-long punt is 71 yards, which came Oct. 5, 2013, at Memphis.
    • That punt lead to a safety and eventually Wilson's 35-yard touchdown run off the free kick.

 
NEXT UP

  • After playing on the road the last two games, the Knights return to Bright House Networks Stadium to face Tulane on Friday. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.