UCF at SMU

Saturday, November 17, 2007 Share

UCF beat SMU 49–⁠20. It was their first meeting; after it, UCF led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayUCF10–⁠4 in 2007

HomeSMU1–⁠11 in 2007

Final at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University ParkAttendance 10,271

At kickoff: 77°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dallas Love Field (KDAL), 7 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
UCF	21	14	14	0	49
SMU	10	3	7	0	20

Standouts

RushingKevin Smith20 carries, 177 yards, 2 TDUCF
ReceivingRocky Ross4 catches, 92 yardsUCF
DefenseJoe Burnett2 INTUCF

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Player stats

UCFSMU

UCF

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Kyle Israel	11/16	173	1	1
Michael Greco	3/7	49	0	0
Curtis Francis	0/1	0	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Kevin Smith	20	177	2	80
Phil Smith	17	90	2	17
Michael Greco	1	2	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Rocky Ross	4	92	0	53
Kamar Aiken	4	48	1	16
Sidney Haynes	1	38	0	38
Brian Watters	1	8	0	8

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Joe Burnett	2	6	0
Johnell Neal	1	72	1

SMU

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Justin Willis	11/24	112	0	2
Zach Rhodes	7/14	64	1	1

Rushing	Car	Yds	Long
Cedrick Dorsey	13	62	20
James Mapps	6	56	33
Justin Willis	13	38	11
DeMyron Martin	7	31	11

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Columbus Givens	5	53	1	26
Zach Zimmerman	3	49	0	31
Zack Sledge	4	25	0	10
Patrick Fleming	2	17	0	10

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Jonathan Lindley	1	17	0

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

UCF		SMU
484	Total yards	404
229	Passing yards	197
262	Rushing yards	228
9.3	Yards per pass	4.6
6.7	Yards per rush	4.2
19	First downs	25
6–⁠11	Third downs	14–⁠24
0–⁠1	Fourth downs	0–⁠1
2	Turnovers	4
5–⁠40	Penalties	1–⁠15
14:42	Possession	21:58

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UCF 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every UCF–SMU game

UCF leads 9–⁠2 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2022	UCF 41, SMU 19	Moved from Oct 1
2021	SMU 55, UCF 28
2018	UCF 48, SMU 20
2017	UCF 31, SMU 24
2014	UCF 53, SMU 7
2013	UCF 17, SMU 13

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