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The Cincinnati Bearcats and the UCF Knights meet Saturday at Bright House Networks Stadium for college football action. Cincinnati is fresh off a matchup versus SMU. In that game the Bearcats eked out a victory. As for UCF, they played East Carolina in their last game, with the Knights losing by 21 points.
Cincinnati opened the 2022 season with a 31-24 loss to Arkansas. The Bearcats bounced back with a win over Kennesaw State in game two, then kept rolling with victories versus Miami-OH, Indiana, Tulsa and South Florida.
In the SMU matchup, Cincinnati had a 29-14 lead going into the fourth quarter but still had to hang on in an eventual 29-27 victory. QB Ben Bryant managed 200 yards on 18-of-35 passing, and Charles McClelland rushed 16 times for 129 yards and a TD.
Over on the UCF side, they beat SC State in their opener game but fell to Louisville in the next outing. After that came a win streak for the Knights as they took out Florida Atlantic, Georgia Tech, SMU and Temple.
Matched up against East Carolina last weekend, the Knights could only score a field goal in the first half and would ultimately stumble to a 34-13 blowout loss. Quarterback John Rhys Plumlee posted 296 yards and three picks, while Isaiah Bowser had 63 yards and a score rushing.
The Bearcats got a little haphazard in the final quarter in their last matchup versus SMU, but overall the team did pretty well. Cincinnati finished with 379 yards and zero turnovers. That said, the Bearcats also had just 16 first downs and committed a whopping 14 penalties for 128 yards. They’ve got some work to do.
As for UCF, they were pretty flat against East Carolina, coughing up three turnovers and holding the ball for just 24:49. The Knights should look better here but Cincinnati are still looking like the superior team heading into this match.
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Cincinnati Bearcats vs UCF Knights Game Information
- Date: 10/29/2022
- Time: 03:30 PM ET
- Location: FBC Mortgage StadiumOrlando,FL
- How to Watch Cincinnati vs UCF: ESPN2
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
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