Austin Peay Governors vs UCF Knights Match Player Stats On Oct 28, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 28, 2017

Quarterback McKenzie Milton completed 24 of 26 passes and accounted for four touchdowns as No. 18 Central Florida tuned up for November with a 73-33 rout of Austin Peay on Saturday at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando, Fla.

Milton threw three touchdown passes, two to Dredrick Snelson, and was one of four Knights to rush for scores in another prolific performance by the UCF offense.

Mike Hughes scored on a 91-yard kickoff return and Taj McGowan had a pair of short touchdown runs, as UCF put up a season-high 73 points. It was the third time the Knights have scored 60-plus points this season, the most of any team in the nation.

Milton completed his first 14 pass attempts and finished with 275 yards passing. He opened the third quarter with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Smith and five minutes later ended any faint upset hopes for Austin Peay with a 42-yard touchdown strike to Snelson that gave the Knights a 59-33 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Austin Peay quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall completed 12 of 18 passes for 209 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Governors (5-4), who are contenders in the Ohio Valley Conference of the FCS.

With No. 17 South Florida's loss to Houston on Saturday, UCF (7-0, 4-0 AAC) is alone in first place in the American Athletic Conference's East Division. The Knights have remaining games against SMU, Connecticut, Temple and South Florida. They're the frontrunners to earn the Group of Five invite to a New Year's Day bowl.

Few teams have been able to keep up with the high-scoring Knights. The Governors tried in the first half and were down only 11 late in the second quarter, after Kyran Moore's 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

But the Knights capitalized on an interception from Titus Davis deep in Austin Peay territory with less than a minute left before halftime. Milton hooked up with Snelson on a 27-yard touchdown with only 14 seconds left in second quarter, and Central Florida led 45-26 at halftime.

Moore had a huge day for the Governors, with 363 total yards. He caught five passes for 130 yards, with a 35-yard touchdown from Oatsvall in the third quarter.

NOTES: Central Florida entered the weekend as one of only eight undefeated teams in the FBS. The Knights are the only team out of those eight to win each of their games by double digits. ... Central Florida marked the third FBS opponent Austin Peay has faced this season. ... Saturday's game marked the third meeting between the two programs. ... Austin Peay returns to Ohio Valley Conference play at Tennessee Tech next week ... Central Florida is at SMU next week.