GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Nov. 1
Time: Noon ET/11 a.m. CT
TV: ESPNU
TV Talent: Brian Custer (PxP), Craig Haubert (Analyst)
Radio: FM 96.9/AM 740 The Game
Radio Talent: Marc Daniels (PxP), Gary Parris (Analyst), Scott Adams (Sideline)
Spanish Radio: UCFKnights.com, YouTube.com/UCFKnights
Live Stats: click here
Waco, Texas | McLane Stadium
Week 10
UCF Knights
4-3 (1-3 Big 12)
Baylor Bears
4-4 (2-3 Big 12)
A WIN WOULD...
- Be better than a loss
- Snap a five-game road losing streak to Big 12 teams
- Surpass last season's win total
- Be the second straight season with a win in the state of Texas
- Make UCF a perfect two-for-two in wins following a bye week
FIRST AND 10
BIG GAMES VS. BAYLOR
- UCF has faced Baylor just twice in program history, but each time has marked an important milestone for the Knights
- The first meeting between the two programs came at the end of the 2013 season at the 2014 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, a game UCF won 52-42, topping the Big 12 champs in a remarkable upset that earned the Knights their first New Year's Six Bowl victory in program history. The second meeting between the two sides saw Baylor spoil UCF's first home conference game as members of the Big 12, posting 26 fourth quarter points in a 36-35 win.
- The Nov. 1 tilt will be the first time UCF plays Baylor in Waco and will be the first time head coach Scott Frost faces the Bears
HIGH-SCORING HOMECOMING VICTORY
- UCF scored its most points in a Homecoming game since 2020 in a 45-13 thumping of West Virginia, snapping a two-game Homecoming losing skid
- The Knights have won seven of their last nine, as well as 13 of their last 17 Homecoming games
- Chris Domercant caught his first two touchdowns at the FBS level, both in the first quarter, becoming the first Knight to snag two touchdowns in a single quarter since Oct. 13, 2022 when Ryan O'Keefe did so in a 70-13 win vs. Temple
- Jaden Nixon tallied another 100-yard rushing game, his second of the year and added another two touchdowns, his sixth of the season and 20th career
- With the final score, UCF has posted 30+ points for the third time this season; UCF has scored 30-plus points in 21 of Scott Frost’s 33 games at the helm of the Knights (more on this in "feeling trendy" later in notes on page four)
DEFENSE CLOGS COUNTRY ROADS WITH 8 SACKS
- UCF's defense compilied eight sacks in the 45-13 win over West Virginia, the most sacks for the Knights in a single game since Oct. 14, 2000 vs. Eastern Kentucky when the Black and Gold earned nine. The nine stand as the most in UCF's FBS history and the eight earned against the Mountaineers was one of just four times earning seven or more sacks since 1996 and becoming FBS.
- The Knights are one of six teams to record eight or more sacks in a game in the FBS this season and were one behind tying the top spot
- On top of his 1.5 sacks, Nyjalik Kelly forced a fumble which was returned for a touchdown for 32 yards by Keli Lawson. It was the second forced fumble of the season for Kelly, the other also was returned for a TD vs. N.C. A&T.
- The defensive line accounted for seven of the eight sacks, including 5.5 from the starters up front, earning the honor of Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week
- Malachi Lawrence earned 2.0 sacks, the first player to do so in a game in 2025
NO FLY ZONE
- The Knights have the sixth-ranked passing defense in the country, surrendering just 146.3 passing yards per game thus far
- UCF has allowed the fewest passing plays of 20+ yards in the Big 12, surrendering just 12. That number has the Knights tied for fifth in FBS, behind Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State (10), Oregon (11) and has UCF tied with Penn State, Wake Forest and James Madison. Additionally, UCF has allowed the fewest 20+ yard plays of any variety in the Big 12 and is tied for the fourth lowest in the FBS, behind James Madison, Oregon and Ohio State with 13.
- The UCF defense held Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels to no passing touchdowns for the first time this season (as of Oct. 4), he entered the contest vs. the Knights as the nation's fifth-most efficient passer
- Most recently, UCF held West Virginia to just 79 passing yards, tied for the 17th fewest surrendered in UCF's FBS history. Earlier this year, UCF limited N.C. A&T to 40 passing yards, the fourth fewest allowed during UCF's FBS era.
FIRST QUARTER LOCKDOWN
- UCF has surrendered just seven points in the first quarter all season, the third fewest amount in the nation behind only Ohio State and Texas Tech
- UCF and Pitt were the only two FBS programs to hold its opponents scoreless in the first quarter through the first six weeks of 2025. Both teams saw that streak snapped in week seven, each giving up a TD in the first quarter.
- UCF didn't allow a first-quarter score through the first five games of 2025 and didn't allow a touchdown in the first half of the first three games of the season
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST
- The Knights have been sharp on defense in the fourth quarter, surrendering the eighth fewest points per game in the fourth this season with 26 total
- What's been more impressive is the amount of yards surrendered in the fourth quarter during Big 12 conference play
- Oct. 18 vs. WVU - 7 yards, 0 first downs, 14 plays, 6 points
- Oct. 11 at CIN - 17 yards, 1 first down, 9 plays, 3 points
- Oct. 4 vs. KU - 12 yards, 0 first downs, 9 plays, 0 points
- Sep. 27 at KSU - 30 yards, 2 first downs, 17 plays, 3 points
LONG SCORING DRIVES
- UCF had two scoring drives of 90+ yards in the win over West Virginia, matching the two collected over the course of the season, now sitting at four
- Prior to the West Virginia win, the last time UCF had two or more 90+ yard touchdown drives in a single game was Oct. 19, 2019 against East Carolina
- Additionally, the Knights earned three scoring drives of 75+ yards against the Mountaineers, bringing the total to of 75+ scoring drives to 12 this season
- The dozen drives of 75+ yards make up 35% of all UCF's scoring drives this season, totaling 34
BIG GAIN RUNNING GAME
- Nixon has four runs of 50+ yards this season, all of thlem for touchdowns. Two of his long runs came in UCF's 68-7 victory over N.C. A&T, ripping off 87- and 66-yard touchdown runs. His third came at Kansas State, a 54-yard touchdown, making way for his 83-yard score against West Virginia.
- UCF is one of two Big 12 teams (Utah) to boast four different players with 100-yard rushing outings. Jaden Nixon, Myles Montgomery, Jacurri Brown and Cam Fancher have all earned 100+ rushing yards in a game this season.
- Additionally, Montgomery earned two long runs at Kansas State, scampering for 45 yards, his longest rush as a Knight, and later running for 44 yards for his highest career rushing total of 119 yards on 10 carries
FLAWLESS START ON FOURTH DOWN
- UCF started the season a perfect 8-for-8 on fourth downs through the first three games and now sit at 15-for-24 on the season, an impressive 62.5%
- Currently, UCF's 15 conversions on fourth down rank seventh-most in FBS
- UCF was one of 11 FBS teams to be perfect on fourth down leading up to week five
RANKED OPPONENTS ON THE HORIZON
- Following its game against Baylor, the Knights are set to face three ranked teams in their next four games
- Should all three stay ranked, it will be the first time since UCF's perfect 2017 season that the Knights face three ranked opponents in a four game period
- UCF finished that magical 2017 season with a home win over No. 22/19 South Florida 49-42 on Nov. 24, a win in The American Championship in Orlando over No. 16/14 Memphis 62-55 in overtime on Dec. 2, and the 34-27 upset of No. 7/8 Auburn at the 2018 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, securing UCF's 2017 National Championship on Jan. 1, the program's second NY6 Bowl victory
ADDITIONAL NOTES
FEELING TRENDY
- The return of Scott Frost as UCF's head coach reignites some trends from his first tenure, showcasing where the program was at 2017's end
- UCF outscored their opponents 627-329 in 2017, scoring 30 points or more in all 13 victories. The Knights' offense ranked No. 1 in the nation, averaging 48.2 points per game. UCF's high-powered offense continued even after Frost had departed, as the Black and Gold tacked on 18 more consecutive games scoring 30 points or more. Additionally, UCF compiled 500+ yards of offense in eight of their 13 wins in 2017
- So far in 2025, UCF has scored 30+ points three times (N.C. A&T, UNC, WVU) and has 500+ yards of offense in two game (N.C. A&T, WVU)
- When looking at 2016-17 and the 2025 season, Frost's UCF teams have posted 30 or more points in 21 of his 33 games at the helm and has scored 24 or more points in 26 of the 33. Additionally, Frost's UCF squads have tallied 500+ yards of offense 11 times across his three seasons in Black and Gold.
NOE CHASING HISTORY
- Kicker Noe Ruelas has made 10 consecutive field goals, including a pair from 50+ yards
- The last UCF kicker to make 10 consecutive field goals was Colton Boomer, who did so at the end of the 2022 season into the beginning of 2023. He also had a streak of 10 consecutive makes to begin his career in 2022. Just one missed field goal seperated the two streaks
- Boomer and Ruelas are the only two Knights in the program's FBS history to make a pair of 50+ yard field goals in a single season, Boomer doing so in 2023. No Knight has ever hit three from 50+ in a single season.
- The last UCF kicker to hit more than 10 consecutive field goals was Shawn Moffitt who nailed 12 in a row across the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The UCF record for consecutive field goals is 16, achieved by Michael torres from Oct. 20-Dec. 29, 2007.
WINS SINCE 2017
- The Knights have compiled the most wins since the start of the 2017 season than anyone in the Big 12 Conference, posting 73 victories from 2017-present. Fellow leaguemates Cincinnati (72), BYU (71) and Utah (69) join the top 25 in wins since 2017.
- UCF is 16th nationally in wins since the start of the 2017 season. UCF got the streak going by posting 13 wins in 2017, 12 victories in 2018 and 10 in 2019.
- The Knights are among the nation's elite, as Georgia and Alabama lead the way with 103 each, followed by Ohio State (99), Clemson (94), Notre Dame (92), Oklahoma and Oregon (84), Michigan (83), Boise State (81), LSU, Memphis and Penn State (79), Appalachian State and Texas (76) and Iowa (75)
- The Knights are ahead of programs such as Washington (72), Army and SMU (71), Louisiana (70), Texas A&M (69), TCU (67), Iowa State and Miami (66)
POINTS SINCE 2017
- UCF sits seventh in FBS in most points scored since the start of the 2017 season, posting 4,037, an average of 37.4 points per game
- UCF's points are the most by a current Big 12 program over that time, the next closest is Texas Tech who sit 18th with 3,584. Other opponents on UCF's schedule this season in the top 25 in points since 2017 include Oklahoma St. (3,527) and North Carolina (3,462), sitting 20th and 24th, respectively.
- The Black and Gold sit behind Alabama (4,769), Ohio State (4,545), Oklahoma (4,388), Georgia (4,249), Memphis (4,197) and Clemson (4,174)
- UCF is tied for sixth in points from TDs with Georgia, registering 530 scores
About UCF Athletics
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