Game Preview: UCF Takes on Georgia Tech in Orlando

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GEORGIA TECH at UCF Saturday, Sept. 24 4 pm ET ESPNU FBC Mortgage Stadium (44,206 / Natural Grass) Orlando, Florida

ESPNU Television Kevin Brown and Hutson Mason

WYGM-FM 96.9 Radio (UCF flagship)

Satellie Radio SiriusXM 135/194/956

THE GAME Saturdays game will be the fifth meeting between UCF and Georgia Tech The Yellow Jackets hold a 3-1 series lead after taking three wins in Atlanta between 1996 and 2000 The Knights won the most recent matchup with a 49-21 decision in Atlanta behind 417 passing yards and four touchdown passes from QB Dillon Gabriel. GEORGIA TECH 1-2, 0-1 ACC

Head Coach Geoff Collins (Western Carolina 94) 10-27, fourth season at Georgia Tech 25-37, sixth season as collegiate head coach

Notes Georgia Tech looks to bounce back from a 42-0 loss to Ole Miss from last Saturday The Yellow Jackets opened the season with a 41-10 setback to Clemson and a 35-17 win against Western Carolina Georgia Tech has lost its last eight games against FBS opponents The Yellow Jackets have been shut out three times in their last five games dating to last season RB Dontae Smith has rushed for 154 yards and a team-high three touchdowns QB Jeff Sims has completed 49 of 85 passes for 425 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions Head coach Geoff Collins is in his fourth year at Georgia Tech after serving as Temples head coach for two seasons (2017-18) Georgia Tech Athletic Director Todd Stansbury was the AD at UCF from 2012-15.

UCF 2-1, 0-0 American

Head Coach Gus Malzahn (Henderson State 90) 11-5, second season at UCF 88-43, 11th season as collegiate head coach

Notes UCF rebounded from its first loss of the season with an impressive 40-14 win at Florida Atlantic last Saturday The Knights are looking for a split of their two games against ACC opponents after UCF fell 20-14 at Louisville in Week 2 UCF leads The American in total offense, with 532.3 yards per game QB John Rhys Plumlee is averaging 259.3 passing yards and 101.3 rushing yards per game Plumlee has hit 300 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in two of the Knights first three games and is third nationally in total offense (360.7 ypg) RB Isaiah Bowser has a team-leading five rushing touchdowns WR Javon Baker has team highs with 17 receptions, 251 receiving yards and two touchdown catches LB Jason Johnson has a team-high 24 tackles to lead the defense.

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