Overview
- Ethan Sanchez hit the go-ahead 22-yard field goal with 2:31 left, and Kentrell Webb sealed it with an interception in the end zone with 11 seconds remaining.
- UCF safety Phillip Dunnam recorded three interceptions, including a 43-yard pick-six, setting a single-game program record.
- Houston’s defense controlled the second half, limiting UCF to 104 yards with six three-and-outs to erase multiple double-digit deficits.
- Backup Davi Belfort replaced starter Tayven Jackson on the final drive, sparked the march with two long runs, then threw the game-ending pick in his lone pass attempt.
- Conner Weigman totaled 223 passing yards with two touchdowns and 82 rushing yards as Houston outgained UCF 434-240 and snapped the Knights’ eight-game Space Game streak.