The UCF football team is set to return home for the final regular season game of the season. The Knights will host South Florida Friday at 8 p.m. in the annual War On I-4 Rivalry Series game with coverage on ESPN and FM 96.9 The Game.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Friday, Nov. 29
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Radio: FM 96.9/AM 740 The Game
Live Stats: http://statb.us/b/270510
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE GAME NOTES - UCF VS SOUTH FLORIDA
A UCF WIN WOULD...
• Be better than a loss
• Mark the second time UCF has won nine games in three straight seasons
• Give UCF 34 wins in their last 38 games
• Be the Knights' 21st straight home victory
• Mark UCF's 40th since 2016, most in four-season span
SERIES BREAKDOWN
| Overall: | South Florida, 6-4 |
| in Tampa: | South Florida, 3-2 |
| in Orlando: | South Florida, 3-2 |
| at Neutral Location: | n/a |
| Streak: | UCF Won 2 |
| Last Meeting: | UCF 38, South Florida 10 |
ABOUT THE BULLS
• South Florida is in its third season under head coach Charlie Strong, who holds a record of 21-15 with the Bulls.
• This season, South Florida holds an overall record of 4-7 and has gone 2-5 in American Athletic Conference play. The Bulls have lost three home games in a row against Temple, Cincinnati and Memphis.
• Cronkrite has led the South Florida rushing attack with 687 yards and four touchdowns, while Jordan McCloud has thrown for 1,313 yards and 12 scores.
• On defense, Dwayne Boyles leads the Bulls with 68 tackles and 12.5 tackles for loss.
ORLANDO'S HOMETOWN TEAM NOTE
ready for war
• The UCF vs. South Florida rivalry dates back to the 2005 season, but the official War On I-4 Rivalry Series dates back to just 2016.
• The Bulls wons the first round in 2016, but the Knights have won the last two in football in 2017 and 2018.
• UCF has won all three from a department-wide perspective, winning 51-33 in 2016-17, 49-35 in 2017-18, and 70-14 in 2018-19.
UCFAST NOTE
danger! explosives!
• The Knights have been dangerous on big plays in 2019, recording 95 total plays of 20 or more yards through 11 games
• Gabriel Davis leads the Knights with 21 explosive plays, including five touchdowns of 20 yards or more. In fact, Davis leads the nation in yards on deep passes (targeted 20+ yards) with 569 yards.
• Otis Anderson (16), Tre Nixon (13), Adrian Killins Jr. (11), Marlon Williams (10) and Bentavious Thompson (8) have all played a major role in the offensive explosion for UCF.
• Quarterback Dillon Gabriel ranks fourth in the nation in yards per completion (15.69) and ninth in yards per attempt (9.32).
UCFIERCE NOTE
terrorizing tfl numbers
• The UCF defense has been making it tough on offenses in 2019 with their ability to get pressure in the backfield.
• The Knights lead the nation with 9.4 tackles for loss per game, but it's been a team effort. Not a single UCF player has enough to even be ranked nationally.
• Defensive tackle Kenny Turnier leads the way with 13.0 tackles for loss, while linebacker Nate Evans has 11.5 and linebacker Eric Mitchell has 9.5.
• In the win over Houston, UCF picked up a season-high 17 tackles for loss.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Knights have scored at least one rushing touchdown and one passing touchdown in each of their last 37 games, a streak that leads the nation.