UCF at South Florida
Saturday, November 26, 2016 Share
South Florida beat UCF 48–31. It was their eighth meeting; after it, South Florida led the series 6–2.
Final at Raymond James Stadium, TampaTV: CBSSNAttendance 36,056
- At kickoff
- 77°F, overcast, wind 9 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tampa International Airport (KTPA), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
- Officials
- Referee Tracy Jones; umpire Nicholas Pergin; head linesman Daniel Shelton; line judge Colin Gaynor; side judge Matt Waldron; field judge Jim Smith; back judge James Downey; center judge Mark MobraGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| South Florida | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
Standouts
RushingMarlon Mack20 carries, 155 yards, 2 TDSouth Florida
ReceivingTre’Quan Smith7 catches, 183 yards, 2 TDUCF- DefenseAuggie Sanchez9 tackles, 1 INTSouth Florida
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Player stats
UCF
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Milton | 26/42 | 225 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Holman | 1/3 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| Tristan Payton | 1/2 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jawon Hamilton | 14 | 54 | 1 | 12 |
| Taj McGowan | 7 | 21 | 1 | 5 |
| Dontravious Wilson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Adrian Killins Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre’Quan Smith | 7 | 183 | 2 | 72 |
| Jordan Akins | 5 | 47 | 0 | 13 |
| Taj McGowan | 3 | 28 | 0 | 13 |
| Taylor Oldham | 4 | 23 | 0 | 10 |
| Defense | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demeitre Brim | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Rucker | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Guerad | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Clarke | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Jasinski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
South Florida
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Flowers | 17/26 | 152 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlon Mack | 20 | 155 | 2 | 56 |
| Quinton Flowers | 20 | 152 | 2 | 62 |
| D’Ernest Johnson | 6 | 29 | 1 | 18 |
| Rodney Adams | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Adams | 9 | 78 | 0 | 25 |
| Mitchell Wilcox | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Ryeshene Bronson | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Defense | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Harris | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Auggie Sanchez | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deatrick Nichols | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tajee Fullwood | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Awoleke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirk Livingstone | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Black | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Juwuan Brown | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nate Godwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
| UCF | South Florida | |
|---|---|---|
| 402 | Total yards | 503 |
| 338 | Passing yards | 152 |
| 64 | Rushing yards | 351 |
| 7.2 | Yards per pass | 5.8 |
| 1.8 | Yards per rush | 7.3 |
| 22 | First downs | 20 |
| 5–17 | Third downs | 4–16 |
| 1–3 | Fourth downs | 1–1 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5–30 | Penalties | 6–50 |
| 27:43 | Possession | 32:17 |
| 2 | Sacks (by defense) | 3 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
South Florida 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
South Florida −9.5, over/under 66.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were South Florida 74%, UCF 26%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
The series
Every UCF–South Florida gameUCF leads 8–6 in 14 meetings, counting the six since this game.
| 2022 | UCF 46, South Florida 39 | |
| 2021 | UCF 17, South Florida 13 | |
| 2020 | UCF 58, South Florida 46 | |
| 2019 | UCF 34, South Florida 7 | |
| 2018 | UCF 38, South Florida 10 | |
| 2017 | UCF 49, South Florida 42 |
Around this game
UCF
- Next gamevs. Arkansas StateDec. 17, 2016, Cure Bowl
- SeasonUCF in 2016
- ProgramUCF history and records
South Florida
- Next gamevs. South CarolinaDec. 29, 2016, Birmingham Bowl
- SeasonSouth Florida in 2016
- ProgramSouth Florida history and records