Game Leaders
Win Probability
100%
HOU |
UCF |
UCF 100%
HOU
29
UCF
44
End of 4th Quarter
Team Stats
Total Yards
- HOU419
- 468UCF
Turnovers
- HOU1
- 1UCF
Possession
18:2941:31HOUUCF1st Downs
- HOU20
- 16UCF
Game Information
- Orlando, FL 32816
- Line: UCF -23.0
- Over/Under: 74
Singleton makes clutch grab in the corner of the end zone
Gabriel, Nixon connect for another scoring strike
Gabriel rallies UCF past Houston 44-29
Dillon Gabriel passed for 298 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Tre Nixon, and ran for a score as Central Florida dominated the second half and beat Houston 44-29 on Saturday.
Scoring Summary
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 29 |
![]() | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 44 |
first Quarter | HOU | UCF | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD 12:04 Mulbah Car 37 Yd Run (Dalton Witherspoon Kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:56 | 7 | 0 | Car's 37-yard TD run puts Houston on the board first (0:25) Mulbah Car finds an opening and breaks into the end zone for a 37-yard Cougars touchdown. (0:25) |
![]() | FG 5:29 Dalton Witherspoon 45 Yd Field Goal 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:40 | 10 | 0 | |
![]() | TD 4:07 Marlon Williams 6 Yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Dylan Barnas Kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22 | 10 | 7 | Gabriel, Williams connect for 6-yard UCF score (0:29) Dillon Gabriel finds Marln Williams for a 6-yard touchdown to get UCF on the board. (0:29) |
![]() | TD 2:13 Mulbah Car 2 Yd Run (Dalton Witherspoon Kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:54 | 17 | 7 | |
![]() | TD 0:48 Tre Nixon 32 Yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Dylan Barnas Kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:25 | 17 | 14 | Gabriel finds Nixon for a 32-yard TD (0:24) Dillon Gabriel goes deep to Tre Nixon for a 32-yard UCF touchdown. (0:24) |
second Quarter | HOU | UCF | ||
![]() | TD 9:16 Dillon Gabriel 22 Yd Run (Dylan Barnas Kick) 6 plays, 98 yards, 1:10 | 17 | 21 | Gabriel fools defenders, runs in for TD (0:22) UCF QB Dillon Gabriel fakes a handoff and takes it to the house himself to give UCF the lead. (0:22) |
![]() | FG 4:00 Dalton Witherspoon 37 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:16 | 20 | 21 | |
![]() | FG 0:00 Dalton Witherspoon 41 Yd Field Goal 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:57 | 23 | 21 | |
third Quarter | HOU | UCF | ||
![]() | TD 10:10 Bentavious Thompson 43 Yd Run (Dylan Barnas Kick) 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:33 | 23 | 28 | Thompson takes it to the house for a 43-yard TD (0:24) Bentavious Thompson takes off and finds the end zone for a 43-yard Golden Knights touchdown. (0:24) |
![]() | TD 5:58 Tre Nixon 34 Yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Dylan Barnas Kick) 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:55 | 23 | 35 | Gabriel, Nixon connect for another scoring strike (0:23) Dillon Gabriel finds a wide-open Tre Nixon for a 34-yard UCF touchdown. (0:23) |
![]() | TD 0:40 Bentavious Thompson 2 Yd Run (Dylan Barnas Kick) 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:11 | 23 | 42 | |
fourth Quarter | HOU | UCF | ||
![]() | TD 2:52 Jeremy Singleton 8 Yd pass from Clayton Tune (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:41 | 29 | 42 | Singleton makes clutch grab in the corner of the end zone (0:40) Clayton Tune finds Jeremy Singleton, who reaches out for the catch and is able to pull the ball back into the end zone for a Houston touchdown. (0:40) |
![]() | SF 1:34 Brendon Hayes Safety 2 plays, -3 yards, 0:08 | 29 | 44 |
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2020 American Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Cincinnati | 6-0 | 9-1 |
Tulsa | 6-0 | 6-3 |
Memphis | 5-3 | 8-3 |
UCF | 5-3 | 6-4 |
SMU | 4-3 | 7-3 |
Houston | 3-3 | 3-5 |
Navy | 3-4 | 3-7 |
Tulane | 3-5 | 6-6 |
East Carolina | 3-5 | 3-6 |
Temple | 1-6 | 1-6 |
South Florida | 0-7 | 1-8 |