Game Report
October 8th, 2016
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27-7
KYLE HICKS SCORES ON A 70 YARD RUN IN THE THIRD QUARTER
UCF's only score came following a lost fumble by Louisiana backup QB Matt Hayden who appeared briefly in the second quarter when Haack was shaken up
Brooks Haack threw for 100 yards on 9 of 19 passing and added 71 yards rushing on 13 carries. Kyle Hicks led the way with 129 yards and two scores on 12 carries, including a 70 yard third quarter touchdown run. Donatello Franz III and Jalen Nixon each added 41 yards rushing. Nixon led the team with 30 receiving yards.
Darrien Batiste recorded a sack, Chad Polk had an interception and Simeon Thomas led the team with five tackles.
"Outstanding defensive effort." Head Coach Porter Davis said as Haack poured a cup of Gatorade over his head. "Complete game."
Louisiana will host Temple next week.
Scoring
CAJUNS|10|07|10|00|27
KNIGHTS|00|07|00|00|07
1Q ULL Franz III 18 Yd run (Yatkowski kick)
1Q ULL Yatkowski 45 Yd FG
2Q UCF Reed 13 Yd run (Battle kick)
2Q ULL Hicks 4 Yd run (Yatkowski kick)
3Q ULL Yatkowski 26 Yd FG
3Q ULL Hicks 70 Yd run (Yatkowski kick)
Key Player Stats
Passing: Haack 9/19 100
Rushing: Hicks 12/129 2TD, Haack 13/71, Franz III 5/41 1TD, Nixon 12/41
Receiving: Nixon 2/30, Palmero 1/25, Singleton 1/18, Guerrero 1/14
Tackles: Thomas 5, Miggins 3, Williams 3, Batiste 3
Sacks: Batiste 1
Takeaways: Polk 1 Int
Special Teams: Yatkowski 2/2FG 3/3XP, Cadona 2Pt 75Yds, Guerrero 36 Ret Yds
Passing: McCrary 3/8 9 1Int
Rushing: McCrary 12/42, Reed 8/39 1TD
Receiving: Reed 3/9
Tackles: Johnson 10, Killings 6, Griffin 6
Sacks: Keller 1
Takeaways: Griffin FF, Adams FF, Johnson FR
Special Teams: Battle 1/1XP, Houston 6Pt 233Yds, Johnson 46 Ret Yds
Coach Davis' Player of the Game
RB Kyle Hicks
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