2009 UCF Bowl Media Guide

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THE ST. PETERSBURG BOWLTHE ST. PETERSBURG BOWL

2009 UCF F O OTBALL2009 UCF F O OTBALLOffi cial Gameweek Informati on

8-4 Overall6-2 Conference USA

UCF UCF

Game #13 • Dec. 19, 2009 • 8:00 p.m. • ESPNTropicana Field (28,000) • St. Petersburg, Fla.

Head Coach - George O’LearyGOL Career Record - 86-73 (13th Year)GOL Record at UCF - 34-40 (Sixth Year)GOL Record vs. RU - 0-0

Day Date Opponent Result/Time TV Series Last Meeti ng NotesSat. Sept. 5 Samford W, 28-24 BHSN UCF, 8-3 Brett Hodges comes off the bench, completes 10-of-17 plus GW TD.Sat. Sept. 12 at Southern Miss* L, 19-26 USM, 4-1 Hodges goes 15-for-26 with a career-high 158 yards and two TDs.Sat. Sept. 19 Buff alo W, 23-17 BHSN UCF, 6-1 Knights score 16 unanswered second-half points to rally for the win.Sat. Sept. 26 at East Carolina* L, 14-19 BHSN ECU, 8-1 UCF has best passing day in two years but are undone by fi ve TOs.Sat. Oct. 3 Memphis* W, 32-14 BHSN UCF, 5-1 Harvey amasses 219 rushing yards, and Hodges throws for two TDs.Sat. Oct. 17 #9 Miami L, 7-27 CBS CS UM, 2-0 Knights’ defense gets six sacks but off ense held to 229 yds total off ense.Sat. Oct. 24 at Rice* W, 49-7 UCF, 2-1 42-point victory marks UCF’s most lopsided road win ever.Sun. Nov. 1 Marshall* W, 21-20 ESPN UCF, 5-3 Down 20-7 with 8:00 to play, UCF rallies for a thrilling win on ESPN.Sat. Nov. 7 at #2 Texas L, 3-35 FSN UT, 2-0 Colt McCoy (470 yards) and Jordan Shipley (273 yards) fuel UT win.Sat. Nov. 14 #13/12 Houston* W, 37-32 CBS CS UCF, 2-1 UCF gets fi rst FBS ranked win behind 39:30 ti me of possession.Sat. Nov. 21 Tulane* W, 49-0 BHSN UCF, 3-1 UCF has a 504-50 total off ense edge in biggest C-USA shutout ever.Sat. Nov. 28 at UAB* W, 34-27 UCF, 6-1 Harvey’s 130 yards rushing leads UCF to sixth straight C-USA win.Sat. Dec. 19 vs. Rutgers# 8:00 p.m. ESPN First Meeti ng Knights will make third bowl game appearance, look for fi rst win.* Denotes Conference USA Games...# St. Petersburg Bowl; St. Petersburg, Fla.

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BY THE NUMBERSBY THE NUMBERS3 - UCF is making its third bowl appearance and seeks its fi rst win.9 - A ninth win would match UCF’s third-winningest season ever.82.5 - UCF ranks fourth in the nati on in rushing defense yielding 82.5 yards per game, trailing only Texas, Alabama and TCU.106.49 - Miles from Orlando to St. Petersburg, the shortest bowl trip in America in ‘09.

Television ESPN Mark Jones (PxP), Bob Davie (color) Rob Stone (sidelines)UCF ISP Sports Radio Network

Marc Daniels - Play-by-PlayGary Parris - Color Analyst

Jerry O’Neill - Sideline Report Scott Adams - ReporterWYGM 740-AM (fl agship) (Orlando)WMMV 1350-AM (Cocoa) WDCF 1350-AM (Dade City) WROD 1340-AM (Daytona Beach) WMMB 1240-AM (Melbourne)WLVJ 1040-AM/WKAT 1360-AM

(Miami/Fort Lauderdale/South Palm Beach)WPSL 1590-AM

(Treasure Coast/North Palm Beach)WZHR 1400-AM (Zephyrhills)Internet UCFAthleti cs.com

UCF BROADCAST INFOUCF BROADCAST INFO

• 1 - Schedule, TOC and Broadcast Info.• 2 - UCF Quick Facts• 3 - Depth Chart• 4-5 - 2009 Roster, Media Info.• 6 - Bowl/Opponent Quick Facts• 7-8 - Team Notes• 9-10 - Bowl Notes• 10-11 - Off ense Notes• 11-12 - Defense Notes• 12 - Special Teams Notes• 13 - Academics/NFL Notes• 14-15 Records Update• 16-17 The Last Time

TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS

8-4 Overall 3-4 BIG EAST

RUTGERSRUTGERS

Head Coach - Greg SchianoGS Career Record - 54-55 (Ninth Year)GS Record at RU - 54-55 (Ninth Year)GS Record vs. UCF - 0-0

• 18-29 - 2009 Game Recaps• 18 - 9/5 vs. Samford• 19 - 9/12 at Southern Miss• 20 - 9/19 vs. Buff alo• 21 - 9/26 at East Carolina• 22 - 10/3 vs. Memphis• 23 - 10/17 vs. No. 9 Miami• 24 - 10/24 at Rice• 25 - 11/1 vs. Marshall• 26 - 11/7 at No. 2 Texas• 27 - 11/14 vs. No. 13/12 Houston• 28 - 11/21 vs. Tulane• 29 - 11/28 at UAB

• 30 - Team Stati sti cs• 31-32 - Individual Stati sti cs• 33 - Defensive Stati sti cs• 34-35 - Game-By-Game Stati sti cs• 36 - Superlati ves• 37 - Bright House Networks Stadium• 38-51 - Player Biographies• 52-53 - Head Coach George O’Leary• 54-55 - Assistant Coaches• 56-57 - Other Postseason Games• 58-59 - 2005 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl• 60-61 - 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• 62-64 - University of Central Florida

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GENERAL INFORMATIONSchool University of Central FloridaCity/Zip Orlando, Florida 32816Founded 1963Enrollment 53,537Nickname KnightsSchool Colors Black and GoldStadium (Capacity): Bright House Networks Stadium (45,323)Surface 419 Bermuda GrassAffi liati on NCAA Division IConference Conference USAPresident Dr. John C. Hitt (Austi n College, ‘62)Director of Athleti cs Keith R. Tribble (Florida, ‘77)Athleti c Department Phone 407-823-3213Ticket Offi ce Phone 407-823-1000

First Year of Football 1979First Year of Division I-A Football 1996Overall All-Time Record 177-170-1 (.510)FBS Era Record (Since 1996) 80-84 (.488)Overall All-Time BHNS Record 14-6 (.700)Overall All-Time Citrus Bowl Record 112-59-1 (.654)

Director - Football SID Leigh TorbinOffi ce Phone 407-823-0994Cell Phone 407-325-5703E-mail ltorbin@athleti cs.ucf.eduAssociate Director Doug RichardsOffi ce Phone 407-823-2142Cell Phone 407-405-5823E-mail drichards@athleti cs.ucf.eduAssistant Director - Football Asst. Brian OrmistonOffi ce Phone 407-823-2409Cell Phone 407-920-1233E-mail bormiston@athleti cs.ucf.eduAssistant Director Sarah TarasewiczOffi ce Phone 407-823-6489Cell Phone 407-462-3214E-mail sarah@athleti cs.ucf.eduAssistant Director Andrew GavinOffi ce Phone 407-823-2464Cell Phone 407-405-5821E-mail agavin@athleti cs.ucf.eduAthleti cs Communicati ons Fax 407-823-5293BHNS Press Box Phone 407-882-0386Websites UCFAthleti cs.com UCFBowl.com

Head Coach George O’LearyAlma Mater/Year New Hampshire, ‘69Record at UCF 34-40 (.459) (Sixth Season)Career Record (yrs) 86-73 (.541) (13th Season)Football Offi ce Phone 407-823-5397Best Time to Call Contact SIDAssistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Year)Defensive Backs Sean Beckton (UCF, ‘93)Linebackers/Recruiti ng Coor. Geoff Collins (Western Carolina, ‘94)Running Backs George Godsey (Georgia Tech, ‘00)Defensive Coordinator Dave Huxtable (E. Illinois, ‘79)Wide Receivers/Asst. Head Coach David Kelly (Furman, ‘79)Off ensive Line Brent Key (Georgia Tech, ‘01)Defensive Line Jim Panagos (Maryland, ‘96)Tight Ends/Special Teams Tim Salem (Arizona St.,‘85)Off ensive Coordinator/QBs Charlie Taaff e (Siena, ‘73)

2009 Overall Record 8-4 (.667)C-USA Record 6-2 (.750), 2nd East Div.Basic Off ense Multi pleBasic Defense Multi ple, 4-3Lett erwinners Returning/Lost 44/12Off ensive Lett erwinners Returning/Lost 25/5Defensive Lett erwinners Returning/Lost 16/6Special Teams Lett erwinners Returning/Lost 3/1Starters Returning/Lost 20/9Off ensive Starters Returning/Lost 10/1Defensive Starters Returning/Lost 6/5Specialty Starters Returning/Lost 4/3

COACHING STAFF

HISTORY

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

TEAM INFORMATION

LOGOS

OTHERSPRIMARY FOOTBALL

UCF BOWL WEEK MEDIA CALENDARSUNDAY TUESDAYMONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Arrival atHilton St. Pete

BayfrontTime TBA

Mid-late aft ernoon

Brief CommentsUpon Arrival

Practi ce10:00-12:30

(First 25 minutes open to photos)Team available aft er practi ce

Practi ce10:00-12:30

(First 25 minutes open to photos)Coach O’Leary available aft er

practi ce

No Interviews

* Coach O’Leary radio show from 5-6 p.m. at Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill on 740 The Game

Game Day8 p.m. Kickoff

Post-Game Availability

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OFFENSEPOS # PLAYER ELIG HT WT CAREER HIGHS PLAYER NOTESWR 5 Rocky Ross RSr. 6-2 209 9 REC - 135 YDS - 2 TD - 55 LG An ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American 3 A.J. Guyton RSo. 5-11 195 9 REC - 119 YDS - 1 TD - 76 LG Led UCF with six recepti ons vs. Tulane 14 Quincy McDuffi e Fr. 5-10 172 4 REC - 77 YDS - 1 TD - 27 LG Had fi rst four career catches vs. HoustonWR 81 Kamar Aiken Jr. 6-2 218 8 REC - 131 YDS - 2 TD - 72 LG Hauled in fi ve catches with two TD vs. Tulane 6 Brian Watt ers RJr. 6-2 191 7 REC - 121 YDS - 2 TD - 62 LG Posted four catches for 20 yards vs. Houston 9 Jamar Newsome RJr. 6-2 198 6 REC - 60 YDS - 1 TD - 54 LG A pair of catches for 27 yards vs. MarshallLT 77 Nick Pieschel RSo. 6-7 302 Made 17-straight starts unti l missing the TLN game 66 Abré Leggins RJr. 6-4 317 Has started at both guard and tackle this yearLG 65 Cliff McCray RSr. 6-2 307 Seven starts at RG and four at LG this season 74 Chad Hounshell RFr. 6-4 297 Made fi rst start at LG at TexasC 73 Ian Busti llo RSr. 6-2 301 The starti ng center in every game this year 69 Zac Norris RSo. 6-3 288 Att ended Port St. Joe High School in FloridaRG 68 Theo Goins RFr. 6-4 316 C-USA All-Freshman Off ensive Team 74 Chad Hounshell RFr. 6-4 297 Made fi rst start at LG at TexasRT 76 Jah Reid RJr. 6-7 314 All-C-USA Off ensive First Team 75 Mike Buxton RJr. 6-8 309 Saw ti me in 12 games during the 2008 seasonTE 88 Adam Nissley RSo. 6-6 264 3 REC - 46 YDS - 0 TD - 34 LG Pulled in one catch for 22 yards at UAB 85 Willie Gaetjens RSo. 6-5 246 Saw ti me in 10 games a year agoHB 43 Ricky Kay Jr. 6-3 239 4 REC - 52 YDS - 1 TD - 19 LG Had one recepti on for 12 yards vs. Tulane 32 Billy Giovanetti RFr. 5-11 225 3 REC - 23 YDS - 1 TD - 1 RUSH - 2 YDS Made fi rst career touchdown catch at UAB 24 Brendan Kelly RFr. 6-3 228 2 REC - 23 YDS - 1 TD - 17 LG Two catches for 23 yards and a TD against TLNQB 11 Brett Hodges RSr. 6-1 191 23 COM - 45 ATT - 342 YDS - 2 TD - 76 LG All-C-USA Honorable Menti on honors 4 Rob Calabrese So. 6-2 213 13 COM - 35 ATT - 167 YDS - 2 TD - 62 LG Was 10-for-19 with 76 yards in start at TexasTB 34 Brynn Harvey So. 6-1 205 42 RUSH - 219 YDS - 3 TD - 50 LG All-C-USA Honorable Menti on honors 27 Jonathan Davis Fr. 5-9 195 22 RUSH - 76 YDS - 1 TD - 45 LG Rushed for 151 and 2 TDs vs. Tulane and UAB 35 Ronnie Weaver RFr. 6-0 202 25 RUSH - 123 YDS - 1 TD - 48 LG Had 58 yards and a TD on fi ve rushes at Rice

DEFENSELE 48 David Williams RJr. 6-2 238 5 TACK - 4 SOLO - 4 ASST - 1 SACK Had three tackles and a sack against Miami 53 Darius Nall RSo. 6-3 249 6 TACK - 5 SOLO - 4 ASST - 2 SACK - 1 FF Earned two sacks and a FF against TulaneLT 95 Travis Timmons Sr. 6-4 297 4 TACK - 3 SOLO - 3 ASST - 1 SACK - 1 FF - 1 INT Had a 10-yard fumble recovery vs. Tulane 94 Wes Tunuufi Sauvao RJr. 6-3 292 2 TACK - 2 SOLO - 1 ASST - 1 SACK - 1 FF Posted two tackles, one for a loss, vs. TulaneRT 98 Torrell Troup Sr. 6-3 314 7 TACK - 4 SOLO - 6 ASST - 1 SACK - 1 FF All-C-USA Defensive Second Team 46 Rashidi Haughton RJr. 6-3 285 2 TACK - 1 SOLO - 1 ASST Posted one tackle against TulaneRE 49 Bruce Miller RJr. 6-2 253 10 TACK - 8 SOLO - 6 ASST - 3 SACK - 1 FF - 1 INT C-USA Defensive Player of the Year 99 Jarvis Geathers Sr. 6-2 238 7 TACK - 5 SOLO - 5 ASST - 3 SACK - 2 FF All-C-USA Defensive First TeamOLB 38 Derrick Hallman Jr. 6-0 212 13 TACK - 8 SOLO - 10 ASST - 1 SACK - 1 FF - 1 INT All-C-USA Honorable Menti on honors 56 Jordan Richards RSr. 6-2 225 9 TACK - 8 SOLO - 5 ASST - 1 SACK - 1 FF Nine tackles and one forced fumble at ECUMLB 59 Cory Hogue RSr. 6-1 228 13 TACK - 10 SOLO - 8 ASST - 2 SACK - 2 FF - 1 INT All-C-USA Defensive First Team 50 Josh Linam So. 6-3 234 3 TACK - 2 SOLO - 3 ASST Had three stops in win vs. HoustonOLB 57 Lawrence Young Jr. 6-0 217 11 TACK - 9 SOLO - 7 ASST - 1 SACK - 2 FF - 1 INT All-C-USA Honorable Menti on honors 55 Alex Thompson RSr. 6-2 229 9 TACK - 3 SOLO - 7 ASST - 1 FF Amassed eight tackles and a break-up at RiceCB 20 Josh Robinson Fr. 5-10 189 11 TACK - 10 SOLO - 2 ASST - 1 INT All-C-USA Defensive Second Team 19 A.J. Bouye Fr. 6-0 180 3 TACK - 2 SOLO - 1 ASST Had two tackles and a break-up vs. TulaneCB 23 Justi n Boddie Jr. 6-2 184 10 TACK - 7 SOLO - 4 ASST - 1 SACK - 1 FF - 1 INT Tied career high with 10 tackles at UAB

21 Darin Baldwin Jr. 5-11 197 8 TACK - 7 SOLO - 4 ASST - 1 SACK - 1 INT Had seven stops at UAB and two PBUsSS 2 Michael Greco RSr. 6-3 217 8 TACK - 5 SOLO - 3 ASST - 1 FF Did not play against Tulane

40 Reggie Weams Jr. 6-0 191 7 TACK - 3 SOLO - 5 ASST - 1 INT Picked off a pass and had four tackles vs. TLNFS 18 Kemal Ishmael Fr. 5-11 197 11 TACK - 8 SOLO - 4 ASST Posted seven tackles against Tulane 29 Lyle Dankenbring RFr. 5-10 190 1 TACK - 1 SOLO Notched a tackle against Tulane

SPECIALISTSPK 16 Nick Catt oi So. 6-5 210 4 FG - 4 ATT - 50 LG - 8 KICKOFFS - 544 YDS Tied school FG record, going 4-for-4 vs. MEM 28 Jamie Boyle Fr. 5-10 182 0 FG - 2 ATT - 4 KICKOFFS - 263 YDS Perfect 3-for-3 on extra points vs. TulaneP 41 Blake Clingan Jr. 6-3 229 11 PUNTS - 463 YDS - 70 LG Booted a career-long 70-yarder at Texas 28 Jamie Boyle Fr. 5-10 182 Serving as the backup punterH 41 Blake Clingan Jr. 6-3 229 Also serves as the team’s punter 5 Rocky Ross RSr. 6-2 209 Named to the C-USA All-Academic TeamLS 60 Charley Hughlett So. 6-4 232 All-C-USA Honorable Menti on honors 61 James Getsee RSo. 6-2 220 Was a ti ght end at Hialeah-Miami Lakes HSPR 3 A.J. Guyton RSo. 5-11 195 3 PR - 42 YDS - 38 LG Two punt returns for 31 yards at UAB 27 Jonathan Davis Fr. 5-9 195 2 PR - 41 YDS - 23 LG Took back two punts for 41 yards vs. TulaneKR 14 Quincy McDuffi e Fr. 5-10 172 6 KR - 126 YDS - 95 LG - 1 TD Five returns for 122 yards against Houston 21 Darin Baldwin Jr. 5-11 197 3 KR - 67 YDS - 42 LG Returned one kick back for 29 yards vs. TLN

DEPTH CHART DEPTH CHART

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UCF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSUCF Athleti cs Director of Communicati ons Leigh Torbin will accompany the Knights throughout their ti me in St. Petersburg. Assistant Director of Athleti cs Communicati ons Brian Ormiston will also be in att endance for most of the week. Con-tact informati on is below: Email: ltorbin@athleti cs.ucf.eduCell: (407) 325-5703Websites: UCFAthleti cs.com, UCFBowl.comTwitt er: @UCF_FootballSIDFacebook: UCF-Knights-InsiderBowl Website: StPetersburgBowl.com

ST. PETERSBURG BOWL MEDIA RELATIONSJohn Gerdes can assist you with media concerns relati ve to the bowl week and game itself. He can be reached at either (813) 909-3152 or [email protected].

TRAVEL INFORMATIONThe Knights will bus to St. Petersburg on Tuesday aft ernoon and be headquartered at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel at 333 First Street South. UCF will return to Orlando immediately following the game.

MEDIA HOTELThe offi cial media hotel is the Hotel Indigo at 234 Third Avenue North. There will be a media work room at the hotel. To reserve a room, go to:htt p://www.hotelindigo.com/stpetedowntown

CREDENTIAL REQUESTSCredenti als must be made to the St. Petersburg Bowl and NOT to UCF. They can be applied for online at:htt p://www.SportsSystems.com/stpetebowl

PRACTICE SITEUCF will hold its practi ces at Gibbs High School at 850 34th Street South.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)* Coach George O’Leary and team captains will be available for brief comments upon arrival at the Hilton on Dec. 15.* On Dec. 16, the beginning of UCF’s practi ce will be open for photography with coaches and student-athletes available aft er the session. * On Dec. 17, the beginning of UCF’s practi ce will be open for photography with head coach George O’Leary available aft er the session. * On Dec. 18, the Knights will have no formal media availabiliti es; however, coach O’Leary will host a special editi on of his radio call-in show on Friday at 5 p.m. at Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill.* Coach O’Leary and select student-athletes will be available for social comments only at bowl-related events that are open to the media such as the Party on the Pier, Beach Bash and All Chil-dren’s Hospital Visit. * On Dec. 19, UCF coaches and requested stu-dent-athletes will be available following the St. Petersburg Bowl.

CREDITSThe 2009 UCF St. Petersburg Bowl Guide is a publicati on of UCF Athleti cs Communicati ons. Writt en by Leigh Torbin, Brian Ormiston, Joe Hornstein and Christi an Edwards with inside lay-out and design by Ormiston and Torbin. Covers designed by Sarah Tarasewicz. Special thanks to Doug Richards, Stephanie Hayes and Andrea Ci-otti . Photography by Sideline Sports, Collegiate Images, UCFSports.com and Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater. Printi ng by DME of Daytona Beach.

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown/High School (Previous School)2 Michael Greco** S 6-3 217 RSr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons (Pearl River C.C.) 3 A.J. Guyton* WR 5-11 195 RSo. Homestead, Fla./Homestead4 Rob Calabrese* QB 6-2 213 So. Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip5 Rocky Ross*** WR 6-2 209 RSr. Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School6 Brian Watt ers** WR 6-2 190 RJr. Rome, Ga./Rome7 Brandon Davis* RB 5-9 194 So. Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge9 Jamar Newsome* WR 6-2 198 RJr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega10 Nico Flores QB 6-2 199 Fr. Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach11 Brett Hodges QB 6-1 191 RSr. Winter Springs, Fla./Winter Springs (Wake Forest)12 Marquee Williams* WR 6-0 200 Fr. Ocala, Fla./Vanguard12 Robertson Auguste DB 5-11 185 RFr. Miami, Fla./Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame13 Dontravius Floyd WR 6-2 216 Fr. Homestead, Fla./South Dade13 Brian Taaff e QB 6-4 215 FRr. Clarksville, Md./St. Paul’s (Fordham)14 Quincy McDuffi e WR 5-10 172 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater14 L.D. Crow QB 6-3 228 RSo. Palm Harbor, Fla./Countryside (Stanford)15 Chad Alexander* LB 6-2 218 RSo. Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales16 Nick Catt oi* PK 6-5 210 So. Tampa, Fla./Gaither17 Joe Weatherford* QB 6-4 200 RSo. Land O’Lakes, Fla./Land O’Lakes18 Kemal Ishmael DB 5-11 197 Fr. Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach18 Andy Slowik QB 6-0 190 RSo. Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch19 A.J. Bouye DB 6-0 180 Fr. Tucker, Ga./Tucker19 David Bohner PK/P 6-0 171 RSo. Matt hews, N.C./Sun Valley (Navy)20 Josh Robinson CB 5-10 189 Fr. Sunrise, Fla./Plantati on21 Darin Baldwin** DB 5-11 197 Jr. Homestead, Fla./South Dade22 Emery Allen*** CB 5-9 182 Sr. Milton, Fla./Milton23 Justi n Boddie** DB 6-2 190 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./North Atlanta24 Brendan Kelly RB 6-3 228 RFr. Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River 25 Jarrett Swaby S 6-1 189 Fr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Day26 Jordan Becker DB 6-4 220 RSo. Clearwater, Fla./Central Catholic27 Jonathan Davis RB 5-9 195 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Tucker28 Jamie Boyle PK/P 5-10 182 Fr. Central Valley, N.Y. / Monroe-Woodbury29 Lyle Dankenbring DB 5-10 190 RFr. Stuart, Fla./Marti n County 30 Latavius Murray* RB 6-3 216 So. Nedrow, N.Y./Onandaga Central31 Austi n Hudson WR 6-1 192 RJr. Gainesville, Fla./Bucholz (Air Force)32 Billy Giovanetti RB 5-11 225 RFr. Winter Park, Fla./Bishop Moore33 Nick Giovanetti DB 5-9 190 RSo. Winter Park, Fla./Bishop Moore (Georgia Southern)34 Brynn Harvey* RB 6-1 205 So. Largo, Fla./Largo35 Ronnie Weaver* RB 6-0 206 RSo. Wabasso, Fla./Vero Beach37 Henry Wright DB 6-1 215 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater 38 Derrick Hallman** LB 6-0 212 Jr. Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central39 Omar Hansborough DB 6-2 181 RSo. Homestead, Fla./Homestead40 Reggie Weams** DB 6-0 191 Jr. Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist41 Blake Clingan** P 6-3 229 Jr. Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Springs41 Nick Black LB 5-11 231 RFr. Bemus Point, N.Y./Maple Grove42 Loren Robinson LB 6-3 201 RFr. Longwood, Fla./Lynam 43 Ricky Kay** HB 6-3 239 Jr. Deltona, Fla./DeLand43 Michael Dominguez LB 5-11 224 RJr. Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach44 Brandon Bryant DL 6-4 269 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Booker T. Washington45 Javen Harris LB 5-11 232 Fr. Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula46 Rashidi Haughton DE 6-3 285 RJr. Miami, Fla./Hialeah47 T.J. Harnden* DT 6-3 244 RSr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln 48 David Williams** DE 6-2 238 RJr. Lexington, S.C./White Knoll49 Bruce Miller** DE 6-2 253 RJr. Canton, Ga./Woodstock50 Josh Linam* LB 6-3 234 So. Tavares, Fla./Tavares51 D.J. Williams LB 6-1 205 RFr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons52 Jack Carter LB 6-2 232 RSo. Miami, Fla./Coral Reef53 Darius Nall* DE 6-3 249 RSo. Douglasville, Ga./Chapel Hill54 Chance Henderson*** LB 6-1 236 Sr. Conyers, Ga./Heritage55 Alex Thompson*** LB 6-2 229 RSr. Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz56 Jordan Richards** LB 6-2 225 RSr. Cary, N.C./Cary/Hargrave Military Academy57 Lawrence Young** LB 6-0 217 Jr. Pensacola, Fla./Woodham58 Troy Davis LB 6-2 230 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Berkmar59 Cory Hogue*** LB 6-1 228 RSr. Naples, Fla./Naples60 Charley Hughlett * SN 6-4 232 So. Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough61 James Getsee SN 6-2 220 RSo. Miami, Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes62 Rey Cunha OL 6-3 289 Fr. Miami, Fla./Jackson65 Cliff McCray* OL 6-2 307 RSr. Miami, Fla./Southridge66 Abré Leggins OL 6-4 317 RJr. Orlando, Fla./Evans/Copiah-Lincoln JC67 Jake Goray OL 6-5 282 RSo. Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee68 Theo Goins OL 6-4 316 RFr. Houston, Texas/Hightower69 Zac Norris OL 6-3 288 RSo. Port St. Joe, Fla./Port St. Joe73 Ian Busti llo** OL 6-2 301 RSr. Miami, Fla./Killian73 Kevin Garvy DE 6-3 220 RFr. Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman74 Chad Hounshell OL 6-4 297 RFr. Mentor, Ohio/Lake Catholic75 Mike Buxton* OL 6-8 309 RJr. Bonita Springs, Fla./Estero76 Jah Reid** OL 6-7 314 RJr. Haines City, Fla./Haines City77 Nick Pieschel* OL 6-7 302 RSo. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas78 Scott Irwin DE 6-2 230 RSo. Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales 80 Jim Teknipp TE 6-6 213 Fr. Concord, Ohio/Riverside81 Kamar Aiken** WR 6-2 213 Jr. Miami, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna82 Khymest Williams** WR 5-10 179 Jr. Lutcher, La./Lutcher83 John Lubischer* TE 6-4 250 RJr. Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Community (Duke)84 Corey Rabazinski*** TE 6-3 244 Sr. Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park85 Willie Gaetjens* FB 6-5 246 RSo. Titusville, Fla./Titusville86 D.J. Brown TE 6-4 236 Fr. Ocala, Fla./Dunnellon87 J.T. McArthur WR 5-10 185 RSo. Laurens, S.C./Laurens88 Adam Nissley* TE 6-6 264 RSo. Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth90 Ash Weekley DE 6-4 230 RFr. Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School91 Victor Gray DL 6-4 241 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips92 Jordan Rae DE 6-2 260 RFr. Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay93 Frankie Davis DL 6-2 280 Fr. Clermont, Fla./East Ridge94 Wes Tunuufi Sauvao* DT 6-3 292 RJr. Leesville, La./Leesville95 Travis Timmons*** DT 6-4 297 Sr. Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz96 Chris Marti n DL 6-5 279 Fr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee97 Robert Pritchard DE 6-4 217 RFr. Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinett 98 Torrell Troup*** DT 6-3 314 Sr. Conyers, Ga./Salem99 Jarvis Geathers* DE 6-2 238 Sr. Andrews, S.C./Andrews (Feather River C.C.)* Denotes lett ers earned

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Head CoachGeorge O’Leary (New Hampshire, 1969)Defensive BacksSean Beckton (UCF, 1993) *Linebackers/Recruiti ng CoordinatorGeoff Collins (Western Carolina, 1994) *Running BacksGeorge Godsey (Georgia Tech, 2001) Defensive CoordinatorDave Huxtable (Eastern Illinois, 1979) Wide Receivers/Assistant Head CoachDavid Kelly (Furman, 1979) Off ensive LineBrent Key (Georgia Tech, 2001) Defensive LineJim Panagos (Maryland, 1993) Tight Ends/Special Teams CoordinatorTim Salem (Arizona State, 1985) *Off ensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksCharlie Taaff e (Siena, 1973) *Assistant AD/Director of Football Operati onsMarty O’Leary (Georgia Tech, 2002)Director of Strength & Conditi oningEd Ellis (Alabama, 1987)Head Athleti c TrainerMary Vander Heiden (UW-Eau-Claire, 1998)Team PhysiciansMichael Jablonski, MDKenneth Krumins, MDDouglas Meuser, MDDaniel Monett e, MDDirector of Video ServicesJohn Kvatek (Miami (Ohio), 1995)Equipment CoordinatorRobert Jones (Carson Newman, 1984)Director of Player PersonnelAlbert Boone (Florida State, 2003)Graduate AssistantsMichael Buscemi (UCF, 2008)Andrew Thacker (Furman, 2008)Mark Cammack (UCF, 2007)* In Press Box on Gamedays

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown/High School (Previous School)81 Kamar Aiken** WR 6-2 213 Jr. Miami, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna15 Chad Alexander* LB 6-2 218 RSo. Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales22 Emery Allen*** CB 5-9 182 Sr. Milton, Fla./Milton12 Robertson Auguste DB 5-11 185 RFr. Miami, Fla./Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame21 Darin Baldwin** DB 5-11 197 Jr. Homestead, Fla./South Dade26 Jordan Becker LB 6-4 220 RSo. Clearwater, Fla./Central Catholic41 Nick Black LB 5-11 231 RFr. Bemus Point, N.Y./Maple Grove23 Justi n Boddie** DB 6-2 190 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./North Atlanta19 David Bohner PK/P 6-0 171 RSo. Matt hews, N.C./Sun Valley (Navy)19 A.J. Bouye DB 6-0 180 Fr. Tucker, Ga./Tucker28 Jamie Boyle PK/P 5-10 182 Fr. Central Valley, N.Y. / Monroe-Woodbury86 D.J. Brown TE 6-4 236 Fr. Ocala, Fla./Dunnellon44 Brandon Bryant DL 6-4 269 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Booker T. Washington73 Ian Busti llo** OL 6-2 301 RSr. Miami, Fla./Killian75 Mike Buxton* OL 6-8 309 RJr. Bonita Springs, Fla./Estero4 Rob Calabrese* QB 6-2 213 So. Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip52 Jack Carter LB 6-2 232 RSo. Miami, Fla./Coral Reef16 Nick Catt oi* PK 6-5 210 So. Tampa, Fla./Gaither41 Blake Clingan** P 6-3 229 Jr. Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Springs14 L.D. Crow QB 6-3 228 RSo. Palm Harbor, Fla./Countryside (Stanford)62 Rey Cunha OL 6-3 289 Fr. Miami, Fla./Jackson29 Lyle Dankenbring DB 5-10 190 RFr. Stuart, Fla./Marti n County 7 Brandon Davis* RB 5-9 194 So. Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge93 Frankie Davis DL 6-2 280 Fr. Clermont, Fla./East Ridge27 Jonathan Davis RB 5-9 195 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Tucker58 Troy Davis LB 6-2 230 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Berkmar43 Michael Dominguez LB 5-11 224 RJr. Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach (FIU)10 Nico Flores QB 6-2 199 Fr. Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach13 Dontravius Floyd WR 6-2 216 Fr. Homestead, Fla./South Dade85 Willie Gaetjens* FB 6-5 246 RSo. Titusville, Fla./Titusville73 Kevin Garvy DE 6-3 220 RFr. Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman99 Jarvis Geathers* DE 6-2 238 Sr. Andrews, S.C./Andrews (Feather River C.C.)61 James Getsee SN 6-2 220 RSo. Miami, Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes32 Billy Giovanetti RB 5-11 225 RFr. Winter Park, Fla./Bishop Moore33 Nick Giovanetti DB 5-9 190 RSo. Winter Park, Fla./Bishop Moore (Georgia Southern)68 Theo Goins OL 6-4 316 RFr. Houston, Texas/Hightower67 Jake Goray OL 6-5 282 RSo. Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee91 Victor Gray DL 6-4 241 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips2 Michael Greco** S 6-3 217 RSr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons (Pearl River C.C.) 3 A.J. Guyton* WR 5-11 195 RSo. Homestead, Fla./Homestead38 Derrick Hallman** LB 6-0 212 Jr. Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central39 Omar Hansborough DB 6-2 181 RSo. Homestead, Fla./Homestead47 T.J. Harnden* DT 6-3 244 RSr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln 45 Javen Harris LB 5-11 232 Fr. Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula34 Brynn Harvey* RB 6-1 205 So. Largo, Fla./Largo46 Rashidi Haughton DE 6-3 285 RJr. Miami, Fla./Hialeah54 Chance Henderson*** LB 6-1 236 Sr. Conyers, Ga./Heritage11 Brett Hodges QB 6-1 191 RSr. Winter Springs, Fla./Winter Springs (Wake Forest)59 Cory Hogue*** LB 6-1 228 RSr. Naples, Fla./Naples74 Chad Hounshell OL 6-4 297 RFr. Mentor, Ohio/Lake Catholic31 Austi n Hudson WR 6-1 192 RJr. Gainesville, Fla./Bucholz (Air Force)60 Charley Hughlett * SN 6-4 232 So. Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough78 Scott Irwin DE 6-2 230 RSo. Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales18 Kemal Ishmael DB 5-11 197 Fr. Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach43 Ricky Kay** HB 6-3 239 Jr. Deltona, Fla./DeLand24 Brendan Kelly RB 6-3 228 RFr. Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River 66 Abré Leggins OL 6-4 317 RJr. Orlando, Fla./Evans (Copiah-Lincoln JC)50 Josh Linam* LB 6-3 234 So. Tavares, Fla./Tavares83 John Lubischer* TE 6-4 250 RJr. Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Community (Duke)96 Chris Marti n DL 6-5 279 Fr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee87 J.T. McArthur WR 5-10 185 RSo. Laurens, S.C./Laurens65 Cliff McCray* OL 6-2 307 RSr. Miami, Fla./Southridge14 Quincy McDuffi e WR 5-10 172 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater49 Bruce Miller** DE 6-2 253 RJr. Canton, Ga./Woodstock30 Latavius Murray* RB 6-3 216 So. Nedrow, N.Y./Onandaga Central53 Darius Nall* DE 6-3 249 RSo. Douglasville, Ga./Chapel Hill9 Jamar Newsome* WR 6-2 198 RJr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega88 Adam Nissley* TE 6-6 264 RSo. Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth69 Zac Norris OL 6-3 288 RSo. Port St. Joe, Fla./Port St. Joe77 Nick Pieschel* OL 6-7 302 RSo. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas97 Robert Pritchard DE 6-4 217 RFr. Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinett 84 Corey Rabazinski*** TE 6-3 244 Sr. Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park92 Jordan Rae DE 6-2 260 RFr. Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay76 Jah Reid** OL 6-7 314 RJr. Haines City, Fla./Haines City56 Jordan Richards** LB 6-2 225 RSr. Cary, N.C./Cary/Hargrave Military Academy20 Josh Robinson CB 5-10 189 Fr. Sunrise, Fla./Plantati on42 Loren Robinson LB 6-3 201 RFr. Longwood, Fla./Lynam 5 Rocky Ross*** WR 6-2 209 RSr. Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School18 Andy Slowik QB 6-0 190 RSo. Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch25 Jarrett Swaby S 6-1 189 Fr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Day13 Brian Taaff e QB 6-4 215 FRr. Clarksville, Md./St. Paul’s (Fordham)80 Jim Teknipp TE 6-6 213 Fr. Concord, Ohio/Riverside55 Alex Thompson*** LB 6-2 229 RSr. Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz95 Travis Timmons*** DT 6-4 297 Sr. Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz98 Torrell Troup*** DT 6-3 314 Sr. Conyers, Ga./Salem94 Wes Tunuufi Sauvao* DT 6-3 292 RJr. Leesville, La./Leesville6 Brian Watt ers** WR 6-2 190 RJr. Rome, Ga./Rome40 Reggie Weams** DB 6-0 191 Jr. Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist17 Joe Weatherford* QB 6-4 200 RSo. Land O’Lakes, Fla./Land O’Lakes35 Ronnie Weaver* RB 6-0 206 RSo. Wabasso, Fla./Vero Beach90 Ash Weekley DE 6-4 230 RFr. Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School51 D.J. Williams LB 6-1 205 RFr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons48 David Williams** DE 6-2 238 RJr. Lexington, S.C./White Knoll82 Khymest Williams** WR 5-10 179 Jr. Lutcher, La./Lutcher12 Marquee Williams* WR 6-0 200 Fr. Ocala, Fla./Vanguard37 Henry Wright DB 6-1 215 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater 57 Lawrence Young** LB 6-0 217 Jr. Pensacola, Fla./Woodham* Denotes lett ers earned

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2009 UCF ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 2009 UCF ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

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THE ST. PETERSBURG BOWL

Primary Tenant: Tampa Bay Rays (1998-current)Former Tenants: Tampa Bay Lightning (1993-96), Tampa Bay Storm (1991-96)Former Names: Florida Suncoast Dome (1990-93), ThunderDome (1993-96)Opened: 1990Cost: $130 millionOwner: City of St. PetersburgPlaying Surface: FieldTurfCapacity: 28,000 for St. Petersburg BowlNoteable Events: 2008 World Series (vs. Philadelphia); 2008 ALCS (vs. Boston); 1999 Final Four (UConn def. Duke 77-74 in fi nal); 1996 Stanley Cup Playoff s fi rst round (vs. Philadelphia).

TROPICANA FIELD FACTS TROPICANA FIELD FACTS Locati on: New Brunswick, N.J.Founded: 1766Enrollment: 52,471Conference: BIG EASTColor: ScarletNickname: Scarlet KnightsHome Field (Capacity): Rutgers Stadium (52,454)Surface: FieldTurfPresident: Dr. Richard L. McCormickAthleti cs Director: Tim Pernetti Head Coach: Greg Schiano (Bucknell, 1988)Record at Rutgers: 54-55 (Ninth Year)Career Record: Same

Record vs. UCF: 0-0Record vs. C-USA: 0-0Record in Bowl Games: 3-1

All-Time Record: 604-594-422009 Record: 8-4, 3-4 BIG EASTBowl Game Record: 3-2

Last Appearance: 2008 PapaJohns.com BowlResult: W, 29-23 vs. NC StateIn St. Petersburg Bowl: 0-0

SID: Jason BaumSID Phone: (732) 445-4200SID Cell: (201) 966-6338SID Email: [email protected]

Website: ScarletKnights.comLeading Rusher: Joe Marti nek (192-923-9) Leading Passer: Tom Savage (135-258-6-12 TD-1,917 YDS)Leading Receiver: Tim Brown (51-1,051-8)Leading Tackler: Devin McCourty (48-30-78, 7.5 TFL)

RUTGERS FACTS RUTGERS FACTS

Game Operator: ESPN RegionalExecuti ve Director: Brett DulaneyAsst. Executi ve Director: Nikki GodfreyManager, Sales & Marketi ng: Carlos PadillaMedia Relati ons: John GerdesGerdes Phone: (813) 909-3152Gerdes Email: [email protected]: StPetersburgBowl.com

GAME HISTORYDATE SCORE MVPs12/20/08 USF 41, Memphis 14 USF: QB Matt Grothe Mem: WR Duke Calhoun

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TEAM NOTES TEAM NOTES RESILIENT KNIGHTS SHOW THEIR HEART• No mountain has seemed too steep for the Knights in 2009 as the team is 8-4 despite leading at the half only three ti mes in those 12 games. Even both of UCF’s C-USA losses nearly saw the Knights rally to win as both games dra-mati cally got down to onside-kick situati ons on the road. The Knights have outscored op-ponents 196-115 (+81) aft er intermission this year, including a 105-47 (+58) edge in the third quarter of games.

DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK• The Knights have overcome double-digit def-icits three ti mes this year. UCF trailed defend-ing MAC Champion Buff alo 17-7 at the half on Sept. 19 but scored 16 unanswered second-half points to win the game 23-17. It marked the fi rst ti me the Knights rallied back from a double-digit defi cit to win since Nov. 19, 2005. In that game, UCF trailed Rice by 12, 21-9, at the half in Houston before rallying to win 31-28. On Nov. 1, UCF also trailed Marshall 17-7 at halft ime (and trailed by 13 points in the fourth quarter) before rallying to win. UCF was down 14 points to No. 13 Houston (17-3) on Nov. 14 before rallying for what ti ed for the second-biggest come-from-behind win in school histo-ry. UCF is 3-0 this year when leading at the half, 1-0 when ti ed at the half, and a remarkable 4-4 when trailing at halft ime.

UCF DEFICITS OVERCOMEGAME DEFICIT RESULTBuff alo 7-17, late 3rd W, 23-17Memphis 3-7, halft ime W, 32-14Marshall 7-20, 8:00 4th W, 21-20Houston 3-17, late 2nd W, 37-32

KNIGHTS HOPE FOR NINE IN 2009...• With a bowl game win, 2009 would ti e for the third-winningest season in school history with nine.10 2007, 19909 1998, 1993, 19878 2009, 2005

AMONGST AMERICA’S MOST IMPROVED• UCF is four games bett er than it was a year ago, recording an 8-4 record thus far aft er go-ing 4-8 in 2008. This ti es for the fi ft h-biggest improvement in the nati on.

BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS FROM 2008-09SCHOOL 2008 2009 MARGINSMU 1-11 7-5 +6Idaho 2-10 7-5 +5Ohio 4-8 9-4 +5Washington 0-12 5-7 +5UCF 4-8 8-4 +4Iowa State 2-10 6-6 +4Middle Tenn. 5-7 9-3 +4Temple 5-7 9-3 +4

0-2 TO 6-2• This season UCF became just the second team to ever start a Conference USA slate at 0-2 and then win each of its next six league games to fi nish 6-2. This rare feat was also accomplished by the 2006 Rice Owls. The Knights dropped seven-point games on the road at Southern Miss and East Carolina in September before the team’s off ense in parti cular had a chance to gel. UCF bounced back a week aft er the ECU loss to down Memphis, 32-14, at Bright House Networks Stadium and did not look back in league play, including a victory over West Divi-sion Champion Houston, then ranked No. 13/12 in the nati on, and a win over bowl-bound Mar-shall.

ALL WE NEED IS 20• With the strength of UCF’s defense over the past few years, its off ense has not needed much to win games. In fact, 20 points has been a sort of magical dividing line. Over the past 33 games, UCF is 18-1 when scoring 20 points or more and 1-13 when scoring less than 20 points. This year so far the Knights are 8-0 when scoring at least 20 and 0-4 when held under that number.

WELL DISCIPLINED• UCF is second in the nati on, trailing only Navy, with 3.92 penalti es per game. UCF also ranks fi ft h nati onally for giving its foes just 37.00 pen-alty yards per game.

UCF GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS• UCF fi nished second in a competi ti ve C-USA East Division which sent four teams to bowl games. The Knights won six league games this year, but UCF did so with such a team eff ort that it provided for record low weekly individu-al accolades. UCF had just two C-USA Player of the Week awards this year, both on defense by Bruce Miller. That sum ti es the 2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles for the fewest C-USA Player of the Week honorees ever by a team with six C-USA wins. Thanks in large part to the domi-nance of Houston quarterback Case Keenum, a Heisman Trophy candidate for much of the season, UCF and East Carolina this year became just the second and third six-win C-USA teams to ever win that many league games without an Off ensive Player of the Week to their credit, joining the 1999 Southern Miss squad. UCF is just the sixth six-win team out of 28 all-ti me to not have a Special Teams Player of the Week, all of which is a testament to the overall special team eff ort that allowed UCF to go 8-4 this year and 6-2 in C-USA play.

THE OPENING DRIVE...THE OPENING DRIVE...• UCF leads C-USA in total, rushing and scoring defense plus sacks and TFLs.• The Knights ti ed for the fi ft h-largest improvement in the country from 2008 to the 2009 regular season.• UCF won fi ve of its last six games to close out the 2009 regular season and each of its last six conference ti lts.• The Knights are going for their ninth win of the season yet have led at the half just three ti mes this year.• UCF is looking for its fi rst-ever win over a BIG EAST foe and is facing Rut-gers for the fi rst ti me.• The Knights averaged 381.6 yards of total off ense over the fi nal eight games of the season.• UCF’s Bruce Miller was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and is fi ft h in the nati on in sacks.• St. Petersburg is one of just three bowls to match two teams who both have an APR of at least 960. Helping that is UCF’s ESPN The Magazine Aca-demic All-American Rocky Ross.

UCF RESULTS (8-4, 6-2)UCF RESULTS (8-4, 6-2)DATE OPPONENT SCORESept. 5 SAMFORD W, 28-21Sept. 12 at Southern Miss* L, 19-26Sept. 19 BUFFALO W, 23-17Sept. 26 at East Carolina* L, 14-19Oct. 3 MEMPHIS* W, 32-14Oct. 17 No. 9 MIAMI L, 7-27Oct. 24 at Rice* W, 49-7Nov. 1 MARSHALL* W, 21-20Nov. 7 at No. 2 Texas L, 3-35Nov. 14 No. 13/12 HOUSTON* W, 37-32Nov. 21 TULANE* W, 49-0Nov. 28 at UAB* W, 34-27Dec. 19 vs. Rutgers# 8 p.m.* Denotes Conference USA games# St. Petersburg Bowl

RUTGERS RESULTS (8-4, 3-4)RUTGERS RESULTS (8-4, 3-4)DATE OPPONENT SCORESept. 7 CINCINNATI* L, 15-47Sept. 12 HOWARD W, 45-7Sept. 19 FIU W, 23-15Sept. 26 at Maryland W, 34-13Oct. 10 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 42-0Oct. 16 PITTSBURGH* L, 17-24Oct. 23 at Army W, 27-10Oct. 31 at Connecti cut* W, 28-24Nov. 12 No. 23/24 USF* W, 31-0Nov. 21 at Syracuse* L, 13-31Nov. 27 at Louisville* W, 34-14Dec. 5 No. 24/23 WEST VIRGINIA* L, 21-24Dec. 19 vs. UCF# 8 p.m.* Denotes BIG EAST games# St. Petersburg Bowl

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CONFERENCE USA STANDINGSCONFERENCE USA STANDINGSEast Division C-USA Overall Teams W-L W-LEast Carolina 7-1 9-4UCF 6-2 8-4Southern Miss 5-3 7-5 Marshall 4-4 6-6UAB 4-4 5-7Memphis 1-7 2-10

West Division C-USA Overall Teams W-L W-LHouston 6-2 10-3SMU 6-2 7-5UTEP 3-5 4-8Tulsa 3-5 5-7Rice 2-6 2-10Tulane 1-7 3-9

C-USA Bowl Game ScheduleST. PETERSBURG BOWLUCF (8-4) vs. Rutgers (8-4)Saturday, Dec. 19 • 8 p.m. • ESPNTropicana Field; St. Petersburg, Fla.

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWLSouthern Miss (7-5) vs. Middle Tennessee (9-3)Sunday, Dec. 20 • 8:30 p.m. • ESPNLouisiana Superdome; New Orleans, La.

SHERATON HAWAII BOWLSMU (7-5) vs. Nevada (8-4)Thursday, Dec. 24 • 8 p.m. • ESPNAloha Stadium; Honolulu, Hawaii

LITTLE CAESAR’S PIZZA BOWLMarshall (6-6) vs. Ohio (9-4)Saturday, Dec. 26 • 1 p.m. • ESPNFord Field; Detroit, Mich.

BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWLHouston (10-3) vs. Air Force (7-5)Thursday, Dec. 31 • 12 p.m. • ESPNAmon G. Carter Stadium; Fort Worth, Texas

AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWLEast Carolina (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5)Saturday, Jan. 2 • 5:30 p.m. • ESPNLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium; Memphis, Tenn.

Senior Captain Cory Hogue, LBOn overcoming the team’s slow start:“I think a loss can only teach you. You can only grow and gain strength from a loss. I think a lot of guys have matured from those losses and learned from them. I think the second half of the year was great for us. We fi nished 8-4, and now we are go-ing to try to make it 9-4 against Rutgers.”Senior Captain Rocky Ross, WROn playing in St. Petersburg:“Hopefully we can get a lot of UCF fans there. It is prett y much in the middle of Florida. It should be easy travel and good weather so UCF fans have no excuse not to go to this game.”

IN THEIR OWN WORDS...IN THEIR OWN WORDS...

KNIGHTS STRIKE GOLD IN 49-0 WIN• UCF’s dominati ng 49-0 win over Tulane on Se-nior Day, Nov. 21, was the largest shutout win ever in a Conference USA league game. The previous record was a 33-0 win by Southern Miss over Houston on Nov. 15, 1997. It also rep-resents the third-most lopsided win this year in the nati on over a team from the Football Bowl Subdivision. It is the second-largest shutout win this year in an FBS conference game as well. UCF outgained Tulane by a margin of 504 yards to 50 in the game.

GAME CONF. DATENebraska 55, La-Lafayett e 0 NC 9/26/09BYU 52, Wyoming 0 MWC 11/7/09UCF 49, Tulane 0 C-USA 11/21/09Boise St. 48, Miami (Ohio) 0 NC 9/12/09Ohio St. 45, New Mex. St. 0 NC 10/31/09

NOVEMBER REIGN• There’s an old adage that the best teams get bett er as the year goes along and UCF has been no excepti on under George O’Leary. The Knights are 15-6 overall in November since join-ing Conference USA aft er going 4-1 in 2009, los-ing only on the road at No. 2 Texas. November is UCF’s winningest month in the C-USA era, eclipsing the school’s 10 October wins.

NO LETDOWNS• UCF went 3-0 this year in games following a game against a ranked opponent. UCF downed Rice on the road a week aft er facing No. 9 Mi-ami, downed No. 13 Houston a week aft er fac-ing No. 2 Texas and then defeated Tulane aft er the game with the Cougars.

KNIGHTS SHINE BRIGHT AT BRIGHT HOUSE• UCF completed its 2009 home schedule going 6-1, in additi on to a perfect 4-0 mark vs. C-USA opponents at Bright House Networks Stadium. The Knights went undefeated at home in league play for the second ti me in three years (2007).

The Knights are 14-6 at BHNS all-ti me and 10-3 in C-USA play, playing to an average of 40,612 fans per game over that three-year span.

BESTING THE WEST• UCF is a perfect 6-0 against teams from C-USA’s West Division at Bright House Networks Stadium. The Knights defeated Tulsa twice at home in 2007, including the Conference USA Championship Game. The Knights also beat UTEP at their new home in 2007 and SMU in 2008. UCF has defeated Houston and Tulane this year at Bright House Networks Stadium. The sixth C-USA West team, Rice, will make its Bright House Networks Stadium debut next fall.

UCF SURE IS “BIG” TIME• Did you know that UCF is America’s third-larg-est university? Offi cial numbers from the U.S. Department of Educati on are below.

LARGEST CAMPUS ENROLLMENTS (FALL, 2009)SCHOOL ................................. STUDENTSArizona State ............................ 55,552Ohio State ................................. 55,014UCF ........................................ 53,537 Minnesota ................................ 51,659Texas ......................................... 51,032

LARGEST UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENTS (FALL, 2008)SCHOOL .................................. STUDENTSUCF ........................................ 42,933 Texas ......................................... 39,000Arizona State ............................ 38,627Ohio State ................................. 38,479Texas A&M ................................ 38,430

• One connecti on between the four largest schools in America is UCF assistant coach Tim Salem who has spent ti me at all of them. Salem enrolled at Minnesota, transferred to Arizona State and has coached at both Ohio State and UCF.

TEAM NOTES, CONT. TEAM NOTES, CONT.

The last ti me UCF faced a BIG EAST team, Sept. 5, 2008, Rocky Ross’ touchdown in the fi nal min-ute sent UCF to overti me against No. 17 USF but the Bulls would prevail, 31-24, before a packed house at Bright House Networks Stadium and an ESPN2 nati onal television audience.

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Team Category UCF Total Off ense 348.0Rushing Off ense 138.5Passing Off ense 209.5Passing Effi ciency 132.81Scoring Off ense 26.3Total Defense 348.1Rushing Defense 82.5Passing Defense 265.6Passing Effi ciency Def. 133.98Scoring Defense 20.7First Downs For 235First Downs Against 230Third Down Conversions 39%Third Downs - Opponents 41%Turnovers-INT/Fumbles 18-11/7TOs Forced-INT/Fumbles 26-11/15Turnover Margin +8Time of Possession 31:06Penalti es-Yards 47-444

UCF UCF VS.VS. RUTGERSSTATISTICAL COMPARISONSTATISTICAL COMPARISON

Brynn Harvey 1,077Jonathan Davis 309Ronnie Weaver 86

Brett Hodges 2,263Rob Calabrese 215

A.J. Guyton 42Rocky Ross 37Kamar Aiken 32

Brynn Harvey 86Nick Catt oi 67Kamar Aiken 42

Cory Hogue 99Derrick Hallman 79Lawrence Young 73Josh Robinson 65

Josh Robinson 6Five with 1

Passing Yards

Rushing Yards

Recepti ons

Points Scored

Total Tackles

Intercepti ons

Joe Marti nek 923Mohamed Sanu 305Jourdan Brooks 278

Tom Savage 1,917Domenic Natale 213

Tim Brown 51Mohamed Sanu 47Shamar Graves 13

San San Te 84Joe Marti nek 54Tim Brown 48

Devin McCourty 78Damaso Munoz 75Ryan D’Imperio 70Zaire Kitchen 61

Khaseem Greene 2David Rowe 2Nine with 1

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BOWL GAMES AND SERIES NOTES BOWL GAMES AND SERIES NOTES THE THIRD FRAME• UCF is playing in a bowl game for the fi rst ti me. In 2005, on the heels of a C-USA East Division ti tle, the 8-4 Knights headed west to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl where Nevada beat UCF in a 49-48 thriller. In 2007, aft er winning the Conference USA Champion-ship, a 10-3 UCF team traveled to Memphis for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl but dropped a 10-3 decision to Mississippi State.

IT’S JUST DOWN I-4• UCF will be playing a bowl game in its home state for the fi rst ti me ever aft er making its bowl debut almost 5,000 miles away in Hawaii in 2005 and competi ng in Memphis in 2007. UCF will have the short-est distance to travel of any 2009 bowl team. Using Mapquest.com and measuring from the city center, it is 106.49 miles from Orlando to St. Petersburg, narrowly edging out Southern Miss’ trip from Hatti esburg to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (110.57 miles). UCF is one of six teams nati onally which will have to travel less than 200 miles for its bowl game.

2009 BOWL TRIPS UNDER 200 MILESSCHOOL SITE MILESUCF St. Petersburg, Fla. 106.49Southern Miss New Orleans, La. 110.57Temple Washington, D.C. 141.23North Carolina Charlott e, N.C. 141.61Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. 163.81Troy Mobile, Ala. 172.50

DOME SWEET DOME• UCF will be playing its fi ft h game in-doors when it plays at Tropicana Field. The Knights are 1-1 all-ti me against Tulane in the Louisiana Superdome, downing the Green Wave 36-29 on Sept. 22, 2001, but losing by a 10-9 score on Nov. 18, 2006. UCF is 0-2 against Syracuse at the Carrier Dome, dropping games there in both 2001 and 2003. The Knights will face the Green Wave in the Crescent City next fall.

WE’RE IN THE BIG LEAGUES• UCF is playing in an acti ve Major League Baseball park for the second year in a row as Tropicana Field is also home to the Tam-pa Bay Rays. On Oct. 11, 2008, UCF played Miami at then-Dolphin Stadium, home of the Florida Marlins. Other than schools which play their home games in a baseball facility, the Knights are one of four teams nati onally to be playing in an acti ve MLB park in both 2008 and 2009 joining Iowa (Metrodome and Land Shark Stadium), Northern Illinois (Metrodome and Rogers Centre) and USF (Tropicana Field and Rog-ers Centre).

NEW JERSEY IS NEW• UCF is facing Rutgers for the fi rst ti me. It is also UCF’s fi rst-ever game against a school from the state of New Jersey. All-ti me, UCF is 63-64-1 in 128 previous fi rst meeti ngs. The Knights last faced a new opponent on Oct. 11, 2008, when the team lost at Miami.

CONNECTIONS• Several Knights will be returning to their home area by Tampa Bay for this game, in-cluding Jordan Becker (Clearwater), Nick Catt oi (Tampa), Brynn Harvey (Largo), Charley Hughlett (Tampa), Andy Slowik (Bradenton) and Joe Weatherford (Land O’Lakes). UCF has no players from New Jersey but does have a pair of Long Island-ers in Islip Terrance’s Rob Calabrese and Shoreham’s Brendan Kelly. The Knights also feature Jamie Boyle of Central Valley in New York State’s Orange County, near the New Jersey state line...Rutgers’ roster features numerous players from Florida and two from Central Florida in Winter Haven’s D.C. Jeff erson and Cocoa’s David Rowe...UCF’s Cliff McCray and Rutgers’ Damaso Munoz were classmates at Mi-ami’s Southridge HS...The UCF coaching staff also has some New York City area nati ves. George O’Leary grew up in both New York City’s lower east side and Cen-tral Islip on Long Island. He coached at Central Islip HS and Liverpool HS before beginning his collegiate coaching career at Syracuse. UCF defensive line coach Jim Panagos is a Brooklyn nati ve who att end-ed East Islip HS. UCF off ensive coordina-tor Charlie Taaff e is an Albany nati ve who graduated from Siena and later coached at both Albany and Army.

BIG EAST HAS NOT BEEN BIG EASY• UCF has never defeated a BIG EAST Con-ference foe. UCF’s last game against a BIG EAST team was one of its most exciti ng though as the Knights, before a capacity crowd at Bright House Networks Stadium, scored in the fi nal minute to force over-ti me but eventaully fell, 31-24, to No. 17 USF. With the additi on of Rutgers to the roll, UCF will have faced six of the eight current members of the BIG EAST Con-ference in its brief football history. The Knights have yet to face either Cincin-nati or Connecti cut. In its history, UCF has faced nine of the 12 all-ti me members of the BIG EAST football conference, also playing Boston College, Miami and Vir-ginia Tech in the past but never Temple.

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PLAYOFFS? PLAYOFFS? WE’VE HAD THOSE BEFORE TOO• UCF’s postseason history is deeper than just its two previous bowl game appearances. In 1987, the Knights went 8-3 in the regular season to earn a spot in the NCAA Division II playoff s. UCF beat Indiana (Pa.) 12-10 in its fi rst game before falling to eventual nati onal champion Troy State. UCF joined what was then known as Division I-AA in 1990 and was an NCAA Tournament team its fi rst year at that level. UCF downed Youngstown State on the road, 20-17, and William & Mary, 52-38, in Orlando before losing, 44-7, on the road at eventual nati onal champion Georgia South-ern. In 1993, UCF once again qualifi ed for the I-AA playoff s but lost its opening game, 56-30, at eventual nati onal champion Youngstown State. UCF joins Troy as the only schools to win a Division II playoff game, a Football Championship Subdivision playoff game and appear in a bowl game since 1987.

BOWL EXPERIENCES BEYOND UCF• In additi on to the Knights who remain from the team’s 2005 and 2007 rosters, two have travelled to bowl games before transferring to UCF. Al-though he did not play in any of the games, Brett Hodges was with Wake Forest at the 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl (vs. Louisville), 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl (vs. UConn) and 2008 EagleBank Bowl (vs. Navy). Michael Greco was at NC State for the Wolfpack’s 14-0 win over USF in the 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl but redshirted that season and did not play in the game.

BOWL AND SERIES NOTES, CONT. BOWL AND SERIES NOTES, CONT.

OFFENSE GOT IT IN GEAR• UCF has a new off ensive coordinator (Charlie Taaff e), starti ng quarter-back (Brett Hodges) and has regularly started two linemen (Abré Leggins and Cliff McCray) who joined the team over the summer. It obviously needed some ti me to click, but it did starti ng in week fi ve against Mem-phis. The diff erences from the fi rst four games of the season to the last eight games are dramati c:

CATEGORY GAMES 1-4 GAMES 5-12Scoring Off ense 84 (21.0) 232 (29.0)Rushing Off ense 380 (95.0) 1,282 (160.2)Passing Off ense 743 (185.8) 1,771 (221.4)Total Off ense 1,123 (280.8) 3,053 (381.6)Time of Possession 28:32 32:23

THE BIG PLAY IS BACK• UCF promised to get more dynamic on off ense this year and delivered. The Knights have 32 passing plays of at least 20 yards. In all of 2008, UCF had a total of just 12 completi ons of 20 yards or more. UCF had six such completi ons against Marshall alone, half of its 2008 season total. Eight diff erent Knights have a catch of at least 20 yards this year while only four did all of last year. UCF is also spreading the ball around more. Ten diff er-ent Knights had a catch at UAB, the most in one game since also having 10 against Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 28, 2003.

KNIGHTS ABLE TO PUT LONG DRIVES TOGETHER• A clear sign of UCF’s improved off ense in 2009 is its ability to sustain long drives. UCF has had nine scoring marches of at least 11 plays this year aft er having just fi ve a year ago. UCF had scoring drives of over 8:30 against both Southern Miss and Buff alo, a feat it had not accomplished since 2007. - Against Buff alo, UCF had two separate 14-play scoring drives. It was the fi rst ti me that UCF had two scoring drives of at least 14 plays in the same game since the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Playoff s at Youngstown State.

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- UCF has eight scoring drives of at least 80 yards in its last nine games.- Against Memphis, UCF secured the victory with a 92-yard fourth quarter touchdown drive, its longest march since a 99-yard drive against Marshall in 2007 and tying for the second-longest of the six-year George O’Leary era.- It all adds up to fi rst downs. UCF tallied 28 vs. Tulane and Memphis, which were its most in a game since ECU on Oct. 6, 2007.

THAT’S OUR BALL!• UCF amassed 39:30 in ti me of possession to help keep Houston’s dan-gerous off ense off of the fi eld in the Knights’ upset win over the No. 13/12 Cougars on Nov. 14. It is the most possession ti me that UCF has had in a game in the FBS era (since 1996). UCF followed it up with 37:23 showing against Tulane.

HE’S THE GUY-TON• Wide receiver A.J. Guyton missed the enti re 2008 season with an in-jury but showed that he was back to his old self at East Carolina, hauling in a career-high nine passes for 119 yards. The nine recepti ons ti ed for the most by a Knight since current Jacksonville Jaguar Mike Sims-Walker caught 13 passes against Rice on Oct. 21, 2006. He had 103 yards at Rice and also threw a touchdown pass in that game. He had an even 100 yards against Marshall, making him the fi rst Knight since Rocky Ross in 2006 to have consecuti ve 100 yard receiving games. Guyton leads UCF with 42 catches this year and 559 receiving yards.

HARVEY’S DANGEROUS FOR OPPONENTS• Sophomore Brynn Harvey is 26th in the nati on in rushing, averaging 97.91 yards per game on the heels of a 130-yard, three-touchdown per-formance in the win vs. Tulane, his fi ft h 100-yard rushing day of the sea-son and third in a row. Harvey ran for 219 in UCF’s win over Memphis. He proved to be a workhorse in that game, carrying the ball 42 ti mes, third-most in school history and the second-most nati onally this year. Harvey has 14 rushing touchdowns this year, good for second in UCF history. UCF as a team had just eight all of last year. He is the fi rst Knight since Kevin Smith in 2007 to have consecuti ve three-touchdown games (vs. Houston and Tulane), and also the fi rst since Smith ended his career with eight in 2007 to record three consecuti ve 100-yard rushing games (vs. Houston, Tulane and UAB).

SUPER SOPHOMORE• Brynn Harvey is starti ng to earn comparisons to former Knight Kevin Smith, a consensus All-American in 2007 who is now the starti ng tailback for the Detroit Lions. Their sophomore year stati sti cs are not far apart for average totals. ATT YARDS TD AVG. YPGHarvey, 2009 248 1,077 14 4.3 97.9Smith, 2006 206 934 7 4.5 103.8

ELEVEN IN A WINNER• UCF is currently riding a streak of 11-consecuti ve quarters with a score. The Knights were shutout through 15 minutes by then-No. 13/12 Hous-ton on Nov. 14 but scored in each of the fi nal three quarters of their upset win and then scored in each quarter of wins over Tulane and UAB. UCF last scored in 11-consecuti ve quarters from Oct. 13-Nov. 3, 2007.

BRETT PLAYING LIKE A VET• Aft er transferring from Wake Forest for his senior year to play for his favorite childhood team, Winter Springs’ Brett Hodges assumed the role of starti ng quarterback with his steady play in the fi rst two games. He did not disappoint in his fi rst start against Buff alo, completi ng 15-of-20 passes and piling up 212 yards of total off ense (71 rushing, 141 pass-ing) in the win. His 342 passing yards against Marshall were the most by a Knight since 2003 and the team’s fi rst 300-yard passing eff ort overall since 2007. Behind Hodges, UCF is fi ft h in C-USA in passing effi ciency a year aft er ranking 12th in the league.

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NOTES ON HODGES’ PERFORMANCE VS. HOUSTON• Brett Hodges completed 21-of-25 passes for 241 yards with one TD and one INT in UCF’s upset win over No. 13/12 Houston on Nov. 14. At one point completed 12-consecuti ve passes, tying for the second-longest streak in UCF history. His 84-percent completi on percentage is sixth-best in UCF history and the second-best since Daunte Culpepper’s 1998 grad-uati on. Combined with his 342 passing yards against Marshall, it is the most yards by a UCF QB in consecuti ve starts since 2004. He has 2,263 yards passing on the season, the most by a Knight since Steven Moff ett ’s 2,925 in 2005.

JAH RULES• Only one UCF player was named to the All-Conference USA off ensive unit and that was junior right tackle Jah Reid. The 6-7, 314 pound behe-moth from Haines City has started every game this year and helped pave the way for a UCF off ense that has improved from 2,754 yards and 16.6 points per game in 2008 to 4,176 yards and 26.3 points per game in 2009.

ROCKY V• Named to the ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-America Team and the C-USA Football All-Academic Team, wide receiver Rocky Ross is in his second senior year aft er earning a medical redshirt in 2008 due to a broken collar bone suff ered at UTEP. As a junior, Ross led the Knights with 50 recepti ons and 658 yards for an average of 47.0 yards per game. In 2009, he picked up where he left off in 2007, ranking second on UCF thus far with 37 catches, for 412 yards. He also caught the game-winning score with 0:23 to play vs. Marshall. The Jacksonville nati ve ranks seventh in UCF history in career recepti ons and 10th in career receiving yards.

NO RUNNING ALLOWED• UCF tops C-USA in rushing defense, and ranks third nati onally behind just Texas, Alabama and TCU, yielding just 82.50 yards per game. UCF also led C-USA in rushing defense in 2008. In league history, only TCU (2002-03) has led C-USA in rushing defense in consecuti ve seasons. Against Marshall, UCF held Darius Marshall, then the second-leading rusher in the nati on, to a season-low 80 yards on 28 carries (2.9 avg.). At No. 2 Texas, Colt McCoy had to throw the ball to kill the clock in the fourth quarter because the Longhorn rushing att ack was going nowhere. Held to just 67 yards in the game, it was Texas’ lowest rushing total for a home non-conference game since Arkansas held UT to 62 in 2003. “We just decided to quit running it,” Mack Brown said of Colt McCoy’s 42 att empts in the game. UCF followed that up by holding No. 13/12 Houston to 46 yards on the ground, its lowest showing in two years. Then came the Se-nior Day performance of a lifeti me as UCF held Tulane to minus-30 yards rushing. UCF has held its opponent under 100 yards of rushing in eight out of 12 games this year.

SIMPLY THE BEST• In additi on to having C-USA’s premier rushing defense at 82.50 yards per game, UCF leads the league in total defense (348.08 ypg) and scoring defense (20.67 ppg).

GREEN WAVE KEPT TO LOW TIDE• In its 49-0 shutout win over Tulane, UCF held the Green Wave to a C-USA record low 50 yards of total off ense, including minus-30 yards rush-ing. The 50 yards of total defense marked the fi ft h-best performance in the nati on this decade against a FBS foe.

TOP TOTAL DEFENSE THIS DECADE VS. FBS (2000-09)24 Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State, 11/28/0835 Virginia Tech vs. Duke, 9/10/0545 Wisconsin vs. Temple, 9/10/0546 Oklahoma vs. Colorado, 12/4/0450 UCF vs. Tulane, 11/21/09

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CONTINUING TO BRING THE PRESSURE• UCF ranks fi ft h in the nati on with 3.08 sacks per game. UCF also stands 11th in the nati on in TFLs with 7.58 per game, conti nu-ing its loft y 2008 pace when UCF was third nati onally. Both stats lead C-USA. A total of 19 diff erent Knights have at least half of a TFL and 11 have a sack. UCF has four play-ers (Jarvis Geathers, Derrick Hallman, Cory Hogue and Bruce Miller) who have hit dou-ble digits in TFLs this year. UCF’s six sacks vs. Miami ti ed for the most yielded by UM since the 2005 FSU game.

IT’S MILLER’S TIME• Junior Bruce Miller is the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year. It is the fi rst ti me that a Knight has ever received that honor and marks the fourth ti me in fi ve years of C-USA play that UCF has claimed at least one major conference award. A defensive end who also has the brawn to line up in a three-technique when UCF goes to its nickel pack-age, Miller leads the league in both sacks (12) and TFLs (16.5) this year. He is fi ft h nati onally in sacks and ti ed for 18th in TFLs. Just a junior, his 26 career sacks already place him amongst C-USA’s all-ti me leaders as well.

BRUCE IS LOOSE• Bruce Miller was named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week twice this year. The fi rst ti me was following the Marshall game (Nov. 1) in which he had three TFLs, 2.5 sacks, 10 total tackles, forced a fumble with 2:12 to play that set up UCF’s game-winning touchdown, had two pass pressures and broke up a pass. He got the award again aft er UCF beat UAB on Nov. 28. Miller had 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks of the slippery Joe Webb on the day. He also broke up a pass.

2009 NCAA SACK LEADERS (PER GM.) NCAA ACTIVE CAREER SACK LEADERS1. Von Miller, Texas A&M 1.42 1. Dexter Davis, Ariz. St. 312. Brandon Sharpe, Texas Tech 1.36 2. Brandon Graham, Michigan 29.53. Josh McNary, Army 1.14 3. Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, Wash. 294. Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue 1.08 3. Eric Norwood, South Carolina 295. BRUCE MILLER, UCF 1.00 5. Jerry Hughes, TCU 28.56. Derrick Morgan, Ga. Tech 0.96 5. Jan Jorgensen, BYU 28.56. Lindsey Witt en, UConn 0.96 5. George Selvie, USF 28.56. Jerry Hughes, TCU 0.96 8. C.J. Wilson, East Carolina 279. JARVIS GEATHERS, UCF 0.92 9. Greg Hardy, Ole Miss 26.59. Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska 0.92 10. BRUCE MILLER, UCF* 269. Four others 0.92 * Miller is fi rst amongst juniors

NCAANCAALEADERSLEADERSRUSHING DEFENSE1. Texas 62.152. Alabama 77.923. TCU 80.504. UCF 82.505. Ohio State 83.42

SACKS (PER GAME)1. Pitt sburgh 3.752. Texas Tech 3.253. Nebraska 3.234. Middle Tenn. 3.175. UCF 3.08 Oklahoma 3.08

C-USA Defensive Player of the Year Bruce Miller pressured a pair of Heisman Trophy candidates this year in Colt McCoy and Case Keenum.

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SUPER TROUP-ER• He may not have the biggest numbers of anyone on the defensive line but defensive tackle Torrell Troup has att racted a steady stream of sali-vati ng NFL scouts to Orlando this fall. A double-team eati ng nose guard who is nimble enough to create havoc by himself, Troup unselfi shly al-lows those around him to rack up tremendous numbers. He has fair stats himself, making 32 stops on the year, with fi ve TFLs and two sacks, four pass breaks and three hurries. He was named to the All-C-USA Second Team, the second year in a row in which he received that recogniti on.

HURRICANE HOGUE• Cory Hogue earned First-Team All-Conference USA accolades in 2009 as he leads the team to date with 99 tackles and is third on the squad with 11.5 TFLs. Showing his versati lity, he is also third on the squad with fi ve pass break-ups. He is ti ed for fi ft h in C-USA in TFLs and 11th in total tackles. Hogue was an especially disrupti ve force against Miami on Oct. 17, recording 3.5 TFLs and two of UCF’s six sacks on the night.

A CENTURY FOR CORY?• Cory Hogue’s fi rst tackle of the St. Petersburg Bowl will be the mile-stone 100th of his senior season. It will also make him the fi rst Knight linebacker to have a 100-tackle season since Antoine Poe stopped 111 opponents in 2003. Hogue is also all but assured of becoming the fi rst Knight linebacker to lead the team in tackles since 2002 when Stanford Rhule had 127.

JARVIS GATHERS SACKS• Jarvis Geathers is second to only Bruce Miller in C-USA with his 11 sacks and 13.5 TFLs. The 11 sacks ti e for 10th nati onally and his TFL total places him in a ti e for 43rd positi on in America. Although he is not a starter and plays primarily as a pass rusher in nickel situati ons, Geathers’ truly remarkable sack-to-snap rati o earned him a spot on the All-C-USA First Team. He played a huge role in UCF’s come-from-behind win over Buff alo, recording three second-half sacks, forcing fumbles on two of those which were recovered by the Knights. One of the fumbles set up the game-tying fi eld goal and the other eff ecti vely ended the game with 0:26 left .

HERE’S TO YOU MR. ROBINSON• True freshman Josh Robinson made his fi rst career start on Sept. 12 at Southern Miss and came away leading the Knights with a total of 10 tack-les, all of them solo. He has not looked back since. His C-USA-leading six intercepti ons this year tops all true freshmen nati onally and eclipsed Joe Burnett ’s school freshman record of fi ve. The six intercepti ons match the nati onal high for all freshmen, including redshirts, and he stands ti ed for eighth nati onally. Robinson is the only true freshman to rank in the top 100 in the nati on in passes defended with 14. He has made six intercep-ti ons in UCF’s last eight games. Despite leading the league in intercep-ti ons he was only named to the All-Conference USA Second Team. He has also made 65 tackles this season.

HALLMAN’S SUCCESSFUL SWITCH• Derrick Hallman started for UCF in 2008 at linebacker but moved to safety to start the season as the Knights secondary would see four new starters. He would return to linebacker in mid-season and go on to re-ceive honorable menti on All-C-USA accolades aft er ranking second on the team with 79 tackles including 5.5 TFLs.

NALL ALL-IN AGAIN• While several key members of the 2007 defense missed all or most of 2008, UCF was the happiest of all to welcome back the inspirati onal Darius Nall who missed last year while undergoing radiati on treatments for cancer. Nall was a member of the 2007 C-USA All-Freshman Team and saw ample ti me this fall at DE in the team’s nickel package. Nall made 4.5 TFLs this season, including four sacks. He also had seven forced hurries, a pass break-up, and both forced and recovered a fumble.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES COVERING LIKE A BLANKET• UCF has proven quite adept at covering its punts and kickoff s thus far in 2009, consistently ranking in the top 10 in the nati on for both units. Pres-ently, UCF ranks ninth in the nati on in kickoff return yardage against and seventh in punt return yardage against. UCF has yielded 967 yards on 53 kickoff returns against (18.25 avg.) this year. With punter Blake Clingan’s improved hang ti me, UCF foes have returned just 12 punts for 37 yards (3.08 avg.).

FIFTEENTH IN THE NATION IN KICKOFF RETURNS• UCF is excelling in both phases of kickoff s as the Knights also rank 15th in the nati on and second in C-USA with an average of 24.58 yards per kick return. Meanwhile, the Knights are a solid 28th in punt returns as well, averaging 12.00 yards per try.

THREE RETURNS OVER 70 YARDS• By the season’s second week, UCF had three diff erent players return a kickoff for at least 72 yards. Quincy McDuffi e had a 95-yard touchdown against Samford, Jamar Newsome had an 89-yard run back at Southern Miss and Darin Baldwin had a 72-yard return against Samford. It marks the fi rst ti me in UCF history that the Knights have had three separate players run a kickoff back at least 70 yards in the same season. New-some’s has the dubious honor of being the longest non-scoring play in UCF history.

McDUFFIE’S: I’M LOVIN IT• True freshman Quincy McDuffi e had an auspicious debut for the Knights against Samford. The Orlando nati ve ran a kickoff back 95 yards for a touchdown. It was the sixth-longest return in school history. Curiously, of UCF’s 12 all-ti me kickoff return touchdowns, six have been by freshmen. McDuffi e’s was the fi rst in a season-opener. He is averaging 23.42 yards per return on his true freshman season.

A.J. IS A-OK• Wide receiver A.J. Guyton took over the punt return duti es in mid-season and averaged a steady 10.8 yards on his 13 returns. Fellow wide receiver Rocky Ross started the season as UCF’s punt returner, his fi rst career acti on in that role, and he averaged 12.4 yards on his eight returns. True freshman Jonathan Davis has made the most of his ti me as UCF’s punt returner, averaging a team-high 15.2 yards on his four returns.

An elite nati onal track runner in high school, Quincy McDuffi e has been an asset for UCF as a true freshman this year as a kick returner and WR.

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ROSS MAKES ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA• Rocky Ross was named to the ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team on Nov. 24. He is the second in school history, joining Keith Shologan (2007). Ross and Jordan Richards had been named to the All-District Team. Ross, who hopes to be a high school athleti cs director if a professional football career does not materialize, carries a 3.88 cumulati ve GPA. He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justi ce and is pursuing a master’s in sports and fi tness. Ross was also named to the Conference USA Football All-Academic Team, a squad comprised of the league’s best 11 student-athletes regardless of positi on as voted on by the C-USA football SIDs. Ross’ 3.88 GPA was the highest on the team.

THE BRAIN BOWL?• According to The Insti tute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, a nati onally-renouned arm of UCF’s DeVos Sport Business Management Program, the St. Petersburg Bowl will feature a matchup of two of the stronger aca-demic teams in the country. Rutgers’ Academic Performance Rate (APR) is a 980 while UCF’s is a 960. That 970 average is the highest of any of the 34 bowl games nati onwide this year, edging the 968 average score in both the Capital One Bowl (Penn State - 976 vs. LSU - 960) and the Brut Sun Bowl (Stanford - 984 vs. Oklahoma - 952). The St. Petersburg Bowl is one of just three games nati onwide where both teams scored at least a 960 on their APR. It is joined in that regard by the afore-menti oned Capital One Bowl and the Tosti tos Fiesta Bowl between Boise State (966) and TCU (962).

SUMMER EXCELLENCE• Led by 13 Knights with a perfect 4.0, UCF earned a summer session GPA of 3.118, raising the overall team cumulati ve GPA to a 2.990. Both of those marks are the second-highest of the O’Leary era in terms of both semester GPA and cumulati ve GPA.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF HELMET DECAL• A total of 69 UCF student-athletes have earned the right to wear “Scholar-Baller”helmet decals (pictured at right) this fall emblemati c of hav-ing earned a 3.0 semester GPA or bett er during 2008-09.

CAPS AND GOWNS FAMILIAR SIGHT• Seven Knights (Michael Greco, T.J. Harnden, Brett Hodges, Cory Hogue, Jordan Richards, Rocky Ross and Alex Thompson) had already received their bachelor’s degrees entering the season and spent the fall working on either a second bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree. That sum had UCF ti ed for 10th most in the nati on. Not surprisingly with smart players, nine of the teams with at least seven graduates on its roster this fall will play in a bowl game this year while Notre Dame earned bowl eligibility but declined an invitati on.

MOST FBS ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREEAlabama (12), Boston College (10), Virginia Tech (10), Miami (9), Penn State (9), Auburn (8), East Carolina (8), Notre Dame (8), Texas Tech (8), UCF (7), Texas A&M (7), UNLV (7).

KNIGHTS STACK UP WELL AGAINST NCAA MEASURING STICK• The 2009 Academic Progress Rate (APR) announcement by the NCAA gave the football team a mark of 960. That score ti ed LSU for 23rd in the nati on. It also ranked ninth nati onally amongst non-military public universiti es. UCF’s “First Year in College” graduati on rate for 2009 also exceeds the nati onal average.

ACADEMIC NOTES ACADEMIC NOTES ALL-C-USAALL-C-USASELECTIONSSELECTIONSDEFENSIVE PLAYEROF THE YEARDL Bruce Miller

ALL-C-USA FIRST TEAMDL Jarvis GeathersLB Cory HogueDL Bruce MillerOL Jah Reid

SECOND TEAMDB Josh RobinsonDL Torrell Troup

HONORABLE MENTIONLB Derrick HallmanRB Brynn HarveyQB Brett HodgesLS Charley Hughlett LB Lawrence Young

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMOL Theo GoinsDB Josh Robinson

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMWR Rocky Ross

UCF IN THE NFL UCF IN THE NFL UCF had a total of 15 players on NFL opening day rosters this year and a total of 17 players on NFL rosters for opening day including practi ce squads. For the second-consecuti ve year UCF has the most acti ve NFL alumni of any Conference USA school.

UCF ALUMNI ON NFL OPENING DAY ROSTERSPLAYER .........................................POS .......................................TEAMAtari Bigby ....................................... S .....................................Green BayPatrick Brown ..................................OT ............................. New England*Joe Burnett ......................................CB ....................................Pitt sburghDaunte Culpepper ...........................QB ......................................... DetroitLeger Douzable ................................DT ....................................N.Y. GiantsTravis Fisher .....................................CB ......................................... Seatt leMichael Gaines ................................ TE ........................................ChicagoCornell Green ..................................OT ....................................... OaklandRashad Jeanty .................................. LB .....................................Cincinnati Darcy Johnson ................................. TE ....................................N.Y. GiantsBrandon Marshall ........................... WR ........................................DenverMatt Prater ......................................PK .........................................DenverSha’reff Rashad ................................. S ...................................N.Y. Giants*Asante Samuel .................................CB .................................PhiladelphiaMike Sims-Walker ........................... WR .................................JacksonvilleJosh Sitt on ...................................... OG ....................................Green BayKevin Smith ......................................RB ......................................... Detroit* - Practi ce Squad

UCF head coach George O’Leary is fond of the fact that every single one of the many Knights he has helped send on to the NFL who have stayed for all four years, has also earned his bachelor’s degree (pic-tured is Kamar Aiken).

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NICK CATTOI NICK CATTOI SINGLE GAME FIELD GOALS1. NICK CATTOI, VS. MEM., 10/3/09 ................... 4 Seven other ti mes..............................................4

BLAKE CLINGAN BLAKE CLINGAN CAREER PUNTS1. BLAKE CLINGAN, 2007-09 ........................... 2042. Charlie Pierce, 1993-96 .................................173

CAREER PUNTING YARDS1. BLAKE CLINGAN, 2007-09 .........................8,0722. Charlie Pierce, 1993-96 ..............................7,111

CAREER PUNTING AVERAGE1. Matt Prater, 2002-05 ....................................47.62. Glenn McCombs, 1983-84 ............................41.23. Javier Beorlegui, 1998-01 ...........................41.124. Charlie Pierce, 1993-96 ..............................41.105. Aaron Horne, 2004-06 ..................................40.16. BLAKE CLINGAN, 2007-09 .......................... 39.6

CONFERENCE USA CAREER PUNTS1. Ryan Dougherty, ECU, 2003-06 ......................2372. Parker Mullins, UAB, 2003-06 ........................2353. Mark Haulman, USM, 1999-02 .....................2234. Chris Beckman, TULANE, 2003-06 ................2225. Adam Wulfeck, CIN, 1998-01 .........................2146. BLAKE CLINGAN, UCF, 2007-09 ................... 204

C-USA CAREER PUNTING YARDS1. Ryan Dougherty, ECU, 2003-06 .................10,1122. Parker Mullins, UAB, 2003-06 .....................9,4343. Chris Beckman, TULANE, 2003-06 ..............9,4214. Mark Haulman, USM, 1999-02 ...................9,3085. Adam Wulfeck, CIN, 1998-00 ......................9,0086. Luke Johnson, USM, 2003-05 .....................8,5037. BLAKE CLINGAN, UCF, 2007-09 .................8,072

RECORD BOOK UPDATE RECORD BOOK UPDATE BRYNN HARVEY BRYNN HARVEY SEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS1. Kevin Smith, 2007 ............................................292. BRYNN HARVEY, 2009 .................................. 14 Marquett e Smith, 1995 ...................................14

SEASON RUSHING YARDS1. Kevin Smith, 2007 .......................................2,5672. Marquett e Smith, 1995 ..............................1,5113. Willie English, 1991 ....................................1,3384. Kevin Smith, 2005 .......................................1,1785. Gerod Davis, 1992 ......................................1,1546. BRYNN HARVEY, 2009 ..............................1,0777. Marquett e Smith, 1994 ..............................1,0588. Alex Haynes, 2002 ......................................1,038

SEASON RUSHING ATTEMPTS1. Kevin Smith, 2007 ..........................................4502. Marquett e Smith, 1995 .................................2743. Kevin Smith, 2005 ..........................................2494. BRYNN HARVEY, 2009 ................................ 248

RUSHING YARDS IN A GAME1. Kevin Smith, at UAB, 11/10/07 ......................3202. Kevin Smith, vs. Tulsa, 12/1/07 .....................2843. Willie English, vs. Arkansas State, 10/5/91 ....2424. Marquett e Smith, vs. UL-Monroe, 10/28/95 .2255. Kevin Smith, vs. UL-Lafayett e, 9/29/07 ..........2236. BRYNN HARVEY, VS. MEMPHIS, 10/3/09 .... 219 Kevin Smith, vs. UTEP, 11/24/07 ....................219

RUSHING ATTEMPTS IN A GAME1. Kevin Smith, vs. UTEP, 11/24/07 ......................462. Kevin Smith, at USM, 10/28/07 .......................433. BRYNN HARVEY, VS. MEMPHIS, 10/3/09 ...... 42

CONFERENCE USA RUSHING ATT. IN A GAME1. Kevin Smith, UCF vs. UTEP, 11/24/07 ..............462. Matt Forte’, TULANE vs. MEM., 10/27/07 .......443. Kevin Smith, UCF at USM, 10/28/07 ................434. BRYNN HARVEY, UCF VS. MEM., 10/3/09 ..... 42 Derrick Nix, USM at ECU, 10/9/99 ...................42

BRETT HODGES BRETT HODGES SEASON COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (100 ATT.)1. Daunte Culpepper, 1998 ...............................73.62. Ryan Schneider, 2003 ...................................69.03. Kyle Israel, 2006 ............................................65.14. Steven Moff ett , 2004 ....................................64.25. Daunte Culpepper, 1997 ...............................62.56. Ryan Schneider, 2000 ...................................61.97. Ryan Schneider, 2002 ...................................61.68. BRETT HODGES, 2009 ................................ 61.1

CONSECUTIVE PASS COMPLETIONS1. Daunte Culpepper, vs. Samford, 10/11/97 ..........152. BRETT HODGES, vs. HOUSTON, 11/14/09 .........12 Daunte Culpepper, vs. Eastern Ky., 8/31/95 ........12 Daunte Culpepper, at UAB, 11/9/96 ....................12 Ryan Schneider, at Northern Illinois, 10/7/00 .....12

CORY HOGUE CORY HOGUE CAREER TACKLES1. Rick Hamilton, 1989-92 .................................4432. Bill Giovanetti , 1979-82 .................................4293. Nakia Reddick, 1993-96 .................................354 4. Darrell Rudd, 1981-84 ...................................347 5. Wyatt Bogan, 1984-88 ...................................341 6. Jason Venson, 2005-08 ..................................322 7. Tito Rodriguez, 1998-01 ................................321 8. Atari Bigby, 2001-04 ......................................296 9. Bill Stewart, 1987-90 .....................................294 10. CORY HOGUE, 2005-09 ............................... 275

QUINCY MCDUFFIE QUINCY MCDUFFIE SEASON KICKOFF RETURNS1. Ted Wilson, 1984 .............................................402. QUINCY McDUFFIE, 2009 ............................. 33 Mark Whitt emore, 1991 ..................................33

SEASON KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE1. Ted Wilson, 1984 ...........................................9522. QUINCY McDUFFIE, 2009 ........................... 7733. Joe Burnett , 2008 ..........................................745

With linemen like fi ft h-year senior Cliff McCray (L) and All-Conference USA pick Jah Reid (R) open-ing holes, sophomore Brynn Harvey (34) has compiled just the eighth 1,000-yard rushing season in UCF history this fall, scoring 14 touchdowns along the way to ti e for second-best in school history.

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BRUCE MILLER BRUCE MILLER SINGLE SEASON SACKS1. Darrell Rudd, 1984 ........................................19.52. Greg Jeff erson, 1993 ........................................153. Bobby Spitulski, 1990 ......................................134. BRUCE MILLER, 2009 .................................... 12 Matt O’Shaughnessy, 1980 ..............................126. JARVIS GEATHERS, 2009 ............................... 11 Emil Ekiyor, 1993 .............................................11

SEASON TACKLES FOR LOSS1. Jermaine Benoit, 1997 ..................................24.52. Elton Patt erson, 2001 ......................................213. Greg Jeff erson, 1993 ........................................20 Justen Moore, 1998 .........................................205. Elton Patt erson, 2000 ......................................196. Darrell Rudd, 1984 ...........................................187. Bruce Miller, 2008 ...........................................17 Taveres Tate, 1996 ...........................................179. BRUCE MILLER, 2009 ................................. 16.5

CAREER SACKS1. Darrell Rudd, 1981-84 ..................................31.52. Greg Jeff erson, 1991-94 ..................................313. Elton Patt erson, 1999-02 ..............................30.54. Jermaine Benoit, 1993-97 ............................28.55. BRUCE MILLER, 2007-09 ............................... 26

CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS1. Elton Patt erson, 1999-02 ..............................59.52. Darrell Rudd, 1981-84 ..................................56.53. Taveres Tate, 1993-96 ......................................484. Justen Moore, 1996-99.................................47.55. Bobby Spitulski, 1988-91 .................................466. BRUCE MILLER, 2007-09 ............................ 42.5

CONFERENCE USA SEASON SACKS1. Bo Schobel, TCU, 2003 .....................................172. Dewayne White, LOU, 2001 .............................15 Roderick Coleman, ECU, 1997 .........................154. Phillip Hunt, HOU, 2008 ...................................14 Bryan Thomas, UAB, 2001 ...............................146. Albert McClellan, MAR, 2006 ..........................13 Antwan Peek, CIN, 2001 ..................................13 Andre Arnold, MEM, 2000 ...............................13 Roderick Coleman, ECU, 1998 .........................1310. BRUCE MILLER, UCF, 2009 ............................ 12

CONFERENCE USA CAREER SACKS1. Dewayne White, LOU, 2000-02 ....................37.52. Adalius Thomas, USM, 1996-99....................34.53. Phillip Hunt, HOU, 2005-08 .............................344. Michael Josiah, LOU, 1999-01 .........................315. Bryan Thomas, UAB, 1999-01 ..........................306. Michael Boley, USM, 2001-04..........................28 Roderick Coleman, ECU, 1997-98 ....................288. Antwan Peek, CIN, 1999-02 .............................279. BRUCE MILLER, UCF, 2007-09 ....................... 26 Cedric Scott , USM, 1997-00 .............................26

JOSH ROBINSON JOSH ROBINSON SEASON INTERCEPTIONS1. Keith Evans, 1986 ..............................................82. JOSH ROBINSON, 2009 ................................... 6 Joe Burnett , 2007 ..............................................6 Johnell Neal, 2007 .............................................6

INTERCEPTIONS BY A FRESHMAN1. JOSH ROBINSON, 2009 ................................... 62. Joe Burnett , 2005 ..............................................5

CONFERENCE USA SEASON INTERCEPTIONS1. Anthony Floyd, LOU, 2000 ...............................102. Rodregis Brooks, UAB, 1999 ..............................93. Lynaris Elpheage, TULANE, 2002 .......................8 Jason Goss, TCU, 2002 .......................................85. Kevin Sanders, UAB, 2008 ..................................7 Quenti n Demps, UTEP, 2006 ..............................7 J.R. Reed, USF, 2003 ...........................................7 Mike James, HOU, 1999 .....................................79. JOSH ROBINSON, UCF, 2009 ........................... 6 Several others ....................................................6

ROCKY ROSS ROCKY ROSS CAREER RECEPTIONS1. David Rhodes, 1991-94 ..................................2132. Mark Nonsant, 1995-98 .................................1983. Sean Beckton, 1987-90 ..................................1964. Mike Walker, 2003-06 ....................................1845. Siaha Burley, 1997-98 ....................................1656. Charles Lee, 1997-99 .....................................1627. ROCKY ROSS, 2005-09 ................................ 153

CAREER RECEIVING YARDS1. David Rhodes, 1991-94 ...............................3,6182. Mark Nonsant, 1995-98 ..............................2,8093. Mike Walker, 2003-06 .................................2,5614. Sean Beckton, 1987-90 ...............................2,4935. Jimmy Fryzel, 1999-02 ................................2,4696. Ted Wilson, 1983-86 ...................................2,4437. Charles Lee, 1997-99 ..................................2,2498. Siaha Burley, 1997-98 .................................2,2489. Bernard Ford, 1985-87 ...............................2,13810. ROCKY ROSS, 2005-09 ..............................1,935

Josh Robinson has broken Joe Burnett ’s freshman school record by making six intercepti ons, all in the last eight games. Robinson leads all true freshmen in the nati on in INTs and passes defended.

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BLOCKED A PUNTBy UCF: at Memphis (1st Qtr, Bruce Miller), 11/22/08 By Opponent: at Miami (1st Qtr, R. Gordon), 10/11/08

BLOCKED A FIELD GOALBy UCF: vs. South Florida (3rd Qtr, Joe Burnett ), 9/6/08By Opponent: at East Carolina (2nd Qtr, Linval Joseph) 9/26/09

BLOCKED AN EXTRA POINTBy UCF: at UAB (4th Qtr, Torrell Troup), 11/28/09By Opponent: vs. Houston (3rd Qtr, L.J. Casti le), 11/14/09

100 YARD RUSHER AND 300 YARD PASSERBy UCF: at East Carolina [Kevin Smith (147) and Kyle Israel (313)], 10/6/07By Opponent: at UAB Joe Webb (137) and Joe Webb (322), 11/28/09

100 YARD RECEIVER AND 300 YARD PASSERBy UCF: vs. Marshall [A.J. Guyton (100) and Brett Hodges (342)], 11/1/09By Opponent: vs. Houston [Tyron Carrier (149) and Case Keenum (377)], 11/14/09

100 YARD RUSHER, 100 YARD RECEIVER AND 300 YARD PASSERBy UCF: at East Carolina [Kevin Smith (147 rushing), Kamar Aiken (122 receiving) and Kyle Israel (313 passing)], 10/6/07By Opponent: at Louisiana-Monroe [Marquis Williams (121 rushing), Marty Booker (159 receiving) and Jeremiah (310 passing)], 11/1/97

TWO 100 YARD RUSHERSBy UCF: vs. Marshall [Kevin Smith (166) and Jason Peters (108)], 10/4/06By Opponent: Nevada (Hawaii Bowl) [B.J. Mitchell (178) and Robert Hubbard (126)], 12/24/05

TWO 100 YARD RECEIVERSBy UCF: vs. Memphis [Rocky Ross (135) and Mike Walker (131)], 11/11/06By Opponent: Louisiana Tech [(Sean Cangelosi (227) and John Simon (122)], 10/23/99

TWO QBS THROW OVER 100 YARDSBy UCF: vs. Akron [Ryan Schneider (273) and Brian Miller (132)], 11/3/01By Opponent: Memphis [Will Hudgens (143) and Tyler Bass (115)], 10/3/09

30-PLUS FIRST DOWNSBy UCF: 30, at East Carolina, 10/6/07By Opponent: 30, Nevada (Hawaii Bowl), 12/24/05

FEWER THAN 10 FIRST DOWNS By UCF: 9, at Marshall, 10/30/04By Opponent: 7, Tulane, 11/21/09

LESS THAN 50 YARDS RUSHINGBy UCF: 15 (27 att .), at Southern Miss, 9/12/09By Opponent: minus-30 (24 att .), Tulane, 11/21/09

300 YARDS RUSHINGBy UCF: 308, vs. Tulsa (C-USA Championship), 12/1/07By Opponent: 369, Nevada (Hawaii Bowl), 12/24/05

ATTEMPTED 40 PASSESBy UCF: 48, vs. Marshall, 11/1/09By Opponent: 57, Houston, 11/14/09

ATTEMPTED 50-PLUS PASSESBy UCF: 52, vs. Florida Atlanti c, 9/13/03By Opponent: 57, Houston, 11/14/09

400 YARDS PASSINGBy UCF: 497, vs. Florida Atlanti c, 9/13/03By Opponent: 470, Texas, 11/7/09

500 YARDS PASSINGBy UCF: Never By Opponent: 597, Louisiana Tech, 10/23/99

LESS THAN 100 YARDS PASSINGBy UCF: 76, at Texas, 11/7/09By Opponent: 80, Tulane, 11/21/09

90-PLUS OFFENSIVE PLAYSBy UCF: 92, vs. Kent State, 11/16/02By Opponent: 92, Tulsa (C-USA Championship), 12/1/07

500 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSEBy UCF: 504, Tulane, 11/21/09By Opponent: 527, UAB, 11/28/09

600 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSEBy UCF: 601, vs. Memphis, 9/22/07By Opponent: 637, at Florida, 9/9/06

10-PLUS PUNTSBy UCF: 11, at Miami, Blake Clingan, 10/11/08By Opponent: 11, Miami, Matt Bosher, 10/11/08

SUCCESSFUL ONSIDE KICKBy UCF: at East Carolina, 9/26/09By Opponent: vs. Tulsa, 10/20/07

RECORDED A SAFETYBy UCF: at Tulsa, 10/26/08By Opponent: at Miami, 10/11/08

MADE TWO-POINT CONVERSIONBy UCF: vs. Samford (Hodges to Harvey), 9/5/09By Opponent: at Miami (Jacory Harris rush) 10/11/08

SCORED 50 PLUS POINTSBy UCF: 56, vs. Memphis (56-20), 9/22/07By Opponent: 64, South Florida (64-12), 10/13/07

RECORDED A SHUTOUTBy UCF: vs. Tulane, 11/21/09 (49-0)By Opponent: vs. UAB, 11/29/08 (15-0)

RECORDED A SHUTOUT AT UCFBy UCF: vs. Tulane, 11/21/09 (49-0)By Opponent: vs. UAB, 11/29/08 (15-0)

WON BY 30 OR MORE POINTS By UCF: 49 points (49-0), Tulane, 11/21/09By Opponent: 32 points (35-3), at Texas, 11/7/09

CAME FROM AT LEAST 10 POINTS BEHIND TO WINBy UCF: 14 points (3-17), Houston, 11/14/09By Opponent: 14 points (21-7, 28-14), East Carolina, 10/6/07

SCORED ON FIRST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGEBy UCF: at Rice (Hodges pass to Guyton, 76 yards), 10/24/09

WON ON THE FINAL SNAP OF REGULATION (NOT OT)By UCF: Louisiana-Lafayett e (24-21), John Brown 28 YD FG, 10/1/05By Opponent: Northern Illinois (30-28), Chris Nendick 39-YD FG, 10/9/04

OVERTIME WINBy UCF: Never By Opponent: East Carolina, 11/2/08

BLOCKED A PUNT

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KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UCF: Quincy McDuffi e (95 yards), vs. Samford, 9/5/09By Opponent: Devin Mays (100 yards), Houston, 11/14/09

OPENING KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UCF: at East Carolina, Curti s Francis 93 yards, 10/6/07 By Opponent: Pitt sburgh, Lowell Robinson 97 yards, 10/13/06

STANDARD PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UCF: Joe Burnett (83 yards), vs. Tulsa, 12/1/07By Opponent: Andre Davis (55 yards), Virginia Tech, 9/29/01

BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UCF: Augustus Ashley blocked and returned 19 yards vs. La.-Lafayett e, 9/29/07By Opponent: Joe Hunter (0 yards) on a Jerry White block, at West Va., 11/1/03

INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UCF: Josh Robinson (24 yards), at Rice, 10/24/09By Opponent: Ryan Anderson (41 yards), Samford, 9/5/09

FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UCF: Derrick Hallman (26 yards), at Memphis, 11/22/08By Opponent: Martez Smith (22 yards), Southern Miss, 9/12/09

30-PLUS CARRIESBy UCF: Brynn Harvey (35-139-3 TD), Houston, 11/14/09By Opponent: Anthony Sherrell (43-155-TD), at EMU, 11/8/03

100 YARDS RUSHINGBy UCF: Brynn Harvey (24-130-1 TD), at UAB, 11/28/09By Opponent: Joe Webb (18-137-1 TD), UAB, 11/28/09

150 YARDS RUSHINGBy UCF: Brynn Harvey (42-219-1 TD), Memphis, 10/3/09By Opponent: Jamaal Charles (22-153-1 TD), Texas, 9/15/07

200 YARDS RUSHINGBy UCF: Brynn Harvey (42-219-1 TD), Memphis, 10/3/09By Opponent: Walter Reyes (31-241-4 TD), at Syracuse, 9/20/03

THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNSBy UCF: Brynn Harvey (16-129-3 TD), Tulane, 11/21/09By Opponent: Jackie Batt le 14-70-3 TD), Houston, 10/28/06

FOUR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNSBy UCF: Kevin Smith (39-284-4 TD), Tulsa, 12/1/07By Opponent: Walter Reyes (31-241-4 TD), at Syracuse, 9/20/03

FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNSBy UCF: NeverBy Opponent: Lee Suggs (30-143-5 TD), Virginia Tech, 11/11/00

RUSHING TOUCHDOWN AND A RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNBy UCF: Kevin Smith, 13, 4 and 44 yd runs and 15-yd pass, vs. Tulsa, 10/20/07 By Opponent: Dwayne Harris, 25-yd run and 3-yd pass, East Carolina, 9/26/09

50-PLUS PASSING ATTEMPTSBy UCF: Ryan Schneider (52-37-2, 497, 3 TD), vs. FAU, 9/13/03By Opponent: Case Keenum (56-33-1-377, 3 TD), Houston, 11/14/09

40 PASS ATTEMPTSBy UCF: Brett Hodges (45-23-0, 342, 2 TD), Marshall, 11/1/09By Opponent: Colt McCoy (42-33-1, 470, 2 TD), at Texas, 11/7/09

40 PASS COMPLETIONSBy UCF: NeverBy Opponent: Tim Ratt ay (62-46-1, 561, 5 TD), La. Tech, 10/23/99

30 PASS COMPLETIONSBy UCF: Steven Moff ett (41-30-2, 322, 2 TD), vs. Akron, 10/16/04By Opponent: Case Keenum (56-33-1-377, 3 TD), Houston, 11/14/09

300 YARDS PASSINGBy UCF: Brett Hodges (45-23-0, 342, 2 TD), Marshall, 11/1/09By Opponent: Joe Webb (35-20-1, 322, 3 TD), UAB, 11/28/09

400 YARDS PASSINGBy UCF: Ryan Schneider (52-37-2, 497, 3 TD), vs. FAU, 9/13/03By Opponent: Colt McCoy (42-33-1, 470, 2 TD), at Texas, 11/7/09

500 YARDS PASSINGBy UCF: NeverBy Opponent: Tim Ratt ay (62-46-1, 561, 5 TD), La. Tech, 10/23/99

THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSESBy UCF: Kyle Israel, vs. UTEP, 11/24/07By Opponent: Joe Webb, UAB, 11/28/09

FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSESBy UCF: Ryan Schneider (28-17-1, 325, 4 TD), vs. Ohio, 11/30/02By Opponent: Chris Leak (29-19-1, 352, 4 TD), Florida, 9/9/06

FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSESBy UCF: Ryan Schneider (42-25-2, 360, 5 TD), at Buff alo, 11/9/02By Opponent: Dusti n Almond (37-23-1-277, 5 TD), Southern Miss, 10/15/05

SIX TOUCHDOWN PASSESBy UCF: Darin Hinshaw (29-21-0, 350, 6 TD), vs. Liberty, 11/6/93By Opponent: Jose Davis (51-32-3, 551, 6 TD), Kent St., 10/4/97

TEN-PLUS RECEPTIONSBy UCF: 13, Mike Sims-Walker, vs. Rice, 10/21/06 By Opponent: 11, Jordan Shipley, Texas, 11/7/09

100 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UCF: 100, A.J. Guyton, vs. Marshall, 11/1/09 By Opponent: 149, Tyron Carrier, Houston, 11/14/09

150 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UCF: 169, Mike Sims-Walker, vs. Rice, 10/21/06 By Opponent: 162, Duke Calhoun, Memphis, 10/3/09

200 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UCF: 210, Brandon Marshall, vs. Nevada (Hawaii Bowl), 12/24/05 By Opponent: 273, Jordan Shipley, Texas, 11/7/09

TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSBy UCF: 2, Kamar Aiken, Tulane, 11/21/09 By Opponent: 2, Tyron Carrier, Houston, 11/14/09

THREE-PLUS RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSBy UCF: 3, Brandon Marshall, vs. Nevada (Hawaii Bowl), 12/24/05 By Opponent: 3, Shaun McDonald, Arizona State, 9/7/02

75-YARD TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONBy UCF: A.J. Guyton (76 yards), at Rice, 10/24/09By Opponent: Jordan Shipley (88 yards), at Texas, 11/7/09 70-YARD NON-SCORING RECEPTIONBy UCF: Jeff Froehlich (72 yards), vs. Southeastern La., 9/18/82By Opponent: Jeff Klein (78 yards), at Auburn, 11/6/99

70-YARD PUNTBy UCF: 70, Blake Clingan, at Texas, 11/7/09 By Opponent: 77, Ross Thevenot, Tulane,11/21/09

MADE A 50-PLUS YARD FIELD GOALBy UCF: Nick Catt oi, 50 yds, at Southern Miss, 9/12/09 By Opponent: Jose Marti nez, 64 yds, UTEP, 9/27/08

THREE FIELD GOALSBy UCF: Nick Catt oi, vs. Buff alo, 9/19/09 By Opponent: Swayze Waters, UAB, 11/25/06

FOUR-PLUS FIELD GOALSBy UCF: 4, Nick Catt oi, vs. Memphis, 10/3/09 By Opponent: 5, Swayze Waters, UAB, 11/29/08

TWO SACKSBy UCF: 2, Bruce Miller, at UAB, 11/28/09 By Opponent: 2, Marcus McGraw, Houston, 11/14/09

THREE-PLUS SACKSBy UCF: 3, Jarvis Geathers, vs. Buff alo, 9/19/09By Opponent: 3, James Lockett , Tulsa, 10/26/08

TWO INTERCEPTIONSBy UCF: Sha’reff Rashad at Marshall, 11/15/08By Opponent: Derek Pegues, vs. Mississippi State (Liberty Bowl), 12/29/07

KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN 500 YARDS PASSING

THE LAST TIME AN INDIVIDUAL... THE LAST TIME AN INDIVIDUAL...

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GAME 1 GAME 1

SAMFORD 0 7 17 0 - 24

September 5, 2009 - Att endance: 38,719Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)

ORLANDO, Fla. - Sophomore Brynn Harvey had two scores and senior Brett Hodges threw the game-winning touchdown in his fi rst game as a Knight as UCF (1-0) held off visiti ng Samford (0-1) to post a 28-24 victory in its season opener at Bright House Networks Stadium.

Harvey rushed 31 ti mes for 111 yards, his second career 100-yard game, and added a two-point conversion recepti on. In his fi rst game at UCF, Hodges fi nished the game 10-for-17 with 129 yards and the key fourth-quarter touchdown.

With 10:53 left in the game, Hodges hit junior Jamar Newsome on a slant for a nine-yard touchdown, capping a short four-play, 32-yard drive and giving UCF a lead that the defense would make stand.

A pair of big plays by senior Rocky Ross set up the touchdown. He returned a punt 39 yards to the Samford 32-yard line and then caught a 20-yard pass from Hodges on the game’s next play.

Ross had a big game in his return from injury as the senior fi nished with a team-high 176 all-purpose yards.

With the game ti ed at 7-7 coming out of halft ime, true freshman Quincy McDuffi e returned the second half’s opening kickoff 95 yards to give UCF a 13-7 lead.

Two big plays by the visitors, a 67-yard touchdown recepti on and an intercepti on return for a touchdown, gave Samford a 21-13 edge with 13:12 left in the third quarter.

However, Harvey’s second touchdown of the contest was a one-yard plunge that ended an 11-play, 71-yard drive with 7:40 left in the third quarter. Hodges found him with a pass on the two-point conversion to ti e the game at 21-21.

UCF held the Samford rushing att ack to just 78 yards on 30 car-ries, an average of just 2.6 yards per rush.

In the fi rst half, the Bulldogs dented the scoreboard fi rst in the game with 10:23 remaining in the second quarter when Riley Hawkins hauled in a 29-yard pass in the back of the end zone from Dusti n Taliaferro.

UCF knott ed the game at 7-7 with just 57 ti cks left before halft ime on a Harvey one-yard touchdown run. The score was set up by a 21-yard recepti on by junior Kamar Aiken just outside the goal line. Hodges went 3-for-4 for 37 yards on the drive.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY Second QuarterSAM Riley Hawkins 29 yd pass from Dusti n Taliaferro (C. Yaw kick) - 10:23 8-80, 3:51UCF Brynn Harvey 1 yd run (Jamie Boyle kick) - 0:57 8-43, 2:26Third QuarterUCF Quincy McDuffi e 95 yd kickoff return (Jamie Boyle kick failed) - 14:48 SAM Riley Hawkins 67 yd pass from Richie Fordham (C. Yaw kick) - 14:08 2-73, 0:34UCF Brynn Harvey 1 yd run (Brynn Harvey pass from Brett Hodges) - 7:40 11-71, 5:28SAM Cameron Yaw 41 yd FG - 1:57 12-61, 5:37Fourth QuarterUCF Jamar Newsome 9 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 10:53 4-32, 1:30

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS SAM UCFFIRST DOWNS 16 14NET YARDS RUSHING 78 125 Rushing Att empts 30 41 Average Per Rush 2.6 3.0 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained Rushing 103 141 Yards Lost Rushing 25 16NET YARDS PASSING 208 157 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 21-35-0 13-24-1 Average Per Att empt 5.9 6.5 Average Per Completi on 9.9 12.1 Passing Touchdowns 2 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 286 282 Total off ense plays 65 65 Average Gain Per Play 4.4 4.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 2-1Penalti es: Number-Yards 3-19 6-55PUNTS-YARDS 9-302 5-196 Average Yards Per Punt 33.6 39.2 Net Yards Per Punt 22.6 39.2 Inside 20 2 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-262 5-332 Average Yards Per Kickoff 52.4 66.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 14.4 49.4Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 0-0-0 7-99-0Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 4-65-0 4-190-1Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 1-41-1 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 30:22 29:38Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 7 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 3-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 1-15PAT Kicks 3-3 2-3Field Goals 1-1 0-2

UCFUCFINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

SAMFORDSAMFORDINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 31 115 4 111 2 20Watt ers 1 15 0 15 0 15Weaver 3 6 0 6 0 4Hodges 2 4 0 4 0 3McDuffi e 1 1 0 1 0 1Calabrese 2 0 8 -8 0 0Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 10 17 1 129 1 26Calabrese 3 7 0 28 0 15Receiving No Yds TD LGRoss 5 85 0 26Aiken 2 42 0 21Newsome 2 19 1 10Harvey 2 2 0 6Watt ers 1 5 0 5Rabazinski 1 4 0 4Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 5 196 39.2 44 2 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGRoss 6-91 39 0-0 0 0-0 0Guyton 1-8 8 0-0 0 0-0 0Thompson 0-0 0 1-0 0 0-0 0Baldwin 0-0 0 1-72 72 0-0 0McDuffi e 0-0 0 2-118 95 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultBoyle 1 0:59 36 MissedBoyle 4 14:56 33 BlockedDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTYoung 4-4-8 0 3-3 0 0 0Hogue 7-0-7 0 1-3 0 0 0Boddie 7-0-7 0 0 0 0 0Baldwin 7-0-7 0 1-4 0 0 0

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGEvans 23 81 5 76 0 12Barnett 1 3 0 3 0 3Taliaferro 4 19 17 2 0 10Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGTaliaferro 20 34 0 141 1 29Fordham 1 1 0 67 1 67Receiving No Yds TD LGLowery 5 41 0 11Covington 5 33 0 10Hawkins 3 107 2 67Evans 3 22 0 15Johnson 3 6 0 5Alexander 1 2 0 2Fordham 1 -3 0 0Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBHooper 9 302 33.6 43 2 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGHawkins 0-0 0 2-32 18 0-0 0Johnson 0-0 0 1-14 14 0-0 0Fordham 0-0 0 1-19 19 0-0 0Anderson 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-41 41Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultYaw 3 1:57 41 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTSmith 10-3-13 0 3-5 0 0 0Davis 3-4-7 0 0 0 0 0Brown 6-0-6 0 1-4 1 0 0

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GAME 2 GAME 2

September 12, 2009 - Att endance: 27,456Carlisle-Faulkner Field (Hatti esburg, Miss.)

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Senior quarterback Brett Hodges went 15-for-26 and threw for two touchdowns but was unable to help UCF erase an early 14-0 defi cit as it fell in its Conference USA opener at Southern Miss, 26-19. Hodges fi nished with a career-high 158 yards in the air and no intercepti ons for the Knights (1-1, 0-1).

A total of seven diff erent players hauled in recepti ons for UCF against Southern Miss (2-0, 1-0), with senior Rocky Ross leading the way with fi ve catches for 56 yards and a touchdown. Junior Kamar Aiken, meanwhile, pulled in four recepti ons, including a dazzling TD catch in the second quarter.

Ball control was the story in the early minutes of the fi rst quarter as UCF fumbled twice in its fi rst three possessions. The second turnover gave Southern Miss the initi al lead when sophomore quarterback Rob Calabrese coughed it up on his own 22-yard line and Martez Smith returned it to the house for a touchdown.

Following a Knights’ punt, the Golden Eagles needed 1:39 to drive 44 yards and put it back in the endzone, capped off by an 18-yard strike from Austi n Davis to Leroy Banks.

Hodges then took over under center for UCF and helped the off ense put together an 18-play drive using small gains to wear down the defense. Only one of those plays was over 10 yards - a 20-yard recepti on by Aiken that put the Black and Gold at USM’s 9-yard line. But that’s where it would stall, and sophomore Nick Catt oi booted a 28-yard fi eld goal with 11:20 remaining in the second quarter to make it 14-3.

Southern Miss would add a fi eld goal of its own on its next posses-sion, but the Knights would strike again. Kick-started by a 19-yard toss to Aiken, Hodges would later fi nd junior Brian Watt ers on a 20-yard gain to get into Golden Eagle territory. One play later and Hodges connected with Ross for 29 yards. Eventually on third down and the ball resti ng on the USM-4, the UCF quarterback pump-faked and placed it perfectly in the back of the endzone for a leaping Aiken, who just got his foot in to cut the defi cit to 17-10.

While UCF hoped to keep it a one-possession game going into half-ti me, Southern Miss took it all the way from its own-17 to the UCF-19 in the fi nal minute, setti ng up Justi n Estes’ 36-yard fi eld goal.

Now trailing 20-10 and with the end of the third quarter approach-ing, USM’s Freddie Parham mishandled a UCF punt and junior Reggie Weams was there to fall on it on the USM-48. Six plays later and Catt oi converted his longest-career fi eld goal, a 50-yarder that put the score at 20-13 with 12:18 left in the fourth quarter. It was the eighth-longest FG in UCF history.

Midway through the fourth, the Golden Eagles put the game away with a nine-play drive that culminated in a Damion Fletcher 5-yard touchdown run. Even though junior Jamar Newsome returned the ensuing kickoff 89 yards and Hodges hooked up with Ross on a fi ve-yard touchdown pass to the back of the endzone, the Knights could not recover the onside kick with just over a minute showing on the clock.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY First QuarterUSM Martez Smith 22 yd fumble recovery (Justi n Estes kick) - 8:46 USM Leroy Banks 18 yd pass from Austi n Davis (Justi n Estes kick) - 5:11 5-44, 1:39Second QuarterUCF Nick Catt oi 28 yd FG - 11:20 18-68, 8:46USM Justi n Estes 21 yd FG - 7:30 9-75, 3:45UCF Kamar Aiken 4 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 3:25 8-79, 3:58USM Justi n Estes 36 yd FG - 0:00 6-15, 3:14Fourth QuarterUCF Nick Catt oi 50 yd FG - 12:18 6-15, 3:14USM Damion Fletcher 5 yd run (Kane Wommack rush failed) - 1:43 9-49, 4:11UCF Rocky Ross 5 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick failed) - 1:22 1-5, 0:05

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS UCF USMFIRST DOWNS 11 23NET YARDS RUSHING 15 131 Rushing Att empts 27 42 Average Per Rush 0.6 3.1 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 57 185 Yards Lost Rushing 42 54NET YARDS PASSING 179 253 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 17-30-0 23-31-0 Average Per Att empt 6.0 8.2 Average Per Completi on 10.5 11.0 Passing Touchdowns 2 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 194 384 Total off ense plays 57 73 Average Gain Per Play 3.4 5.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-2 3-1Penalti es: Number-Yards 5-49 7-44PUNTS-YARDS 7-259 5-164 Average Yards Per Punt 37.0 32.8 Net Yards Per Punt 37.3 31.6 Inside 20 1 4KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-251 5-314 Average Yards Per Kickoff 62.8 62.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 48.2 33.8Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 1-6-0 3--2-0 Average Per Return 6.0 -0.7Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 5-145-0 3-38-0 Average Per Return 29.0 12.7Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-22-1Possession Time 28:14 31:46Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 7 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-36 3-22PAT Kicks 1-2 2-2Field Goals 2-2 2-3


SOUTHERN MISSSOUTHERN MISSINDIVIDUAL STATISTICSINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 14 41 4 37 0 15Calabrese 1 4 0 4 0 4Weaver 4 7 4 3 0 4McDuffi e 1 2 0 2 0 2Giovanetti 1 2 0 2 0 2Hodges 4 1 22 -21 0 1Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 15 26 0 158 2 29Calabrese 2 4 0 21 0 16Receiving No Yds TD LGRoss 5 56 1 29Aiken 4 53 1 20Watt ers 2 24 0 20Newsome 2 17 0 11Harvey 2 11 0 9Guyton 1 13 0 13Giovanetti 1 5 0 5Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 7 259 37.0 46 1 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGRoss 1-6 6 0-0 0 0-0 0Newsome 0-0 0 1-89 89 0-0 0Baldwin 0-0 0 2-29 18 0-0 0McDuffi e 0-0 0 2-27 16 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultCatt oi 2 11:20 28 GoodCatt oi 4 12:18 50 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTHogue 4-8-12 0 1.5-2 0 0 0Robinson 10-1-11 0 0 0 0 0Young 6-5-11 1-10 2-14 0 0 0

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGFletcher 21 104 1 103 1 15Harrison 4 38 0 38 0 31Parham 2 5 0 5 0 3Davis 12 38 42 -4 0 13Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGDavis 23 31 0 253 1 28Receiving No Yds TD LGBrown 7 75 0 19Fletcher 6 51 0 15Banks 4 42 1 18Bapti ste 2 42 0 28Pierce 2 15 0 10Parham 1 20 0 20Morris 1 8 0 8Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBBoehme 5 164 32.8 36 4 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGParham 2-(-4) 1 1-11 11 0-0 0Watson 1-2 2 0-0 0 0-0 0Thornton 0-0 0 1-7 7 0-0 0Harrison 0-0 0 1-20 20 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultEstes 1 13:03 26 MissedEstes 2 7:30 21 GoodEstes 2 0:00 36 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTThornton 5-0-5 0 0 0 0 0Williams 4-0-4 1-10 2-11 0 0 0Law 4-0-4 1-3 2-6 1 0 0

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GAME 3 GAME 3

BUFFALO 0 17 0 0 - 17

September 19, 2009 - Att endance: 35,121Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)

ORLANDO, Fla. - If you buy into the theory that one half can turn around a season, UCF delivered the kind of spectacular football over the fi nal 30 minutes that could very well alter the course ahead.

Trailing by 10 aft er a somewhat listless fi rst half on both sides of the ball, UCF responded in a big way by scoring all of the game’s 16 second-half points and beat Buff alo 23-17 at Bright House Networks Stadium.

Led by steady quarterback Brett Hodges, UCF’s off ense converted on third down ti me and again and mounted four scoring drives in the second half. And UCF’s defense forced three fumbles and got a pivotal intercepti on from safety Derrick Hallman - the Knights’ fi rst pick of the season - all aft er halft ime.

UCF (2-1) rallied from a double-digit defi cit for the fi rst ti me since 2005, a 12-point come-from-behind victory against Rice. And the Knights left the game feeling somewhat reborn following a second-half performance that turned a possible loss into a thrilling victory.

Tailback Brynn Harvey ran for 98 yards and two scores, his second multi -touchdown game of the season. And fi ve receivers caught passes, led by blossoming junior Jamar Newsome, who had six catches. Kamar Aiken had 53 yards receiving, including a clutch over-the-shoulder catch for 39 yards on a third down play in the third quarter.

Hodges saved the Knights with a fl awless second half. He repeatedly kept plays alive by shuffl ing in the pocket, and he burned an un-suspecti ng Buff alo defense with 13 carries for 71 yards. His perfect 10-of-10 passing in the second half allowed him to complete 15 of 20 passes for 141 yards, but it was his running out of the ̀ `wildcat’’ formati on that most were impressed with.

Picking up where Hodges left off , UCF’s defense did the rest. Senior defensive end Jarvis Geathers recorded three sacks and forced two fumbles. Buff alo’s fi nal two drives were stopped by Geathers’ sack/forced fumble plays - loose balls that were recovered by Darius Nall and Torrell Troup.

Hallman, who had been criti cal of his play through the fi rst two games, made a game-saving intercepti on on a fourth-and-eight play with 3 minutes remaining. His intercepti on was UCF’s fi rst of the season and fulfi lled a promise he had made to his teammates earlier in the week.

The 1958 University at Buff alo team that refused a bid to the Tan-gerine Bowl when it was asked by Orlando leaders to not include its two African-American players was honored at halft ime.

Orange County Mayor Rich Crott y spearheaded the movement to honor the team 51 years later with a trip to Orlando, securing sponsorships so that 34 of the 41 living players, coaches and staff could att end the game. Gerry Gergley, a 2003 UCF Hall of Fame inductee and a halfb ack on the ‘58 Buff alo team, was among the players honored.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY First QuarterUCF Brynn Harvey 2 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 4:44 14-68, 6:13Second QuarterUB Jesse Rack 6 yd pass from Zach Maynard (A.J. Principe kick) - 10:11 12-71, 5:12UB Jesse Rack 34 yd pass from Naam Roosevelt (A.J. Principe kick) - 6:51 4-48, 1:49UB A.J. Principe 27 yd FG - 0:00 13-42, 5:29Third QuarterUCF Brynn Harvey 4 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 4:48 9-73, 4:44UCF Nick Catt oi 44 yd FG - 1:19 4-6, 2:06Fourth QuarterUCF Nick Catt oi 22 yd FG - 6:02 14-59, 8:39UCF Nick Catt oi 42 yd FG - 1:18 5-19, 1:18

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS UB UCFFIRST DOWNS 20 18NET YARDS RUSHING 86 170 Rushing Att empts 32 42 Average Per Rush 2.7 4.0 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained Rushing 96 186 Yards Lost Rushing 10 16NET YARDS PASSING 218 141 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 23-36-1 15-20-0 Average Per Att empt 6.1 7.1 Average Per Completi on 9.5 9.4 Passing Touchdowns 2 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 304 311 Total off ense plays 68 62 Average Gain Per Play 4.5 5.0Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-3 2-2Penalti es: Number-Yards 2-24 6-48PUNTS-YARDS 2-77 2-62 Average Yards Per Punt 38.5 31.0 Net Yards Per Punt 28.5 31.0 Inside 20 0 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-180 6-392 Average Yards Per Kickoff 60.0 65.3 Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.7 50.7Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 5-88-0 3-55-0 Average Per Return 17.6 18.3Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-23-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 1-6-0 0-0-0Possession Time 28:14 31:46Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 9 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 3-10PAT Kicks 2-2 2-2Field Goals 1-1 3-3


BUFFALOBUFFALOINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 25 100 2 98 2 13Hodges 13 82 11 71 0 17Newsome 1 4 0 4 0 4McDuffi e 1 0 0 0 0 0Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 15 20 0 141 0 39Receiving No Yds TD LGNewsome 6 37 0 12Aiken 3 53 0 39Ross 2 23 0 16Guyton 1 11 0 11Rabazinski 1 8 0 8Nissley 1 5 0 5Harvey 1 4 0 4Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 2 62 31.0 43 0 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGHallman 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-23 23McDuffi e 0-0 0 3-55 23 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultCatt oi 3 1:19 44 GoodCatt oi 4 6:02 22 GoodCatt oi 4 1:33 42 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTHallman 7-1-8 0 1-3 1 0 1-23Hogue 6-2-8 0 0 0 0 0Greco 5-3-8 0 0 0 0 0Young 5-1-6 0 0 0 0 0Robinson 5-1-6 0 0 0 0 0

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGThermilus 12 36 0 36 0 7Nduka 9 27 1 26 0 10Henry 5 17 3 14 0 9Maynard 6 16 6 10 0 8Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGMaynard 22 35 1 184 1 25Roosevelt 1 1 0 34 1 34Receiving No Yds TD LGRoosevelt 9 77 0 25Rack 5 76 2 34Hamlin 5 34 0 13Rivers 3 19 0 7Thermilus 1 12 0 12Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBFardon 2 77 38.5 43 0 1Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGYoung 0-0 0 2-38 20 0-0 0Cook 0-0 0 2-31 20 0-0 0Henry 0-0 0 1-19 19 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultPrincipe 2 0:00 27 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTNewton 6-3-9 0 0 0 0 0Winters 8-0-8 1-1 1-1 1 1-6 0Akobundu 5-0-5 0 0 0 0 0Cook 3-2-5 0 0 0 0 0

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GAME 4 GAME 4

September 26, 2009 - Att endance: 43,210Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (Greenville, N.C.)

GREENVILLE, N.C. - Trailing 19-7 with just over 60 seconds remain-ing, UCF cut it to 19-14 and recovered the ensuing on-side kick, but East Carolina intercepted a Brett Hodges pass at midfi eld to seal the Pirates’ Conference USA victory at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The loss dropped the Knights’ record to 2-2 for the season and 0-2 in league play.

A.J. Guyton fi nished the day vs. ECU (2-2, 1-0) by setti ng career-highs with nine recepti ons and 119 yards. Hodges also posted personal-bests with 21 completi ons on 34 att empts and 266 pass-ing yards. On the ground, Brynn Harvey amassed 71 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.

With 266 yards in the air, UCF racked up its most passing yards since Nov. 24, 2007, vs. UTEP (267 yards), and its 336 yards of total off ense were a season-high.

Led by Derrick Hallman’s 13 tackles, the Knights’ defense forced three fumbles, and Lawrence Young hauled in his fi rst intercepti on of the season.

ECU appeared as though it would secure the early lead on its fi rst drive of the game, only to witness UCF linebacker Jordan Richards strip running back Jon Williams inside the Knights’ 10-yard line and Young pounce on the loose ball.

When Hodges and the off ense returned to the fi eld, the senior quarterback completed an 11-yard pass to Harvey on a short third-down play to get to the UCF-28. Aft er a 13-yard recepti on by Guyton, Hodges found Kamar Aiken on a 40-yard deep ball down the left side of the fi eld. One play later and Harvey scampered for a 19-yard touchdown, giving the Black and Gold a 7-0 advantage.

The Pirates got back into the red zone on their next possession, but the UCF defense held them to just a 20-yard fi eld goal by Ben Hartman. However, ECU eventually got into the endzone in the opening minutes of the second quarter, putti ng together a nine-play, 59-yard drive capped by a 25-yard run from Dwayne Harris.

UCF came close to at least tying it up before halft ime. Nick Catt oi saw a 26-yard fi eld goal att empt blocked with 7:28 remaining, while a Knights’ drive stalled at the ECU-4 when Jay Ross intercepted Hodges a couple of minutes later.

Neither team could gain momentum in the third quarter, but Hartman would add a 19-yard fi eld goal just before the fourth to bring ECU’s lead to 13-7. Aft er Catt oi missed on a 45-yard boot with 13:35 showing on the clock, the Pirates went 72 yards on 15 plays, including a pair of long third-down conversions, setti ng up a three-yard strike from Pat Pinkney to Harris. Although East Carolina’s two-point conversion failed, it sti ll led 19-7.

The Knights would later take over with under 2:30 to play, and Hodges worked quickly, going 5-for-5 and taking UCF down the fi eld in just 1:17. Rocky Ross, Corey Rabazinski and Guyton all had recepti ons during that stretch, but it was Aiken who hauled in the 10-yard touchdown pass. While the Knights successfully recovered the onside kick, Van Eskridge picked off Hodges on the next play to end the UCF threat.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY First QuarterUCF Brynn Harvey 19 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 7:19 6-89, 2:47ECU Ben Hartman 20 yd FG - 4:42 6-77, 2:37Second QuarterECU Dwayne Harris 25 yd run (Ben Hartman kick) - 14:15 9-59, 4:19Third QuarterECU Ben Hartman 19 yd FG - 0:51 8-28, 3:50Fourth QuarterECU Dwayne Harris 3 yd pass from Pat Pinkney (Pat Pinkney pass failed) - 7:55 15-72, 5:40UCF Kamar Aiken 10 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Jamie Boyle kick) - 1:06 6-80, 1:17

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS UCF ECUFIRST DOWNS 19 23NET YARDS RUSHING 70 110 Rushing Att empts 24 38 Average Per Rush 2.9 2.9 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 94 150 Yards Lost Rushing 24 40NET YARDS PASSING 266 293 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 21-34-4 27-41-1 Average Per Att empt 7.8 7.1 Average Per Completi on 12.7 10.9 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 336 403 Total off ense plays 58 79 Average Gain Per Play 5.8 5.1Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 5-2Penalti es: Number-Yards 3-30 4-39PUNTS-YARDS 2-74 3-102 Average Yards Per Punt 37.0 34.0 Net Yards Per Punt 37.0 27.3 Inside 20 0 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-132 5-320 Average Yards Per Kickoff 66.0 64.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 51.0 43.6Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 5-102-0 3-30-0 Average Per Return 20.4 10.0Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 1-9-0 4-7-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 24:29 35:31Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 10 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 3-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-3 4-21PAT Kicks 2-2 1-1Field Goals 0-2 2-3


EAST CAROLINAEAST CAROLINAINDIVIDUAL STATISTICSINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 16 74 3 71 1 19Kelly 1 18 0 18 0 18Aiken 1 1 0 1 0 1Weaver 1 1 0 1 0 1Hodges 5 0 21 -21 0 0Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 21 34 4 266 1 40Receiving No Yds TD LGGuyton 9 119 0 29Ross 5 56 0 35Harvey 3 23 0 11Aiken 2 50 1 40Rabazinski 2 18 0 11Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 2 74 37.0 42 0 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGNewsome 0-0 0 1-18 18 0-0 0McDuffi e 0-0 0 4-84 35 0-0 0Young 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-9 9Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultCatt oi 2 7:28 26 BlockedCatt oi 4 13:35 45 MissedDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTHallman 3-10-13 0 0 0 0 0Robinson 9-0-9 0 1-2 0 0 0Richards 5-4-9 0 2-5 1 0 0

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGJackson 20 101 13 88 0 24Harris 3 28 1 27 1 25Ruffi n 8 17 6 11 0 6Williams 2 4 4 0 0 4Pinkney 3 0 11 -11 0 0Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGPinkney 27 40 1 293 1 47Harris 0 1 0 0 0 0Receiving No Yds TD LGHarris 10 121 1 47Taylor 6 58 0 16Willis 2 34 0 25Jackson 2 31 0 21Womack 2 22 0 11Bryant 2 3 0 2Kass 1 13 0 13Ruffi n 1 6 0 6Freeney 1 5 0 5Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBDodge 3 102 34.0 40 1 1Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGSimmons 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 0Johnson 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-3 3Ross 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 0Eskridge 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-4 4Harris 0-0 0 2-30 16 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultHartman 1 4:42 20 GoodHartman 3 0:51 19 GoodHartman 4 2:23 33 MissedDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTMatt ocks 4-7-11 1-5 1.5-6 0 0 0Eskridge 3-5-8 0 .5-0 1 0 1-4Joseph 1-5-6 1.5-5 1.5-5 0 0 0

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GAME 5 GAME 5

MEMPHIS 0 7 7 0 - 14

October 3, 2009 - Att endance: 40,408Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)

ORLANDO, Fla. - Just minutes aft er UCF had just completed its third come-from-behind victory of the season at Bright House Networks Stadium, jubilant Knights players huddled around coach George O’Leary and chanted `Òne more step!” in unison.

Following a frustrati ng loss at East Carolina where the Knights played well but sabotaged the eff ort with mistakes, UCF took the necessary steps for a runaway 32-14 defeat of Memphis before 40,408 fans.

UCF (3-2 overall and 1-2 in Conference USA play) rallied this ti me by fi nishing drives off ensively, pressuring the quarterback, forcing turnovers and eliminati ng the mistakes. The theme in practi ce all week was to take `Òne more step,’’ a phrase that had both literal and physical meanings.

UCF took some big steps off ensively, getti ng two second-half touchdown passes from senior quarterback Brett Hodges and a career-rushing day from sophomore tailback Brynn Harvey. The play of Hodges and Harvey, combined with some stellar line play, allowed UCF’s off ense to roll up a whopping 475 yards, 28 fi rst downs and 39 minutes of ti me of possession.

The dominant second-half performance sent UCF into its bye week with some feel-good momentum. And the third consecuti ve home victory gave the Knights some confi dence before hosti ng in-state foe Miami on Oct. 17.

Memphis (1-4, 0-2) led 14-9 late in the third quarter when senior quarterback Will Hudgens replaced starter Tyler Bass and hit DajLeon Farr for an 11-yard touchdown pass.

But Hodges responded with quite possibly the most important drive of the season for the Knights. He capped the 92-yard drive - the longest of the season - by hitti ng Kay for a 7-yard score on the fi nal play of the third quarter to put UCF up 15-14.

Hodges, who passed for 214 yards and wasn’t sacked, found Jamar Newsome for a 22-yard score with 7:28 to play to put UCF up 22-14. Hodges said he’s pleased that UCF seems to be a stronger team in the second half of games, but he’s sti ll waiti ng for the day when the team puts four quarters together.

Harvey did the rest of the work, carrying the ball 42 ti mes for 219 yards - both career highs. It was the fourth-highest total of carries in a game in school history and the sixth-best total for rushing yards. His 25-yard touchdown sprint with 41 seconds remaining sealed the victory for the Knights.

Factor in Nick Catt oi’s four fi eld goals - tying another school record - and a UCF defense that garnered three sacks and two intercepti ons and it was just the kind of complete victory that the Knights needed. By fi nally putti ng it all together, they indeed took ̀ òne more step.’’

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY Second QuarterUCF Nick Catt oi 24 yd FG - 13:21 9-53, 4:30UM Duke Calhoun 61 yd pass from Tyler Bass (Matt Reagan kick) - 10:24 9-85, 2:53Third QuarterUCF Nick Catt oi 46 yd FG - 10:55 7-13, 2:46UCF Nick Catt oi 42 yd FG - 3:58 8-60, 3:41UM DajLeon Farr 12 yd pass from Will Hudgens (Matt Reagan kick) - 2:08 5-65, 1:44UCF Ricky Kay 7 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Brynn Harvey rush failed) - 0:03 6-58, 1:58Fourth QuarterUCF Jamar Newsome 22 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 7:28 9-92, 5:01UCF Nick Catt oi 26 yd FG - 3:15 6-49, 3:46UCF Brynn Harvey 25 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 0:41 4-30, 1:05

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS MEM UCFFIRST DOWNS 14 28NET YARDS RUSHING 67 261 Rushing Att empts 26 50 Average Per Rush 2.6 5.2 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 98 270 Yards Lost Rushing 31 9NET YARDS PASSING 258 214 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 16-31-2 16-28-1 Average Per Att empt 8.3 7.6 Average Per Completi on 16.1 13.4 Passing Touchdowns 2 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 325 475 Total off ense plays 57 78 Average Gain Per Play 5.7 6.1Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalti es: Number-Yards 8-65 5-46PUNTS-YARDS 5-246 4-143 Average Yards Per Punt 49.2 35.8 Net Yards Per Punt 40.8 30.8 Inside 20 1 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-184 8-544 Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.3 68.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 38.7 44.5Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-2-0 Average Per Return 0.0 2.0Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 7-168-0 3-68-0 Average Per Return 24.0 22.7Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 1-62-0 2-33-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 21:03 38:57Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 4 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-25PAT Kicks 2-2 2-2Field Goals 0-2 4-4


MEMPHISMEMPHISINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 42 228 9 219 1 35Hodges 3 19 0 19 0 10McDuffi e 1 14 0 14 0 14Kelly 4 9 0 9 0 4Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 16 28 1 214 2 34Receiving No Yds TD LGNewsome 5 58 1 22Kay 4 52 1 17Guyton 4 50 0 19Nissley 1 34 0 34Rabazinski 1 13 0 13Giovanetti 1 7 0 8Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 4 143 35.8 45 2 1Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGDavis, J. 1-2 2 0-0 0 0-0 0Baldwin 0-0 0 2-41 28 0-0 0Hogue 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 0Robinson 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-33 33McDuffi e 0-0 0 1-27 27 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultCatt oi 2 13:21 24 GoodCatt oi 3 10:55 46 GoodCatt oi 3 3:58 42 GoodCatt oi 4 3:15 26 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTHogue 5-2-7 0 1.5-6 0 0 1-0Ishmael 6-0-6 0 0 0 0 0Hallman 2-4-6 0 .5-2 0 0 0Milller 3-2-5 2.5-19 3.5-20 0 0 0

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGSmith 8 38 3 35 0 12Steele 8 22 0 22 0 5Bass 7 36 17 19 0 16Calhoun 1 2 0 2 0 2Baker 1 0 3 -3 0 0Hudgens 1 0 8 -8 0 0Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHudgens 6 15 1 143 1 51Bass 10 15 1 115 1 61Hall 0 1 0 0 0 0Receiving No Yds TD LGCalhoun 4 162 1 61Steele 3 21 0 20Joachim 3 8 0 6Baker 2 13 0 8Onarheim 1 23 0 23Smith 1 14 0 14Farr 1 12 1 12Singleton 1 5 0 5Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBReagan 5 246 49.2 56 1 2Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGBrown 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-62 62Johnson 0-0 0 4-96 34 0-0 0Hightower 0-0 0 2-55 37 0-0 0Griffi n 0-0 0 1-17 17 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultReagan 2 0:00 30 MissedReagan 4 13:49 42 MissedDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTJackson 11-2-13 0 0 1 0 0Rockett e 5-2-7 0 1-1 0 0 0

23


GAME 6 GAME 6

October 17, 2009 - Att endance: 48,453Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)

ORLANDO, Fla. - By the end of a blustery night, a record crowd was mostly gone and Bright House Networks Stadium was half empty rather than rocking in celebrati on. On this night, there would be no defi ning, landmark victory for UCF and instead just the frustrati on of having missed out on too many opportuniti es.

When UCF failed to convert from the 2-yard line late in the third quarter when it trailed by just 10 points, its chances of defeati ng No. 9 Miami seemed to wither away. Ulti mately a 27-7 loss to the rival Hurricanes left the Knights shaking their heads in frustrati on and left a crowd of 48,453 numb from something other than the windy conditi ons.

Hoping to take down the reborn, rebuilt Hurricanes and establish themselves among the Sunshine State’s Famed Big Three, UCF failed to produce an error-free performance. Their fatal fl aw once again - as it has been much of the season - was an inability to get points aft er moving into scoring positi on.

UCF (3-3) got no points aft er driving to the 15-yard line on the fi rst possession of the game. And the three-play possession from the 2 - when Brynn Harvey was dropped for a four-yard loss on fi rst down and Hodges was intercepted aft er being blindsided - proved crippling for the Knights. Get 10, 14 or even six points out of those two possessions and it certainly could have been a diff erent game for UCF.

Miami, clearly back among the powers now aft er navigati ng its way through one of the toughest schedules in the country, improved to 5-1. The Hurricanes got 293 yards from Jacory Harris and 363 yards of total off ense.

UCF’s defense kept the Knights in the game by relentlessly pres-suring Harris all game. UCF recorded six sacks, the most in a game since last season against East Carolina. Cory Hogue had two sacks, while Darius Nall, Bruce Miller, David Williams and Jarvis Geathers each dropped Harris once.

UCF electrifi ed the largest crowd ever at Bright House Networks Stadium in the third quarter when they got within 17-7. Hodges hit on passes for 15, 41 and nine yards before fi nding Rocky Ross on an 8-yard slant pass for a touchdown.

Just minutes later UCF seemed poised to get even closer to putti ng a major scare into the `Canes. A high punt snap gave UCF the ball at the 2-yard line aft er an illegal kicking penalty. But UCF went backwards on an opti on play - a call that O’Leary said he himself wondered about. The series that again gave UCF no points was a turning point in the game.

Had UCF been able to solve its red-zone woes Saturday night, an upset might have been possible. Instead, UCF was once again frustrati ngly left with what-if scenarios.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY First QuarterUM Leonard Hankerson 23 yd pass from Jacory Harris (Matt Bosher kick) - 1:46 8-80, 3:44Second QuarterUM Matt Bosher 31 yd FG - 9:47 9-35, 3:55Third QuarterUM Javarris James 5 yd run (Matt Bosher kick) - 13:18 3-51, 0:43UCF Rocky Ross 8 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 9:15 9-80, 3:59UM Matt Bosher 46 yd FG - 1:56 8-52, 4:15Fourth QuarterUM Damien Berry 3 yd run (Matt Bosher kick) - 10:46 9-61, 4:40

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS UM UCFFIRST DOWNS 26 11NET YARDS RUSHING 70 53 Rushing Att empts 46 24 Average Per Rush 1.5 2.2 Rushing Touchdowns 2 0 Yards Gained Rushing 157 78 Yards Lost Rushing 87 25NET YARDS PASSING 293 176 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 20-27-0 13-31-1 Average Per Att empt 10.9 5.7 Average Per Completi on 14.6 13.5 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 363 229 Total off ense plays 73 55 Average Gain Per Play 5.0 4.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalti es: Number-Yards 6-32 3-30PUNTS-YARDS 4-133 7-248 Average Yards Per Punt 33.2 35.4 Net Yards Per Punt 32.8 32.7 Inside 20 3 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-374 2-107 Average Yards Per Kickoff 62.3 53.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.3 40.5 Touchbacks 0 0Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 2-19-0 1-2-0 Average Per Return 9.5 2.0Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 2-26-0 6-126-0 Average Per Return 13.0 21.0Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 1-9-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 37:13 22:47Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 6 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 1-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-20 6-41PAT Kicks 3-3 1-1Field Goals 2-2 0-1


MIAMIMIAMIINDIVIDUAL STATISTICSINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 12 30 5 25 0 6McDuffi e 3 21 0 21 0 12Guyton 1 14 0 14 0 14Weaver 2 5 0 5 0 3Newsome 2 5 0 5 0 4Calabrese 1 1 0 1 0 1Hodges 3 2 20 -18 0 2Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 12 27 1 163 1 41Calabrese 1 4 0 13 0 13Receiving No Yds TD LGNewsome 3 56 0 41Kay 2 28 0 19Giovanetti 2 23 0 15Ross 2 12 1 8Aiken 1 35 0 35Kelly 1 13 0 13Watt ers 1 11 0 11Harvey 1 -2 0 0Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 7 248 35.4 49 3 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGRoss 1-2 2 0-0 0 0-0 0McDuffi e 0-0 0 6-126 35 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultCatt oi 1 5:30 32 MissedDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTBoddie 6-4-10 0 0 0 0 0Young 7-1-8 0 1-7 0 0 0Hogue 7-1-8 2-13 3.5-15 0 0 0Hallman 2-6-8 0 1-1 0 0 0

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGJames, J. 17 68 3 65 1 8Berry 14 61 1 60 1 14Chambers 3 15 0 15 0 7James, M. 1 1 0 1 0 1Benjamin 2 5 7 -2 0 5Harris 7 7 41 -34 0 7Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHarris 20 26 0 293 1 32Cooper 0 1 0 0 0 0Receiving No Yds TD LGByrd 5 85 0 32Hankerson 4 64 1 23Benjamin 4 46 0 13Graham 2 42 0 21Collier 1 28 0 28Streeter 1 12 0 12James, M. 1 9 0 9Epps 1 5 0 5Berry 1 2 0 2Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBBosher 4 133 33.2 41 3 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGCollier 2-19 13 0-0 0 0-0 0James, M. 0-0 0 2-26 16 0-0 0McCarthy 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-9 9Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultBosher 2 9:47 31 GoodBosher 3 1:56 46 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTSharpton 5-6-11 0 1-1 0 0 0Harris, B. 5-2-7 0 0 0 0 0Spence 4-3-7 2-20 2-20 0 0 0

24


GAME 7 GAME 7

ICE 0 0 0 7 - 7October 24, 2009 - Att endance: 10,196Rice Stadium (Houston, Texas)

HOUSTON, Texas - From the fi rst snap of the game, UCF was in control and it never let up in a 49-7 win at Rice in Houston, Texas. The Knights (4-3, 2-2 Conference USA) won their 50th road game in program history as they scored their most points on the road since collecti ng 64 at Louisiana Tech on Sept. 5, 1998.

Following the opening kickoff , Brett Hodges found A.J. Guyton on a 76-yard touchdown recepti on to give the Black and Gold a quick 7-0 lead against the Owls (0-8, 0-4). It was the longest TD catch since Doug Gabriel’s 80-yard scoring strike at Arizona State Sept. 7, 2002.

Hodges went on to fi nish his outi ng 8-for-13 with 145 yards. Rob Calabrese also saw ti me under center, going 3-for-4 with 71 yards and two touchdowns. Guyton led the receivers with three recep-ti ons for 103 yards, and he also threw for a TD when he found Kamar Aiken on a 36-yarder in the second quarter.

The most lopsided road win in UCF’s 31-year football history, the Knights built on its 7-0 advantage but this ti me put together a 14-play drive capped off by a one-yard run from Hodges to make it 14-0. Only 1:27 later and UCF completed its fi rst quarter scoring on a 27-yard scamper from Ronnie Weaver.

Guyton’s touchdown pass to Aiken late in the second quarter pro-vided the Knights with their 28-0 halft ime lead, and it would keep up the off ensive pressure in the third. Following Josh Robinson’s 24-yard intercepti on return, Calabrese entered and hooked up with Jamar Newsome on a 52-yard touchdown pass for the 42-0 cushion.

Rice may have ruined the shutout bid with 11:03 left in the fourth by way of a one-yard run from Charles Ross, but Calabrese came right back and connected with Ricky Kay on a 13-yard TD pass for the fi nal 49-7 margin.

On the defensive side of the ball, UCF notched fi ve sacks and forced fi ve fumbles, recovering three of them.

In all, UCF outgained Rice 465 to 282 in total off ensive yards.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY First QuarterUCF A.J. Guyton 76 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 14:40 1-76, 0:20UCF Brett Hodges 1 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 3:29 14-87, 6:33UCF Ronnie Weaver 27 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 2:02 1-27, 0:07Second QuarterUCF Kamar Aiken 36 yd pass from A.J. Guyton (Nick Catt oi kick) - 1:55 6-89, 3:11Third QuarterUCF Josh Robinson 24 yd intercepti on return (Nick Catt oi kick) - 7:32UCF Jamar Newsome 52 yd pass from Rob Calabrese (Jamie Boyle kick) - 0:23 3-63, 1:24Fourth QuarterRICE Charles Ross 1 yd run (Clark Fangmeier kick) - 11:03 12-73, 4:12UCF Ricky Kay 13 yd pass from Rob Calabrese (Jamie Boyle kick) - 3:01 4-23, 1:58

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS UCF RICEFIRST DOWNS 21 16NET YARDS RUSHING 213 104 Rushing Att empts 39 38 Average Per Rush 5.5 2.7 Rushing Touchdowns 2 1 Yards Gained Rushing 242 172 Yards Lost Rushing 29 68NET YARDS PASSING 252 178 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 12-18-0 25-37-1 Average Per Att empt 14.0 4.8 Average Per Completi on 21.0 7.1 Passing Touchdowns 4 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 465 282 Total off ense plays 57 75 Average Gain Per Play 8.2 3.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 7-3Penalti es: Number-Yards 5-51 9-75PUNTS-YARDS 5-175 9-365 Average Yards Per Punt 35.0 40.6 Net Yards Per Punt 35.0 33.9 Inside 20 4 4KICKOFFS-YARDS 8-537 2-135 Average Yards Per Kickoff 67.1 67.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 51.2 57.0Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 3-60-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 20.0 0.0Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 1-21-0 5-67-0 Average Per Return 21.0 13.4Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 1-24-1 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 27:09 32:51Third-Down Conversions 3 of 9 6 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-49 2-14PAT Kicks 7-7 1-1Field Goals 0-1 0-0


RICERICEINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 12 80 9 71 0 23Weaver 5 58 0 58 1 27Davis, J. 2 44 0 44 0 35Kelly 5 16 0 16 0 7Davis, B. 3 10 0 10 0 6Hodges 9 26 18 8 1 12McDuffi e 2 8 0 8 0 6Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 8 13 0 145 1 76Calabrese 3 4 0 71 2 52Guyton 1 1 0 36 1 36Receiving No Yds TD LGGuyton 3 103 1 76Newsome 2 62 1 52Ross 2 19 0 15Aiken 1 36 1 36Kay 1 13 1 13Nissley 1 13 0 13Watt ers 1 6 0 6Harvey 1 0 0 0Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 5 175 35.0 45 4 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGGuyton 2-42 38 0-0 0 0-0 0Davis, J. 1-18 18 0-0 0 0-0 0Robinson 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-24 24McDuffi e 0-0 0 1-21 21 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultCatt oi 2 9:14 37 MissedDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTIshmael 8-3-11 0 0 0 0 0Boddie 7-3-10 0 1.5-8 1 0 0Thompson 2-6-8 0 .5-2 0 0 0

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGRoss 7 67 4 63 1 54Goodson 7 42 0 42 0 17Smith 10 38 0 38 0 19Knox 3 15 4 11 0 11Shepherd 5 10 30 -20 0 5Fanuzzi 6 0 30 -30 0 0Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGFanuzzi 17 26 1 116 0 15Shepherd 8 11 0 62 0 18Receiving No Yds TD LGDixon 6 54 0 18Beasley 4 26 0 15Wardlow 3 36 0 15Goodson 3 19 0 11Dupree 2 12 0 6Smith 2 8 0 6Ross 2 1 0 8Maginot 1 10 0 10Randolph 1 7 0 7McDonald 1 5 0 5Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBBrundage 5 232 46.4 63 2 0Martens 4 133 33.2 58 2 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGGoodson 0-0 0 1-27 27 0-0 0Gaddis 0-0 0 4-40 17 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultNoneDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTBradshaw 3-9-12 0 0 0 0 0Jones 3-3-6 0 1-9 0 0 0Briggs 2-4-6 0 0 0 0 0

25


GAME 8 GAME 8

MARSHALL 0 17 3 0 - 20

November 1, 2009 - Att endance: 35,676Bright House Networks Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)

ORLANDO, Fla. - With UCF’s players and coaches joyously cel-ebrati ng and Bright House Networks Stadium throbbing with raw emoti on, the Knights fi nally had their signature moment and the kind of defi ning victory that could ulti mately turn this season into a special one.

When UCF wiped out a 13-point defi cit with two fourth-quarter touchdowns - the fi nal one with 23 seconds to play - the Knights improbably defeated Marshall 21-20 to capture the kind of victory that it has desperately sought all season.

It might sound cliché, but UCF won only because it conti nued to fi ght on both sides of the ball unti l the fi nal horn. The Knights got a game-saving strip of the football from standout defensive end Bruce Miller with 2:12 to play, a moment that set up UCF’s winning score.

Gritt y senior quarterback Brett Hodges then found Rocky Ross for a one-yard score to ti e the game with 23 seconds to play. Nick Catt oi’s point-aft er boot provided the game-winning point and set off an erupti on of emoti on from the 35,676 inside the stadium.

The night looked like it would be another forgett able one, much like the close loss to the University of Miami two weeks earlier, when Hodges’ fourth-down pass fell incomplete with 2:40 to play with the Knights down 20-14.

But two plays later, Miller made the play of his collegiate career. Marshall quarterback Brian Anderson had the ball locked away with two hands, but Miller was able to rip it from his grasp. Freshman defensive back Josh Robinson, who had his third intercepti on of the season earlier in the game, recovered the loose ball to give UCF one more shot.

And UCF was able to get it in the end zone largely because of a 19-yard strike from Hodges to Kamar Aiken that got the Knights down to the one-yard line with 26 seconds to play. From there, Hodges faked the ball to Brynn Harvey and found Ross open in the end zone for the tying score.

UCF was behind the fi eld-positi on batt le most of the fi rst half, and as it turned out, that cost the Knights dearly. UCF mustered just two fi rst downs on its fi rst four possessions. That allowed Marshall to either start or drive into UCF territory fi ve ti mes in the fi rst half. The Herd led 17-7 at the break.

Trailing 7-0 early in the second quarter aft er a shaky start off en-sively, UCF grabbed some momentum and got back in the game. Hodges had completi ons of 15 and 14 yards and a Jonathan Davis 15-yard sprint around right end put UCF in scoring positi on. And UCF rewarded O’Leary’s decision to go for it on fourth-and-one when Hodges hit Kamar Aiken for a four-yard score. Aiken wisely cut the corner route short, coming back to the ball for his fourth TD catch of the season and the 10th of his career.

As has been the case all season, UCF suff ered a staggering moment in the red zone. Nick Catt oi’s fi eld goal try from 48 yards was ti pped at the line and Marshall’s Ashton Hall fi elded the kick at the fi ve-yard line. He returned it 68 yards, taking the wind out of UCF’s sails.

Five plays later, Darius Marshall scooted around left end for a three-yard touchdown that put the Thundering Herd up 17-7 at the half.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY Second QuarterMAR Cody Slate 4 yd pass from Brian Anderson (C. Ratanamorn kick) - 12:03 7-91, 2:45UCF Kamar Aiken 4 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 7:57 8-72, 4:01MAR C. Ratanamorn 30 yd FG - 4:58 6-63, 2:53MAR Darius Marshall 3 yd run (C. Ratanamorn kick) - 1:02 5-28, 1:13Third QuarterMAR C. Ratanamorn 21 yd FG - 3:25 10-76, 5:04Fourth QuarterUCF Brynn Harvey 2 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 7:51 7-43, 2:25UCF Rocky Ross 1 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 0:23 8-30, 1:49

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS MAR UCFFIRST DOWNS 18 23NET YARDS RUSHING 56 59 Rushing Att empts 36 30 Average Per Rush 1.6 2.0 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 105 85 Yards Lost Rushing 49 26NET YARDS PASSING 237 342 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 13-28-1 23-48-0 Average Per Att empt 8.5 7.1 Average Per Completi on 18.2 14.9 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 293 401 Total off ense plays 64 78 Average Gain Per Play 4.6 5.1Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalti es: Number-Yards 5-39 8-76PUNTS-YARDS 5-209 6-222 Average Yards Per Punt 41.8 37.0 Net Yards Per Punt 35.6 33.7 Inside 20 2 3 50+ Yards 2 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-298 4-223 Average Yards Per Kickoff 59.6 55.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 39.6 41.5Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-31-0 Average Per Return 0.0 10.3Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 4-57-0 4-80-0 Average Per Return 14.2 20.0Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 68 0Possession Time 31:06 28:54Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 5 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 5 of 6Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-10 4-42PAT Kicks 2-2 3-3Field Goals 2-2 0-1


MARSHALLMARSHALLINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 21 51 4 47 1 6Newsome 1 17 0 17 0 17Davis, J. 2 16 0 16 0 15Hodges 5 1 10 -9 0 1Aiken 1 0 12 -12 0 0Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 23 45 0 342 2 41Team 0 3 0 0 0 0Receiving No Yds TD LGRoss 6 76 1 21Guyton 5 100 0 41Aiken 5 62 1 23Nissley 3 46 0 27Newsome 2 27 0 19Kay 1 16 0 16Watt ers 1 15 0 15Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 6 222 37.0 54 3 1Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGGuyton 3-31 17 0-0 0 0-0 0McDuffi e 0-0 0 2-43 25 0-0 0Baldwin 0-0 0 1-29 29 0-0 0Robinson 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 0Davis, J. 0-0 0 1-8 8 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultCatt oi 2 2:15 48 ReturnedDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTMiller 4-6-10 2.5-33 3-34 1 0 0Young 7-1-8 0 0 0 0 0Ishmael 4-3-7 0 0 0 0 0Hogue 2-4-6 0 .5-2 0 0 0

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGMarshall 28 87 7 80 1 10Booker 1 3 0 3 0 3Anderson 7 15 42 -27 0 10Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGAnderson 13 28 1 237 1 47Receiving No Yds TD LGSlate 5 80 1 47Wilson 5 42 0 12Dobson 2 75 0 46Smith 1 40 0 40Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBWhitehead 5 209 41.8 57 2 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGGale 0-0 0 1-12 12 0-0 0Marshall 0-0 0 3-45 15 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultRatanamorn 2 4:58 30 GoodRatanamorn 3 3:25 21 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTHarvey 7-4-11 1-1 1-1 0 0 0Brown 4-4-8 0 0 0 0 0Bembry 5-2-7 0 1-12 0 0 0Burns 5-0-5 0 0 0 0 0

26


GAME 9 GAME 9

November 7, 2009 - Att endance: 101,003Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austi n, Texas)

AUSTIN, Texas - For nearly three quarters Saturday, the UCF defense contained No. 2 Texas’ off ense. Despite a valiant eff ort from the Knights, Texas used a score late in the third quarter and a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to pull away from UCF and post a 35-3 win at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Texas led just 14-3 at halft ime, and did not put the game out of reach unti l the 3:11 mark of the third quarter when Colt McCoy found James Kirkendoll for a 14-yard touchdown recepti on.

UCF was playing without starti ng quarterback Brett Hodges and starti ng tailback Brynn Harvey. Both sat out the game due to injury.

Starti ng in place of Hodges, Rob Calabrese guided the UCF off ense to several promising drives, but the Knights were unable to fi nd the end zone. UCF’s lone score came three minutes into the game when Nick Catt oi hit a fi eld goal to give the team a 3-0 edge.

Calabrese fi nished the game 10-of-19 for 76 yards. Filling in for Harvey, Jonathan Davis had 22 carries for 71 yards.

Cody Johnson had two rushing touchdowns in the fi rst half for the Longhorns. Texas appeared to be heading for another score towards the end of the second quarter, but Josh Robinson picked off McCoy at the UCF 14 to halt the drive.

UCF and the Longhorns were meeti ng for the second ti me. In 2007, Texas escaped with a 35-32 win in the inaugural game at Bright House Networks Stadium.

Trailing 21-3 early in the fourth quarter, the Knights appeared to stop Johnson in the end zone for a safety. The play was reviewed, and the ball was placed on the Texas one. Three plays later, McCoy found Jordan Shipley for an 88-yard touchdown pass.

Texas totaled 470 yards through the air, and just 67 on the ground. McCoy completed 33-of-42 att empts in the winning eff ort.

Cory Hogue paced the Knights with 12 total tackles.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY Second QuarterUCF Nick Catt oi 39 yd FG - 13:00 8-36, 3:04UT Cody Johnson 20 yd run (Hunter Lawrence kick) - 11:49 4-80, 1:07UT Cody Johnson 13 yd run (Hunter Lawrence kick) - 5:29 11-72, 4:39Third QuarterUT James Kirdendoll 14 yd pass from Colt McCoy (H. Lawrence kick) - 3:11 15-87, 6:20Fourth QuarterUT Jordan Shipley 88 yd pass from Colt McCoy (Hunter Lawrence kick) - 13:01 4-99, 1:46UT Foswhitt Whitt aker 6 yd run (Hunter Lawrence kick) - 9:13 6-51, 2:35

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS UCF UTFIRST DOWNS 15 24NET YARDS RUSHING 75 67 Rushing Att empts 38 25 Average Per Rush 2.0 2.7 Rushing Touchdowns 0 3 Yards Gained Rushing 115 93 Yards Lost Rushing 40 26NET YARDS PASSING 76 470 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 10-19-0 33-42-1 Average Per Att empt 4.0 11.2 Average Per Completi on 7.6 14.2 Passing Touchdowns 0 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 151 537 Total off ense plays 57 67 Average Gain Per Play 2.6 8.0Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalti es: Number-Yards 1-5 6-53PUNTS-YARDS 8-340 2-56 Average Yards Per Punt 42.5 28.0 Net Yards Per Punt 40.8 25.5 Inside 20 4 0 50+ Yards 3 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-137 6-391 Average Yards Per Kickoff 68.5 65.2 Net Yards Per Kickoff 50.0 45.3Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 1-5-0 2-14-0 Average Per Return 5.0 7.0Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 4-79-0 1-17-0 Average Per Return 19.8 17.0Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 1-3-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 31:11 28:49Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 10 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 6-31PAT Kicks 0-0 5-5Field Goals 1-1 0-1


TEXASTEXASINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGDavis 22 80 9 71 0 12Guyton 1 11 0 11 0 11Calabrese 15 24 31 -7 0 6Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGCalabrese 10 19 0 76 0 14Receiving No Yds TD LGGuyton 5 35 0 14Kay 2 22 0 11Aiken 2 12 0 7Ross 1 7 0 7Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 8 340 42.5 70 4 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGGuyton 1-5 5 0-0 0 0-0 0McDuffi e 0-0 0 4-79 27 0-0 0Robinson 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-3 3Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultCatt oi 2 13:00 39 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTHogue 10-2-12 0 2-3 0 0 0Robinson 5-1-6 0 0 0 0 1Geathers 5-1-6 2-9 2-9 0 0 0Ishmael 4-1-5 0 0 0 0 0

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGJohnson 10 48 4 44 2 20McCoy 8 22 9 13 0 8Newton 1 6 0 6 0 6Whitt aker 5 16 13 3 1 8Monroe 1 1 0 1 0 1Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGMcCoy 33 42 1 470 2 88Receiving No Yds TD LGShipley 11 273 1 88Williams 5 67 0 19Kirkendoll 5 40 1 14Chiles 3 40 0 18Goodwin 3 10 0 6Whitt aker 2 11 0 6Johnson 2 10 0 14Smith 1 12 0 12Buckner 1 7 0 7Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBTucker 2 56 28.0 40 0 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGShipley 2-14 11 0-0 0 0-0 0Monroe 0-0 0 1-17 17 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultLawrence 1 10:02 44 MissedDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTKindle 6-3-9 1-6 2-8 0 0 0Houston 5-2-7 1-8 2.5-10 0 0 0Muckelroy 4-1-5 0 0 0 0 0Acho 4-1-5 1-5 1-5 0 0 0

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GAME 10 GAME 10

HOUSTON 10 7 0 15 - 32


ORLANDO, Fla. - Drenched in a mixture of sweat from a long, hot aft ernoon and ice water from a joyous locker room celebrati on, UCF defensive end Bruce Miller recounted a story from the night before when the Knights were shown inspirati onal footage from legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.

The video montage of Ali showed him taking one punch aft er another only to answer the bell each ti me and come back to knock out an opponent. Then, aft er UCF’s players were worked into a frenzy, they were told how the Ali link would be a fi tti ng metaphor for the showdown against No. 12 Houston at Bright House Networks Stadium.

``Like Ali, we took some punches and we took them early and we sti ll kept fi ghti ng back,’’ Miller said aft er UCF’s thrilling 37-32 defeat of Houston. ̀ `That was the moral of the story today, fi ghti ng back.’’

UCF batt led back from 10-0 and 17-3 defi cits and trailed at the half for the ninth ti me in 10 games, but it sti ll had a good enough of a mixture of opportunisti c off ense and gritt y defense to pull off a bit of history.

The Knights (6-4 overall, 4-2 in Conference USA play) beat a ranked Football Bowl Subdivision team for the fi rst ti me, a span of 23 games. It was also the fi rst victory against a ranked team in 10 tries in George O’Leary’s six seasons at UCF.

A UCF defense that forced three turnovers and an off ense that controlled the ball almost twice as much as Houston’s potent of-fense (39.5 minutes to 20.5 minutes) helped the Knights bring an end to Case Keenum’s bid for the Heisman. The junior quarterback entered the game on pace to break the NCAA record for passing yards in a season, but managed only 377 yards. He was picked off once, sacked twice and forced to hurry many of his 56 att empts because of UCF’s swarming pressure.

Keenum torched UCF for a 51-yard touchdown and 179 pass yards in the fi rst quarter, but the Knights refused to wilt.

Down 17-10 at the half, UCF responded with its most important stretch of football this season. UCF was no stranger to being be-hind, having trailed in every home game this season and in every game except the Rice rout. UCF strung together scoring drives of 51 yards and 85 yards to spring to a 23-17 lead. Brynn Harvey’s 41-yard sprint, one of his three TD runs on the day, was a thing of beauty as he hit the line at full speed and never broke stride as he crossed the goal line.

And when UCF fi nished with a fl ourish, getti ng a 24-touchdown pass from Hodges to freshman Quincy McDuffi e and a seven-yard plunge from Harvey, the Knights led 37-20 and the road was paved for one of the biggest wins in school history. Harvey, who rested a sore ankle last week against Texas, looked fresh on Saturday as he ran for 139 yards.

UCF had to survive two late touchdown passes from Keenum and two onside kicks, but when the game was complete UCF fi nally had a big win and the crowd of 36,776 pulsated with emoti on.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY First QuarterUH Matt Hogan 33 yd FG - 9:18 8-45, 2:30UH Tyron Carrier 51 yd pass from Case Keenum (Matt Hogan kick) - 6:55 2-51, 0:41Second QuarterUCF Nick Catt oi 35 yd FG - 7:03 15-62, 8:27UH Devin Mays 100 kickoff return - 6:51UCF Jonathan Davis 4 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 1:18 10-62, 5:24Third QuarterUCF Brynn Harvey 1 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick blocked) - 8:51 8-51, 4:17UCF Brynn Harvey 41 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 5:06 5-85, 2:18Fourth QuarterUH Matt Hogan 21 yd FG - 14:53 9-36, 1:54UCF Quincy McDuffi e 24 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 9:03 11-79, 5:44UCF Brynn Harvey 7 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 8:27 1-7, 0:10UH Tyron Carrier 31 yd pass from Case Keenum (Matt Hogan kick failed) - 3:39 12-94, 2:23UH Chaz Rodriguez 15 yd pass from Case Keenum (Case Keenum pass failed) - 0:10 12-80, 2:23

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS HOU UCFFIRST DOWNS 21 21NET YARDS RUSHING 46 152 Rushing Att empts 15 50 Average Per Rush 3.1 3.0 Rushing Touchdowns 0 4 Yards Gained Rushing 66 189 Yards Lost Rushing 20 37NET YARDS PASSING 377 241 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 33-57-1 21-25-1 Average Per Att empt 6.6 9.6 Average Per Completi on 11.4 11.5 Passing Touchdowns 3 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 423 393 Total off ense plays 72 75 Average Gain Per Play 5.9 5.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 2-1Penalti es: Number-Yards 5-21 1-11PUNTS-YARDS 4-178 5-188 Average Yards Per Punt 44.5 37.6 Net Yards Per Punt 45.2 33.6KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-348 7-451 Average Yards Per Kickoff 58.0 64.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 37.7 39.9Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-0-0 2--3-0 Average Per Return 0.0 -1.5Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 7-172-1 5-122-0 Average Per Return 24.6 24.4Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 1-4-0 1-22-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 20:30 39:30Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 7 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 2-17PAT Kicks 2-3 4-5Field Goals 2-2 1-1


HOUSTONHOUSTONINDIVIDUAL STATISTICSINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 35 149 10 139 3 41Davis, J. 8 31 4 27 1 15Guyton 1 5 0 5 0 5McDuffi e 1 4 0 4 0 4Hodges 4 0 21 -21 0 0Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 21 25 1 241 1 31Receiving No Yds TD LGMcDuffi e 4 77 1 27Aiken 4 60 0 31Guyton 4 30 0 11Watt ers 4 20 0 15Kay 2 15 0 9Harvey 1 23 0 23Kelly 1 10 0 10Nissley 1 6 0 6Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 5 188 37.6 51 1 1Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGGuyton 2-(-3) 20 0-0 0 0-0 0Boddie 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-22 22McDuffi e 0-0 0 5-122 32 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultCatt oi 2 7:03 35 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTHogue 5-5-10 0 0 0 0 0Ishmael 5-3-8 0 0 0 0 0Boddie 5-1-6 0 0 0 0 1-22Hallman 3-3-6 0 0 1 1-0 0

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGSims 6 36 3 33 0 12Keenum 5 25 17 8 0 14Beall 3 3 0 3 0 2Johnson, J. 1 2 0 2 0 2Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGKeenum 33 56 1 377 3 51Team 0 1 0 0 0 0Receiving No Yds TD LGCarrier 9 149 2 51Cleveland 8 88 0 17Sims 8 28 0 8Edwards 4 60 0 37Rodriguez 2 23 1 15Casti le 1 18 0 18Johnson, K. 1 11 0 11Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBTurner 4 178 44.5 52 1 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGDugat 2-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0Mays 0-0 0 4-132 100 0-0 0Blackmon 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-4 4Carrier 0-0 0 3-40 29 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultHogan 1 9:18 33 GoodHogan 4 14:53 21 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTMcGraw 11-3-14 2-18 3-19 0 0 0Brinkley 11-3-14 0 1-6 1 1-0 0Steward 9-3-12 0 2-5 0 0 0Cavness 4-7-11 0 0 0 0 0

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GAME 11 GAME 11

TULANE 0 0 0 0 - 0


ORLANDO, Fla. - This is how shockingly far UCF has progressed in a matt er of one calendar year: A Knights team that limped to the fi nish line last November and was embarrassingly shut out in their fi nale has transformed now into a team that is doing the shutti ng out of foes and running up records in the process.

UCF’s light years of growth were clearly evident again as it repeat-edly gashed Tulane with numerous big plays and the defense delivered another dominati ng performance in an easy, breezy 49-0 rout at Bright House Networks Stadium.

It proved to be the largest shutout victory ever in Conference USA play, beati ng the previous mark of 33-0 by Southern Miss against Houston in 1997. It should be pointed out here that UCF was shutout 15-0 by UAB last November, showing just how much the Knights have progressed.

The lopsided numbers on both sides of the ball were tremendously gaudy for a 7-4 UCF team that is playing as well as any Knights squad since the 2007 editi on won the Conference USA ti tle. If the game against 3-8 Tulane were a fi ght, offi cials would have stepped in and stopped it. To wit:

---- UCF held Tulane to a minus-30 yards rushing, making it the second best performance by any defense in the nati on this sea-son. UCF’s defensive line was in the backfi eld almost more than Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffi n, registering three sacks and eight tackles for loss.

---- UCF held the Green Wave to just 50 total yards on 51 plays. It’s the fewest total yards a C-USA team has ever allowed in a game since the league’s formati on.

And a UCF off ense that embarrassingly ranked 119th in the country last season showed off its monumental strides by putti ng up some spectacular numbers of their own. Such as:

---- UCF’s 504 yards were the most since the 2007 championship team had 506 at UAB.

---- The 49-point margin of victory is ti ed for the eighth-best in school history and is the largest win since 2001. And including the 37-32 defeat of Houston last Saturday, the Knights have scored 86 points in the past two games.

---- Brynn Harvey ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns, giving him 268 yards and six touchdowns over his past two games. He became the fi rst Knight back since Kevin Smith to run for at least 100 yards in back-to-back games. And his 50-yard score on the game’s fourth play matched the longest of his career.

In a bizarre twist, UCF had drives of 14 plays and 13 plays in the fi rst half in which it didn’t score, but later scored quick-strike touchdowns on drives of two, one and three plays.

A resilient second-half team most of the season, UCF led at halft ime for just the second ti me all season. The Knights rallied in the second half against Samford, Buff alo, Memphis, Marshall and Houston for wins, but no such comeback would be needed on this day.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY First QuarterUCF Brynn Harvey 50 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 13:08 4-70, 1:52Second QuarterUCF Brynn Harvey 2 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 1:31 2-3, 0:39Third QuarterUCF Brynn Harvey 2 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 12:28 2-13, 0:32UCF Kamar Aiken 29 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 10:37 1-29, 0:13UCF Kamar Aiken 16 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Jamie Boyle kick) - 9:35 3-22, 0:55UCF Jonathan Davis 9 yd run (Jamie Boyle kick) - 0:47 14-97, 6:51Fourth QuarterUCF Brendan Kelly 6 yd pass from Rob Calabrese (Jamie Boyle kick) - 11:33 6-25, 3:09

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS TLN UCFFIRST DOWNS 7 28NET YARDS RUSHING -30 264 Rushing Att empts 24 50 Average Per Rush -1.2 5.3 Rushing Touchdowns 0 4 Yards Gained Rushing 41 279 Yards Lost Rushing 71 15NET YARDS PASSING 80 240 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 13-27-2 20-29-1 Average Per Att empt 3.0 8.3 Average Per Completi on 6.2 12.0 Passing Touchdowns 0 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 50 504 Total off ense plays 51 79 Average Gain Per Play 1.0 6.4Fumbles: Number-Lost 5-3 1-0Penalti es: Number-Yards 2-15 3-28PUNTS-YARDS 7-345 3-106 Average Yards Per Punt 49.3 35.3 Net Yards Per Punt 39.7 33.0 Inside 20 3 2 50+ Yards 2 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 1-69 8-516 Average Yards Per Kickoff 69.0 64.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.0 41.9Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 1-7-0 4-67-0 Average Per Return 7.0 16.8Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 8-181-0 1-29-0 Average Per Return 22.6 29.0Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 1-40-0 2-16-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-10-0Possession Time 22:37 37:23Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 9 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 5-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 3-19PAT Kicks 0-0 7-7Field Goals 0-0 0-0


TULANETULANEINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 16 129 0 129 3 50Davis, J. 16 81 5 76 1 14Davis, B. 8 37 3 34 0 12Weaver 4 13 0 13 0 5Calabrese 2 11 0 11 0 6McDuffi e 1 5 0 5 0 5Hodges 3 3 7 -4 0 3Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 19 28 1 234 2 29Calabrese 1 1 0 6 1 6Receiving No Yds TD LGGuyton 6 56 0 19Aiken 5 84 2 29Ross 3 37 0 16Kelly 2 23 1 17McDuffi e 2 13 0 7Nissley 1 15 0 15Kay 1 12 0 12Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 3 106 35.3 43 2 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGGuyton 2-26 19 0-0 0 0-0 0Davis, J. 2-41 23 0-0 0 0-0 0Baldwin 0-0 0 1-29 29 0-0 0Weams 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 0Robinson 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-16 16Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultNoneDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTIshmael 5-2-7 0 0 1 0 0Young 2-4-6 0 .5-1 0 0 0Hogue 2-3-5 0 0 0 0 0Robinson 4-0-4 0 0 0 0 1-16

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGWilliams, J. 2 4 0 4 0 3Barnett 1 2 0 2 0 2Williams, A. 1 0 2 -2 0 0Anderson 14 31 33 -2 0 9Thevenot 1 0 10 -10 0 0Griffi n 4 4 24 -20 0 4Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGGriffi n 10 20 2 67 0 14Kemp 2 5 0 12 0 7Moore 1 2 0 1 0 1Receiving No Yds TD LGWilliams, J. 7 47 0 14Sparks 2 14 0 13Robott om 2 13 0 7Grant 1 5 0 5Williams, A. 1 1 0 1Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBThevenot 7 345 49.3 77 3 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGRobott om 1-7 7 0-0 0 0-0 0Banks 0-0 0 4-119 47 0-0 0Sullen 0-0 0 2-34 20 0-0 0Davis 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-40 40Barnett 0-0 0 1-12 12 0-0 0Williams, J. 0-0 0 1-16 16 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultNoneDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTJacks 6-2-8 0 1-1 0 0 0Echols 6-0-6 0 0 0 0 0Garrett 5-1-6 0 0 0 0 0Burks 4-2-6 0 .5-0 0 0 0

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GAME 12 GAME 12

November 28, 2009 - Att endance: 13,381Legion Field (Birmingham, Ala.)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For anyone looking for quanti tati ve proof as to just how markedly far the UCF football team has progressed over a year’s ti me, start with Nov. 29, 2008, and zip ahead to the Knights’ contest at historic Legion Field.

It was almost a year ago exactly when the Knights limped off the fi eld at Bright House Networks Stadium embarrassed by a 15-0 defeat to UAB.

Now, move ahead to this season when UCF’s off ense so easily moved the ball and gashed UAB that punter Blake Clingan might as well have had the day off . Whether it was through the air or on the ground, UCF did as it pleased with the ball - clearly a 180-degree turnaround from a year ago.

And when the Knights hung on down the stretch with one defen-sive stop aft er another in a 34-27 defeat of UAB, many of UCF’s players marveled at the incredible jump from 4-8 to 8-4 over the past 364 days.

UCF rolled up 435 yards of off ense, scored on six of its fi rst nine possessions and wasn’t forced to punt unti l just 8:33 remained in the game. They had to weather a furious fourth-quarter rally by UAB quarterback Joe Webb (459 total yards, four TDs), but UCF was not about to let a shaky fi nish overshadow an otherwise stellar aft ernoon.

UCF sophomore tailback Brynn Harvey ran for 130 yards and a 25-yard touchdown, allowing him to top 1,000 yards for the season. Hodges, the senior transfer from Wake Forest who rescued the UCF off ense with his steady play, passed for 230 yards and two TDs.

Clearly, the Knights have fi gured out the source of their slow starts to games. They trailed in nine of the fi rst 10 games at the half, but jumped up 14-0 last week against Tulane and surged ahead 24-14 by the break on Saturday.

But Webb single-handedly kept the Blazers within striking distance early on. He had a 23-yard TD strike to Patrick Hearn in the fi rst quarter and he ripped off a spectacular 53-yard scramble for an-other score in the second quarter. Webb, who has accounted for more than 70 percent of UAB’s off ense on the season, had 188 of the Blazers 226 yards in the fi rst half.

UCF didn’t punt in the fi rst half and scored on four of its fi rst six possessions, gashing UAB both with Hodges’ accurate passing and Harvey’s hard running between the tackles. Hodges hit on 12 of his fi rst 16 passes and had 129 yards by the ti me the game was just 17 minutes old. And Harvey, who seems to be picking up steam as the season has progressed, topped the 1,000-yard mark for the season early in the second period with an 18-yard scamper off left end.

Hodges had touchdown passes of 12 yards (to Kamar Aiken) and fi ve yards (to fullback Billy Giovanetti ) and threw for 188 yards against the nati on’s 120th ranked pass defense in the fi rst half.

UCF missed two other chances to grow its lead when Hodges uncharacteristi cally threw intercepti ons at the 11 and 3-yard line. He tried forcing a pass in on the fi rst error and was hit from behind on the second one. It was Hodges’ fi rst multi -intercepti on games since Sept. 26 when he had a dismal four-intercepti on day at East Carolina.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY First QuarterUCF Kamar Aiken 12 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 10:30 10-66, 4:30UAB Patrick Hearn 23 yd pass from Joe Webb (Josh Zahn kick) - 8:29 5-80, 2:01UCF Nick Catt oi 27 yd FG - 2:25 11-56, 5:55Second QuarterUCF Billy Giovanetti 5 yd pass from Brett Hodges (Nick Catt oi kick) - 12:36 8-61, 3:24UAB Joe Webb 53 yd run (Josh Zahn kick) - 10:06 5-83, 2:22UCF Jonathan Davis 7 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 5:12 2-12, 0:51Third QuarterUCF Brynn Harvey 25 yd run (Nick Catt oi kick) - 9:25 8-46, 3:26Fourth QuarterUAB Jeff rey Anderson 34 yd pass from Joe Webb (Josh Zahn kick) - 14:03 9-80, 3:25UCF Nick Catt oi 36 yd FG - 11:55 6-58, 2:00UAB Frantrell Forrest 5 yd pass from Joe Webb (Josh Zahn kick blocked) - 2:49 4-48, 1:07

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS UCF UABFIRST DOWNS 26 22NET YARDS RUSHING 205 205 Rushing Att empts 35 32 Average Per Rush 5.9 6.4 Rushing Touchdowns 2 1 Yards Gained Rushing 219 229 Yards Lost Rushing 14 24NET YARDS PASSING 230 322 Completi ons-Att empts-Int 24-38-2 20-35-1 Average Per Att empt 6.1 9.2 Average Per Completi on 9.6 16.1 Passing Touchdowns 2 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 435 527 Total off ense plays 73 67 Average Gain Per Play 6.0 7.9Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalti es: Number-Yards 1-15 5-48PUNTS-YARDS 3-95 3-128 Average Yards Per Punt 31.7 42.7 Net Yards Per Punt 32.0 32.3KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-485 4-247 Average Yards Per Kickoff 69.3 61.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 52.4 39.5Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 2-31-0 2--1-0 Average Per Return 15.5 -0.5Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 4-89-0 4-58-0 Average Per Return 22.2 14.5Intercepti ons: No.-Yds-TD 1-8-0 2-1-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 33:17 26:43Third-Down Conversions 2 of 10 5 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 1-5PAT Kicks 4-4 3-4Field Goals 2-3 0-1


UABUABINDIVIDUAL STATISTICSINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGHarvey 24 137 7 130 1 25Davis, J. 7 75 0 75 1 45Hodges 1 0 2 -2 0 0Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGHodges 24 38 2 230 2 32Receiving No Yds TD LGRoss 6 41 0 13Guyton 4 42 0 17Aiken 3 58 1 32Giovanetti 3 11 1 5Watt ers 2 18 0 10Harvey 2 15 0 19Nissley 1 22 0 22McDuffi e 1 14 0 14Newsome 1 8 0 8Kay 1 1 0 1Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBClingan 3 95 31.7 33 1 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGGuyton 2-31 22 0-0 0 0-0 0McDuffi e 0-0 0 3-71 33 0-0 0Robinson 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-8 8Baldwin 0-0 0 1-18 18 0-0 0Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultCatt oi 1 2:25 27 GoodCatt oi 3 2:28 34 MissedCatt oi 4 11:55 36 GoodDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTHogue 3-9-12 0 .5-2 0 0 0Boddie 7-3-10 0 .5-0 0 0 0Baldwin 3-4-7 0 0 0 0 0Robinson 5-1-6 0 0 0 0 1-8

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGWebb 18 156 19 137 1 53Brooks 6 23 1 22 0 10Ferrell 2 23 3 20 0 23Adams 1 11 0 11 0 11Isabelle 1 6 0 6 0 6Forrest 1 5 0 5 0 5Slaughter 2 5 0 5 0 4Passing Comp Att INT Yds TD LGWebb 20 35 1 322 3 42Receiving No Yds TD LGForrest 6 82 1 30Wright 5 66 0 36Anderson 2 40 1 34Ferrell 2 22 0 14Adams 1 42 0 42Slaughter 1 32 0 32Hearn 1 23 1 23Carter 1 9 0 9Mencer 1 6 0 6Punti ng No Yds Avg LG IN20 TBRagland 3 128 42.7 48 0 0Returns PR LG KR LG INTR LGFerrell 2-(-1) 3 3-43 17 0-0 0Coleman 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-1 1Field Goals QTR Time Dist ResultZahn 2 1:33 38 MissedDefense U-A-T S TFL FF FR INTSprings 6-4-10 0 .5-0 0 0 0Atwater 3-7-10 0 1-4 0 0 0Ware 5-3-8 0 .5-1 0 0 0Harris 1-5-6 0 0 0 0 0

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2009 UCF TEAM STATISTICS 2009 UCF TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS UCF OPPSCORING 316 248 Points Per Game 26.3 20.7FIRST DOWNS 235 230 Rushing 100 71 Passing 123 143 Penalty 12 16RUSHING YARDAGE 1662 990 Yards gained rushing 1955 1495 Yards lost rushing 293 505 Rushing Att empts 450 384 Average Per Rush 3.7 2.6 Average Per Game 138.5 82.5 TDs Rushing 19 10PASSING YARDAGE 2514 3187 Comp-Att -Int 205-344-11 267-427-11 Average Per Pass 7.3 7.5 Average Per Catch 12.3 11.9 Average Per Game 209.5 265.6 TDs Passing 19 18TOTAL OFFENSE 4176 4177 Total Plays 794 811 Average Per Play 5.3 5.2 Average Per Game 348.0 348.1KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 45-1106 53-967PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 25-300 12-37INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-138 11-164KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.6 18.2PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.0 3.1INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.5 14.9FUMBLES-LOST 15-7 29-15PENALTIES-Yards 47-444 62-474 Average Per Game 37.0 39.5PUNTS-Yards 57-2108 58-2305 Average Per Punt 37.0 39.7 Net punt average 35.3 33.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:06 28:543RD-DOWN Conversions 63/162 72/174 3rd-Down Pct 39% 41%4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/12 5/14 4th-Down Pct 75% 36%SACKS BY-Yards 37-285 27-167MISC YARDS 0 59TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 40 31FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-21 12-18ON-SIDE KICKS 1-2 0-2RED-ZONE SCORES (35-49) 71% (26-32) 81%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (27-49) 55% (16-32) 50%PAT-ATTEMPTS (35-38) 92% (26-28) 93%ATTENDANCE 266543 195246 Games/Avg Per Game 7/38078 5/39049 Neutral Site Games 0/0

CHARTING THE STARTSCHARTING THE STARTSPlayer Pos. Starts StreakKamar Aiken WR 31 7Emery Allen DB 3 Darin Baldwin DB 6 1Justi n Boddie DB 9 8Jamie Boyle PK 1 Ian Busti llo OL 19 12Rob Calabrese QB 11 Nick Catt oi PK 14 11Blake Clingan P 35 33Jonathan Davis RB 1 Jarvis Geathers DE 7 Billy Giovanetti HB 4 Theo Goins OL 4 4Michael Greco* DB 11 A.J. Guyton WR 6 Derrick Hallman LB 31 21Brynn Harvey RB 17 3Chance Henderson LB 26 Brett Hodges QB 9 3Cory Hogue LB 40 12 Chad Hounshell OL 1 Kemal Ishmael DB 8 8Ricky Kay FB 8 1Abré Leggins OL 6 2John Lubischer TE 4 Cliff McCray OL 18 3Quincy McDuffi e WR 2 Bruce Miller DE 33 11Darius Nall DE 5 Adam Nissley TE** 24 24Nick Pieschel OL 17 Corey Rabazinski TE 21 Jah Reid OL 26 18Jordan Richards LB 16 Josh Robinson CB 11 11Steven Robinson OL 4 Rocky Ross WR 34 2Alex Thompson LB 4 Travis Timmons DL 20 2Torrell Troup DL 38 28Wes Tunuufi Sauvao DL 1 Brian Watt ers WR 14 Reggie Weams DB 4 Ronnie Weaver RB 6 David Williams DE 17 2Khymest Williams WR 3 Lawrence Young LB 25 5

* Greco started four games at QB in 2008.** Nissley six games at RT in 2008.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalUCF 52 68 105 91 316Opponents 41 92 47 68 248

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2009 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 2009 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GHARVEY, Brynn 11 248 1134 57 1077 4.3 14 50 97.9DAVIS, Jonathan 11 57 327 18 309 5.4 3 45 28.1WEAVER, Ronnie 11 19 90 4 86 4.5 1 27 7.8MCDUFFIE, Qunicy 12 11 55 0 55 5.0 0 14 4.6DAVIS, Brandon 2 11 47 3 44 4.0 0 12 22.0KELLY, Brendan 9 10 43 0 43 4.3 0 18 4.8GUYTON, A.J. 12 3 30 0 30 10.0 0 14 2.5NEWSOME, Jamar 9 4 26 0 26 6.5 0 17 2.9WATTERS, Brian 9 1 15 0 15 15.0 0 15 1.7HODGES, Brett 11 54 145 135 10 0.2 1 17 0.9GIOVANETTI, Billy 9 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2CALABRESE, Rob 6 21 40 39 1 0.0 0 6 0.2AIKEN, Kamar 11 2 1 12 -11 -5.5 0 1 -1.0TEAM 8 8 0 25 -25 -3.1 0 0 -3.1Total.......... 12 450 1955 293 1662 3.7 19 50 138.5Opponents...... 12 384 1495 505 990 2.6 10 54 82.5

PASSING G Effi c Cmp-Att -Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GHODGES, Brett 11 133.42 184-301-11 61.1 2263 15 76 205.7CALABRESE, Rob 6 122.97 20-39-0 51.3 215 3 52 35.8TEAM 8 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0GUYTON, A.J. 12 732.40 1-1-0 100.0 36 1 36 3.0Total.......... 12 132.81 205-344-11 59.6 2514 19 76 209.5Opponents...... 12 133.98 267-427-11 62.5 3187 18 88 265.6

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GGUYTON, A.J. 12 42 559 13.3 1 76 46.6ROSS, Rocky 10 37 412 11.1 3 35 41.2AIKEN, Kamar 11 32 545 17.0 7 40 49.5NEWSOME, Jamar 9 23 284 12.3 3 52 31.6KAY, Ricky 11 14 159 11.4 2 19 14.5HARVEY, Brynn 11 13 76 5.8 0 23 6.9WATTERS, Brian 9 12 99 8.2 0 20 11.0NISSLEY, Adam 12 9 141 15.7 0 34 11.8MCDUFFIE, Qunicy 12 7 104 14.9 1 27 8.7GIOVANETTI, Billy 9 7 46 6.6 1 15 5.1RABAZINSKI, Corey 5 5 43 8.6 0 13 8.6KELLY, Brendan 9 4 46 11.5 1 17 5.1Total.......... 12 205 2514 12.3 19 76 209.5Opponents...... 12 267 3187 11.9 18 88 265.6

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongGUYTON, A.J. 13 140 10.8 0 38ROSS, Rocky 8 99 12.4 0 39DAVIS, Jonathan 4 61 15.2 0 23Total.......... 25 300 12.0 0 39Opponents...... 12 37 3.1 0 13

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongROBINSON, Josh 6 84 14.0 1 33WEAMS, Reggie 1 0 0.0 0 0HOGUE, Cory 1 0 0.0 0 0HALLMAN, Derrick 1 23 23.0 0 23YOUNG, Lawrence 1 9 9.0 0 9BODDIE, Justi n 1 22 22.0 0 22

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongMCDUFFIE, Quincy 33 773 23.4 1 95BALDWIN, Darin 8 218 27.2 0 72NEWSOME, Jamar 2 107 53.5 0 89THOMPSON, Alex 1 0 0.0 0 0DAVIS, Jonathan 1 8 8.0 0 8Total.......... 45 1106 24.6 1 95Opponents...... 53 967 18.2 1 100

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongTIMMONS, Travis 1 10 10.0 0 10Total.......... 1 10 10.0 0 10Opponents...... 2 28 14.0 1 22

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2009 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 2009 UCF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |------------- PATs -------------------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsHARVEY, Brynn 14 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0-0 0 0 86CATTOI, Nick 0 13-19 28-30 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 67AIKEN, Kamar 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42ROSS, Rocky 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18NEWSOME, Jamar 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18DAVIS, Jonathan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18KAY, Ricky 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12MCDUFFIE, Quincy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12BOYLE, Jamie 0 0-2 7-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 7HODGES, Brett 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 6ROBINSON, Josh 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6GIOVANETTI, Billy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6KELLY, Brendan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6WEAVER, Ronnie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6GUYTON, A.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 40 13-21 35-38 0-1 1 1-1 0 0 316Opponents...... 31 12-18 26-28 0-1 0 0-2 0 0 248

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GHODGES, Brett 11 355 10 2263 2273 206.6HARVEY, Brynn 11 248 1077 0 1077 97.9DAVIS, Jonathan 11 57 309 0 309 28.1CALABRESE, Rob 6 60 1 215 216 36.0WEAVER, Ronnie 11 19 86 0 86 7.8GUYTON, A.J. 12 4 30 36 66 5.5MCDUFFIE, Quincy 12 11 55 0 55 4.6DAVIS, Brandon 2 11 44 0 44 22.0KELLY, Brendan 9 10 43 0 43 4.8NEWSOME, Jamar 9 4 26 0 26 2.9WATTERS, Brian 9 1 15 0 15 1.7GIOVANETTI, Billy 9 1 2 0 2 0.2AIKEN, Kamar 11 2 -11 0 -11 -1.0TEAM 8 11 -25 0 -25 -3.1Total.......... 12 794 1662 2514 4176 348.0Opponents...... 12 811 990 3187 4177 348.1

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkBOYLE, Jamie 0-2 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1CATTOI, Nick 13-19 68.4 0-0 5-6 3-6 4-6 1-1 50 1

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdCLINGAN, Blake 57 2108 37.0 70 3 20 23 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnCATTOI, Nick 59 3844 65.2 10 1 BOYLE, Jamie 4 263 65.8 0 0 Total.......... 63 4107 65.2 10 1 967 46.7 23Opponents...... 51 3122 61.2 3 1 1106 38.4 31

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GHARVEY, Brynn 11 1077 76 0 0 0 1153 104.8MCDUFFIE, Quincy 12 55 104 0 773 0 932 77.7GUYTON, A.J. 12 30 559 140 0 0 729 60.8AIKEN, Kamar 11 -11 545 0 0 0 534 48.5ROSS, Rocky 10 0 412 99 0 0 511 51.1NEWSOME, Jamar 9 26 284 0 107 0 417 46.3DAVIS, Jonathan 11 309 0 61 8 0 378 34.4BALDWIN, Darin 10 0 0 0 218 0 218 21.8KAY, Ricky 11 0 159 0 0 0 159 14.5NISSLEY, Adam 12 0 141 0 0 0 141 11.8WATTERS, Brian 9 15 99 0 0 0 114 12.7KELLY, Brendan 9 43 46 0 0 0 89 9.9WEAVER, Ronnie 11 86 0 0 0 0 86 7.8ROBINSON, Josh 12 0 0 0 0 84 84 7.0GIOVANETTI, Billy 9 2 46 0 0 0 48 5.3DAVIS, Brandon 2 44 0 0 0 0 44 22.0RABAZINSKI, Corey 5 0 43 0 0 0 43 8.6HALLMAN, Derrick 12 0 0 0 0 23 23 1.9BODDIE, Justi n 10 0 0 0 0 22 22 2.2HODGES, Brett 11 10 0 0 0 0 10 0.9YOUNG, Lawrence 11 0 0 0 0 9 9 0.8CALABRESE, Rob 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.2TEAM 8 -25 0 0 0 0 -25 -3.1Total.......... 12 1662 2514 300 1106 138 5720 476.7Opponents...... 12 990 3187 37 967 164 5345 445.4

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|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf59 HOGUE, Cory 12 56 43 99 11.5-35 2.0-13 1-0 5 1 . 2 . .38 HALLMAN, Derrick 12 41 38 79 5.5-10 . 1-23 2 2 3-0 2 . .57 YOUNG, Lawrence 11 43 30 73 10.0-35 1.0-10 1-9 3 . 2-0 . . .20 ROBINSON, Josh 12 56 9 65 1.0-2 . 6-84 8 . 1-0 . . .18 ISHMAEL, Kemal 12 44 20 64 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . .23 BODDIE, Justi n 10 41 14 55 4.0-20 1.0-10 1-22 3 . . 2 . .49 MILLER, Bruce 12 26 27 53 16.5-122 12.0-114 . 3 7 1-0 1 . .2 GRECO, Michael 10 26 14 40 . . . 4 . . 1 . .98 TROUP, Torrell 12 16 16 32 5.0-14 2.0-7 . 4 3 1-0 . 1 .21 BALDWIN, Darin 10 20 12 32 2.0-5 . . 7 . . . . .99 GEATHERS, Jarvis 12 19 9 28 13.5-79 11.0-72 . 1 7 1-0 3 . .40 WEAMS, Reggie 11 10 14 24 . . 1-0 . . 1-0 . . .55 THOMPSON, Alex 12 13 10 23 1.5-4 . . 2 . . 1 . .48 WILLIAMS, David 12 14 8 22 5.5-15 1.0-6 . . 3 . . . .56 RICHARDS, Jordan 10 11 11 22 2.5-6 . . . . . 1 . .50 LINAM, Josh 12 10 4 14 1.0-4 . . . 1 . . . .95 TIMMONS, Travis 11 7 6 13 2.0-8 1.0-1 . . 1 1-10 1 . .53 NALL, Darius 12 7 5 12 4.5-28 4.0-27 . 1 7 1-0 1 . .19 BOUYE, A.J. 9 6 3 9 . . . 1 . . . . .35 WEAVER, Ronnie 11 7 1 8 . . . . . 2-0 1 . .27 DAVIS, Jonathan 11 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .15 ALEXANDER, Chad 5 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .94 TUNUUFI SAUVAO, Wes 9 3 1 4 2.0-19 1.0-15 . . . . 1 . .22 ALLEN, Emery 2 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .34 HARVEY, Brynn 11 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .46 HAUGHTON, Rashidi 4 2 1 3 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .47 HARNDEN, T.J. 3 1 2 3 1.5-10 1.0-10 . . . . . . .43 KAY, Ricky 11 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .81 AIKEN, Kamar 11 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .29 DANKENBRING, Lyle 6 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .33 GIOVANETTI, Nick 7 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .6 WATTERS, Brian 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .31 HUDSON, Austi n 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .52 CARTER, Jack 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .9 NEWSOME, Jamar 9 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .11 HODGES, Brett 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .14 MCDUFFIE, Quincy 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .5 ROSS, Rocky 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .66 LEGGINS, Abre 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 12 502 307 809 91-420 37-285 11-138 45 32 14-10 17 1 . Opponents...... 12 492 342 834 74.0-279 27-167 11-164 36 29 7-28 9 3 .

2009 UCF DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2009 UCF DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERS DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERS SACKSMiller 12.0 (-114)Geathers 11.0 (-72)Nall 4.0 (-27)Hogue 2.0 (-13)Troup 2.0 (-7)

TFLMiller 16.5 (-122)Geathers 13.5 (-79)Hogue 11.5 (-35)Young 10.0 (-35)Williams 5.5 (-15)Hallman 5.5 (-10)Troup 5.0 (-14)

INTERCEPTIONSRobinson 6 (84)Hallman 1 (23)Boddie 1 (22)Young 1 (9)Hogue 1 (0)Weams 1 (0)

BREAK-UPSRobinson 8Baldwin 7Hogue 5Greco 4Troup 4Boddie/Miller/Young 3

FORCED FUMBLESGeathers 3Boddie 2Hallman 2Hogue 2Eight players with 1

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RUSHING SAM USM BUF ECU MEM MIAMI RICE MAR TEXAS HOU TULANE UABHARVEY, Brynn RB 31-111/2 14-37/0 25-98/2 16-71/1 42-219/1 12-25/0 12-71/0 21-47/1 --- 35-139/3 16-129/3 24-130/1WEAVER, Ronnie RB 3-6/0 4-3/0 0-0/0 1-1/0 0-0/0 2-5/0 5-58/1 0-0/0 --- 0-0/0 4-13/0 0-0/0WATTERS, Brian WR 1-15/0 0-0/0 --- --- --- 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0HODGES, Brett QB 2-4/0 4-(-21)/0 13-71/0 5-(-21)/0 3-19/0 3-(-18)/0 9-8/1 5-(-9)/0 --- 4-(-21)/0 3-(-4)/0 3-2/0CALABRESE, Rob QB 2-(-8)/0 1-4/0 --- --- --- 1-1/0 0-0/0 --- 15-(-7)/0 --- 2-11/0 ---MCDUFFIE, Quincy WR 1-1/0 1-2/0 1-0/0 0-0/0 1-14/0 3-21/0 2-8/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-4/0 1-5/0 0-0/0GIOVANETTI, Billy HB 0-0/0 1-2/0 --- 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 --- --- --- 0-0/0 0-0/0NEWSOME, Jamar WR 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-4/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-5/0 0-0/0 1-17/0 --- --- --- 0-0/0KELLY, Brendan RB --- --- --- 1-18/0 4-9/0 0-0/0 5-16/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0AIKEN, Kamar WR 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-1/0 --- 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-(-12)/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0GUYTON, A.J. WR 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-14/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-5/0 0-0/0 0-0/0DAVIS, Jonathan RB --- 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-44/0 2-16/0 22-71/0 8-27/1 16-76/1 7-75/1DAVIS, Brandon RB --- --- --- --- --- --- 3-10/0 --- --- --- 8-34/0 ---

PASSINGCALABRESE, Rob Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi cSamford 3 7 0 42.9 28 0 15 1 7 76.46at Southern Miss 2 4 0 50.0 21 0 16 0 0 94.10Miami 1 4 0 25.0 13 0 13 0 0 52.30at Rice 3 4 0 75.0 71 2 52 0 0 389.10at Texas 10 19 0 52.6 76 0 14 6 31 86.23Tulane 1 1 0 100.0 6 1 6 0 0 480.40TOTALS 20 39 0 51.3 215 3 52 7 38 122.97

HODGES, Brett Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi cSamford 10 17 1 58.8 129 1 26 0 0 130.21at Southern Miss 15 26 0 57.7 158 2 29 3 22 134.12Buff alo 15 20 0 75.0 141 0 39 2 12 134.22at East Carolina 21 34 4 61.8 266 1 40 4 21 113.66Memphis 16 28 1 57.1 214 2 34 0 0 137.77Miami 12 27 1 44.4 163 1 41 2 20 99.97at Rice 8 13 0 61.5 145 1 76 2 14 180.62Marshall 23 45 0 51.1 342 2 41 3 10 129.62Houston 21 25 1 84.0 241 1 31 2 18 170.18Tulane 19 29 1 67.9 234 2 29 1 7 154.49at UAB 24 38 2 63.2 230 2 32 1 5 120.84TOTALS 184 301 11 61.1 2263 15 76 20 129 133.42

RECEIVING SAM USM BUF ECU MEM MIAMI RICE MAR TEXAS HOU TULANE UABROSS, Rocky WR 5-85/0 5-56/1 2-23/0 5-56/0 --- 2-12/1 2-19/0 6-76/1 1-7/0 --- 3-37/0 6-41/0AIKEN, Kamar WR 2-42/0 4-53/1 3-53/0 2-50/1 --- 1-35/0 1-36/1 5-62/1 2-12/0 4-60/0 5-84/2 3-58/1NEWSOME, Jamar WR 2-19/1 2-17/0 6-37/0 0-0/0 5-58/1 3-56/0 2-62/1 2-27/0 --- --- --- 1-8/0HARVEY, Brynn RB 2-2/0 2-11/0 1-4/0 3-23/0 0-0/0 1-(-2)/0 1-0/0 0-0/0 --- 1-23/0 0-0/0 2-15/0WATTERS, Brian WR 1-5/0 2-24/0 --- --- --- 1-11/0 1-6/0 1-15/0 0-0/0 4-20/0 0-0/0 2-18/0RABAZINSKI, Corey TE 1-4/0 0-0/0 1-8/0 2-18/0 1-13/0 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---GUYTON, A.J. WR 0-0/0 1-13/0 1-11/0 9-119/0 4-50/0 0-0/0 3-103/1 5-100/0 5-35/0 4-30/0 6-56/0 4-42/0GIOVANETTI, Billy HB 0-0/0 1-5/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-7/0 2-23/0 0-0/0 --- --- --- 0-0/0 3-11/1NISSLEY, Adam TE 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-5/0 0-0/0 1-34/0 0-0/0 1-13/0 3-46/0 0-0/0 1-6/0 1-15/0 1-22/0KAY, Ricky HB --- 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 4-52/1 2-28/0 1-13/1 1-16/0 2-22/0 2-15/0 1-12/0 1-1/0KELLY, Brendan RB --- --- --- 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-13/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-10/0 2-23/1 0-0/0MCDUFFIE, Quincy WR 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 4-77/1 2-13/0 1-14/0

2009 UCF GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 2009 UCF GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

2009 UCF GAME-BY-GAME TACKLE BREAKDOWN 2009 UCF GAME-BY-GAME TACKLE BREAKDOWN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN SAM USM BUF ECU MEM MIAMI RICE MAR TEXAS HOU TULANE UABPLAYER UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TTJarvis Geathers 1-0-1 0-1-1 3-0-3 0-2-2 1-2-3 1-1-2 3-1-4 1-1-2 5-1-6 3-0-3 0-0-0 1-0-1Bruce Miller 1-2-3 4-5-9 2-0-2 2-3-5 3-2-5 3-0-3 0-3-3 4-6-10 0-1-1 3-0-3 1-3-4 3-2-5Darius Nall 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 3-0-3 0-2-2 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 2-0-2 0-1-1Travis Timmons 1-1-2 0-2-2 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 2-0-2 --- 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0Torrell Troup 2-1-3 0-5-5 2-1-3 1-3-4 0-1-1 4-0-4 2-1-3 2-1-3 1-1-2 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-2-2David Williams 4-1-5 0-0-0 4-1-5 1-1-2 2-1-3 2-1-3 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1

LINEBACKERS SAM USM BUF ECU MEM MIAMI RICE MAR TEXAS HOU TULANE UABPLAYER UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TTChad Alexander 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---Derrick Hallman 3-1-4 7-2-9 7-1-8 3-10-13 2-4-6 2-6-8 3-4-7 3-1-4 4-0-4 3-3-6 1-3-4 3-3-6Cory Hogue 7-0-7 4-8-12 6-2-8 1-5-6 5-2-7 7-1-8 4-2-6 2-4-6 10-2-12 5-5-10 2-3-5 3-9-12Jordan Richards 0-0-0 3-0-3 1-2-3 5-4-9 --- --- 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-1-2 0-1-1Alex Thompson 2-0-2 1-0-1 2-0-2 2-1-3 1-0-1 2-1-3 2-6-8 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-1-1Lawrence Young 4-4-8 6-5-11 5-1-6 2-7-9 4-0-4 7-1-8 --- 7-1-8 3-1-4 2-2-4 2-4-6 1-4-5

DEFENSIVE BACKS SAM USM BUF ECU MEM MIAMI RICE MAR TEXAS HOU TULANE UABPLAYER UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TTEmery Allen --- 0-0-0 3-0-3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---Darin Baldwin 7-0-7 2-4-6 1-0-1 4-4-8 1-0-1 --- --- 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 3-4-7Justi n Boddie 7-0-7 0-1-1 --- --- 4-0-4 6-4-10 7-3-10 1-0-1 2-1-3 5-1-6 2-1-3 7-3-10Michael Greco 0-0-0 1-0-1 5-3-8 0-1-1 2-2-4 5-1-6 3-2-5 3-2-5 2-3-5 5-0-5 --- ---Kemal Ishmael 2-0-2 1-1-2 1-0-1 2-2-4 6-0-6 3-4-7 8-3-11 4-3-7 4-1-5 5-3-8 4-2-6 4-1-5Josh Robinson 0-0-0 10-1-11 5-1-6 9-0-9 3-1-4 6-2-8 2-2-4 4-0-4 5-1-6 3-0-3 4-0-4 5-1-6Reggie Weams 3-0-3 3-3-6 0-1-1 2-5-7 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-4 ---

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GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - OFFENSE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - OFFENSE

GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - DEFENSE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - DEFENSE

Opp. WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB HB PKSamford Ross Aiken Pieschel Leggins Busti llo McCray Reid Nissley Calabrese Harvey Giovanetti Boyleat Southern Miss Ross Aiken Pieschel McCray Busti llo Robinson Reid Nissley Calabrese Harvey Rabazinski Catt oiBuff alo Ross Aiken Pieschel Leggins Busti llo McCray Reid Nissley Hodges Harvey Giovanetti Catt oiat East Carolina Ross Aiken Pieschel Leggins Busti llo McCray Reid Nissley Hodges Harvey Rabazinski Catt oiMemphis McDuffi e Guyton Pieschel Leggins Busti llo McCray Reid Nissley Hodges Harvey Giovanetti Catt oiMiami McDuffi e Aiken Pieschel Robinson Busti llo McCray Reid Nissley Hodges Harvey Giovanetti Catt oiat Rice Ross Aiken Pieschel Robinson Busti llo McCray Reid Nissley Hodges Harvey Guyton (WR) Catt oiMarshall Ross Aiken Pieschel Robinson Busti llo McCray Reid Nissley Hodges Harvey Guyton (WR) Catt oiat Texas Ross Aiken Pieschel Hounshell Busti llo Goins Reid Nissley Calabrese J. Davis Kay Catt oiHouston Guyton Aiken Pieschel McCray Busti llo Goins Reid Nissley Hodges Harvey Watt ers (WR) Catt oiTulane Ross Guyton Leggins McCray Busti llo Goins Reid Nissley Hodges Harvey Aiken (WR) Catt oiat UAB Ross Aiken Leggins McCray Busti llo Goins Reid Nissley Hodges Harvey Kay Catt oi

Opp. LE LT RT RE OLB MLB OLB FS SS CB CB PSamford Williams Timmons Troup Geathers Thompson Hogue Young Hallman Weams Boddie Baldwin Clinganat Southern Miss Williams Timmons Troup Miller Richards Hogue Young Hallman Weams Boddie Baldwin ClinganBuff alo Williams Timmons Troup Miller Richards Hogue Young Hallman Greco Robinson Baldwin Clinganat East Carolina Williams Timmons Troup Miller Richards Hogue Young Hallman Weams Robinson Baldwin ClinganMemphis Williams Timmons Troup Miller Ishmael (FS) Hogue Young Hallman Greco Robinson Boddie ClinganMiami Williams Timmons Troup Miller Hallman Hogue Young Ishmael Greco Robinson Boddie Clinganat Rice Williams Timmons Troup Miller Hallman Hogue Thompson Ishmael Greco Robinson Boddie ClinganMarshall Williams Timmons Troup Miller Hallman Hogue Young Ishmael Greco Robinson Boddie Clinganat Texas Williams Tunuufi Sauvao Troup Miller Hallman Hogue Young Ishmael Greco Robinson Boddie ClinganHouston Nall Miller Troup Geathers Hallman Hogue Young Ishmael Greco Robinson Boddie ClinganTulane Williams Timmons Troup Miller Hallman Hogue Young Ishmael Weams Robinson Boddie Clinganat UAB Williams Timmons Troup Miller Hallman Hogue Young Ishmael Baldwin Robinson Boddie Clingan

2009 UCF GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS 2009 UCF GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| totDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att -Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg off Sep 5 SAMFORD 41 125 2 20 13 157 1 26 13-24-1 157 1 26 4 190 1 95 7 99 0 39 282Sep 12 at Southern Miss 27 15 0 15 17 179 2 29 17-30-0 179 2 29 5 145 0 89 1 6 0 6 194Sep 19 BUFFALO 42 170 2 17 15 141 0 39 15-20-0 141 0 39 3 55 0 23 0 0 0 0 311Sep 26 at East Carolina 24 70 1 19 21 266 1 40 21-34-4 266 1 40 5 102 0 35 0 0 0 0 336Oct 3 MEMPHIS 50 261 1 35 16 214 2 34 16-28-1 214 2 34 3 68 0 28 1 2 0 2 475Oct 17 MIAMI 24 53 0 14 13 176 1 41 13-31-1 176 1 41 6 126 0 35 1 2 0 2 229Oct 24 at Rice 39 213 2 35 12 252 4 76 12-18-0 252 4 76 1 21 0 21 3 60 0 38 465Nov 1 MARSHALL 30 59 1 17 23 342 2 41 23-48-0 342 2 41 4 80 0 29 3 31 0 17 401Nov 7 at Texas 38 75 0 12 10 76 0 14 10-19-0 76 0 14 4 79 0 27 1 5 0 5 151Nov 14 HOUSTON 50 152 4 41 21 241 1 31 21-25-1 241 1 31 5 122 0 32 2 -3 0 20 393Nov 21 TULANE 50 264 4 50 20 240 3 29 20-29-1 240 3 29 1 29 0 29 4 67 0 23 504Nov 28 at UAB 35 205 2 45 24 230 2 32 24-38-2 230 2 32 4 89 0 33 2 31 0 22 435 Totals 450 1662 19 50 205 2514 19 76 205-344-11 2514 19 76 45 1106 1 95 25 300 0 39 4176 Opponent 384 990 10 54 267 3187 18 88 267-427-11 3187 18 88 53 967 1 100 12 37 0 13 4177

|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att -Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 5 SAMFORD 45 10 55 9.0-31 1.0-15 0 0-0 0-0 5 4 0 3-2 0 1 0 28Sep 12 at Southern Miss 46 39 85 6.0-43 3.0-36 0 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 2-1 0 0 0 19Sep 19 BUFFALO 52 14 66 6.0-17 3.0-10 3 3-0 1-23 1 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 23Sep 26 at East Carolina 39 50 89 11.0-29 2.0-3 3 1-0 1-9 1 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 14Oct 3 MEMPHIS 39 18 57 7.0-36 3.0-25 0 0-0 2-33 6 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 32Oct 17 MIAMI 54 24 78 10.0-52 6.0-41 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 7Oct 24 at Rice 42 42 84 11.0-71 5.0-49 5 3-0 1-24 0 4 0 7-7 0 0 0 49Nov 1 MARSHALL 36 22 58 8.0-49 4.0-42 1 1-0 1-0 5 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 21Nov 7 at Texas 42 12 54 6.0-18 2.0-9 0 0-0 1-3 2 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 3Nov 14 HOUSTON 42 18 60 4.0-22 2.0-17 2 2-0 1-22 3 4 0 5-4 0 0 0 37Nov 21 TULANE 32 22 54 8.0-29 3.0-19 3 3-10 2-16 7 2 0 7-7 0 0 0 49Nov 28 at UAB 33 36 69 5.0-23 3.0-19 0 0-0 1-8 0 6 1 4-4 0 0 0 34 Totals 502 307 809 91.0-420 37.0-285 17 14-10 11-138 32 45 1 38-35 0 1 0 316 Opponent 492 342 834 74.0-279 27.0-167 9 7-28 11-164 29 36 3 28-26 0 0 0 248

|------------------PUNTING------------------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------|Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att -Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OBSep 5 SAMFORD 5 196 39.2 44 0 0 4 0 2 2-0 0 1 5 332 66.4 1 0Sep 12 at Southern Miss 7 259 37.0 46 0 0 4 0 1 2-2 50 0 4 251 62.8 1 0Sep 19 BUFFALO 2 62 31.0 43 0 0 1 0 0 3-3 44 0 6 392 65.3 0 1Sep 26 at East Carolina 2 74 37.0 42 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 0 1 2 132 66.0 0 0Oct 3 MEMPHIS 4 143 35.8 45 0 1 1 0 2 4-4 46 0 8 544 68.0 1 0Oct 17 MIAMI 7 248 35.4 49 0 0 1 0 3 1-0 0 0 2 107 53.5 0 0Oct 24 at Rice 5 175 35.0 45 0 0 3 0 4 1-0 0 0 8 537 67.1 3 0Nov 1 MARSHALL 6 222 37.0 54 0 1 1 1 3 1-0 0 0 4 223 55.8 0 0Nov 7 at Texas 8 340 42.5 70 0 0 4 3 4 1-1 39 0 2 137 68.5 1 0Nov 14 HOUSTON 5 188 37.6 51 0 1 1 1 1 1-1 35 0 7 451 64.4 0 0Nov 21 TULANE 3 106 35.3 43 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 8 516 64.5 0 0Nov 28 at UAB 3 95 31.7 33 0 0 0 0 1 3-2 36 0 7 485 69.3 3 0 Totals 57 2108 37.0 70 0 3 20 5 23 21-13 50 2 63 4107 65.2 10 1 Opponent 58 2305 39.7 77 0 4 12 11 21 18-12 46 0 51 3122 61.2 3 1

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2009 UCF SUPERLATIVES 2009 UCF SUPERLATIVES 2009 OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES 2009 OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 42 HARVEY, Brynn vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009)Yards Rushing 219 HARVEY, Brynn vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009)TD Rushes 3 HARVEY, Brynn vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) HARVEY, Brynn vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Long Rush 50 HARVEY, Brynn vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Pass att empts 45 HODGES, Brett vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009)Pass completi ons 24 HODGES, Brett at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)Yards Passing 342 HODGES, Brett vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009)TD Passes 2 HODGES, Brett at Southern Miss (Sep 12, 2009) HODGES, Brett vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) CALABRESE, Rob at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) HODGES, Brett vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) HODGES, Brett vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) HODGES, Brett at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)Long Pass 76 HODGES, Brett at Rice (Oct 24, 2009)Recepti ons 9 GUYTON, A.J. at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Receiving 119 GUYTON, A.J. at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009)TD Recepti ons 2 AIKEN, Kamar vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Long Recepti on 76 GUYTON, A.J. at Rice (Oct 24, 2009)Field Goals 4 CATTOI, Nick vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009)Long Field Goal 50 CATTOI, Nick at Southern Miss (Sep 12, 2009)Punts 8 CLINGAN, Blake at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Punti ng Avg 42.5 CLINGAN, Blake at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Long Punt 70 CLINGAN, Blake at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Long Punt Return 39 ROSS, Rocky vs Samford (Sep 5, 2009)Long Kickoff Return 95 MCDUFFIE, Q. vs Samford (Sep 5, 2009)Tackles 13 HALLMAN, D. at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009)Sacks 3.0 GEATHERS, J. vs Buff alo (Sep 19, 2009)Tackles For Loss 3.5 MILLER, Bruce vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) HOGUE, Cory vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009)Intercepti ons 1 HALLMAN, D. vs Buff alo (Sep 19, 2009) YOUNG, Lawrence at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009) HOGUE, Cory vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) BODDIE, Justi n vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) WEAMS, Reggie vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009) ROBINSON, Josh at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)

TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 50 vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Yards Rushing 264 vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Yards Per Rush 5.9 at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)TD Rushes 4 vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Pass att empts 48 vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009)Pass completi ons 24 at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)Yards Passing 342 vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009)Yards Per Pass 14.0 at Rice (Oct 24, 2009)TD Passes 4 at Rice (Oct 24, 2009)Total Plays 79 vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Total Off ense 504 vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Yards Per Play 8.2 at Rice (Oct 24, 2009)Points 49 at Rice (Oct 24, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Sacks By 6 vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009)First Downs 28 vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Penalti es 8 vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009)Penalty Yards 76 vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009)Turnovers 5 at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009)Intercepti ons By 2 vs Memphis (Oct 3, 2009) vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 28 MARSHALL, Darius, vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009)Yards Rushing 137 WEBB, Joe, at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)TD Rushes 2 JOHNSON, Cody, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Long Rush 54 ROSS, Charles, at Rice (Oct 24, 2009)Pass att empts 56 KEENUM, Case, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009)Pass completi ons 33 MCCOY, Colt, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) KEENUM, Case, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009)Yards Passing 470 MCCOY, Colt, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)TD Passes 3 KEENUM, Case, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) WEBB, Joe, at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)Long Pass 88 MCCOY, Colt, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Recepti ons 11 SHIPLEY, Jordan, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Yards Receiving 273 SHIPLEY, Jordan, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)TD Recepti ons 2 HAWKINS, Riley, vs Samford (Sep 5, 2009) RACK, Jesse, vs Buff alo (Sep 19, 2009) CARRIER, Tyron, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009)Long Recepti on 88 SHIPLEY, Jordan, at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Field Goals 2 ESTES, Justi n, at Southern Miss (Sep 12, 2009) HARTMAN, Ben, at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009) BOSHER, M., vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009) RATANAMORN, Cra, vs Marshall (Nov 1, 2009) HOGAN, Matt , vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009)Long Field Goal 46 BOSHER, M., vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009)Punts 9 HOOPER, Ben, vs Samford (Sep 5, 2009)Punti ng Avg 49.3 THEVENOT, R., vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Long Punt 77 THEVENOT, R., vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Long Punt Return 13 COLLIER, T., vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009)Long Kickoff Return 100 MAYS, Devin, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009)Tackles 14 BRINKLEY, B., vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) McGRAW, Marcus, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009)Sacks 2.0 SPENCE, S., vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009) McGRAW, Marcus, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009)Tackles For Loss 3.0 SMITH, Bryce, vs Samford (Sep 5, 2009) McGRAW, Marcus, vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009)Intercepti ons 2 COLEMAN, M., at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 46 vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009)Yards Rushing 205 at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)Yards Per Rush 6.4 at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)TD Rushes 3 at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Pass att empts 57 vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009)Pass completi ons 33 at Texas (Nov 7, 2009) vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009)Yards Passing 470 at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Yards Per Pass 11.2 at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)TD Passes 3 vs Houston (Nov 14, 2009) at UAB (Nov 28, 2009)Total Plays 79 at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009)Total Off ense 537 at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Yards Per Play 8.0 at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Points 35 at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)Sacks By 6 at Texas (Nov 7, 2009)First Downs 26 vs Miami (Oct 17, 2009)Penalti es 9 at Rice (Oct 24, 2009)Penalty Yards 75 at Rice (Oct 24, 2009)Turnovers 5 vs Tulane (Nov 21, 2009)Intercepti ons By 4 at East Carolina (Sep 26, 2009)

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The crown jewel in UCF’s impressive athleti cs complex, Bright House Networks Stadium opened in 2007. The 45,323-seat on-campus facility gives the Knights one of the top venues in the southeast. Aft er spending their previous 28 seasons at the Florida Citrus Bowl in downtown Orlando, the Knights made their debut at Bright House Networks Stadium on Sept. 15, 2007, facing nati onal power Texas. A capacity crowd was on hand for the game, which was televised nati onally on ESPN2.

In its inaugural campaign at the stadium, UCF capped the season with six-straight wins at home, including a 44-25 victory over Tulsa in the Conference USA Championship Game. UCF eventually put together a seven-game home winning streak which ti ed for the eighth longest in the nati on. The Knights outscored their opponents 281-120 over that stretch. In 2009, they set a stadium record when 48,453 fans entered the gates to see the Black and Gold take on Miami Oct. 17, and the Knights fi nished the year 6-1 at home.

The fi rst 10 home games at Bright House Net-works Stadium resulted in seven of the top 10 all-ti me home att endance fi gures in school history. Four of the 10 games were sellouts, which were the fi rst in school history.

Largest Home Crowds in UCF History Opponent (Year) Att endance1. Tulsa (2005) 51,9782. Virginia Tech (2000) 50,2203. Miami (2009) 48,453*4. South Florida (2008) 46,805*5. South Florida (2006) 46,7086. Marshall (2007) 46,103*7. Texas (2007) 45,622*8. Tulsa (2007) 45,510*9. Tulsa (2007 - C-USA Champ.) 44,12810. SMU (2008) 43,417* Sellout

Largest Away Game Crowds in UCF History Opponent (Year) Att endance1. Penn State (2002) 103,0292. Penn State (2004) 101,7153. Texas (2009) 101,0034. Florida (2006) 90,2105. Georgia (1999) 86,1176. Florida (1999) 85,3467. Alabama (2000) 83,8188. South Carolina (2005) 82,7539. Wisconsin (2004) 82,11610. Auburn (1997) 82,109

2007-09 C-USA AVERAGE ATTENDANCE LEADERS

1. East Carolina ...................... 41,7492. UCF .................................. 40,6123. UTEP .................................. 34,2924. Southern Miss.................... 29,1735. Memphis............................ 26,8746. Marshall ............................. 25,6747. Tulane ................................ 24,7468. Tulsa................................... 23,8339. Houston ............................. 22,63410. SMU ................................... 19,43311. UAB .................................... 17,91812. Rice .................................... 11,177

RECORD AT BHNS (14-6 ALL-TIME)9/15/07 #6 Texas .......................L, 32-359/22/07 Memphis ................... W, 56-209/29/07 Louisiana-Lafayett e ... W, 37-1910/20/07 Tulsa .......................... W, 44-2311/3/07 Marshall .................... W, 47-1311/24/07 UTEP .......................... W, 46-2012/1/07 Tulsa .......................... W, 44-258/30/08 S.C. State ..................... W, 17-09/6/08 #17 USF ................. L, 24-31 OT10/4/08 SMU .......................... W, 31-1711/2/08 East Carolina ......... L, 10-13 OT11/8/08 Southern Miss ...............L, 6-1711/29/08 UAB ...............................L, 0-159/5/09 Samford ..................... W, 28-249/19/09 Buff alo ....................... W, 23-1710/3/09 Memphis ................... W, 32-1410/17/09 #9 Miami .......................L, 7-2711/1/09 Marshall .................... W, 21-2011/14/09 #13 Houston .............. W, 37-3211/21/09 Tulane ......................... W, 49-0

LARGEST CROWDSLARGEST CROWDSIN UCF HISTORYIN UCF HISTORY

BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS STADIUMBRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS STADIUMONE OF THE NATION’S NEWEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUMS

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KAMAR AIKENJUNIOR • WIDE RECEIVER • 6-2/213 • MIAMI, FLA./CHAMINADE-MADONNA #81#81• Season highs--- Recepti ons: 5 vs. Marshall (11/1) and Tulane (11/21) Yards: 84 vs. Tulane (11/21) Touchdowns: 2 vs. Tulane (11/21)• Posted at least 30 recepti ons for the second ti me in his career, totaling 32 for 545 yards• Hauled in seven touchdown passes, tying for the most by a Knight since Mike Sims-Walker had seven in 2006• That total includes three TDs in the last two outi ngs• Has caught at least one pass in all 11 games he’s played• Two or more recepti ons in nine of those games• The two touchdown catch-es against Tulane was the fi rst multi -TD game of his career

Kamar AikenYEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2007 14 33 584 17.7 5 722008 9 20 244 12.2 1 392009 11 32 545 17.0 7 40TOTALS 34 85 1,373 16.2 13 72

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford 2 42 0 21at USM 4 53 1 20Buff alo 3 53 0 39at ECU 2 50 1 40Memphis DNPMiami 1 35 0 35at Rice 1 36 1 36Marshall 5 62 1 23at Texas 2 12 0 7Houston 4 60 0 31Tulane 5 84 2 29at UAB 3 58 1 32

2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• Posted one catch for 10 yards, hauling in a Kyle Israel pass on 3rd-and-6 on UCF’s fi rst drive of the third quarter against Mississippi State.

DARIN BALDWINJUNIOR • CORNERBACK • 5-11/197 • HOMESTEAD, FLA./SOUTH DADE #21#21

Darin BaldwinYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2007 11 14 3 17 1.0 2.0 3 12008 12 8 4 12 0.0 0.0 4 02009 10 20 12 32 0.0 2.0 7 0TOTALS 33 42 19 61 1.0 4.0 14 1

• Season highs--- Tackles: 8 at East Carolina (9/26) Break-ups: 3 vs. Samford (9/5) Kickoff Returns: 2 at USM (9/12) and vs. Memphis (10/3) Kickoff Return Yards: 72 vs. Samford (9/5)• Made fi ve starts in 10 games this year• Has totaled eight kickoff returns for 218 yards

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS BRKUP KO-YDSSamford 7-0-7 1.0-4 3 1-72at USM 2-4-6 0.0-0 1 2-29Buff alo 1-0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0at ECU 4-4-8 1.0-1 1 0-0Memphis 1-0-1 0.0-0 0 2-41Miami DNPat Rice DNPMarshall 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 1-29at Texas 1-0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0Houston 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0Tulane 1-0-1 0.0-0 0 1-29at UAB 3-4-7 0.0-0 2 1-18

Baldwin’s Returns• Starti ng off with a 72-yard return vs. Samford in the season-opener, Baldwin has eight kickoff returns for 218 yards this year.

JUSTIN BODDIEJUNIOR • CORNERBACK • 6-2/190 • ATLANTA, GA./NORTH ATLANTA #23#23• Season highs--- Tackles: 10 vs. Miami (10/17), at Rice (10/24) and at UAB (11/28) Break-ups: 2 at UAB (11/28) Intercepti ons: 1 vs. Houston (11/14)• Along with 55 tackles, he has posted four TFLs, one sack, two forced fumbles, one intercepti on and three pass break-ups• Started all 10 games played

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS BRKUP INT-YDSSamford 7-0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0at USM 0-1-1 0.0-0 0 0-0Buff alo DNPat ECU DNPMemphis 4-0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0Miami 6-4-10 0.0-0 0 0-0at Rice 7-3-10 1.5-8 0 0-0Marshall 1-0-1 1.0-2 1 0-0at Texas 2-1-3 0.0-0 0 0-0Houston 5-1-6 0.0-0 0 1-22Tulane 2-1-3 1.0-10 0 0-0at UAB 7-3-10 0.5-0 2 0-0

All-Around Defender• Boddie not only has racked up 55 tackles in 2009, he has four TFLs, one sack, two forced fumbles and one inter-cepti on return for 22 yards.

Justi n BoddieYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2007 9 15 5 20 0.0 0.0 0 22008 9 6 4 10 0.0 0.0 0 02009 10 41 14 55 1.0 4.0 3 1TOTALS 28 62 23 85 1.0 4.0 3 3

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A.J. BOUYEFRESHMAN • DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-0/180 • TUCKER, GA./TUCKER #19#19• Season highs--- Tackles: 3 at Rice (10/24) Break-ups: 1 vs. Tulane (11/21)• Key player on special teams• In nine games off the bench, has nine tackles, including three at Rice and two each at Texas and vs. Tulane

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS BRKUP INT-YDSSamford 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0at USM DNPBuff alo 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0at ECU 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0Memphis 0-1-1 0.0-0 0 0-0Miami DNPat Rice 2-1-3 0.0-0 0 0-0Marshall DNPat Texas 2-0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0Houston 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0Tulane 2-0-2 0.0-0 1 0-0at UAB 0-1-1 0.0-0 0 0-0

Helping Out the Secondary• Aft er not recording a tackle in UCF’s fi rst four games, Bouye has collected nine takedowns in the last six games he has played.

A.J. BouyeYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2009 9 6 3 9 0.0 0.0 1 0TOTALS 9 6 3 9 0.0 0.0 1 0

JAMIE BOYLEFRESHMAN • PLACEKICKER/PUNTER • 5-10/182 • CENTRAL VALLEY, N.Y./MONROE-WOODBURY RY

#28#28

Jamie BoyleYEAR G FG PCT LG PAT 2009 4 0-2 0.0 0 7-8TOTALS 4 0-2 0.0 0 7-8

• Season highs--- PATs Made: 3 vs. Tulane (11/21) Field Goals Att empted: 2 vs. Samford (9/5) Kickoff s: 4 vs. Tulane (11/21) Kickoff Yards: 263 vs. Tulane (11/21)• Perfect on PATs against Tulane (3-3), Rice (2-2) and East Carolina (1-1)

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent FG LG PAT KO-YDSSamford 0-2 --- 1-2 0-0at USM DNPBuff alo DNPat ECU 0-0 --- 1-1 0-0Memphis DNPMiami DNPat Rice 0-0 --- 2-2 0-0Marshall DNPat Texas DNPHouston DNPTulane 0-0 --- 3-3 4-263at UAB DNP

Getti ng Into the Act• Helping UCF record C-USA’s most lopsided shutout ever in a league game, Boyle was 3-3 on PATs and had four kickoff s in the 49-0 win vs. Tulane.

IAN BUSTILLORS SENIOR • OFFENSIVE LINE • 6-2/301 • MIAMI, FLA./KILLIAN #73#73• Started all 12 games as UCF’s center• Has made starts in 19 games over the last two seasons, all at center

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ROB CALABRESESOPHOMORE • QUARTERBACK • 6-2/213 • ISLIP TERRACE, N.Y./EAST ISLIP #4#4• Season highs--- Completi ons: 10 at Texas (11/7) Att empts: 19 at Texas (11/7) Yards: 76 at Texas (11/7) Touchdowns: 2 at Rice (10/24)• Made three starts in six games, throwing three touchdowns and no intercepti ons while posti ng a 122.97 passer effi ciency rati ng

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent C-A-I YDS TD LGSamford 3-7-0 28 0 15at USM 2-4-0 21 0 16Buff alo DNPat ECU DNPMemphis DNPMiami 1-4-0 13 0 13at Rice 3-4-0 71 2 52Marshall DNPat Texas 10-19-0 76 0 14Houston DNPTulane 1-1-0 6 1 6at UAB DNP

Taking on One of the Best• Calabrese got the start at No. 2 Texas and completed over 50 percent of his passes against an elite defense, go-ing 10-for-19.

Rob CalabreseYEAR G COMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD LG 2008 9 65 165 5 39.4 664 7 622009 6 20 39 0 51.3 215 3 52TOTALS 15 85 204 5 41.7 879 10 62

NICK CATTOISOPHOMORE • PLACEKICKER • 6-5/210 • TAMPA, FLA./GAITHER #16#16

Nick Catt oiYEAR G FG PCT LG PAT 2008 5 4-6 66.7 38 9-102009 12 13-19 68.4 50 28-30TOTALS 17 17-25 68.0 50 37-40

• Season highs--- Field Goals Made: 4 vs. Memphis (10/3) Field Goals Att empted: 4 vs. Memphis (10/3) PATs Made: 5 at Rice (10/24) Kickoff s: 8 vs. Memphis (10/3) and at Rice (10/24) Kickoff Yards: 544 vs. Memphis (10/3)• By going 4-for-4 vs. Memphis, he ti ed a school record with four fi eld goals made in a game

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent FG LG PAT KO-YDSSamford 0-0 --- 1-1 5-332at USM 2-2 50 1-2 4-251Buff alo 3-3 44 2-2 6-392at ECU 0-2 --- 1-1 2-132Memphis 4-4 46 2-2 8-544Miami 0-1 --- 1-1 2-107at Rice 0-1 --- 5-5 8-537Marshall 0-1 --- 3-3 4-223at Texas 1-1 39 0-0 2-137Houston 1-1 35 4-5 7-451Tulane 0-0 --- 4-4 4-253at UAB 2-3 36 4-4 7-485

Stepping it Up• In his last four games, Cat-toi is 4-for-5 in fi eld-goal at-tempts, including a 39-yarder at No. 2 Texas. His season-long was 50 at Southern Miss.

BLAKE CLINGANJUNIOR • PUNTER • 6-3/229 • CORAL SPRINGS, FLA./CORAL SPRINGS #41#41

Blake ClinganYEAR G NO YDS AVG I20 LG 2007 13 59 2,404 40.7 14 552008 12 88 3,560 40.5 27 592009 12 57 2,108 37.0 23 70TOTALS 37 204 8,072 39.6 64 70

• Season highs--- Punts: 8 at Texas (11/7) Yards: 340 at Texas (11/7) Average: 42.5 at Texas (11/7)• Has placed 23 of 57 punts inside the 20• Opponents’ punt return game has been held to just 37 yards all year on 12 returns for a 3.1 average, which ranks as the seventh-best punt return defense in the nati on

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO-YDS AVG LG I20Samford 5-196 39.2 44 2at USM 7-259 37.0 46 1Buff alo 2-62 31.0 43 0at ECU 2-74 37.0 42 0Memphis 4-143 35.8 45 2Miami 7-248 35.4 49 3at Rice 5-175 35.0 45 4Marshall 6-222 37.0 54 3at Texas 8-340 42.5 70 4Houston 5-188 37.6 51 1Tulane 3-106 35.3 43 2at UAB 3-95 31.7 33 1

2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• As a freshman, Clingan to-taled six punts vs. Mississippi State, racking up 257 yards for a 42.8 average including a long of 55 yards.

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JONATHAN DAVISFRESHMAN • RUNNING BACK • 5-9/195 • LAWRENCEVILLE, GA./TUCKER #27#27

Jonathan Davis YEAR G ATT YDS AVG TD LG 2009 11 57 309 5.4 3 45TOTALS 11 57 309 5.4 3 45

• Season highs--- Rushing Att empts: 22 at Texas (11/7) Yards: 76 vs. Tulane (11/21) Touchdowns: 1 vs. Houston (11/14), Tulane (11/21) and at UAB (11/28)• A true freshman who started the Texas game• Did not have a rushing att empt unti l the Rice game Oct. 24• Has nett ed at least 70 yards in three of his last four outi ngs• Also has one kick return for eight yards vs. Marshall, and four total punt returns in 2009 for 61 yards• Contributes on special teams as well

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford DNPat USM 0 0 0 0Buff alo 0 0 0 0at ECU 0 0 0 0Memphis 0 0 0 0Miami 0 0 0 0at Rice 2 44 0 35Marshall 2 16 0 15at Texas 22 71 0 12Houston 8 27 1 15Tulane 16 76 1 14at UAB 7 75 1 45

Hitti ng the Endzone• Although he didn’t carry the ball in UCF’s fi rst six games, Davis has rushed for a touch-down in each of the last three outi ngs.

JARVIS GEATHERSSENIOR • DEFENSIVE END • 6-2/238 • ANDREWS, S.C./ANDREWS (FEATHER RIVER CC) #99#99• 2009 All-C-USA Defensive First Team• Season highs--- Tackles: 6 at Texas (11/7) TFLs: 3 vs. Buff alo (9/19) Sacks: 3 vs. Buff alo (9/19) Forced Fumbles: 2 vs. Buff alo (9/19)• Two starts at right end vs. Samford and Houston• Primarily comes off the bench, and has notched 13.5 TFLs, 11.0 sacks, seven quar-terback hurries, one break-up, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery• Ranks ti ed for 10th in the nati on with 11.0 sacks and 41st with 13.5 tackles for loss

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS SACKS FFSamford 1-0-1 1.0-15 1.0-15 0at USM 0-1-1 0.5-1 0.0-0 0Buff alo 3-0-3 3.0-10 3.0-10 2at ECU 0-2-2 0.5-1 0.0-0 0Memphis 1-2-3 0.5-6 0.5-6 0Miami 1-1-2 1.5-11 1.0-10 0at Rice 3-1-4 2.5-12 1.5-8 1Marshall 1-1-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at Texas 5-1-6 2.0-9 2.0-9 0Houston 3-0-3 1.0-7 1.0-7 0Tulane 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at UAB 1-0-1 1.0-7 1.0-7 0

The Force Up Front• He’s only started two games this year, but Geathers has amassed 11.0 sacks and 13.5 TFLs in 2009. He has at least half a sack in eight games.

Jarvis GeathersYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2008 12 21 14 35 5.5 9.5 2 02009 12 19 9 28 11.0 13.5 1 0TOTALS 24 40 23 63 16.5 23.0 3 0

BILLY GIOVANETTIRS FRESHMAN • H-BACK • 5-11/225 • WINTER PARK, FLA./BISHOP MOORE #32#32• Season highs--- Rushing Att empts: 1 at Southern Miss (9/12) Rushing Yards: 2 at Southern Miss (9/12) Recepti ons: 3 at UAB (11/28) Receiving Yards: 23 vs. Miami (10/17) Receiving Touchdowns: 1 at UAB (11/28)• In nine games, has racked up 46 receiving yards on seven catches, in-cluding his fi rst career touchdown at UAB

Billy Giovanetti YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2009 9 7 46 6.6 1 15TOTALS 9 7 46 6.6 1 15

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford 0 0 0 0at USM 1 5 0 5Buff alo 0 0 0 0at ECU 0 0 0 0Memphis 1 7 0 8Miami 2 23 0 15at Rice 0 0 0 0Marshall DNPat Texas DNPHouston DNPTulane 0 0 0 0at UAB 3 11 1 5

A Family Aff air• Brother Nick has seen ti me in seven contests on special teams, and father Bill is a UCF Athleti cs Hall of Fame mem-ber (football 1979-82).

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THEO GOINSRS FRESHMAN • OFFENSIVE LINE • 6-4/316 • HOUSTON, TEXAS/HIGHTOWER #68#68• 2009 C-USA All-Freshman Off ensive Team• Aft er not playing in the fi rst seven games of the year, saw ti me in the Marshall game before making starts at right guard in the last four contests of the regular season

MICHAEL GRECORS SENIOR • SAFETY • 6-3/217 • FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA./CARDINAL GIBBONS (PEARL RIVER CC) CC)

##22• Season highs--- Tackles: 8 vs. Buff alo (9/19) Break-ups: 2 at Texas (11/7) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Houston (11/14)• In his fi rst year on the defensive side of the ball aft er making four starts and playing in 17 games at quarterback from 2007-08• Made seven starts in 2009 while playing in 10 total games• Tied for the team lead at Buff alo when he posted eight tackles

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS BRKUP FFSamford 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0at USM 1-0-1 0.0-0 0 0Buff alo 5-3-8 0.0-0 0 0at ECU 0-1-1 0.0-0 0 0Memphis 2-2-4 0.0-0 1 0Miami 5-1-6 0.0-0 0 0at Rice 3-2-5 0.0-0 0 0Marshall 3-2-5 0.0-0 0 0at Texas 2-3-5 0.0-0 0 2Houston 5-0-5 0.0-0 1 1Tulane DNPat UAB DNP

Quickly Evolving• In his fi rst year on defense, Greco made just one start in the fi rst four games of 2009 before making six-straight starts unti l suff ering an injury.

Michael GrecoYEAR G COMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD LG 2007 9 24 45 1 53.3 303 0 422008 8 52 107 4 48.6 571 5 56TOTALS 17 76 152 5 50.0 874 5 56

YEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2009 10 26 14 40 0.0 0.0 4 0TOTALS 10 26 14 40 0.0 0.0 4 0

A.J. GUYTONRS SOPHOMORE • WIDE RECEIVER • 5-11/195 • HOMESTEAD, FLA./HOMESTEAD #3#3• Season highs--- Recepti ons: 9 at East Carolina (9/26) Yards: 119 at East Carolina (9/26) Touchdowns: 1 at Rice (10/24) Punt Returns: 3 vs. Marshall (11/1) Punt Return Yards: 42 at Rice (10/24)• Also has three rushes for 30 yards, and threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Kamar Aiken at Rice• Totaled 13 punt returns for 140 yards

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford 0 0 0 0at USM 1 13 0 13Buff alo 1 11 0 11at ECU 9 119 0 29Memphis 4 50 0 19Miami 0 0 0 0at Rice 3 103 1 76Marshall 5 100 0 41at Texas 5 35 0 14Houston 4 30 0 11Tulane 6 56 0 19at UAB 4 42 0 17

The Go-To Guyton• A slow start set up a pleas-ant season for Guyton, as he leads UCF with 42 recepti ons and 559 yards, including three 100-yard performances.

A.J. GuytonYEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2007 14 23 253 11.0 2 392009 12 42 559 13.3 1 76TOTALS 26 65 812 12.5 3 76

Homecoming• As a redshirt freshman this year, Goins made his starti ng debut in his home state at No. 2 Texas.

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DERRICK HALLMANJUNIOR • LINEBACKER • 6-0/212 • FORT PIERCE, FLA./FORT PIERCE CENTRAL #38#38• Season highs--- Tackles: 13 at East Carolina (9/26) TFLs: 2 vs. Marshall (11/1) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Buff alo (9/19) and vs. Houston (11/14) Intercepti ons: 1 vs. Buff alo (9/19) Break-ups: 1 vs. Memphis (10/3) and at Rice (10/24)• Has set a career-high with 79 total tackles to rank second on the team, making starts in all 12 games this year (fi ve at safety, seven at linebacker)

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS BRKUP INT-YDSSamford 3-1-4 1.0-2 0 0at USM 7-2-9 0.0-0 0 0Buff alo 7-1-8 1.0-3 0 1-23at ECU 3-10-13 0.0-0 0 0Memphis 2-4-6 0.5-2 1 0Miami 2-6-8 1.0-1 0 0at Rice 3-4-7 0.0-0 1 0Marshall 3-1-4 2.0-2 0 0at Texas 4-0-4 0.0-0 0 0Houston 3-3-6 0.0-0 0 0Tulane 1-3-4 0.0-0 0 0at UAB 3-3-6 0.0-0 0 0

2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• As a freshman facing Missis-sippi State, Hallman ti ed for fourth on the team with fi ve tackles. He also had one TFL and a pass break-up.

Derrick HallmanYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2007 12 37 13 50 3.0 9.5 4 12008 12 42 16 58 1.0 8.0 6 12009 12 41 38 79 0.0 5.5 2 1TOTALS 36 120 67 187 4.0 23.0 12 3

BRYNN HARVEYSOPHOMORE • RUNNING BACK • 6-1/205 • LARGO, FLA./LARGO #34#34

Brynn Harvey YEAR G ATT YDS AVG TD LG 2008 10 125 519 4.2 1 502009 11 248 1,077 4.3 14 50TOTALS 21 373 1,596 4.3 15 50

• Season highs--- Rushing Att empts: 42 vs. Memphis (10/3) Rushing Yards: 219 vs. Memphis (10/3) Touchdowns: 3 vs. Houston (11/14) and vs. Tulane (11/21) Recepti ons: 3 at East Carolina (9/26) Receiving Yards: 23 at ECU (9/26) and vs. Houston (11/14)• Collected fi ve 100-yard rushing games, including at least 129 yards in the last three games, and rushed for at least 1,000 yards in a season, the eighth ti me a Knight reached the 1,000-yard mark

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford 31 111 2 20at USM 14 37 0 15Buff alo 25 98 2 13at ECU 16 71 1 19Memphis 42 219 1 35Miami 12 25 0 6at Rice 12 71 0 23Marshall 21 47 1 6at Texas DNPHouston 35 139 3 41Tulane 16 129 3 50at UAB 24 130 1 25

The 1,000-Yard Milestone• Just a sophomore, Harvey reached the 1,000-yard mark with 130 yards at UAB, the eighth ti me a UCF back has reached that plateau.

BRETT HODGESRS SENIOR • QUARTERBACK • 6-1/191 • WINTER SPRINGS, FLA./WINTER SPRINGS (WAKE FOREST) REST)

#11#11• Season highs--- Completi ons: 24 at UAB (11/28) Att empts: 45 vs. Marshall (11/1) Yards: 342 vs. Marshall (11/1) Touchdowns: 2, Five Times Rushing Att empts: 13 vs. Buff alo (9/19) Rushing Yards: 71 vs. Buff alo (9/19) Rushing Touchdowns: 1 at Rice (10/24)• Came off the bench in the fi rst two games of the year, and has started nine games since, going 7-2 overall and 6-1 in C-USA games as the start-ing signal caller• Recorded a touchdown pass in eight-straight games played• Holds a 133.42 passing effi ciency rati ng• Completed over 61 percent of his passes in his last four outi ngs• Was only sacked twice in the fi nal two games of the regular season

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent C-A-I YDS TD LGSamford 10-17-1 129 1 26at USM 15-26-0 158 2 29Buff alo 15-20-0 141 0 39at ECU 21-34-4 266 1 40Memphis 16-28-1 214 2 34Miami 12-27-1 163 1 41at Rice 8-13-0 145 1 76Marshall 23-45-0 342 2 41at Texas DNPHouston 21-25-1 241 1 31Tulane 19-28-1 234 2 29at UAB 24-38-1 230 2 32

4Senior Takes the Reigns• In his fi rst year at UCF, Hodges has thrown a TD pass in each of his last eight games. He had a QB rati ng of 170.18 in the upset over UH.

Brett Hodges (* with Wake Forest)YEAR G COMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD LG 2006* 3 2 2 0 100.0 24 0 122007* 7 43 66 3 65.2 359 1 612008* 2 1 2 0 50.0 19 0 192009 11 184 301 11 61.1 2,263 15 76TOTALS 23 230 371 14 62.0 2,665 16 76

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CORY HOGUERS SENIOR • LINEBACKER • 6-1/228 • NAPLES, FLA./NAPLES #59#59• 2009 All-C-USA Defensive First Team• Season highs--- Tackles: 12 at Southern Miss (9/12), at Texas (11/7) and at UAB (11/28) TFLs: 3.5 vs. Miami (10/17) Sacks: 2 vs. Miami (10/17) Forced Fumbles: 2 at Rice (10/24)• Trying to become the fi rst UCF LB since 2003 to post at least 100 tackles


Hogue in Bowl Games• In the 2005 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Hogue had two tackles. He also started the 2007 Au-toZone Liberty Bowl where he notched three tackles.

Cory HogueYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2005 11 23 11 34 0.0 3.0 0 12006 10 25 25 50 2.5 4.0 0 02007 12 55 17 72 1.0 6.5 3 02008 3 14 6 20 1.0 3.5 1 02009 12 56 43 99 2.0 11.5 5 1TOTALS 48 173 102 275 6.5 28.5 9 2

KEMAL ISHMAELFRESHMAN • DEFENSIVE BACK • 5-11/197 • MIAMI, FLA./NORTH MIAMI BEACH #18#18• Season highs--- Tackles: 11 at Rice (10/24) Break-ups: 1 vs. Miami (10/17) TFLs: 1 at East Carolina (9/26)• Has made eight starts in 12 games played• As a true freshman, posted at least one tackle in every game• Racked up at least fi ve tackles in his last eight outi ngs• Sits in fi ft h on the UCF defense with 64 tackles

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS BRKUP INT-YDSSamford 2-0-2 0.0-0 0 0at USM 1-1-2 0.0-0 0 0Buff alo 1-0-1 0.0-0 0 0at ECU 2-2-4 1.0-3 0 0Memphis 6-0-6 0.0-0 0 0Miami 3-4-7 0.0-0 1 0at Rice 8-3-11 0.0-0 0 0Marshall 4-3-7 0.0-0 0 0at Texas 4-1-5 0.0-0 0 0Houston 5-3-8 0.0-0 0 0Tulane 4-2-6 0.0-0 0 0at UAB 4-1-5 0.0-0 0 0

One of Two• Kemal Ishmael has played in all 12 games, joining Josh Robinson as the only two true freshmen on defense who saw ti me in every game.

Kemal IshmaelYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2009 12 44 20 64 0.0 1.0 1 0TOTALS 12 44 20 64 0.0 1.0 1 0

RICKY KAYJUNIOR • H-BACK • 6-3/239 • DELTONA, FLA./DELAND #43#43

Ricky KayYEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2007 14 6 60 10.0 0 192008 11 7 37 5.3 1 92009 11 14 159 11.4 2 19TOTALS 36 27 256 9.5 3 19

• Season highs--- Recepti ons: 4 vs. Memphis (10/3) Yards: 52 vs. Memphis (10/3) Touchdowns: 1 vs. Memphis (10/3) and at Rice (10/24)• Collected at least one catch in the last eight games of the year• His 159 receiving yards this year topped his career totals entering the 2009 season

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford DNPat USM 0 0 0 0Buff alo 0 0 0 0at ECU 0 0 0 0Memphis 4 52 1 17Miami 2 28 0 19at Rice 1 13 1 13Marshall 1 16 0 16at Texas 2 22 0 11Houston 2 15 0 9Tulane 1 12 0 12at UAB 1 1 0 1

2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• Kay earned the start at full-back against Mississippi State and helped tailback Kevin Smith amass 119 yards on the ground.

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BRENDAN KELLYRS FRESHMAN • RUNNING BACK • 6-3/228 • SHOREHAM, N.Y./SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER#24#24• Season highs--- Rushing Att empts: 5 at Rice (10/24) Rushing Yards: 18 at East Carolina (9/26) Recepti ons: 2 vs. Tulane (11/21) Receiving Yards: 23 vs. Tulane (11/21) Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs. Tulane (11/21)

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford DNPat USM DNPBuff alo DNPat ECU 1 18 0 18Memphis 4 9 0 4Miami 0 0 0 0at Rice 5 16 0 7Marshall 0 0 0 0at Texas 0 0 0 0Houston 0 0 0 0Tulane 0 0 0 0at UAB 0 0 0 0

Adding to the Receivers• Kelly may have 43 rushing yards this year, but he also has posted four catches for 46 yards, including a touchdown against Tulane.

Brendan Kelly YEAR G ATT YDS AVG TD LG 2009 9 10 43 4.3 0 18TOTALS 9 10 43 4.3 0 18

YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2009 9 4 46 11.5 1 17TOTALS 9 4 46 11.5 1 17

ABRE LEGGINSRS JUNIOR • OFFENSIVE LINE • 6-4/317 • ORLANDO, FLA./EVANS (COPIAH-LINCOLN JC) #66#66• Earned six starts in 10 games on the year, including in the last two con-tests at left tackle• Also started at left guard in four of the fi rst fi ve games of 2009

JOSH LINAMSOPHOMORE • LINEBACKER • 6-3/234 • TAVARES, FLA./TAVARES #50#50

Josh LinamYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2008 11 2 5 7 0.0 0.0 0 02009 12 10 4 14 0.0 1.0 0 0TOTALS 23 12 9 21 0.0 1.0 0 0

• Season highs--- Tackles: 3 at Rice (10/24) and vs. Houston (11/14) TFLs: 1 at Rice (10/24)• Has appeared in all 12 games this year, doubling his tackle total from 2008


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All About Special Teams• In year No. 2 with the Knights, Linam has proven himself on special teams, collecti ng 14 total tackles in 2009.

CLIFF MCCRAYRS SENIOR • OFFENSIVE LINE • 6-2/307 • MIAMI, FLA./SOUTHRIDGE #65#65• Aft er missing the 2008 season, has started 11 of 12 games played, seeing ti me at both left guard and right guard

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QUINCY MCDUFFIEFRESHMAN • WIDE RECEIVER • 5-10/172 • ORLANDO, FLA./EDGEWATER #14#14

Quincy McDuffi eYEAR G KR YDS AVG TD LG 2009 12 33 773 23.4 1 95TOTALS 12 33 773 23.4 1 95

YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2009 12 7 104 14.9 1 27TOTALS 12 7 104 14.9 1 27

• Season highs--- Recepti ons: 4 vs. Houston (11/14) Receiving Yards: 77 vs. Houston (11/14) Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs. Houston (11/14) Kickoff Returns: 6 vs. Miami (10/17) Kickoff Return Yards: 126 vs. Miami (10/17) Kickoff Return Touchdowns: 1 vs. Samford (9/5)• As a true freshman, has returned at least one kick in 11 of 12 games played• Posted at least 100 return yards in three outi ngs• Played the fi rst nine games unti l hauling in his fi rst-career recepti on vs. Houston• Also has 11 rushes on the year for 55 yards

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO-YDS LG KR-YDS LGSamford 0-0 0 2-118 95at USM 0-0 0 2-27 16Buff alo 0-0 0 3-55 23at ECU 0-0 0 4-84 35Memphis 0-0 0 1-27 27Miami 0-0 0 6-126 35at Rice 0-0 0 1-21 21Marshall 0-0 0 2-43 25at Texas 0-0 0 4-79 27Houston 4-77 27 5-122 32Tulane 2-13 7 0-0 0at UAB 1-14 14 3-71 33

A Huge Impression• McDuffi e began his true freshman season with a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the season-opener against Samford.

BRUCE MILLERRS JUNIOR • DEFENSIVE END • 6-2/253 • CANTON, GA./WOODSTOCK #49#49• 2009 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year• 2009 All-C-USA Defensive First Team• Season highs--- Tackles: 10 vs. Marshall (11/1) TFLs: 3.5 vs. Memphis (10/3) Sacks: 2.5 vs. Memphis (10/3) and vs. Marshall (11/1) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Marshall (11/1)• The C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 2 (Marshall game) and Nov. 30 (UAB game)• Made 11 starts in 12 games played


2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• Making the start at right end against Mississippi State, Miller fi nished the Liberty Bowl with three total tackles vs. the Bulldogs.

Bruce MillerYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2007 14 26 12 38 7.0 9.0 1 02008 12 27 25 52 7.0 17.0 3 12009 12 26 27 53 12.0 16.5 3 0TOTALS 38 79 64 143 26.0 42.5 7 1

DARIUS NALLRS SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE END • 6-3/249 • DOUGLASVILLE, GA./CHAPEL HILL #53#53• Season highs--- Tackles: 3 vs. Miami (11/17) TFLs: 2 vs. Tulane (11/21) Sacks: 2 vs. Tulane (11/21) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Tulane (11/21)• Has notched at least one tackle in his last seven contests• Got the start at left end vs. Houston• Notched fi rst-career two-sack game vs. Tulane


The Comeback• Nall missed last year under-going radiati on treatments aft er having a cancerous tu-mor that was att ached to one of his lungs removed.

Darius NallYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2007 13 15 7 22 1.0 4.0 1 02009 12 7 5 12 4.0 4.5 1 0TOTALS 25 22 12 34 5.0 8.5 2 0

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JAMAR NEWSOMERS JUNIOR • WIDE RECEIVER • 6-2/198 • ST. PETERSBURG, FLA./BOCA CIEGA #9#9• Season highs--- Recepti ons: 6 vs. Buff alo (9/19) Receiving Yards: 62 at Rice (10/24) Touchdowns: 1 vs. Samford (9/5), vs. Memphis (10/3) and at Rice (10/24)• Along with his 23 recepti ons, also has four rushes for 26 yards and two kickoff returns for 107 yards, highlighted by an 89-yard return at South-ern Miss

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford 2 19 1 10at USM 2 17 0 11Buff alo 6 37 0 12at ECU 0 0 0 0Memphis 5 58 1 22Miami 3 56 0 41at Rice 2 62 1 52Marshall 2 27 0 19at Texas DNPHouston DNPTulane DNPat UAB 1 8 0 8

Going Home• St. Petersburg nati ve Jamar Newsome will be heading home for the postseason. He has posted at least one catch in eight of his nine games.

Jamar NewsomeYEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2008 12 4 81 20.2 1 542009 9 23 284 12.3 3 52TOTALS 21 27 365 13.5 4 54

ADAM NISSLEYRS SOPHOMORE • TIGHT END • 6-6/264 • CUMMING, GA./SOUTH FORSYTH #88#88• Season highs--- Recepti ons: 3 vs. Marshall (11/1) Receiving Yards: 46 vs. Marshall (11/1)• Started as UCF’s ti ght end in all 12 games this year

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford 0 0 0 0at USM 0 0 0 0Buff alo 1 5 0 5at ECU 0 0 0 0Memphis 1 34 0 34Miami 0 0 0 0at Rice 1 13 0 13Marshall 3 46 0 27at Texas 0 0 0 0Houston 1 6 0 6Tulane 1 15 0 15at UAB 1 22 0 22

Making the Full Transiti on• Nissley has played in all 24 games in two seasons at UCF. He worked as a RT and TE in 2008 before switching full ti me to TE in 2009.

Adam NissleyYEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2008 12 1 12 12.0 0 122009 12 9 141 15.7 0 34TOTALS 24 10 153 15.3 0 34

NICK PIESCHELRS SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINE • 6-7/302 • FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA./ST. THOMAS AQUINASINAS

#77#77• Earned the start in 10 of 11 games played, all at left tackle• In fi rst two seasons, has received 17 starts on the off ensive line

JAH REIDRS JUNIOR • OFFENSIVE LINE • 6-7/314 • HAINES CITY, FLA./HAINES CITY #76#76• 2009 All-C-USA Off ensive First Team• Along with center Ian Busti llo, one of two off ensive lineman to start all 12 games, serving as the lone right tackle on the line

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JORDAN RICHARDSRS SENIOR • LINEBACKER • 6-2/225 • CARY, N.C./CARY (HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY)Y)#56#56• Season highs--- Tackles: 9 at East Carolina (9/26) TFLs: 2 at East Carolina (9/26) Forced Fumbles: 1 at East Carolina (9/26)• A key special teams player• Started three games at linebacker• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selecti on

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS SACKS FFSamford 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at USM 3-0-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Buff alo 1-2-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at ECU 5-4-9 2.0-5 0.0-0 1Memphis DNPMiami DNPat Rice 0-2-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Marshall 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at Texas 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Houston 1-1-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Tulane 1-1-2 0.5-1 0.0-0 0at UAB 0-1-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0

The Bowl Games• Richards didn’t parti cipate in the 2005 and 2007 UCF bowl games, so the St. Pe-tersburg Bowl will be his fi rst postseason game as a Knight.

Jordan RichardsYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2005 9 31 10 41 1.0 5.0 1 02006 8 20 11 31 1.0 3.0 1 02008 4 10 1 11 0.0 0.0 0 02009 10 11 11 22 0.0 2.5 0 0TOTALS 31 72 33 105 2.0 10.5 2 0

JOSH ROBINSONFRESHMAN • CORNERBACK • 5-10/189 • SUNRISE, FLA./PLANTATION #20#20• 2009 All-C-USA Defensive Second Team• 2009 C-USA All-Freshman Defensive Team• Season highs--- Tackles: 11 at Southern Miss (9/12) TFLs: 1 at East Carolina (9/26) Intercepti ons: 1, Six Times Break-ups: 2 vs. Memphis (10/3) and vs. Houston (11/14)• Tied for second in UCF single-season history with six intercepti ons this year (trails only Keith Evans’ eight in 1986), and holds the all-ti me fresh-man record

• Picked off a pass in six of the last eight con-tests of the regular season• Intercepted a pass in three-straight games from Oct. 24-Nov. 7, including a 24-yard touch-down at Rice• Started the fi nal 10 games of the year• Ranks fourth at UCF with 65 tackles, 56 of which are solo takedowns

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS BRKUP INT-YDSSamford 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0at USM 10-1-11 0.0-0 1 0-0Buff alo 5-1-6 0.0-0 0 0-0at ECU 9-0-9 1.0-2 1 0-0Memphis 3-1-4 0.0-0 2 1-33Miami 6-2-8 0.0-0 0 0-0at Rice 2-2-4 0.0-0 0 1-24Marshall 4-0-4 0.0-0 1 1-0at Texas 5-1-6 0.0-0 1 1-3Houston 3-0-3 0.0-0 2 0-0Tulane 4-0-4 0.0-0 0 1-16at UAB 5-1-6 0.0-0 0 1-8

Leading the Way• Robinson has set a UCF freshman record with six INTs in 2009, which is ti ed for the most INTs by a freshman in the nati on this year.

Josh RobinsonYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2009 12 56 9 65 0.0 1.0 8 6TOTALS 12 56 9 65 0.0 1.0 8 6

ROCKY ROSSRS SENIOR • WIDE RECEIVER • 6-2/209 • JACKSONVILLE, FLA./BOLLES SCHOOL #5#5• Season highs--- Recepti ons: 6 vs. Marshall (11/1) and at UAB (11/28) Yards: 85 vs. Samford (9/5) Touchdowns: 1 at Southern Miss (9/12), vs. Miami (10/17) and vs. Marshall (11/1) Punt Returns: 6 vs. Samford (9/5)• Has notched a recepti on in all 10 games played• Returned eight punts for 99 yards

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford 5 85 0 26at USM 5 56 1 29Buff alo 2 23 0 16at ECU 5 56 0 35Memphis DNPMiami 2 12 1 8at Rice 2 19 0 15Marshall 6 76 1 21at Texas 1 7 0 7Houston DNPTulane 3 37 0 16at UAB 6 41 0 13

Ross in Bowl Games• Ross started alongside Bran-don Marshall in the Hawaii Bowl, notching one catch. He also started the Liberty Bowl and posted a pair of catches.

Rocky RossYEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2005 13 17 154 9.1 0 182006 12 36 531 14.8 2 552007 14 50 658 13.2 2 532008 4 13 180 13.8 1 312009 10 37 412 11.1 3 35TOTALS 53 153 1,935 12.6 8 55

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ALEX THOMPSONRS SENIOR • LINEBACKER • 6-2/229 • GAINESVILLE, FLA./BUCHHOLZ #55#55• Season highs--- Tackles: 8 at Rice (10/24) TFLs: 1 vs. Tulane (11/21) Forced Fumbles: 1 at East Carolina (9/26) Break-ups: 1 vs. Samford (9/5) and at Rice (10/24)• An important member of UCF’s special teams

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS BRKUP FFSamford 2-0-2 0.0-0 1 0at USM 1-0-1 0.0-0 0 0Buff alo 2-0-2 0.0-0 0 0at ECU 2-1-3 0.0-0 0 1Memphis 1-0-1 0.0-0 0 0Miami 2-1-3 0.0-0 0 0at Rice 2-6-8 0.5-2 1 0Marshall 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0at Texas 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0Houston 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0Tulane 1-1-2 1.0-2 0 0at UAB 0-1-1 0.0-0 0 0

A Formidable Bunch• Thompson has helped the special teams this year hold opponents to just 18.2 yards per kickoff return and 3.1 yards on punt returns.

Alex ThompsonYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2006 11 4 5 9 0.0 0.0 0 02007 6 4 7 11 0.0 0.0 0 02008 12 9 3 12 0.0 1.0 0 02009 12 13 10 23 0.0 1.5 2 0TOTALS 41 30 25 55 0.0 2.5 2 0

TRAVIS TIMMONSSENIOR • DEFENSIVE TACKLE • 6-4/297 • GAINESVILLE, FLA/BUCHHOLZ #95#95• Season highs--- Tackles: 3 at East Carolina (9/26) TFLs: 2 at East Carolina (9/26) Sacks: 1 at East Carolina (9/26) Forced Fumbles: 1 at East Carolina (9/26)• Made starts in 10 of 11 games played, all at left tackle

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS SACKS FFSamford 1-1-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at USM 0-2-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Buff alo 0-1-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at ECU 2-1-3 2.0-8 1.0-1 1Memphis 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Miami 1-0-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at Rice 0-1-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Marshall 2-0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at Texas DNPHouston 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Tulane 1-0-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at UAB 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0

2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• Timmons came off the bench vs. Mississippi State, and although he didn’t post a tackle, he helped the “D” hold MSU to 199 total yards.

Travis TimmonsYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2006 8 5 1 6 1.0 2.0 0 12007 14 10 7 17 1.5 3.5 1 02008 11 9 5 14 0.0 2.0 0 02009 11 7 6 13 1.0 2.0 0 0TOTALS 44 31 19 50 3.5 9.5 1 1

TORRELL TROUPSENIOR • DEFENSIVE TACKLE • 6-3/314 • CONYERS, GA./SALEM #98#98• 2009 All-C-USA Defensive Second Team• Season highs--- Tackles: 5 at Southern Miss (9/12) TFLs: 1.5 vs. Samford (9/5) Sacks: 1 at East Carolina (9/26) and vs. Marshall (11/1)• Only member of the Knights’ defensive line to start all 12 games at the same positi on (right tackle)• Has att racted a steady stream of NFL scouts to campus

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS SACKS BRKUPSamford 2-1-3 1.5-3 0.0-0 0at USM 0-5-5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Buff alo 2-1-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at ECU 1-3-4 1.0-2 1.0-2 0Memphis 0-1-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Miami 4-0-4 0.0-0 0.0-0 1at Rice 2-1-3 0.5-1 0.0-0 0Marshall 2-1-3 1.0-5 1.0-5 0at Texas 1-1-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 1Houston 2-0-2 1.0-3 0.0-0 1Tulane 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1at UAB 0-2-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0

42007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• Troup made the start at left tackle and had one tackle for a loss of two yards against Mississippi State.

Torrell TroupYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2006 9 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 02007 13 13 6 19 2.0 6.5 0 02008 12 30 22 52 2.0 12.5 2 02009 12 16 16 32 2.0 5.0 4 0TOTALS 46 60 45 105 6.0 24.0 6 0

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WES TUNUUFI SAUVAORS JUNIOR • DEFENSIVE LINE • 6-3/292 • LEESVILLE, LA./LEESVILLE

#94#94• Season highs--- Tackles: 2 at Rice (10/24) and vs. Tulane (11/21) TFLs: 1 at Rice (10/24) and vs. Tulane (11/21) Sacks: 1 at Rice (10/24) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Rice (10/24)• Played in nine games, getti ng the start at left tackle against Texas

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS SACKS FFSamford 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at USM 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Buff alo DNPat ECU 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Memphis 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Miami DNPat Rice 1-1-2 1.0-15 1.0-15 1Marshall 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at Texas 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Houston DNPTulane 2-0-2 1.0-4 0.0-0 0at UAB 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0

Both Sides of the Story• Tunuufi Sauvao has seen ti me on both sides of the ball as a Knight, playing DT this fall but also has seen acti on at OG in his career.

Wes Tunuufi SauvaoYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2007 3 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 02008 9 1 1 2 0.0 0.5 0 02009 9 3 1 4 1.0 2.0 0 0TOTALS 21 5 2 7 1.0 2.5 0 0

BRIAN WATTERSRS JUNIOR • WIDE RECEIVER • 6-2/190 • ROME, GA./ROME #6#6• Season highs--- Recepti ons: 4 vs. Houston (11/14) Yards: 24 at Southern Miss (9/12)• Has posted at least two catches in three games this year• Also had one rush for 15 yards against Samford

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford 1 5 0 5at USM 2 24 0 20Buff alo DNPat ECU DNPMemphis DNPMiami 1 11 0 11at Rice 1 6 0 6Marshall 1 15 0 15at Texas 0 0 0 0Houston 4 20 0 15Tulane 0 0 0 0at UAB 2 18 0 10

2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• As a freshman, Watt ers hauled in two passes from Kyle Israel for 13 yards against Mississippi State in the Au-toZone Liberty Bowl.

Brian Watt ersYEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2007 14 14 161 11.5 3 302008 12 42 594 14.1 3 622009 9 12 99 8.2 0 20TOTALS 35 68 854 12.6 6 62

REGGIE WEAMSJUNIOR • DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-0/191 • BATON ROUGE, LA./REDEMPTORIST #40#40• Season highs--- Tackles: 7 at East Carolina (9/26) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Southern Miss (9/12) Intercepti ons: 1 vs. Tulane (11/21)• Made four starts, all at strong safety, in 11 games played

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS BRKUP INT-YDSSamford 3-0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0at USM 3-3-6 0.0-0 0 0-0Buff alo 0-1-1 0.0-0 0 0-0at ECU 2-5-7 0.0-0 0 0-0Memphis 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0Miami 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0at Rice 1-2-3 0.0-0 0 0-0Marshall 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0at Texas 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0Houston 0-0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0Tulane 1-3-4 0.0-0 0 1-0at UAB DNP

2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• Weams saw acti on as a freshman in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, and has totaled 45 tackles and one intercep-ti on in his career.

Reggie WeamsYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2007 14 7 3 10 0.0 0.0 0 02008 12 7 4 11 0.0 0.0 0 02009 11 10 14 24 0.0 0.0 0 1TOTALS 37 24 21 45 0.0 0.0 0 1

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Ronnie Weaver YEAR G ATT YDS AVG TD LG 2008 12 102 348 3.4 2 482009 11 19 86 4.5 1 27TOTALS 23 121 434 3.6 3 48

David WilliamsYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2007 14 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 02008 12 13 7 20 0.0 1.5 0 02009 12 14 8 22 1.0 5.5 0 0TOTALS 38 27 16 43 1.0 7.0 0 0

Lawrence YoungYEAR G SOLO AST TOTAL SACK TFL PBU INT 2007 12 22 9 31 1.5 2.5 3 12008 12 46 26 72 1.5 10.5 5 12009 11 43 30 73 1.0 10.0 3 1TOTALS 35 111 65 176 4.0 23.0 11 3

RONNIE WEAVERRS SOPHOMORE • RUNNING BACK • 6-0/206 • WABASSO, FLA./VERO BEACH #35#35• Season highs--- Rushing Att empts: 5 at Rice (10/24) Yards: 58 at Rice (10/24) Touchdowns: 1 at Rice (10/24)• While posti ng 86 yards on 19 rushing att empts, he also has collected eight tackles on special teams with one forced fumble on a kickoff return against Tulane• Recovered two fumbles and the onside kick that sealed the win over Houston

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent NO YDS TD LGSamford 3 6 0 4at USM 4 3 0 4Buff alo 0 0 0 0at ECU 1 1 0 1Memphis 0 0 0 0Miami 2 5 0 3at Rice 5 58 1 27Marshall 0 0 0 0at Texas DNPHouston 0 0 0 0Tulane 4 13 0 5at UAB 0 0 0 0

All-Around• Not only has Weaver added to the ground att ack this year, but he also has posted eight tackles on special teams and forced a fumble vs. Tulane.

DAVID WILLIAMSRS JUNIOR • DEFENSIVE END • 6-2/238 • LEXINGTON, S.C./WHITE KNOLL #48#48• Season highs--- Tackles: 5 vs. Samford (9/5) and vs. Buff alo (9/19) TFLs: 2 vs. Buff alo (9/19) Sacks: 1 vs. Miami (10/17)• Started 11 games at left end during the 2009 season


2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• Williams played in all 14 games as a freshman, includ-ing the Liberty Bowl. As a ju-nior in 2009, he has totaled 22 tackles.

LAWRENCE YOUNGJUNIOR • LINEBACKER • 6-0/217 • PENSACOLA, FLA./WOODHAM #57#57• Season highs--- Tackles: 11 at Southern Miss (9/12) TFLs: 3 vs. Samford (9/5) Sacks: 1 at Southern Miss (9/12) Intercepti ons: 1 at East Carolina (9/26) Break-ups: 1 vs. Memphis (10/3), vs. Marshall (11/1) and at Texas (11/7)• Started all 11 games he has played at outside linebacker, ranking third on the team with 73 tackles

Game-By-Game Breakdown Opponent TACK TFL-YDS SACKS BRKUPSamford 4-4-8 3.0-3 0.0-0 0at USM 6-5-11 2.0-14 1.0-10 0Buff alo 5-1-6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0at ECU 2-7-9 1.0-3 0.0-0 0Memphis 4-0-4 0.0-0 0.0-0 1Miami 7-1-8 1.0-7 0.0-0 0at Rice DNPMarshall 7-1-8 0.0-0 0.0-0 1at Texas 3-1-4 1.0-4 0.0-0 1Houston 2-2-4 1.0-2 0.0-0 0Tulane 2-4-6 0.5-1 0.0-0 0at UAB 1-4-5 0.5-1 0.0-0 0

52007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl• Young saw ti me in the 2007 Liberty Bowl, and has pro-gressed each year, highlight-ed by a career-high 73 tackles in 2009.

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SIXTH YEAR AT UCF

HEAD COACH

GEORGE OGEORGE O’’LEARY LEARY Games (w/o 1992 exhibiti on game)1 9/22/79 St. Leo W 21-050 9/8/84 at Louisiana-Monroe L 21-49100 10/8/88 New Haven L 23-31150 11/21/92 at Samford L 13-20200 9/27/97 at Auburn L 14-41250 11/24/01 Louisiana-Lafayett e W 31-0300 9/9/06 at Florida L 0-42349 12/19/09 St. Petersburg Bowl

Wins1 9/22/79 St. Leo 21-050 10/28/89 Liberty 33-30100 11/9/96 at UAB 35-13150 11/19/05 at Rice 31-28177 11/28/09 at UAB 34-27

Home Games (w/o 1992 exhibiti on game)1 9/29/79 Fort Benning W 7-650 11/15/86 Samford W 66-7100 10/16/93 Western Illinois W 35-17150 11/30/02 Ohio W 42-32193 11/21/09 Tulane W 49-0

Home Wins1 9/29/79 Fort Benning 7-650 12/1/90 William & Mary 52-38100 10/26/02 Akron 28-17126 11/21/09 Tulane 49-0

Away Games1 9/22/79 at St. Leo W 21-050 10/26/91 at Georgia Southern L 6-20100 11/4/00 at Louisiana Tech W 20-16150 11/15/08 at Marshall W 30-14156 11/28/09 at UAB W 34-27

Milestone Away Wins1 9/22/79 at St. Leo 21-050 10/24/09 at Rice 49-751 11/28/09 at UAB 34-27

Football Bowl Subdivision Era Games1 8/29/96 William & Mary W 39-3350 10/7/00 at Northern Illinois L 20-40100 11/13/04 at Ball State L 17-21150 11/15/08 at Marshall W 30-14165 12/19/09 St. Petersburg Bowl

Milestone FBS Era Wins1 8/29/96 William & Mary 39-3350 10/21/05 Tulane 34-2475 10/3/09 Memphis 32-1480 11/28/09 at UAB 34-27

George O’Leary Head Coaching Games1 11/12/94 at Clemson L 10-2050 9/4/99 at Navy W 49-1485* 12/1/01 at Florida State L 17-2886** 8/31/04 at Wisconsin L 6-34100 10/1/05 at Louisiana-Lafayett e W 24-21150 9/19/09 Buff alo W 23-17160 12/19/09 St. Petersburg Bowl*Final game at Georgia Tech**First game at UCF

George O’Leary Head Coaching Wins1 9/2/95 Furman 51-752* 11/17/01 at Wake Forest 38-3353** 9/24/05 Marshall 23-1375 8/30/08 South Carolina State 17-086 11/28/09 at UAB 34-27*Final win at Georgia Tech**First win at UCF

UCF & OUCF & O’’LEARYLEARYBY THE NUMBERSBY THE NUMBERS

In his six years at UCF, George O’Leary has helped the Knights achieve dozens of historic fi rsts includ-ing games in front of sellout crowds on campus, in-dividual accolades for student-athletes, a conference championship and trips to presti gious bowl games. For O’Leary, it has been business as usual.

Since taking over the program in 2004, O’Leary has made sure that UCF has reached new heights. On and off of the fi eld, the veteran head coach has molded his program into a consistent winner. His hard work contributed to the constructi on of Bright House Networks Stadium. Interest in the pro-gram has never been higher. His student-athletes are enjoying record success in the classroom, and the Knights are winning on the football fi eld.

In 2007, O’Leary guided the Knights to arguably the fi nest campaign in program history. UCF won 10 contests, claimed the Conference USA Champion-ship and parti cipated in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in front of a nati onally-televised audience on ESPN. There was litt le suspense as to who would garner C-USA Coach of the Year honors. O’Leary was rec-ognized with the award for the second ti me in three campaigns. For the Knights and their fans, 2007 was truly a year to remember. For the college football world, the season was more evidence that O’Leary has built the Knights into a powerful program.

And just two years later, O’Leary and the Knights put together an impressive run at the end of the 2009 season to earn a bid to the St. Petersburg Bowl. UCF went 5-1 down the stretch and won six-straight C-USA contests to close out the regular season. That included the Knights’ fi rst win in school history over a nati onally-ranked FBS program when they upset No. 13/12 Houston, 37-32, on Homecoming.

Helping UCF Arrive on the Nati onal SceneO’Leary has already left his stamp on the Knights’ program. When he arrived in Orlando in 2004, UCF was not a factor on the regional or nati onal scenes.

O’Leary rebuilt the program from the ground up. He lobbied for new faciliti es, toured the state to gain publicity, restocked UCF with top recruits and made sure his student-athletes excelled in their studies.

The growth of the program was no more evident than in 2007. UCF posted a school-record seven-game win-ning streak during the season. The conference cham-pionship was the fi rst in program history.

The 10 wins during the year established a program record at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. Nati on-ally, only 19 teams won at least 10 contests during the year.

O’Leary helped tailback Kevin Smith post one of the most dominant single-season rushing performances. The junior rushed for 2,567 yards, good for second all-ti me in NCAA history, and 29 touchdowns. He be-

came the only rusher in the state of Florida and the 12th all-ti me in the NCAA FBS to eclipse the 2,000-year mark in a season.

The 2008 season saw Joe Burnett also earn fi rst-team All-America honors as he shatt ered the school and C-USA punt return records and graduated ranked 19th in NCAA history in career punt return yards.

Excellence off the FieldO’Leary has reshaped the UCF program in every fac-et, including improved results in the classroom. The Knights turned in a successful eff ort in the classroom during the 2008 campaign, registering the highest in-season grade-point-average in program history at 2.782. A total of 55 student-athletes recorded a GPA of least 3.0 during the fall 2008 semester.

Defensive lineman Keith Shologan became the fi rst player in school history to receive ESPN The Maga-zine Academic All-America First Team honors in 2007. Both Shologan and defensive back Sha’reff Rashad were selected to the C-USA Football All-Academic Team.

In 2008, Rashad was named to the league all-academ-ic squad for the second-consecuti ve year. In 2007, he was named the UCF Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, becoming the second-straight football player to earn the honor. Rashad was twice named to the Na-ti onal Football Foundati on and College Hall of Fame’s Hampshire Honors Society. Off ensive lineman Dan Veenstra was the award winner in 2006.

Guiding the Knights Toward ProminenceThe 2006 season featured several memorable mo-ments for the Knights as they fi nished their fi nal campaign at the Florida Citrus Bowl. Wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker had a record-breaking season. The Orlando nati ve broke the single-season school record for recepti ons with 90 and hauled in 1,178 receiv-ing yards just a year removed from an ACL injury. He earned All-C-USA First Team honors and was one of fi ve Knights recognized for their strong play by the league offi ce.

In 2005, O’Leary’s second season at UCF, he engi-neered one of the top turnarounds in the history of college football. Just one year removed from an 0-11 campaign, he guided the Knights to a historic season, complete with the program’s fi rst bowl appearance.

O’Leary led UCF to the fourth-best turnaround in NCAA history with a record of 8-5. The Knights went 7-1 in C-USA and claimed the league’s east division ti tle. The squad became just the sixth team in NCAA history to go to a bowl game a year aft er going win-less as the Knights parti cipated in the Sheraton Ha-waii Bowl.

The college football world took noti ce of the turn-around. O’Leary was named the C-USA Coach of the Year. Both CBSsports.com and SportsIllustrated.com named him the nati onal coach of the year.

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THE THE OO’’LEARY FILELEARY FILEFAST FACTSDate of Birth: August 17, 1946Hometown: Central Islip, N.Y.Educati on: B.S. in Physical Educati on, New Hampshire 1969

COACHING EXPERIENCE2004-Present UCF, Head Coach2002-2003 Minnesota Vikings, Assistant Head Coach/D-Line 2002; Defensive Coordinator 20031994-2001 Georgia Tech, Def. Coord./Def. Line 1994; Interim Head Coach 1994; Head Coach 1995-20011992-1993 San Diego Chargers, Defensive Line1987-1991 Georgia Tech, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line 1980-1986 Syracuse University, Defensive Line, 1980-84; Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line, 1985-861977-1979 Liverpool (N.Y.) High School, Head Coach1968-1976 Central Islip (N.Y.) High School, Assistant Head Coach, 1968-74; Head Coach, 1975-76

HONORS2007 Conference USA Coach of the Year2007 Atlanta Touchdown Club C-USA Coach of the Year2005 Conference USA Coach of the Year2005 CBS SportsLine.com Nati onal Coach of the Year2005 SportsIllustrated.com Nati onal Coach of the Year2005 Finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award2005 Finalist for the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award2000 Bobby Dodd Nati onal Coach of the Year Award2000 Atlanti c Coast Conference Coach of the Year1998 Atlanti c Coast Conference Coach of the Year1998 Region I Coach of the Year (AFCA)1998 Finalist for Eddie Robinson Nati onal Coach of the Year Award (FWAA)

O’LEARY’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDYear School Record Notes1994 Georgia Tech 0-3 Interim head coach1995 Georgia Tech 6-51996 Georgia Tech 5-61997 Georgia Tech 7-5 Carquest Bowl1998 Georgia Tech 10-2 Gator Bowl ACC Co-Champs1999 Georgia Tech 8-4 Gator Bowl2000 Georgia Tech 9-3 Peach Bowl2001 Georgia Tech 7-5 Seatt le Bowl2004 UCF 0-112005 UCF 8-5 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl2006 UCF 4-82007 UCF 10-4 AutoZone Liberty Bowl C-USA Champs2008 UCF 4-82009 UCF 8-4 St. Petersburg BowlTotal 86-73at UCF 34-40

OO’’LEARY IN BOWL GAMESLEARY IN BOWL GAMESOverall Record: 2-41997 Carquest Bowl Georgia Tech def. West Virginia, 35-301998 Toyota Gator Bowl No. 12 Georgia Tech def. No. 17 Notre Dame, 35-281999 Toyota Gator Bowl No. 23 Miami def. No. 15 Georgia Tech, 28-132000 Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl LSU def. No. 15 Georgia Tech, 28-142005 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Nevada def. UCF, 49-48 OT2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Mississippi State def. UCF, 10-3

OO’’LEARY VS. OPPONENTSLEARY VS. OPPONENTSOpponent RecordSamford - 9/5 1-0 9/5/09 - Home - W, 28-24at Southern Miss - 9/12 1-4 10/15/05 - Away - L, 52-31 9/26/06 - Home - L, 19-14 10/28/07 - Away - W, 34-17 11/8/08 - Home - L, 17-6 9/12/09 - Away - L, 26-19Buff alo - 9/19 1-1 10/2/04 - Away - L, 48-20 9/19/09 - Home - W, 23-17at East Carolina - 9/26 1-4 10/29/05 - Away - W, 30-20 11/4/06 - Home - L, 23-10 10/6/07 - Away - L, 52-38 11/2/08 - Home - L, 13-10 (OT) 9/26/09 - Away - L, 19-14Memphis - 10/3 5-0 10/8/05 - Home - W, 38-17 11/11/06 - Away - W, 26-24 9/22/07 - Home - W, 56-20 11/22/08 - Away - W, 28-21 10/3/09 - Home - W, 32-14Miami - 10/17 0-3 w/Georgia Tech - 1/1/00 - Neutral - L, 28-13 10/11/08 - Away - L, 20-14 10/17/09 - Home - L, 27-7at Rice - 10/24 2-1 11/19/05 - Away - W, 31-28 10/21/06 - Home - L, 40-29 10/24/09 - Away - W, 49-7Marshall - 11/1 5-1 10/30/04 - Away - L, 20-3 9/24/05 - Home - W, 23-13 10/4/06 - Away - W, 23-22 11/3/07 - Home - W, 47-13 11/15/08 - Away - W, 30-14 11/1/09 - Home - W, 21-20at Texas - 11/7 0-2 9/15/07 - Home - L, 35-32 11/7/09 - Away - L, 35-3Houston - 11/14 2-1 11/5/05 - Home - W, 31-29 10/28/06 - Away - L, 51-31 11/14/09 - Home - W, 37-32Tulane - 11/21 2-1 10/21/05 - Home - W, 34-24 11/18/06 - Away - L, 10-9 11/21/09 - Home - W, 49-0at UAB - 11/28 4-1 11/12/05 - Away - W, 27-21 11/25/06 - Home - W, 31-22 11/10/07 - Away - W, 45-31 11/29/08 - Home - L, 15-0 11/28/09 - Away - W, 34-27vs. Rutgers - 12/19 0-0 12/19/09 - Neutral - St. Petersburg, Fla.

Facing an 11-game schedule with just four home games, his squad became just the fourth team in NCAA history to earn a bowl berth while playing seven road contests. Even more remarkable, the turnaround was made with a team of mostly under-classmen.

Pipeline to the ProsO’Leary has experience coaching on the professional level and, as a result, has helped several Knights move on to the NFL. Six Knights who played under O’Leary have been selected in the NFL Draft .

Burnett was a fi ft h-round pick of Pitt sburgh in 2009. Smith was one of three UCF players taken in the 2008 draft . He was the fi rst pick of the third round by De-troit. Off ensive lineman Josh Sitt on went to Green Bay in the fourth round and Kansas City selected ti ght end Mike Merritt with its seventh-round pick.

Aft er his incredible senior season in 2006, Sims-Walk-er was selected by Jacksonville in the third round. In the previous year’s draft , wide receiver Brandon Mar-shall was Denver’s fourth-round selecti on.

Other former Knights who played under O’Leary, in-cluding defensive lineman Paul Carrington, tailback Alex Haynes, ti ght end Darcy Johnson and kicker Matt Prater, have also spent ti me in the NFL.

Success at Georgia TechO’Leary was the head coach at Georgia Tech from 1994-01 aft er taking over as interim head coach for the fi nal three games of the 1994 season. During his seven-year sti nt at Georgia Tech, O’Leary guided the Yellow Jackets to a 52-33 record. The squad made fi ve bowl appearances under O’Leary.

From 1995-01, Georgia Tech recorded fi ve winning seasons in six years. His 1998 squad won the Atlanti c Coast Conference Championship and played in the Gator Bowl on New Year’s Day. O’Leary’s Georgia Tech teams won at least seven games on four occasions , including a 10-win campaign in 1998 and nine victo-ries in 2000. The 2000 Bobby Dodd Nati onal Coach of the Year, O’Leary was named the ACC Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2000.

One trademark of O’Leary’s tenure as a head coach has been the quality of his coaching staff s. While at Georgia Tech, he had three assistants who later garnered head coaching jobs. Ralph Friedgen (Mary-land), Randy Edsall (Connecti cut) and Ted Roof (Duke) all served under O’Leary. Both Friedgen and Edsall have led their schools to BCS conference ti tles.

NFL ExperiencePrior to coming to UCF, O’Leary served on Minne-sota’s NFL coaching staff for two seasons. In 2003, he was the Vikings’ defensive coordinator. In his fi rst season with the team in 2002, he guided the defen-sive line into becoming the strength of the Minnesota defense. He also served as the squad’s assistant head coach.

O’Leary also served as the defensive line coach for San Diego from 1992-93. In 1992, the defense had 51 sacks as the Chargers won the AFC West with an 11-5 record.

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SEAN BECKTONDEFENSIVE BACKS • NINTH YEAR OVERALL AT UCF • UCF, 1993Coaching Experience• UCF, 2009-Present ...................................... Defensive Backs• Orlando Predators, 2008 ............................ Wide Receivers• UCF, 1996-03 .............................................. Wide Receivers• Mainland (Fla.) High School, 1993-96 ......... Assistant Coach• UCF, 1992-93 .............................................. Off ensive Graduate Assistant

GEOFF COLLINSLINEBACKERS/RECRUITING COORDINATOR • SECOND YEAR AT UCF • WESTERN CAROLINA, 1994Coaching Experience• UCF, 2008-Present ......................................Linebackers/Recruiti ng Coordinator• Alabama, 2007 ............................................Director of Player Personnel• Georgia Tech, 2006 .....................................Director of Player Personnel• Western Carolina, 2002-05 .........................Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs (2002-04)• Georgia Tech, 1999-01 ................................Tight Ends (2001), Graduate Assistant (1999-00)• Albright, 1997-98 ........................................Defensive Backs (1998), Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (1997)• Fordham, 1996 ...........................................Outside Linebackers• Franklin (N.C.) High School, 1995 ...............Defensive Backs• Western Carolina, 1993-94 .........................Student Assistant

GEORGE GODSEYRUNNING BACKS • SIXTH YEAR AT UCF • GEORGIA TECH, 2001Coaching Experience• UCF, 2004-Present .......................................Running Backs (2009), Quarterbacks (2005-08), Graduate Assistant (2004)

DAVE HUXTABLEDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR • SIXTH YEAR AT UCF • EASTERN ILLINOIS, 1979Coaching Experience• UCF, 2004-Present .....................................Defensive Coordinator (2008-), Linebackers/Special Teams (2004-07)• North Carolina, 2001-03 ............................Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (2002-03), Linebackers/Special Teams (2001)• Oklahoma State, 2000 ............................... Linebackers/Special Teams• East Carolina, 1998-99 ...............................Defensive Line (1999), Linebakcers (1998)• Georgia Tech, 1992-97 ...............................Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (1996-97), Linebackers/Special Teams (1992-94)• East Carolina, 1990-91 ............................... Linebackers/Special Teams• Western Kentucky, 1985-89 .......................Defensive Line/Linebackers• Independence CC, 1984 .............................Defensive Coordinator• Iowa State, 1982-83 ...................................Graduate Assistant

DAVID KELLYWIDE RECEIVERS/ASSISTANT HEAD COACH • FOURTH YEAR AT UCF • FURMAN, 1979Coaching Experience• UCF, 2006-Present ..................................... Wide Receivers (2007-), Assistant Head Coach (2007-), ............................................................................Director of High School Relati ons (2006)• Duke, 2004-05 ...........................................Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers• Stanford, 2002-03 ......................................Associate Head Coach/Off ensive Coordinator• Georgia Tech, 2000-01 ...............................Wide Receivers• LSU, 1996-00 ..............................................Wide Receivers• Georgia, 1994-96 .......................................Running Backs• Dunwoody (Ga.) High School, 1981-93 ......Head Coach (1984-93), Assistant Coach (1981-83)• Furman, 1979-80 .......................................Graduate Assistant

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BRENT KEYOFFENSIVE LINE • FIFTH YEAR AT UCF • GEORGIA TECH, 2001Coaching Experience• UCF, 2005-Present ......................................Off ensive Line (2009-), Tight Ends/Special Teams (2008), .......................................................................Recruiti ng Coordinator (2007), Graduate Assistant (2005-06)• Western Carolina, 2004 ..............................Tight Ends/Fullbacks• Georgia Tech, 2001-02 ................................Graduate Assistant

JIM PANAGOSDEFENSIVE LINE • THIRD YEAR AT UCF • MARYLAND, 1993Coaching Experience• UCF, 2007-Present ..................................... Defensive Line• Minnesota Vikings, 2002-05 ...................... Defensive Line Assistant/Special Teams Assistant (2004-05), ...................................................................... Defensive Quality Control Assistant (2003), ...................................................................... Off ensive Quality Control Assistant (2002)• C.R. James (Fla.) Alternati ve School, 1994-97 .. Assistant Coach• Maryland, 1993 ......................................... Defensive Line Assistant

TIM SALEMTIGHT ENDS/SPECIAL TEAMS • SIXTH YEAR AT UCF • ARIZONA STATE, 1985Coaching Experience• UCF, 2004-Present ......................................Tight Ends/Special Teams (2009-), Off ensive Coordinator (2004-08), .......................................................................Running Backs (2007-08), Wide Receivers (2006), Tight Ends (2005), .......................................................................Quarterbacks (2004)• Eastern Michigan, 2003 ..............................Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks• Ohio State, 1997-00 ....................................Quarterbacks• Purdue, 1991-96 .........................................Off ensive Coordinator (1994-96), Quarterbacks (1991-93)• Colorado State, 1989-90 .............................Running Backs• Phoenix College, 1987-88 ...........................Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks• Arizona State, 1985-86 ...............................Graduate Assistant

CHARLIE TAAFFEOFFENSIVE COORDINATOR • FIRST YEAR AT UCF • SIENA, 1973Coaching Experience• UCF, 2009-Present ..................................... Off ensive Coordinator• Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 2007-08 .................... Head Coach• Pitt sburgh, 2006 ........................................ Off ensive Assistant• Maryland, 2001-05 .................................... Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks• Montreal Alouett es, 1997-00 .................... Head Coach (1999-00), Off ensive Coordinator (1997-98)• The Citadel, 1987-96 ................................. Head Coach• Army, 1981-86 ........................................... Off ensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, Running Backs• Virginia, 1976-80 ....................................... Running Backs, Linebackers, Special Teams• NC State, 1975 ........................................... Graduate Assistant• Georgia Tech, 1974 .................................... Graduate Assistant• Albany, 1973 .............................................. Running Backs

SUPPORT STAFFAssistant AD/Football Operati ons .......Marty O’LearySpecial Asst. to the Head Coach ...Manny MesseguerDirector of Player Personnel ................. Albert BooneOff ensive Graduate Assistant ......... Michael BuscemiDefensive Graduate Assistant ..........Andrew ThackerOperati ons Graduate Assistant .........Mark CammackHead Athleti c Trainer/Football ..Mary Vander HeidenAssistant Athleti c Trainer ..............................Jud FannAssistant Athleti c Trainer .........................Ed Woodley

Director of Strength & Conditi oning ...............Ed EllisAsst. Director of S&C ............................. Scott SinclairAsst. Director of S&C ................................... B.J. FaulkCoordinator of Equipment Operati ons ..Robert JonesAssistant Equipment Manager .........Thaddeus RiversDirector of Video Services .......................John KvatekAssistant Director/Video Services ......... Chris HooleyAssociate Director of Academics ...........Kristy BeldenAssistant Director of Academics ........... Lindsey BlackAssistant Director of Academics ............... Lisa Moser

COACHES ON GAMEDAYCOACHES ON GAMEDAYIN THE PRESS BOXSean Beckton (DB), Geoff Collins (LB), Tim Salem (TE & Special Teams),Charlie Taaff e (Off ensive Coordinator)ON THE FIELDGeorge O’Leary (Head Coach), George Godsey (RB), Dave Huxtable (Defensive Coordinator), Da-vid Kelly (WR), Brent Key (OL), Jim Panagos (DL)

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INDIANA (PA.) 10UCF 12NOVEMBER 28, 1987 ORLANDO, FLORIDAFLORIDA CITRUS BOWL

1987 DIVISION II PLAYOFFS - FIRST ROUND

UCF POSTSEASON HISTORY UCF POSTSEASON HISTORY

TEAM STATISTICS IUP UCFFirst Downs 15 14Rushing (net) 71 95Passing (net) 98 200Att .-Cmp.-Int. 28-8-2 38-20-5Total Off ense 169 295LEADING RUSHERS:IUP: Girti ng, 21 att ., 76 yds., 0 TDUCF: Ector, 6 att ., 59 yds., 0 TDLEADING PASSERS:IUP: Pehanick, 8-28, 98 yds., 1 TD, 2 INTUCF: Slack, 20-38, 200 yds., 1 TD, 5 INTLEADING RECEIVERS:IUP: Trave, 3 rec., 47 yds., 1 TDUCF: Ford, 10 rec., 151 yds., 1 TD

TROY STATE 31UCF 10DECEMBER 5, 1987 ORLANDO, FLORIDAFLORIDA CITRUS BOWL

1987 DIVISION II PLAYOFFS - SECOND ROUND

TEAM STATISTICS TROY UCFFirst Downs 16 30Rushing (net) 191 64Passing (net) 134 407Att .-Cmp.-Int. 26-11-1 60-39-4Total Off ense 325 471LEADING RUSHERS:TS: Turk, 13 att ., 78 yds., 2 TDUCF: Ector, 7 att ., 34 yds., 0 TDLEADING PASSERS:TS: Turk, 10-23, 131 yds., 1 TD, 0 INTUCF: Slack, 17-38, 203 yds., 1 TD, 3 INTLEADING RECEIVERS:TS: Harris, 3 rec., 45 yds., 1 TDUCF: Grayson, 12 rec., 153 yds., 0 TD

UCF 20YOUNGSTOWN STATE 17NOVEMBER 24, 1990 YOUNGSTOWN, OHIOSTAMBAUGH STADIUM

1990 FCS PLAYOFFS - FIRST ROUND

TEAM STATISTICS UCF YSUFirst Downs 18 21Rushing (net) 294 147Passing (net) 106 210Att .-Cmp.-Int. 11-8-0 25-16-0Total Off ense 400 357LEADING RUSHERS:UCF: Giacone, 25 att ., 191 yds., 1 TDYSU: Herring, 15 att ., 80 yds., 0 TDLEADING PASSERS:UCF: Johnson, 8-11, 106 yds., 0 TD, 0 INTYSU: Isaac, 16-25, 210 yds., 0 TD, 0 INTLEADING RECEIVERS:UCF: Beckton, 5 rec., 70 yds., 0 TDYSU: Ellington, 5 rec., 82 yds., 0 TD

WILLIAM AND MARY 38UCF 52DECEMBER 1, 1990 ORLANDO, FLORIDAFLORIDA CITRUS BOWL

1990 FCS PLAYOFFS - QUARTERFINALS

TEAM STATISTICS W&M UCFFirst Downs 22 23Rushing (net) 179 278Passing (net) 273 300Att .-Cmp.-Int. 30-14-0 23-16-1Total Off ense 452 578LEADING RUSHERS:W&M: Green, 20 att ., 124 yds., 1 TDUCF: Giacone, 21 att ., 110 yds., 1 TDLEADING PASSERS:W&M: Hakel, 14-30, 273 yds., 2 TD, 0 INTUCF: Johnson, 15-22, 224 yds., 2 TD, 1 INTLEADING RECEIVERS:W&M: Kingsfi eld, 4 rec., 105 yds., 0 TDUCF: Beckton, 6 rec., 139 yds., 2 TD

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UCF POSTSEASON HISTORY UCF POSTSEASON HISTORY

UCF 7GEORGIA SOUTHERN 44DECEMBER 8, 1990 STATESBORO, GEORGIAALLEN E. PAULSON STADIUM

1990 FCS PLAYOFFS - SEMIFINALS

TEAM STATISTICS UCF GSUFirst Downs 13 19Rushing (net) 51 166Passing (net) 212 170Att .-Cmp.-Int. 32-17-1 17-12-0Total Off ense 263 336LEADING RUSHERS:UCF: Giacone, 10 att ., 45 yds., 0 TDGSU: Ross, 11 att ., 72 yds., 1 TDLEADING PASSERS:UCF: Johnson, 16-26, 196 yds., 1 TD, 1 INTGSU: Gross, 10-15, 159 yds., 2 TD, 0 INTLEADING RECEIVERS:UCF: Beckton, 3 rec., 75 yds., 1 TDGSU: Miller, 5 rec., 111 yds., 1 TD

UCF 30YOUNGSTOWN STATE 56NOVEMBER 27, 1993 YOUNGSTOWN, OHIOSTAMBAUGH STADIUM

1993 FCS PLAYOFFS - FIRST ROUND

TEAM STATISTICS UCF YSUFirst Downs 21 22Rushing (net) 101 289Passing (net) 322 141Att .-Cmp.-Int. 49-22-4 15-7-0Total Off ense 423 430LEADING RUSHERS:UCF: English, 19 att ., 58 yds., 0 TDYSU: Smith, 18 att ., 96 yds., 1 TDLEADING PASSERS:UCF: Hinshaw, 22-48, 322 yds., 4 TD, 4 INTYSU: Brungard, 7-15, 141 yds., 2 TD, 0 INTLEADING RECEIVERS:UCF: Rhodes, 12 rec., 220 yds., 3 TDYSU: Boykin, 2 rec., 75 yds., 2 TD

TULSA 44UCF 27DECEMBER 3, 2005 ORLANDO, FLORIDAFLORIDA CITRUS BOWL

2005 CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

TEAM STATISTICS TULSA UCFFirst Downs 23 17Rushing (net) 196 149Passing (net) 205 190Att .-Cmp.-Int. 20-13-0 27-13-2Total Off ense 401 339LEADING RUSHERS:TULSA: Parrish, 23 att ., 100 yds., 1 TDUCF: Smith, 15 att ., 108 yds., 1 TDLEADING PASSERS:TULSA: Smith, 13-20, 205 yds., 2 TD, 0 INTUCF: Moff ett , 13-27, 190 yds., 1 TD, 2 INTLEADING RECEIVERS:TULSA: Mills, 8 rec., 152 yds., 1 TDUCF: Marshall, 7 rec., 109 yds., 0 TD

TULSA 25UCF 44DECEMBER 1, 2007 ORLANDO, FLORIDABRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS STADIUM

2007 CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

TEAM STATISTICS TULSA UCFFirst Downs 24 18Rushing (net) 32 308Passing (net) 438 128Att .-Cmp.-Int. 29-57-3 6-13-0Total Off ense 470 436LEADING RUSHERS:TULSA: Adams, 18 att ., 41 yds., 0 TDUCF: Smith, 39 att ., 284 yds., 4 TDLEADING PASSERS:TULSA: Smith, 28-55, 426 yds., 3 TD, 3 INTUCF: Israel, 6-13, 128 yds., 0 TD, 0 INTLEADING RECEIVERS:TULSA: Marion, 7 rec., 96 yds., 0 TDUCF: Ross, 3 rec., 63 yds., 0 TD

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UCF played in the 2005 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl at Aloha Stadium.

Brandon Marshall was named UCF’s MVP of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl aft er posti ng 11 recepti ons for 210 yards and three touchdowns vs. Nevada.

DECEMBER 24, 2005 HONOLULU, HAWAIIALOHA STADIUMHONOLULU - UCF dropped a 49-48 overti me decision to Nevada in the 2005 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, the fi rst bowl game in school history. The Knights fi n-ished the season with an 8-5 record, just one year aft er going 0-11. The turn-around of seven games from 2004 placed UCF ti ed with seven other schools for the fourth-best single-season turnaround in Football Bowl Subdivision history. UCF kicker Matt Prater, who had three fi eld goals during the game, missed the game-tying extra point wide right, giving the Wolf Pack the win. B.J. Mitchell ran for 178 yards and two touchdowns, and Robert Hubbard had 126 yards rushing and three touchdowns for the Wolf Pack (9-3), who fi nished with their best season since 1996 and spoiled UCF’s bowl debut. UCF’s Brandon Marshall caught a 16-yard pass for a touchdown that ti ed the game at 42 with 55 seconds left . The score capped a four-play, 48-yard drive that took just 37 seconds. Prater booted a 46-yard fi eld goal with 1:32 left to draw UCF to 42-35, and the Knights recovered the onside kick with no ti me-outs left , setti ng up Marshall’s dramati c catch that sent the game into overti me. Trailing 32-28, the Wolf Pack took the lead on Hubbard’s 5-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Nevada scored again on Rowe’s 7-yard scoring pass to Travis Branzell for a 42-32 lead with 3:18 remaining. Kevin Smith, Conference USA’s Freshman of the Year, scored on a 78-yard run, the second longest run from scrimmage in UCF history, to give the Knights a 14-0 lead in the fi rst quarter. The run was the longest in school history by a freshman and in UCF’s 10-year Football Bowl Subdivision history. The longest run from scrimmage in UCF history was Elgin Davis’ 79-yard scoring run vs. Samford (Nov. 15, 1986). The 78-yard touchdown run by Smith was the second-longest run by a true freshman in the NCAA during the year. It also marked the longest run in Sheraton Hawaii Bowl history.

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1st 13:20 UCF Marshall 51 pass from Moff ett (Prater kick) 9:24 UCF Smith 78 run (Prater kick) 8:33 NEV Hubbard 4 run (Jaekle kick) 4:08 UCF Prater 47 fi eld goal2nd 11:32 NEV Mitchell 1 run (Jaekle kick) 7:37 NEV Mitchell 1 run (Jaekle kick) 5:01 NEV Hubbard 24 run (Jaekle kick) 0:56 UCF Prater 38 fi eld goal3rd 8:19 UCF Marshall 29 pass from Moff ett (Moff ett pass failed) 1:51 UCF Smith 3 run (Moff ett pass failed)4th 13:02 NEV Hubbard 5 run (Jaekle kick) 3:18 NEV Branzell 7 pass from Rowe (Jaekle kick) 1:32 UCF Prater 46 fi eld goal 0:55 UCF Marshall 16 pass from Moff ett (Prater kick)OT 15:00 NEV Rowe 4 run (Jaekle kick) 15:00 UCF Smith 19 run (Prater kick failed)

NEV UCF First Downs 30 30Rushes-Yds 51-369 44-254Passing Yds 254 301Passes Comp.-Att .-Int. 32-22-1 36-19-1Total Off ense Plays-Yds 83-623 80-555Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-16 5-74INT Returns-Yards 1-36 1-12Punts (Number-Avg) 3-44.0 3-38.3Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalti es-Yards 10-92 6-30

RUSHING: Nevada-B.J. Mitchell 23-178; Robert Hubbard 15-126; Jeff Rowe 13-65. UCF-SMITH, Kevin 29-202; PETERS, Jason 9-44; MOFFETT, Steven 6-8.PASSING: Nevada-Jeff Rowe 22-32-1-254. UCF-MOFFETT, Steven 19-36-1-301.RECEIVING: Nevada-Caleb Spencer 11-114; N. Flowers 6-96; A. Pudewell 2-23; Kyle Sammons 1-8; Travis Branzell 1-7; Robert Hubbard 1-6. UCF-MARSHALL, Brandon 11-210; JOHNSON, Darcy 3-49; PETERS, Jason 2-14; ROSS, Rocky 1-14; JACKSON,Kenny 1-12; SMITH, Kevin 1-2.INTERCEPTIONS: Nevada-DeAngelo Wilson 1-36. UCF-VENSON, Jason 1-12.FUMBLES: Nevada-Robert Hubbard 1-1. UCF-None.Stadium: Aloha Att endance: 26,254

BOX SCORESHERATON HAWAII BOWL POSTGAME NOTES Team Notes • UCF dropped a 49-48 overti me decision to Nevada in the 2005 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl and fi nished the season with an 8-5 record, just one year aft er going 0-11. The turnaround of seven games from 2004 left UCF ti ed with seven other schools for the fourth-best single-season turnaround in Football Bowl Subdivision history.• The bowl appearance was the fi rst in school history for the Knights. • The loss dropped UCF’s all-ti me record in overti me games to 0-4. • UCF scored for the seventh ti me this season on its opening drive. Junior QB Steven Moff ett tossed a 51-yard touchdown pass to senior WR Brandon Marshall to give UCF a 7-0 lead. The touchdown recepti on was the ninth of the season for Marshall. • UCF scored 17 points in the fi rst quarter, the most by the Knights in the opening period of play in 2005. Player Notes • Brandon Marshall moved into a ti e for sixth place in UCF single-season history with three receiving touchdowns vs. Nevada, bringing his season total to 11. Marshall opened the scoring with a 51-yard recepti on on UCF’s fi rst possession and closed out regulati on with a late touchdown to send the game to overti me. • True freshman TB Kevin Smith, Conference USA’s Freshman of the Year, scored on a 78-yard run, the second longest run from scrimmage in UCF history, to give the Knights a 14-0 lead in the fi rst quarter. The run was the longest in school history by a freshman and in UCF’s 10-year Division I-A history. The longest run from scrimmage in UCF history was Elgin Davis’ 79-yard scoring run vs. Samford (Nov. 15, 1986). • The 78-yard touchdown run by Smith was the second-longest run by a true fresh-man in the NCAA during the season. It also marked the longest run in Sheraton Hawaii Bowl history. • Smith became just the sixth player in school history to record a 1,000-yard season on the ground. Smith ended the season with 1,178 yards, third in the UCF record books. • Marshall became the 10th player in UCF history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau for receiving in a season. Marshall went over the century mark with his 51-yard touchdown recepti on in the fi rst quarter. He ended the season with 1,195 yards receiving and seven 100-yard games. • Senior PK Matt Prater kicked three fi eld goals to move into sole possession of second place in UCF history with 49 career fi eld goals. • Thirteen members of the UCF football team had their collegiate careers come to an end at the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. Seniors Jeff Branham, John Brown, Mike Graham, Darcy Johnson, Frisner Nelson, Mike Malatesta, Antonio Eldemire, Glenroy Watkins, Anthony Willis, Matt Prater and tri-captains James Cook, Paul Carrington and Brandon Marshall suited up for the fi nal ti me for the Knights.

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A total of 63,816 fans stormed through the gates for the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

DECEMBER 29, 2007 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEELIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUMMEMPHIS, Tenn. - UCF’s memorable season came to a close in a 10-3 loss to Mis-sissippi State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Mississippi State’s win in the Liberty Bowl was the kind of game coach Sylvester Croom’s mentor would have loved. Playing at the site Paul “Bear” Bryant’s fi nal game 25 years ago, the Bulldogs used power running and a dominant defense to beat UCF 10-3 on Saturday and earn a milestone win for the once dormant program. Anthony Dixon powered in from the 1 for the winning touchdown with 1:54 to go and most valuable player Derek Pegues picked off two passes in a game featuring anemic off enses and 17 punts. The Bulldogs (8-5) kept the Knights (10-4) out of the end zone and Kevin Smith from breaking the single-season rushing record. The junior fi nished with 119 yards, leaving him 61 shy of Barry Sanders’ mark of 2,628 yards set for Oklahoma State in 1988. “I was trying to fi nd the holes, but they were playing faster than us,” said Smith. It was the lowest scoring Liberty Bowl since Penn State beat Tulane 9-6 in 1979, but the pro-Mississippi State record crowd of 63,816 was rewarded for its pati ence as Dixon and the Bulldogs off ense came alive late in the fourth quarter. Croom, in his fourth season with Mississippi State, and the Bulldogs have played this way all year, resurrecti ng a program that hadn’t won more than three games in six seasons. As the Bulldogs did in big wins over Auburn, Kentucky and Alabama this season, they concentrated on the running game - both on off ense and defense. Smith found the going diffi cult in the second half and fi nished with an average of 3.4 yards per carry aft er rushing for 188.3 yards per game during the regular season. Dixon fi nished with 86 yards and became the seventh Bulldogs runner to go over 1,000 yards (1,066). But like the rest of the Bulldogs, he was ineff ecti ve much of the game. The teams were ti ed 3-3 at halft ime, mostly due to conservati ve play-calling. Neither team converted a third down in the fi rst half (0 for 16) as Mississippi State was held to 84 total yards and UCF to 79. Israel had 12 yards passing and two intercepti ons by halft ime and Mississippi State’s Wes Carroll had 15 yards and an intercepti on. UCF also didn’t get much help from kicker Michael Torres, who gave the Knights a 3-0 lead in the second quarter with a 45-yard fi eld goal, but missed from 32 and 37 in the second half. “I think those missed fi eld goals were big momentum breakers,” UCF coach George O’Leary said. “Give Mississippi State credit. They fought hard and didn’t turn the ball over. That usually means you’re going to come up with a close win like that.” Mississippi State fi nished with 199 total yards and Blake McAdams ti ed the Liberty Bowl record with 11 punts. But the Bulldogs came up with just enough big plays aft er Keith Fitzhugh picked off Israel’s pass at the Mississippi State 41 with 5:47 left . Carroll, pulled the series before, returned and responded with two rushes for 17 yards and two completi ons for 15 yards. All went for fi rst downs and spurred a 10-play, 59-yard drive that consumed 3:53 and fi nally led to a touchdown. Pegues, fi tti ngly, made the fi nal key defensive play, knocking down a fourth-down pass on UCF’s fi nal drive. The Bulldogs held the Knights to 219 yards and forced four turnovers. The junior safety gave Mississippi State two excellent opportuniti es with inter-cepti ons in the fi rst 30 minutes, returning the ball to UCF’s 6 and 38. The safety’s fi rst pick set up a 22-yard fi eld goal by Adam Carlson in the second quarter.

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2nd 11:49 UCF Torres 45 fi eld goal 6:02 MSU Carlson 22 fi eld goal4th 1:54 MSU Dixon 1 run (Carlson kick) UCF MSU FIRST DOWNS 13 10RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-131 41-160PASSING YDS (NET) 88 39Passes Att -Comp-Int 24-10-3 20-8-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-219 61-199Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 6-54 2-5Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-6 2-29Intercepti on Returns-Yards 1--3 3-45Punts (Number-Avg) 6-42.8 11-34.9Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalti es-Yards 3-25 5-45Possession Time 31:08 28:52Third-Down Conversions 4 of 17 2 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-2 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-12 3-17

RUSHING: UCF-SMITH, Kevin 35-119; ISRAEL, Kyle 11-13; FRANCIS, Curti s 1-(-1). Mississippi State-Anthony Dixon 24-86; Tony Burks 2-25; Wesley Carroll 6-21; Christi an Ducre 6-20; Jamayel Smith 1-5; Brandon Hart 1-4; TEAM 1-(-1).PASSING: UCF-ISRAEL, Kyle 10-24-3-88. Mississippi State-Wesley Carroll 8-18-1-39; Michael Henig 0-2-0-0.RECEIVING: UCF-SMITH, Kevin 3-12; ROSS, Rocky 2-27; RABAZINSKI, C. 2-26; WATTERS, Brian 2-13; AIKEN, Kamar 1-10. Mississippi State-Christi an Ducre 3-10; Jamayel Smith 2-7; Anthony Dixon 1-10; Brandon Hart 1-8; Tony Burks 1-4.INTERCEPTIONS: UCF-NEAL, Johnell 1-(-3). Mississippi State-Derek Pegues 2-45; Keith Fitzhugh 1-0.FUMBLES: UCF-BURNETT, Joe 1-0; SMITH, Kevin 1-1. Mississippi State-None.Stadium: Liberty Bowl Att endance: 63,816

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AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL POSTGAME NOTES • UCF fi nished 2007 with a 10-4 record, marking the most wins in a season in program history. • UCF witnessed its school-record seven-game winning streak come to an end. • Junior running back Kevin Smith eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the 13th ti me this season with a 12-yard carry in the third quarter. He rushed 17 ti mes for 77 yards in the opening half and 18 ti mes for 42 yards in the fi nal half for 119 total in the game. • Smith fi nished the season in second on the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision single-season rushing list with 2,567 yards. He reached that fi gure on 450 carries for an average of 5.70 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Smith posted a 183.4 yards-per-game average and 29 rushing touchdowns this year. • Smith now has 4,679 career rushing yards in three seasons for UCF. He entered the 2007 campaign with 2,112 yards in his fi rst two years in Orlando. • Junior Johnell Neal picked off his sixth pass of the season, tying Joe Burnett for the team and Conference USA leads. The intercepti on was the Knights’ 24th of the season, which is the second most in the FBS this season (Cincinnati aft er its bowl game had 26). • Neal and Burnett are the fi rst Knight teammates to pick off at least six passes in the same season. The six intercepti ons are career highs for both cornerbacks and are the second most in a single-season by any Knight. • Junior safety Sha’reff Rashad registered his fi rst career sack in the second quar-ter. With seven fi rst-half tackles, Rashad surpassed 100 on the season. Rashad is the fi rst Knight since 2003 to register 100 tackles in a season (Peter Sands, 113). • Rashad’s three tackles for a loss were also a career-high in a game. Rashad fi nished the game with nine tackles and 103 for the season. • Junior safety Jason Venson had a game-high 11 tackles, which ti ed a season-high he set in a win at NC State in the 2007 opener. • The UCF defense held MSU to just 39 passing yards. The Black and Gold’s previ-ous season-low was 144 yards vs. Southern Miss.

• Senior Michael Torres extended his streak of consecuti ve makes to 16 on the season with his 45-yard fi eld goal in the second quarter. His school-record streak was snapped when he missed from 32 yards in the third quarter. His previous miss was from 31 yards out against East Carolina in the Knights’ fi ft h game of the season on Oct. 6. • True freshman Blake Clingan’s fi rst quarter punt of 55 yards was a season long. He completed his aft ernoon with six punts for a 42.83 average. • The three points scored by the Knights were the fewest in a fi rst half and a game this season. • The Knights held Mississippi State to 10 points, the lowest by a UCF opponent in 2007.

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the 2007 campaign with 2,112 yards in his fi rst two years in Orlando. • Junior Johnell Neal picked off his sixth pass of the season, tying Joe Burnett the team and Conference USA leads. The intercepti on was the Knights’ 24th oseason, which is the second most in the FBS this season (Cincinnati aft er its bgame had 26).• Neal and Burnett are the fi rst Knight teammates to pick off at least six passethe same season. The six intercepti ons are career highs for both cornerbacks are the second most in a single-season by any Knight.• Junior safety Sha’reff Rashad registered his fi rst career sack in the second quter. With seven fi rst-half tackles, Rashad surpassed 100 on the season. Rashadthe fi rst Knight since 2003 to register 100 tackles in a season (Peter Sands, 11• Rashad’s three tackles for a loss were also a career-high in a game. Rashad fi nished the game with nine tackles and 103 for the season.• Junior safety Jason Venson had a game-high 11 tackles, which ti ed a seasonhe set in a win at NC State in the 2007 opener. • The UCF defense held MSU to just 39 passing yards. The Black and Gold’s prous season-low was 144 yards vs. Southern Miss.

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UCF - THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIMEUCF is the university that seeks opportuniti es, creates opportuniti es and brings them to fruiti on. The school’s culture of opportunity is driven by the diverse people it att racts, its Orlando environment, its history of entrepreneurship, and its youth, relevance and energy. Located in one of the most vibrant citi es in the world, UCF is among the fastest-growing re-

search universiti es in the country.

One of Florida’s 11 public universiti es, UCF opened its doors to students in 1968. The school has grown quickly and UCF now off ers almost 200 bachelor’s and mas-ter’s degrees and 29 doctoral programs. UCF began off ering a doctor of medicine degree program in 2009. The M.D. Program enrolled an initi al class of 40 students and will eventually produce about 120 medical graduates each year.

UCF off ers degrees through its 11 colleges:Burnett College of Biomedical SciencesCollege of Arts and Humaniti esCollege of Business Administrati onCollege of Educati onCollege of Engineering and Computer ScienceCollege of Health and Public Aff airsCollege of NursingCollege of Opti cs and PhotonicsCollege of SciencesRosen College of Hospitality ManagementThe Burnett Honors College

With a total enrollment of 53,537, UCF has the third-largest student populati on in the country and has become a promi-nent player in undergraduate educati on nati onwide off ering innovati ve corporate partnerships, world-renowned faculty, and cutti ng-edge technology and undergraduate research op-portuniti es.

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We have a talented and unique student body.UCF has a diverse student body, with students coming from 63 Florida counti es, 50 states and 142 countries.

We have connecti ons.Internati onally known companies such as Disney, Universal, Google, Marriott , Anheuser-Busch and many others recruit on the campus regularly and are partners with the university.

We’ll help you land a job.Our career services professionals help students gain practi cal work knowledge during their collegiate experience at schools, hospitals, high-tech companies, local municipaliti es and in the entertainment industry. Students typically enjoy success in landing employment thanks to their due diligence, their preparati on at UCF and the university’s fi ne reputati on among employers.

Don Reynolds’ statue, “The Charging Knight,” at the Insurance Offi ce of America Plaza outside Bright House Networks Stadium, symbolizes UCF’s excellence in academics, partnerships and athleti cs.

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THIS IS UCF FOOTBALLConference championships. Bowl appearances. Top-notch faciliti es. Growing fan support. Experienced coaches. Nati onal Football League Draft picks. Big-ti me competi ti on. Nati onal media coverage. The nati on’s third-largest univer-sity, providing opportuniti es in hundreds of academic fi elds. Academic excel-lence. The best in strength and conditi oning and sports medicine. Fantasti c on-campus housing. Access to one of the world’s most vibrant citi es. This is UCF football.

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Documents

2009 UCF Bowl Media Guide