ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) – The UCF football team (9-0, 6-0) is set to hit the road this weekend to take on Temple (5-5, 3-3) in its penultimate game of the regular season. The No. 12/14 Knights and the Owls are scheduled for a noon kickoff on ESPNU.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Nov. 18
Time: Noon
TV: ESPNU
Radio: FM 96.9/AM 740 The Game
Live Stats: http://owlsports.com
HONORS UPDATE
Following Saturday's win over UConn, McKenzie Milton and Kyle Gibson were named to the league's Weekly Honor Roll. Milton went 24-for-36, threw for 311 yards and finished with three total touchdowns. Gibson had nine tackles, a forced fumble and a pass break-up.
Mac Loudermilk was also honored on Monday. The UCF punter earned Ray Guy Award National Punter of the Week accolades for his work against the Huskies. Loudermilk punted four times for 205 yards with a long of 69 yards and one inside the 20.
USF GAME – TIME UPDATE
UCF's final game of the regular season, a War On I-4 showdown with No. 20/23 USF, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 24 at Spectrum Stadium, will be played at 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
TEMPLE GAME - NOTES TO KNOW
- The Knights are 9-0 for the first time in school history and hold a nine-game winning streak for the first time since winning nine in a row during the historic 2013 season. A win on Saturday would give UCF a new program record for consecutive victories.
- UCF stayed even in the polls this week, currently holding steady at 12th in the Coaches Poll and 14th in the Associated Press Poll. 12th is the highest in-season ranking ever for the Knights.
- The Knights lead the nation in scoring offense, recording 48.6 points per game.
- Having scored 30 or more points in each of their first nine games of the season, the Knights own the longest current streak of games with 30+ points at eight games and are the only team in the nation that has won all of its games by 30 or more points in 2017.
- The all-time series between UCF and Temple is tied at 2-2 with the Owls winning 26-25 in Orlando last season.
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At head coach Scott Frost's weekly press conference he spoke on his team's performance at Monday's practice how focused everyone is at the task at hand.
"I thought the energy out there today was exceptionally good," Frost said. "I think the guys are excited. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel now, so we need to rejuvenate ourselves and ramp it up, and be as good as we can be for the next 12 days."
With a matchup against rival USF on the horizon, Frost assured fans that his team won't be looking ahead to the Bulls.
"We're not going to look ahead," he said. "That's not what this group's going to do. That's not what our coaching staff is going to allow to happen. We've got a lot to play for and we've got a lot to play for every week."
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RISE AND CONQUER
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