UConn Huskies vs UCF Knights Match Player Stats On Nov 11, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 11, 2017

ORLANDO, Fla. - Otis Anderson's 65-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter ended a long scoreless stretch for No. 18 Central Florida Saturday and the Golden Knights rolled to a 49-24 win over Connecticut.

UConn (3-7, 2-5) held high-powered UCF (9-0, 6-0) scoreless for more than 23 minutes in the middle of the game until Anderson broke loose for his second touchdown of the game. The Knights added two late touchdowns.

The Golden Knights came into the game averaging 48.5 points per game, the most in the nation. But after taking a 21-3 lead in the first quarter, the Knights sputtered until their big fourth quarter.

UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton completed 24 of 36 for 311 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another touchdown.

Quarterback David Pindell was UConn's leading rusher with 96 yards, and completed 18 of 31 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns.

A couple of penalties cost UConn a chance to keep up with UCF early in the game.

On their first possession the Golden Knights lined up to punt on a fourth-and-3, but a UConn lineman jumped offsides, giving the Knights a first down. UCF went on to complete an 11-play, 78-yard drive ending in Anderson's 3-yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead.

The Knights, who scored touchdowns on four of their first five possBy DICK Sessions, would not punt until the final three minutes of the first half.

UConn had a chance to tie it after driving to the UCF 1-yard line on its first try, but a false start took the Huskies back five yards and they settled for Mike Tarbutt's 20-yard field goal.

UConn would not get a touchdown until Pindell's 12-yard pass to Mason Donaldson with 9:57 left in the half, and by then UCF had a 21-3 lead.

The Huskies opened the second half with a four-play, 91-yard touchdown drive, with Pindell running the final nine yards to cut UCF's lead to 28-17.

The game then settled into an exchange of punts and failed fourth-down conversions until Anderson's run.

NOTES: UConn quarterback David Pindell started for the first time since the season opener. Bryant Shirreffs had started eight straight games, but the senior quarterback is on concussion protocol and did not make the trip. ... With UCF backed up to its 11-yard line, UConn had thoughts about ending the first half with a field goal, but Mac Loudermilk ended those plans with a 69-yard punt. ... Their scoreless third quarter was only the second scoreless quarter of the season for the Knights. ... The Huskies will try to break their three-game losing streak next Saturday against Boston College at Fenway Park. ... UCF travels to Temple on Saturday before completing its regular season with a Nov. 24 home game against South Florida.