Knights Notebook: UCF 17, SMU 7 - UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site

Dec. 4, 2010

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By Sarah Tarasewicz UCFAthletics.com

Continuing to WinWith the win vs. SMU, UCF tied a school record with 10 victories in a single-season, having also won 10 games in both 1990 and 2007. The Knights also improved to 19-8 all-time at Bright House Networks Stadium and remain perfect at 8-0 vs. C-USA West Division teams. UCF is 5-1 against teams from Texas at their on-campus home.

Opening Up StrongThanks to Latavius Murray’s first receiving touchdown of his career, UCF has scored a touchdown on its opening drive six times in its last eight games. Murray’s touchdown also allowed the Knights to score first in 12 of their 13 games this season, with the lone exception coming against NC State on Sept. 11.

Make a Run for ItFollowing Latavius Murray’s 36 yard touchdown run in the second half, UCF joined Wisconsin as the only two teams in the nation to have at least three players with 10 or more rushing touchdowns in 2010. both Murray and Jeff Godfrey have 10 rushing touchdowns on the season, while Ronnie Weaver leads the Knights with 11.

First Quarter ShutoutAfter posting a first-quarter shutout today, UCF has yielded just 27 first quarter points this year. Since joining the FBS in 1996, UCF’s record low for points allowed in any quarter for a season was 40 (2001, first quarter). along with the Mustangs, the Knights have also shutout Tulane, Rice, Marshall, UAB, Kansas State, Buffalo and South Dakota in the first quarter this season.

It’s not You, It’s MeWith his 11th and 12th pass breakups of the season against SMU, sophomore Josh Robinson moved into a tie for sixth place on the UCF single-season register and also put himself only two pass breakups away from matching the Knights’ 10th best total for a career with 20.

Miller TimeSenior defensive end Bruce Miller tied Florida State’s Peter Boulware for fourth place all-time in the state of Florida with his 33rd and 34th career sacks when he brought down SMU’s Kyle Padron twice in the second half. The total is not only the fourth-best total all-time, but is also the most for a single player since 1996. Miller has seven sacks on the season for a total loss of 28 yards.

Saving a ScoreReggie Weams’ interception late in the fourth quarter was his fourth of the year and tied him for eighth in UCF single-season history. The interception came with 5:07 left in the game as SMU was attempting to cut the Knights’ lead down to three from the UCF 44 yard line.

Closing the GapJeff Godfrey, who was finished the contest 15-for-19 with 167 passing yards and a touchdown, eclipsed the 2,000-yard passing plateau against the Mustangs and now has 2,042 on the year. with the total, the rookie needs only 30 more yards to surpass Daunte Culpepper for the most passing yards by a freshman quarterback in a single-season in program history.

Good enough for another UCF…first DownAs a team, the Knights tied a C-USA Championship record by rushing for 11 first downs against the Mustang’s defense, while Jeff Godfrey set a new C-USA Championship completion percentage record after connecting on 78.9 percent of his passes.   

Knights Notebook: UCF 17, SMU 7 – UCF Knights – Official Athletics Site

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