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UCF at East Carolina

Oct 20, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 8

Away

UCF

Big 12

Final Score

37 - 10

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East Carolina

American Athletic

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

East Carolina496
UCF427

Passing Yards

East Carolina406
UCF111

Rushing Yards

East Carolina90
UCF316

Turnovers

East Carolina5
UCF0

Game Conditions

Temperature65°F
Wind1 mph SW

Humidity

94%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Holton Ahlers

East Carolina

YDS: 406

Rushing

D.J. Mack Jr.

UCF

YDS: 120

Receiving

Trevon Brown

East Carolina

YDS: 145

Tackles

Kyle Gibson

UCF

TOT: 12

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

East Carolina28:28
UCF29:20

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

UCF pulls away from East Carolina 37-10

Standard

UCF defeated East Carolina 37-10 in Week 8 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 427-496 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

UCF set the terms early in a game that finished 37-10. Jake Verity 34 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 22, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving East Carolina the first major swing.

UCF's box score carried the story: 427 total yards, 316 rushing yards, and 111 passing yards. East Carolina finished with 496 total yards, including 90 on the ground and 406 through the air.

UCF converted 7-18 on third down, went 2-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-5, UCF led 20-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Greg McCrae run for 74 yds for a TD (Matthew Wright KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Jake Verity 34 yd FG GOOD (East Carolina led 3-0 over UCF).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Darriel Mack Jr. run for 7 yds for a TD (Matthew Wright KICK) (UCF led 20-3 over East Carolina).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matthew Wright 41 yd FG GOOD (UCF led 6-3 over East Carolina).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Quadry Jones pass complete to Adrian Killins Jr. for 42 yds for a TD (Matthew Wright KICK) (UCF led 13-3 over East Carolina).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matthew Wright 39 yd FG GOOD (UCF led 3-3 over East Carolina).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matthew Wright 46 yd FG GOOD (UCF led 23-10 over East Carolina).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    37-10

    UCF defeated East Carolina.

  • Total yards

    427-496

    UCF held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    316

    UCF averaged 5.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    111

    UCF averaged 5.3 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-18

    UCF's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    8-18

    East Carolina's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-5

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticEast CarolinaUCF
Total Yards496427
Passing Yards406111
Rushing Yards90316
First Downs2921
Third Down Efficiency8-187-18
Fourth Down Efficiency0-12-2
Total Penalties (Yards)8-6014-120
Turnovers50
Completions / Attempts29-5513-21
Rushing Attempts3855
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs02
Kicking Points413
Possession Time28:2829:20
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)