ORLANDO – After making the game-winning field goal against Oklahoma State, UCF football kicker Noe Ruelas has been named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week.
Ruelas proved to be reliable in the clutch, as he has been all year for the Knights. The Lou Groza semifinalist earned the first game-winner of his career with the kick, knocking through the 34-yarder with a snap from Dalton Riggs and hold from Anthony Venneri. Ruelas made the kick with under a minute to go in the game, and the defense stood tall to cling to the 17-14 victory. The game-winning field goal was the first for the Black and Gold since the 2023 road contest at Boise State.
Now 15-for-17 on the campaign, Ruelas leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage. His clip of 88.2% currently sits tied for third in field goal percentage in a season for a UCF kicker.
Ruelas is the only Knight in UCF’s FBS history to knock in three field goals from beyond 50 yards in a single season, tying his career long with a 54-yarder vs. Houston while adding a 53-yarder at Kansas State and 51-yarder vs. West Virginia. The program record for 50+ yarders in a season is four, achieved by Scott Ryerson in 1981, UCF's final D-III season.
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