UCF at Houston

Saturday, October 31, 2020

UCF beat Houston 44–⁠21. It was their 10th meeting; after it, UCF led the series 7–⁠3.

AwayUCF6–⁠4 in 2020
44
HomeHouston3–⁠5 in 2020
21

Final at TDECU Stadium, HoustonTV: ESPN+Attendance 8,630

At kickoff
68°F, clear, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houston Dunn Helistop (KMCJ), 3 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Luke Richmond; umpire William Thomas; head linesman Dan Harrington; line judge James Bryant; side judge Jake Dishaw; field judge Ben Vasconcells; back judge Ken Bushey; center judge Alex AmayaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UCF101302144
Houston706821

Standouts

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Player stats

UCF

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dillon Gabriel19/3332820
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Otis Anderson16170146
Greg McCrae16107126
Bentavious Thompson887132
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaylon Robinson5107049
Ryan O’Keefe397236
Marlon Williams587042
Jake Hescock31208
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Derek Gainous9000
Tatum Bethune81.500
Richie Grant7111
Aaron Robinson7000
Eriq Gilyard50.501
Noah Hancock4110
Cam Goode3110

Houston

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Clayton Tune21/4126312
Logan Holgorsen1/1600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kyle Porter1352118
Clayton Tune1037017
Mulbah Car833010
Chandler Smith319010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nathaniel Dell688132
Tre’von Bradley676021
Keith Corbin451030
Bryson Smith338024
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Grant Stuard12110
Deontay Anderson9000
Damarion Williams6000
Gervarrius Owens6000
D’Anthony Jones4110
David Anenih3110
Payton Turner3110
Atlias Bell21.51.50
Jamykal Neal10.50.50

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

Team stats

UCFHouston
681Total yards434
328Passing yards269
353Rushing yards165
9.9Yards per pass6.4
6.9Yards per rush4.5
32First downs26
8–⁠15Third downs6–⁠16
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers2
8–⁠70Penalties7–⁠60
27:19Possession32:41
3Sacks (by defense)6

Efficiency

UCFHouston
52%Success rate47%
0.43EPA per play0.08
1.42Explosiveness1.20
0.48Rushing EPA0.30
0.37Passing EPA−0.08
41%Passing-down success44%
0.25First-down EPA0.06
0.33Second-down EPA0.15
1.13Third-down EPA−0.10
19%Havoc by its defense15%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UCF 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

UCF −3, over/under 81.5.

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 UCF 58%, Houston 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Houston end zoneUCF end zoneQ1 HoustonPunt, 7 playsQ1 UCFField goal, 9 playsQ1 HoustonPunt, 5 playsQ1 UCFFumble return TD, 5 plays (Houston scores)Q1 UCFTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 HoustonInterception, 11 playsQ2 UCFTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 HoustonPunt, 4 playsQ2 UCFField goal, 13 playsQ2 HoustonMissed FG, 9 playsQ2 UCFField goal, 9 playsQ2 HoustonEnd of half, 1 playQ3 UCFMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 HoustonPunt, 6 playsQ3 UCFPunt, 4 playsQ3 HoustonTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 UCFPunt, 5 playsQ3 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ3 UCFPunt, 3 playsQ3 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ3 UCFTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 HoustonInterception, 8 playsQ4 UCFTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 HoustonTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 UCFTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 HoustonEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Houston drives left to right, UCF right to left.
  1. Q1 HoustonPunt, 7 plays, 22 yards
  2. Q1 UCFField goal, 9 plays, 63 yards
  3. Q1 HoustonPunt, 5 plays, 30 yards
  4. Q1 UCFFumble return TD, 5 plays (Houston scores), 14 yards
  5. Q1 UCFTouchdown, 4 plays, 78 yards
  6. Q1 HoustonInterception, 11 plays, 51 yards
  7. Q2 UCFTouchdown, 7 plays, 70 yards
  8. Q2 HoustonPunt, 4 plays, 21 yards
  9. Q2 UCFField goal, 13 plays, 89 yards
  10. Q2 HoustonMissed FG, 9 plays, 57 yards
  11. Q2 UCFField goal, 9 plays, 59 yards
  12. Q2 HoustonEnd of half, 1 play, 4 yards
  13. Q3 UCFMissed FG, 8 plays, 64 yards
  14. Q3 HoustonPunt, 6 plays, 21 yards
  15. Q3 UCFPunt, 4 plays, 33 yards
  16. Q3 HoustonTouchdown, 11 plays, 85 yards
  17. Q3 UCFPunt, 5 plays, 3 yards
  18. Q3 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  19. Q3 UCFPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  20. Q3 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  21. Q3 UCFTouchdown, 6 plays, 58 yards
  22. Q4 HoustonInterception, 8 plays, 40 yards
  23. Q4 UCFTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  24. Q4 HoustonTouchdown, 8 plays, 82 yards
  25. Q4 UCFTouchdown, 6 plays, 47 yards
  26. Q4 HoustonEnd of game, 4 plays, 30 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then UCF 10, Houston 7
Houston Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Daniel Obarski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Clayton Tune run for 17 yds to the Houst 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 42Kyle Porter run for 5 yds to the Houst 47
15:002nd & 5 at own 47Clayton Tune pass incomplete
15:003rd & 5 at own 47Clayton Tune run for 10 yds to the UCF 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43UCF Penalty, Defensive offside (Landon Woodson) to the UCF 38
15:001st & 5 at opp 38Clayton Tune sacked by Cam Goode for a loss of 9 yards to the UCF 47
15:002nd & 14 at opp 47Clayton Tune run for 2 yds to the UCF 45
15:003rd & 12 at opp 45Clayton Tune sacked by Richie Grant for a loss of 3 yards to the UCF 48
15:004th & 15 at opp 48HOUSTON Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Houst 47
15:004th & 20 at own 47Laine Wilkins punt for 53 yds for a touchback
UCF Field goal, 9 plays
10:541st & 10 at own 20Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Jaylon Robinson for 4 yds to the UCF 24
10:542nd & 6 at own 24Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Jaylon Robinson for 49 yds to the Houst 27 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at opp 27Greg McCrae run for 5 yds to the Houst 22
10:542nd & 5 at opp 22Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Jake Hescock for no gain to the Houst 22
10:543rd & 5 at opp 22Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Jake Hescock for 8 yds to the Houst 14 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at opp 14Greg McCrae run for 3 yds to the Houst 11
10:542nd & 7 at opp 11Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete
8:453rd & 7 at opp 11Timeout HOUSTON, clock 08:45
8:453rd & 7 at opp 11Dillon Gabriel sacked by Atlias Bell for a loss of 6 yards to the Houst 17
7:594th & 13 at opp 17Daniel Obarski 34 yd FG GOODUCF 3, Houston 0
Houston Punt, 5 plays
7:591st & 0 at own 35Daniel Obarski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:591st & 10 at own 25Kyle Porter run for 18 yds to the Houst 43 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at own 43Clayton Tune pass complete to Marquez Stevenson for 12 yds to the UCF 45 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at opp 45Kyle Porter run for 6 yds to the UCF 39
7:592nd & 4 at opp 39Clayton Tune pass complete to Kyle Porter for a loss of 6 yards to the UCF 45
7:593rd & 10 at opp 45Clayton Tune pass incomplete
5:354th & 10 at opp 45Timeout UCF, clock 05:35
5:354th & 10 at opp 45Laine Wilkins punt for 45 yds for a touchback
UCF Fumble return TD, 5 plays (Houston scores)
5:281st & 10 at own 20Otis Anderson run for 5 yds to the UCF 25
5:282nd & 5 at own 25Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Jaylon Robinson for 10 yds to the UCF 35 for a 1ST down
5:281st & 10 at own 35Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete
5:282nd & 10 at own 35Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Marlon Williams for 4 yds to the UCF 39
4:033rd & 6 at own 39Dillon Gabriel sacked by Payton Turner for a loss of 8 yards Dillon Gabriel fumbled, recovered by Houst Grant Stuard , return for 0 yards , return for 34 yds, (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)Houston 7, UCF 3
UCF Touchdown, 4 plays
4:031st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds , Ryan O’Keefe return for 22 yds to the UCF 22
4:031st & 10 at own 22Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Marlon Williams for a loss of 1 yard to the UCF 21
4:032nd & 11 at own 21Dillon Gabriel sacked by D’Anthony Jones for a loss of 2 yards to the UCF 19
4:033rd & 13 at own 19HOUSTON Penalty, Defensive offside (D’Anthony Jones) to the UCF 24
4:033rd & 8 at own 24Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Marlon Williams for 42 yds to the Houst 34 for a 1ST down
2:151st & 10 at opp 34Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Ryan O’Keefe for 34 yds for a TD, (Daniel Obarski KICK)UCF 10, Houston 7
Houston Interception, 11 plays
2:151st & 0 at own 35Daniel Obarski kickoff for 65 yds , Nathaniel Dell return for 29 yds to the Houst 29
2:151st & 10 at own 29Mulbah Car run for 2 yds to the Houst 31
2:152nd & 8 at own 31Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Willie Smith III
2:153rd & 8 at own 0TUNE, Clayton middle pass complete to BRADLEY, Tre’Vo for 17 yards to the HOU48 (MCMILLIAN, J.), PENALTY UCF holding off-setting, PENALTY HOU pass interference off-setting, NO PLAY.
2:153rd & 8 at own 31Clayton Tune pass complete to Tre’von Bradley for 21 yds to the UCF 48 for a 1ST down
2:151st & 10 at opp 48Mulbah Car run for 2 yds to the UCF 46
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 46Clayton Tune pass incomplete
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at opp 46Clayton Tune pass complete to Keith Corbin for 9 yds to the UCF 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 37Mulbah Car run for 8 yds to the UCF 29
Q2 15:002nd & 2 at opp 29Mulbah Car run for 6 yds to the UCF 23 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 23Mulbah Car run for 3 yds to the UCF 20
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 20Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Nathaniel Dell
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 20Clayton Tune pass intercepted Eriq Gilyard return for 16 yds to the UCF 30
2nd quarter6 drives, then UCF 23, Houston 7
UCF Touchdown, 7 plays
12:391st & 10 at own 30Otis Anderson run for 3 yds to the UCF 33
12:392nd & 7 at own 33Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Otis Anderson for 11 yds to the UCF 44 for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at own 44Otis Anderson run for 16 yds to the Houst 40 for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at opp 40GABRIEL, Dillon overthrown pass incomplete to WILLIAMS, Mar., PENALTY HOU illegal formation 5 yards to the HOU35, NO PLAY.
12:391st & 5 at opp 35Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Ryan O’Keefe, broken up by Damarion Williams
12:392nd & 5 at opp 35Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Bentavious Thompson for 7 yds to the Houst 28 for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at opp 28Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Ryan O’Keefe for 27 yds to the Houst 1 for a 1ST down
10:591st & goal at opp 1Bentavious Thompson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Daniel Obarski KICK)UCF 17, Houston 7
Houston Punt, 4 plays
10:591st & 0 at own 35Daniel Obarski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:591st & 10 at own 25Clayton Tune pass complete to Tre’von Bradley for 14 yds to the Houst 39 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at own 39Mulbah Car run for no gain to the Houst 39
10:592nd & 10 at own 39Clayton Tune run for 7 yds to the Houst 46
10:593rd & 3 at own 46Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Keith Corbin, broken up by Aaron Robinson
10:594th & 3 at own 46Laine Wilkins punt for 45 yds, downed at the HOUSTON 9 UCF Penalty, Offensive holding (Davonte Brown) to the UCF 4
UCF Field goal, 13 plays
9:061st & 10 at own 4Greg McCrae run for 8 yds to the UCF 12
9:062nd & 2 at own 12Greg McCrae run for 4 yds to the UCF 16 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at own 16Greg McCrae run for 4 yds to the UCF 20
9:062nd & 6 at own 20Greg McCrae run for 6 yds to the UCF 26 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at own 26Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Marlon Williams for 38 yds to the Houst 36 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at opp 36Timeout HOUSTON, clock 07:40
7:401st & 10 at opp 36Otis Anderson run for 12 yds to the Houst 24 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at opp 24Timeout HOUSTON, clock 07:26
7:261st & 10 at opp 24Dillon Gabriel run for 7 yds to the Houst 17
7:262nd & 3 at opp 17Otis Anderson run for no gain to the Houst 17
7:263rd & 3 at opp 17Otis Anderson run for 6 yds to the Houst 11 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at opp 11Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Jake Hescock for 4 yds to the Houst 7
7:262nd & 6 at opp 7Otis Anderson run for no gain to the Houst 7
7:263rd & 6 at opp 7Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Jaylon Robinson, broken up by Logan Hall
5:204th & 6 at opp 7Daniel Obarski 24 yd FG GOODUCF 20, Houston 7
Houston Missed FG, 9 plays
5:201st & 0 at own 35Daniel Obarski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:201st & 10 at own 25Clayton Tune pass complete to Bryson Smith for 24 yds to the Houst 49 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at own 49Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
5:202nd & 10 at own 49Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 7 yds to the UCF 44
5:203rd & 3 at opp 44Clayton Tune pass complete to Keith Corbin for 6 yds to the UCF 38 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at opp 38Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 32 yds to the UCF 6 for a 1ST down
5:201st & goal at opp 6Kyle Porter run for a loss of 3 yards to the UCF 9
2:232nd & 0 at opp 9Timeout UCF, clock 02:23
2:232nd & goal at opp 9Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Christian Trahan, broken up by Tatum Bethune
2:233rd & goal at opp 9Clayton Tune sacked by Noah Hancock for a loss of 9 yards to the UCF 18
1:384th & goal at opp 18Dalton Witherspoon 35 yd FG MISSED
UCF Field goal, 9 plays
1:381st & 10 at own 20Bentavious Thompson run for 18 yds to the UCF 38 for a 1ST down
1:381st & 10 at own 38Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Jacob Harris for 7 yds to the UCF 45
1:382nd & 3 at own 45Bentavious Thompson run for 32 yds to the Houst 23 for a 1ST down
1:381st & 10 at opp 23Bentavious Thompson run for no gain to the Houst 23
1:382nd & 10 at opp 23Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Ryan O’Keefe
1:383rd & 10 at opp 23Dillon Gabriel run for 11 yds to the Houst 12 for a 1ST down
1:381st & 10 at opp 12GABRIEL, Dillon sideline left pass incomplete to ROBINSON, J., PENALTY HOU pass interference (WILLIAMS, Damar) 10 yards to the HOU2, 1ST DOWN UCF, NO PLAY.
1:381st & goal at opp 2UCF Penalty, false start (Samuel Jackson) to the Houst 7
1:381st & goal at opp 7Dillon Gabriel sacked by Grant Stuard for a loss of 14 yards to the Houst 21
0:252nd & 0 at opp 21Timeout UCF, clock 00:25
0:252nd & goal at opp 21Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Marlon Williams
0:193rd & 0 at opp 21Daniel Obarski 38 yd FG GOODUCF 23, Houston 7
Houston End of half, 1 play
0:191st & 0 at own 35Daniel Obarski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:191st & 10 at own 25Kyle Porter run for 4 yds to the Houst 29
3rd quarter9 drives, then UCF 23, Houston 13
UCF Missed FG, 8 plays
15:002nd & 6 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Otis Anderson run for 46 yds to the Houst 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at opp 29Otis Anderson run for 11 yds to the Houst 18 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 18Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Jaylon Robinson for 11 yds to the Houst 7 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 7Greg McCrae run for 1 yd to the Houst 6
15:002nd & goal at opp 6UCF Penalty, false start (Brett Bell) to the Houst 11
15:002nd & goal at opp 11Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Jaylon Robinson, broken up by Deontay Anderson
15:003rd & goal at opp 11Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Marlon Williams
12:454th & goal at opp 11Daniel Obarski 28 yd FG MISSED
Houston Punt, 6 plays
12:451st & 10 at own 20Kyle Porter run for 5 yds to the Houst 25
12:452nd & 5 at own 25Clayton Tune pass incomplete, broken up by Landon Woodson
12:453rd & 5 at own 25Clayton Tune run for 10 yds to the Houst 35 for a 1ST down
12:451st & 10 at own 35Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 1 yd to the Houst 36
12:452nd & 9 at own 36Kyle Porter run for 5 yds to the Houst 41
12:453rd & 4 at own 41Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Tre’von Bradley
12:454th & 4 at own 41Laine Wilkins punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Otis Anderson at the UCF 14
UCF Punt, 4 plays
10:201st & 10 at own 14Greg McCrae run for 26 yds to the UCF 40 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at own 40Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Jaylon Robinson
10:202nd & 10 at own 40Dillon Gabriel run for 7 yds to the UCF 47
10:203rd & 3 at own 47Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Greg McCrae
10:204th & 3 at own 47Andrew Osteen punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Marcus Jones at the Houst 15
Houston Touchdown, 11 plays
9:361st & 10 at own 15Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 20 yds to the Houst 35 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at own 35Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Nathaniel Dell, broken up by Josh Celiscar
9:362nd & 10 at own 35Clayton Tune run for 11 yds to the Houst 46 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at own 46Mulbah Car run for 10 yds to the UCF 44 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at opp 44Mulbah Car run for 2 yds to the UCF 42
9:362nd & 8 at opp 42Clayton Tune pass complete to Keith Corbin for 30 yds to the UCF 12 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at opp 12Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
9:362nd & 10 at opp 12Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
9:363rd & 10 at opp 12Clayton Tune pass complete to Bryson Smith for 8 yds to the UCF 4
9:364th & 2 at opp 4Kyle Porter run for 3 yds to the UCF 1 for a 1ST down
6:161st & goal at opp 1Kyle Porter run for 1 yd for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )UCF 23, Houston 13
UCF Punt, 5 plays
6:161st & 0 at own 20Bubba Baxa kickoff for 70 yds , Ryan O’Keefe return for 22 yds to the UCF 32
6:161st & 10 at own 32Bentavious Thompson run for 8 yds to the UCF 40
6:162nd & 2 at own 40Bentavious Thompson run for 3 yds to the UCF 43 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 10 at own 43Dillon Gabriel run for a loss of 4 yards to the UCF 41 Dillon Gabriel fumbled, recovered by UCF Dillon Gabriel
6:162nd & 12 at own 41Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Jacob Harris
6:163rd & 12 at own 41Dillon Gabriel sacked by David Anenih for a loss of 6 yards to the UCF 35
6:164th & 18 at own 35Andrew Osteen punt for 45 yds, downed at the Houst 20
Houston Punt, 3 plays
4:251st & 10 at own 20Clayton Tune pass complete to Tre’von Bradley for 5 yds to the Houst 25
4:252nd & 5 at own 25Clayton Tune run for 1 yd to the Houst 26
4:253rd & 4 at own 26Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Nathaniel Dell, broken up by Divaad Wilson
4:254th & 4 at own 26Laine Wilkins punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UCF 37
UCF Punt, 3 plays
2:551st & 10 at own 37Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Jaylon Robinson
2:552nd & 10 at own 37Otis Anderson run for 3 yds to the UCF 40
2:553rd & 7 at own 40Dillon Gabriel run for no gain to the UCF 40
2:554th & 7 at own 40Andrew Osteen punt for 49 yds , Marcus Jones returns for 17 yds to the Houst 28
Houston Punt, 3 plays
1:421st & 10 at own 28Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Tre’von Bradley, broken up by Tatum Bethune
1:422nd & 10 at own 28Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Christian Trahan, broken up by Landon Woodson
1:423rd & 10 at own 28Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Tre’von Bradley, broken up by Corey Thornton
1:424th & 10 at own 28Laine Wilkins punt for 45 yds, downed at the HOUSTON 27 HOUSTON Penalty, kick catching interference (Art Green) to the UCF 42
UCF Touchdown, 6 plays
1:181st & 10 at own 42Dillon Gabriel pass incomplete to Marlon Williams
1:182nd & 10 at own 42Greg McCrae run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
1:183rd & 2 at the 50Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Marlon Williams for 4 yds to the Houst 46 for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at opp 46Greg McCrae run for 3 yds to the Houst 43
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 43Greg McCrae run for 7 yds to the Houst 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:381st & 10 at opp 36Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Ryan O’Keefe for 36 yds for a TD, (Daniel Obarski KICK)UCF 30, Houston 13
4th quarter5 drives, then UCF 44, Houston 21
Houston Interception, 8 plays
14:381st & 0 at own 35Daniel Obarski kickoff for 62 yds , Nathaniel Dell return for 32 yds to the Houst 35
14:381st & 10 at own 35Kyle Porter run for 1 yd to the Houst 36
14:382nd & 9 at own 36Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Nathaniel Dell
14:383rd & 9 at own 36Clayton Tune pass complete to Tre’von Bradley for 16 yds to the UCF 48 for a 1ST down
14:381st & 10 at opp 48Kyle Porter run for no gain to the UCF 48
14:382nd & 10 at opp 48Clayton Tune pass complete to Tre’von Bradley for 16 yds to the UCF 32 for a 1ST down
14:381st & 10 at opp 32Kyle Porter run for 3 yds to the UCF 29
14:382nd & 7 at opp 29Kyle Porter run for 4 yds to the UCF 25
14:383rd & 3 at opp 25Clayton Tune pass intercepted Richie Grant return for 25 yds to the UCF 25
UCF Touchdown, 9 plays
11:051st & 10 at own 25Otis Anderson run for 5 yds to the UCF 30
11:052nd & 5 at own 30Otis Anderson run for 1 yd to the UCF 31
11:053rd & 4 at own 31Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Jaylon Robinson for 33 yds to the HOUSTON 36 for a 1ST down UCF Penalty, unnecessary roughness (Marlon Williams) to the UCF 49 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at own 49Dillon Gabriel sacked by Jamykal Neal and Atlias Bell for a loss of 1 yard to the UCF 48
11:052nd & 11 at own 48UCF Penalty, encroachment (Jaylon Robinson) to the UCF 43
11:052nd & 16 at own 43Otis Anderson run for 24 yds to the Houst 33 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at opp 33Otis Anderson run for 7 yds to the Houst 26
11:052nd & 3 at opp 26Bentavious Thompson run for 4 yds to the Houst 22 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at opp 22Bentavious Thompson run for 21 yds to the Houst 1 for a 1ST down
7:031st & goal at opp 1Greg McCrae run for 1 yd for a TD, (Daniel Obarski KICK)UCF 37, Houston 13
Houston Touchdown, 8 plays
7:031st & 0 at own 35Daniel Obarski kickoff for 65 yds , Nathaniel Dell return for 18 yds to the Houst 18
7:031st & 10 at own 18Clayton Tune pass complete to Tre’von Bradley for 4 yds to the Houst 22
7:032nd & 6 at own 22Chandler Smith run for 10 yds to the Houst 32 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at own 32Chandler Smith run for 2 yds to the Houst 34
7:032nd & 8 at own 34Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 18 yds to the UCF 48 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 48Clayton Tune pass complete to Keith Corbin for 6 yds to the UCF 42 for a 1ST down UCF Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Tatum Bethune) to the UCF 27 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 27Clayton Tune pass complete to Chandler Smith for 10 yds to the UCF 17 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 17Chandler Smith run for 7 yds to the UCF 10
4:172nd & 3 at opp 10Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 10 yds for a TD, (Clayton Tune pass to Chandler Smith for Two-Point Conversion)UCF 37, Houston 21
UCF Touchdown, 6 plays
4:171st & 0 at own 35Dalton Witherspoon on-side kick recovered by UCF at the HOUSTON 48 HOUSTON Penalty, illegal kicking (-5 Yards) to the Houst 47
4:171st & 10 at opp 47Greg McCrae run for 6 yds to the UCF 41 UCF Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Marcus Tatum) to the UCF 44
4:173rd & 18 at own 45Greg McCrae run for 20 yds to the Houst 35 for a 1ST down
4:171st & 10 at opp 35Greg McCrae run for 4 yds to the Houst 31
4:172nd & 6 at opp 31Otis Anderson run for 3 yds to the Houst 28
4:172nd & 19 at own 44Greg McCrae run for 1 yd to the UCF 45
1:363rd & 3 at opp 28Otis Anderson run for 28 yds for a TD, (Daniel Obarski KICK)UCF 44, Houston 21
Houston End of game, 4 plays
1:361st & 0 at own 35Daniel Obarski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:361st & 10 at own 25Logan Holgorsen pass complete to Bryson Smith for 6 yds to the Houst 31
1:362nd & 4 at own 31Terrell Brown run for 7 yds to the Houst 38 for a 1ST down
1:361st & 10 at own 38James Fullbright III run for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:361st & 10 at the 50Logan Holgorsen run for 5 yds to the UCF 45

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

UCF leads 8–⁠5 in 13 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Houston 27, UCF 17
2025Houston 30, UCF 27
2023UCF 27, Houston 13
2020UCF 44, Houston 21
2019UCF 44, Houston 29
2016Houston 31, UCF 24

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