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UCF keeps title hopes alive with 34-31 win over Tulane
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Darriel Mack Jr. threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, Dillon Gabriel threw a touchdown pass and Central Florida held off Tulane 34-31 on Saturday to keep its hopes for a third straight American Athletic Conference championship alive.
Tulane scored 24 second-half points and closed to the final tally after UCF recovered an onside kick.
The Knights (8-3, 5-2) entered having lost three games by a combined seven points but jumped to a 10-0 lead after Dylan Barnas's 35-yard field goal and Gabriel's 23-yard scoring pass to Marlon Williams (nine catches for 119 yards). Otis Anderson's 44-yard scoring run put the Knights up 17-7 at halftime.
Mack scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter and his 2-yard pass to Anthony Roberson gave the Knights a 31-17 lead before Barnas kicked what proved to be the winning 26-yard field goal.
Stephon Huderson returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score for Tulane (6-5, 3-4). Corey Dauphine ran for two TDs and the Green Wave closed to 34-24 after his 7-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.
After stopping the Knights on downs, Tulane's Justin McMillan threw a 7-yard TD pass to Jalen McCleskey on fourth-and-goal with 26 seconds to play and UCF recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal it.
Gabriel was 24 of 46 for 317 passing yards for UCF.
McMillan was 13 of 27 for 181 yards passing and rushed for 102 yards on 23 carries for Tulane.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 23 | 21 |
Rushing | 12 | 13 |
Passing | 10 | 8 |
Penalty | 1 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 8-21 | 4-18 |
4th Down Conv | 4-6 | 5-7 |
Total Net Yards | 484 | 377 |
Total Plays | 89 | 82 |
Avg Gain | 5.4 | 4.6 |
Net Yards Rushing | 165 | 221 |
Rush Attempts | 42 | 55 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Yards Passing | 319 | 181 |
Comp. - Att. | 25-47 | 13-27 |
Yards Per Pass | 6.8 | 5.8 |
Penalties - Yards | 7-40 | 9-51 |
Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 1 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 3-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 5-34.6 | 5-52.6 |
Return Yards | 36 | 130 |
Punts - Returns | 1-36 | 1-11 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 2-119 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Gabriel
11 QB
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D. Gabriel | 24/46 | 317 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Mack Jr.
8 QB
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D. Mack Jr. | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Gabriel
11 QB
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D. Gabriel | 12 | 58 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O. Anderson
2 RB
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O. Anderson | 4 | 49 | 1 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Thompson
24 RB
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B. Thompson | 9 | 35 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. McCrae
30 RB
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G. McCrae | 7 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Mack Jr.
8 QB
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D. Mack Jr. | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Killins Jr.
9 RB
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A. Killins Jr. | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Harris
81 WR
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A. Harris | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Williams
6 WR
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M. Williams | 11 | 9 | 119 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Davis
13 WR
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G. Davis | 10 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Anderson
2 RB
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O. Anderson | 4 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Killins Jr.
9 RB
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A. Killins Jr. | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Nixon
16 WR
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T. Nixon | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Harris
87 WR
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J. Harris | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Roberson
89 TE
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A. Roberson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. McCrae
30 RB
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G. McCrae | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hescock
88 TE
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J. Hescock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
R. Grant
27 DB
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R. Grant | 11-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Collier
3 DB
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A. Collier | 8-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Mitchell
12 LB
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E. Mitchell | 7-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Evans
44 LB
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N. Evans | 7-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Gilyard
10 LB
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E. Gilyard | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Turnier
7 DL
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K. Turnier | 4-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Clarke
14 DB
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N. Clarke | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Morris-Brash
30 DL
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T. Morris-Brash | 3-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Montalvo
94 DL
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A. Montalvo | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Charlton
5 DL
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R. Charlton | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Zayas
96 DL
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S. Zayas | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Bethune
15 LB
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T. Bethune | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Goode
54 DL
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C. Goode | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Woodson
93 DL
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L. Woodson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Maxwell
8 DB
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Z. Maxwell | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Robinson
31 DB
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A. Robinson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
D. Barnas
39 K
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D. Barnas | 2/2 | 35 | 4/4 | 10 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
O. Anderson
2 RB
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O. Anderson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
O. Anderson 2 RB
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O. Anderson | 1 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. McMillan
12 QB
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J. McMillan | 13/27 | 181 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. McMillan
12 QB
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J. McMillan | 23 | 102 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Dauphine
6 RB
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C. Dauphine | 11 | 58 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Bradwell
10 RB
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D. Bradwell | 9 | 26 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Jones
11 RB
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A. Jones | 7 | 24 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Huderson
5 RB
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S. Huderson | 5 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. McCleskey
1 WR
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J. McCleskey | 3 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Mooney
3 WR
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D. Mooney | 7 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. James
80 TE
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T. James | 4 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Jones
11 RB
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A. Jones | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Booker
27 RB
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Y. Booker | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Bradwell
10 RB
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D. Bradwell | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Carroll
20 RB
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C. Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Toles
82 WR
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J. Toles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Wallace
84 TE
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W. Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Dauphine
6 RB
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C. Dauphine | 1 |