The Knights’ offense was dysfunctional throughout the night and continued to suffer on third down (converting only eight of twenty-three). Tulsa made some huge plays on offensive to overcome a Knights defense that started stout but was asked to do way, way, too much.
UCF freshman quarterback McKenzie Milton was inaccurate throughout the night. Sometimes, he threw too low. Often, he threw too high. It was bad. And it definitely wasn’t enough to keep pace with a Tulsa offense that picked up steam as the game progressed.
Tulsa trampled UCF with its running game tandem of D’Angelo Brewer and James Flanders, who ran for 167 and 163 yards respectively.