The No. 11 BYU Cougars will travel to Orlando this weekend to take on the UCF Knights in a Big 12 matchup.
The Cougars have been one of college football's biggest surprises this season, taking the Big 12 by storm with a 7-0 record on the year and a 4-0 record in conference play. BYU mustered a three-point win in a 38-35 showdown versus Oklahoma State last weekend.
UCF has hit a dissapointing skid following their 3-0 start to the season, entering this weekend with a 3-4 record and a 1-3 record in the Big 12 standings. The Knights nearly pulled off a season-altering upset versus the Iowa State Cyclones last week, but fell just short in the 38-35 loss.
With this weekend's Big 12 clash set to be an entertaining one, here are box scores, stats and game summaries from the game.
BYU vs. UCF box score
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BYU vs. UCF game summary
BYU got out of the gates fast, marching down the field for the game's first score, capping off an eight-play, 75-yard drive with a 29-yard touchdown run from Jake Retzlaff. After forcing a punt, the Cougars got the ball back, chewing over eight minutes off the clock on their next drive.
BYU was turned away from a touchdown, but kicked a field goal to finish an eye-popping 18-play drive. After forcing a punt, the Cougars marched the ball 92 yards in eight plays to extend their lead to 17-0 after a 15-yard touchdown run from LJ Martin.
UCF responded quickly thanks to two big runs from RJ Harvey, bringing the score to 17-7 after a touchdown run from the star running back.
UCF mustered one final score before the half, capping off a 10-play, 67-yard drive with a 38-yard field goal to cut the lead to 17-10 with under one minute remaining in the half.
Looking to extend their lead, BYU added an explosive 62-yard touchdown pass from Retzlaff to Chase Roberts to put the score at 24-10 going into the half.
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