East Carolina University
5-3 , 4-1
UCF
6-2 , 4-0
Late Pirate Rally Falls Short At UCF
October 30, 2010 | Football
Oct. 30, 2010
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Junior Dominique Davis threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns Saturday, but East Carolina fell short against UCF, dropping a 49-35 decision at Bright House Networks Stadium.
Senior Dwayne Harris caught nine passes for a career-high 146 yards as well as tallying a season-best 289 all-purpose yards. He also extended his streak of contests with a reception to 39 - the second-longest active stretch in FBS. Meanwhile, Davis converted 39 of his 54 passes, setting a single-game program record for completions and a career high for attempts.
Defensively, junior Bradley Jacobs established a personal best with a team-high nine tackles while sophomore Michael Brooks posted a career-standard eight.
ECU racked up 421 yards of total offense, but gave up 424 - including 265 on the ground. East Carolina also lost for the first time in eight contests when recording at least 300 yards through the air.
The Knights grabbed a quick 14-0 advantage as freshman Jeff Godfrey tossed eight and 40-yard touchdown passes to A.J. Guyton and Jamar Aiken. A 49-yard rush by Harris on a third down play set up the Pirates at the UCF three-yard line before ECU found the endzone as Davis connected with Andrew Bodenheimer on second and goal.
A methodical 15-play, 81-yard drive, capped off by a one-yard plunge by Ronnie Weaver, re-established the two-possession edge for the Knights as 7:10 showed on the second-quarter clock. Davis responded with a 10-yard touchdown rush to the left side to pull East Carolina to within seven again, but UCF made it four scores on four first-half possessions when Latavius Murray cashed in with a one-yard rush.
Davis attempted to cut into the deficit before halftime, but he threw an interception at the Knight 15-yard line to allow UCF to keep a 14-point lead heading into the break.
A two-yard scoring play from Davis to Harris on the Pirates' first drive of the second half made the score 28-21 before Nick Cattoi missed a 37-yard field goal to leave the margin at seven. However, Davis was sacked on a second-down play at the ECU 43 to force a Ben Ryan punt. Murray closed out the third-quarter scoring with a two-yard TD rush with exactly four minutes remaining as the score stood at 35-21.
After the teams traded scores over an eight-minute span in the final period, the Pirates attempted an onside kick that was recovered by the Knights at the ECU 38-yard line. UCF was able to cash in with a Murray 10-yard scoring scamper, but the Pirates succeeded on their second onside kick try with 5:42 left. East Carolina ran 13 plays, but failed to convert on fourth down at the home team's 15, giving the Knights the ball back to run out the clock.
Team Stats
ECU 0, UCF 7
UCF - GUYTON, A.J. 8 yd pass from GODFREY, Jeff (CATTOI, Nick kick) 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 4:03
ECU 0, UCF 14
UCF - AIKEN, Kamar 40 yd pass from GODFREY, Jeff (CATTOI, Nick kick) 1 plays, 40 yards, TOP 0:08
ECU 7, UCF 14
ECU - BODENHEIMER, A. 3 yd pass from DAVIS, Dmnque (BARBOUR, Mike kick) 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:39
ECU 7, UCF 21
UCF - WEAVER, Ronnie 1 yd run (CATTOI, Nick kick), 15 plays, 81 yards, TOP 7:02
ECU 14, UCF 21
ECU - DAVIS, Dmnque 10 yd run (BARBOUR, Mike kick), 14 plays, 71 yards, TOP 6:27
ECU 14, UCF 28
UCF - MURRAY, L. 1 yd run (CATTOI, Nick kick), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:34
ECU 21, UCF 28
ECU - HARRIS, Dwayne 2 yd pass from DAVIS, Dmnque (BARBOUR, Mike kick) 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 4:06
ECU 21, UCF 35
UCF - MURRAY, L. 2 yd run (CATTOI, Nick kick), 5 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2:31
ECU 21, UCF 42
UCF - WEAVER, Ronnie 9 yd run (CATTOI, Nick kick), 7 plays, 34 yards, TOP 3:23
ECU 28, UCF 42
ECU - DAVIS, Dmnque 4 yd run (BARBOUR, Mike kick), 14 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:05
ECU 28, UCF 49
UCF - MURRAY, L. 10 yd run (CATTOI, Nick kick), 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 3:38
ECU 35, UCF 49
ECU - JONES, Justin 3 yd pass from DAVIS, Dmnque (BARBOUR, Mike kick) 4 plays, 79 yards, TOP 0:30
