Overview
- Ethan Sanchez hit a 22-yard field goal with 2:31 remaining, and Kentrell Webb sealed the result with an end-zone interception in the final seconds.
- UCF safety Phillip Dunnam recorded three interceptions, including a 43-yard pick-six, setting a single-game program record.
- Houston outgained UCF and limited the Knights to 104 second-half yards with six three-and-outs as the Cougars controlled the final 30 minutes.
- Starter Tayven Jackson dealt with a hamstring issue and was replaced late by Davi Belfort, whose scrambling moved UCF into range before the decisive interception.
- UCF fell to 4-5 (1-5 Big 12) with injuries mounting, including RB Myles Montgomery’s shoulder, while Houston improved to 8-2 (5-2) to stay in the conference race and extend its strong run in one-score games.