King also completed seven of his 13 passes for 87 yards and a score. Georgia Tech Quarterback Haynes King carried 12 times for 89 yards with a touchdown while Jamal Haynes turned in 128 yards on 18 carries for the night. Harvey gained 78 of his 120 yards on 15 carries in that time while the Jackets moved the ball with a pair of Haynes on the field.

It was after that when Georgia Tech started to exploit the weakness in the UCF run defense.īoth teams ran for better than 110 yards before heading into the locker room tied at 17. The Knights had an opportunity for an 18-point lead, but the wide-open score was dropped by Hudson.

While the Yellow Jackets managed to get to UCF’s side of the field after the turnover, the defense held them to a 27-yard field goal to make it 14-3 after the first 15:00. ESPN /KAnierkL7t- UCF Football December 22, 2023