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Knights Down Jacksonville State 17-10 - Match Report
UCF earned a 17-10 victory over Jacksonville State on Thursday in Week 1 action at Acrisure Bounce House.
The Knights won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -20.5-point spread. UNDER bettors were rewarded when the final score pointed to an UNDER play.
Myles Montgomery rushed for 79 yards, while Cam Fancher added 39 yards in the win. Myles Montgomery and DJ Black added 71 and 59 receiving yards respectively.
Cam Cook rushed for 75 yards for Jacksonville State, while Gavin Wimsatt added 28 yards. Gavin Wimsatt threw for 139 yards for the Gamecocks, while receivers Cam Cook and Deondre Johnson had 43 and 35 yards respectively.
Jacksonville State lost the offensive yardage battle to UCF 422-322 yards in Thursday's game. UCF had more first downs as that total ended up 23-18.
The time of possession battle favored UCF as their offense was on the field for 31:56, longer than the 28:04 of their opponents.
UCF heads into a Week 2 battle against North Carolina A&T. Jacksonville State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Liberty.