Football Falls to No. 18 UCF

Saturday, September 7

Boca Raton, Fla.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

0-2

UCF

2-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

UCF

FAU

9/8/2019 12:07:00 AM | Football

Box Score

Gallery: (9/7/2019) UCF vs FAU

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University football team played its second top-20 opponent in as many games, losing 48-16 to 18th-ranked UCF on Saturday night.

Quotable

FAU Head Coach Lane Kiffin

"(UCF wears) you out. Everything's going to go really fast and it can get lopsided like it did."

Video Highlights

Postgame Comments
Lane Kiffin

Da'Von Brown

Chris Robison

Quick Hits

· On the opening drive and aided by two FAU penalties, the Knights (2-0) went 75 yards in seven plays to take an early 7-0 lead

· After a nice kickoff return, the Owls begin their first possession at midfield. Chris Robison found Harrison Bryant on 4th and 5 for an FAU first down before the Owls were forced to punt later in the possession

· The Knights quickly turned the new possession into a 57-yard touchdown pass to go up 14-0 with 9:36 left in the first quarter

· The Owls went three and out on their second possession of the game. UCF took over on their own 29-yard line

· FAU's defense forced the first three and out of the day for UCF. FAU took over at its own 25-yard line

· On the next UCF drive, the Knights advanced into the red zone, then missed a field goal attempt to keep the score 14-0

· Vladimir Rivas missed a 46-yard try of his own early in the second quarter

· An 11-yard Adrian Killins rush put UCF up 21-0 with just six minutes left in the half

· Rivas put the Owls on the board with a career-long 48-yard make at the 2:51 mark of the second quarter

· The Knights answered quickly with a four-play touchdown drive to go up 28-3

· Rivas came back with his second field goal of the quarter, this one from 31 yards out, to make the score 28-6 at the half

· The first score of the second half came at the 7:55 mark of the third quarter, when UCF's Killins scored on a 74-yard touchdown pass to make the score 35-6

· After another quick FAU drive, the Knights added to their lead, going ahead 41-6. Marcel Southall blocked the extra point attempt

· A Robison pass was picked off by the Knights, which UCF quickly converted into a 28-yard touchdown

· Larry McCammon scored his second career touchdown on a three-yard rush, followed by Robison finding Dante Cousart for a successful two-point conversion, completing the scoring for the night

· UCF was unsuccessful on a 4th-and-2 attempt from the FAU 7

· The Owls had just punted the ball back when the game was ended early due to lightning in the area

Stats and Records

· The game was the highest attended game in FAU Stadium history with an announced crowd of 30,811. The previous best was 30,321 against Miami in 2015

· Rivas' 48-yard field goal was a career-long, surpassing the 44-yarder he made against Middle Tennessee last season

· Larry McCammon had 69 rushing yards and a touchdown on 18 attempts to lead the Owls' ground gainers

· Malcolm Davidson had 66 yards on eight attempts, including a 32-yarder

· John Raine led the FAU receivers with five catches for 47 yards

· Harrison Bryant had 51 yards on four grabs. Dante Cousart snagged three catches for 16 yards, while McCammon and John Mitchell each recorded a pair of receptions for 19 and 15 yards, respectively

· Matt Hayball averaged 39.8 yards per punt, with a long of 47

What's Next

The Owls travel to Muncie, Indiana to take on Ball State on Saturday, Sept. 14. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Eastern and will be on ESPN+.