ORLANDO - The UCF Football team fell in its 10th annual Space Game, as Baylor got the best of the Citronauts, 41-9 on Friday night.
Playing before a sellout crowd of 45,906, the Bears jumped out to a 14-0 lead. UCF got on the scoreboard with 3:24 remaining in the second quarter on a 39-yard field goal by Will Stone.
Baylor extended its advantage to 20-3 before Stone connected on a school-record 57-yard field goal to close the first half, sending the Citronauts into the break trailing 20-6.
After the Knights were forced to punt on their opening drive of the second half, the Bears seemingly put the game out of reach by scoring touchdowns on their first two possessions to take control. Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway capped those drives with touchdown passes of 21 and 77 yards, pushing Baylor’s lead to 34-6.
Lagway finished the game with 319 yards on 16 of 25 passing with four touchdowns on the day.
UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III entered the game in the second half and connected with Josh Derry for a 67-yard gain, UCF’s longest play of the season. The completion set up a 35-yard field goal by Stone, his third of the night.
Baylor totaled 503 total yards on the night, including 319 through the air.UCF struggled to get much going offensively most of the night as Baylor’s defense recorded seven sacks and 11 tackles for loss.
The crowd marked the first sellout since the renovated Roth Tower opened and the eighth-largest attendance in Bounce House history. UCF fell to 8-2 all-time in Space Games.
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