ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) – The UCF football team (4-0, 2-0) will return to Spectrum Stadium for a homecoming matchup against ECU (1-5, 1-2) this Saturday. The No. 21/22 Knights and Pirates are scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff on CBS Sports Network.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Oct. 14
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: FM 96.9/AM 740 The Game
Live Stats: http://ucfknights.co/FBLiveStats17
HONORS UPDATE
Following Saturday's win at Cincinnati, a couple of Knights earned conference and national honors for their performances.
McKenzie Milton
- The American Weekly Honor Roll
- Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award Star of the Week
- Davey O'Brien Award "Great 8"
- College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Week Honorable Mention
Tre'Quan Smith
- The American Weekly Honor Roll
ECU GAME - NOTES TO KNOW
- The Knights have started 4-0 for the first time in their NCAA FBS era and the first time ever since the 1988 season.
- After jumping into the national rankings for the first time since 2013 last week, UCF climbed up to 21st in the Coaches Poll and 22nd in the AP Poll this week.
- The Knights lead the nation in scoring offense, recording 47.5 points per game.
- UCF is one of just three teams in the nation to rank in the Top 11 in both scoring offense and scoring defense (Alabama, Washington).
- The Knights are 10-5 all-time against ECU and defeated the Pirates 47-29 last season.
- ECU comes into Saturday's game 1-5 overall and 1-2 in league play with one victory over UConn.
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UCF head coach Scott Frost began his weekly press conference on Monday by revisiting the team's offensive success against the Bearcats.
"The improvement that these guys have made in a season and three and three quarter games is pretty remarkable," he said. "It was our best week of practice and it was our best performance in a game, so I think the guys recognize that their preparation leads to success."
Turning his attention to this weekend's game against ECU, Frost knows that the Pirates are not a team to look past.
"Offensively, they're still dangerous," he said. "They have as good a passing attack as anybody in our league. Our defense is going to have to be ready for that. We're going to have to get after the passer and defend well on the back end."
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RISE AND CONQUER
The second season of UCF Football under head coach Scott Frost is now underway. Fans can explore all of the new ticket options at Spectrum Stadium by visiting WeRiseandConquer.com or calling (407) 823-1000.
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