Week 1 · 2023
Kent State at UCF
Thu 08/31/2023 07:00 PMFBC Mortgage StadiumUCF pregame99% — Pregame win probability: 99% for UCF. UCF favored, and won.
81°Light Rain9 mph S · 88% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Kent State
6
1–11
UCF
56
6–7
Attendance
44,088
reported
Kent StateKENT
UCFUCF
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Michael Alaimo | 12/31 | 145 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 41.5 |
| KENT | Tommy Ulatowski | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| UCF | John Rhys Plumlee | 22/30 | 281 | 9.4 | 3 | 2 | 87.9 |
| UCF | Timmy McClain | 3/5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Gavin Garcia | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 0 | 13 |
| KENT | Michael Alaimo | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 24 |
| KENT | Curtis Douglas | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| KENT | Xavier Williams | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 6 |
| KENT | Chrishon McCray | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| KENT | Tommy Ulatowski | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCF | Johnny Richardson | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 0 | 43 |
| UCF | John Rhys Plumlee | 8 | 90 | 11.3 | 1 | 32 |
| UCF | RJ Harvey | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 1 | 48 |
| UCF | Demarkcus Bowman | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 1 | 12 |
| UCF | Xavier Townsend | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| UCF | Timmy McClain | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 22 |
| UCF | Jordan McDonald | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 5 |
| UCF | Mark-Antony Richards | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Chrishon McCray | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 36 |
| KENT | Trell Harris | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| KENT | Justin Holmes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| KENT | Luke Floriea | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
| KENT | Hayden Junker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| UCF | Xavier Townsend | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 1 | 32 |
| UCF | Javon Baker | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 22 |
| UCF | RJ Harvey | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 1 | 50 |
| UCF | Kobe Hudson | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 24 |
| UCF | Jordan McDonald | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 |
| UCF | Alec Holler | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 18 |
| UCF | Randy Pittman | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 |
| UCF | Johnny Richardson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| UCF | Jaylon Griffin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| UCF | Demarkcus Bowman | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Stephen Daley | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UCF | John Rhys Plumlee | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | D.J. Miller Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Nicholas Giacolone | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UCF | DeJordan Mask | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Andrew Glass | 2/3 | 66.7 | 45 | 0/0 | 6 |
| UCF | Colton Boomer | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8/8 | 8 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Josh Smith | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| KENT | Charlie Durkin | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| UCF | Mitch McCarthy | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Chrishon McCray | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | 34 |
Previous 4 meetings vs. Team
UCF 2–2 vs Kent State
- 2004 · wk 14Kent State 41 @ UCF 24
- 2003 · wk 6UCF 16 @ Kent State 36
- 2002 · wk 13Kent State 6 @ UCF 32
- 1997 · wk 7UCF 59 @ Kent State 43
Previous 2 meetings vs. Gus Malzahn
Kent State 0–2 vs Gus Malzahn
- 2019 · wk 3Kent State 16 @ Auburn 55
- 2012 · wk 1Kent State 13 @ Arkansas State 17
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