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Mikey Keene threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns as UCF raced to an early 28-0 lead on its way to a 49-17 win against UConn Saturday at the Bounce House.

Johnny Richardson rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, while Brandon Johnson had seven catches for 125 yards and his American Athletic Conference-leading 10th touchdown of the season.

The UCF defense registered five sacks and forced three turnovers, all on interceptions.

Richardson staked the Knights to an early lead on a 9-yard touchdown run, and Keene followed with a 30-yard keeper for a TD to give UCF a 14-0 cushion only 5:23 into the game.

Mark-Antony Richards made it 21-0 with a touchdown run late in the first quarter, and Keene and Richardson connected for a 17-yard touchdown to start the second period, giving UCF (7-4; 4-3 AAC) a four-touchdown advantage.

Tatum Bethune led the UCF defense with 14 tackles.

UConn quarterback Steven Krajewski went 18-for-42 for 174 yards with three interceptions as the struggling Huskies fell to 1-10.

The Knights now take on their rivals, the usf bulls (2-9; 1-6 AAC), on Black Friday. The game will be nationally-broadcasted on ESPN. Kickoff is at 3:30pm. Check out video highlights of UCF’s win over UCONN, courtesy of the AAC, below:

As reported by the AAC:

Brandon Johnson’s 23-yard touchdown reception from Mikey Keene with 5:55 left gave UCF its first lead of the second half and the Knights’ defense came up with a late stop to preserve a 14-10 win against Tulane Saturday afternoon at the Bounce House.

The win was UCF’s third straight victory and kept the Knights unbeaten at their home stadium this season (5-0). 

UCF took a 7-0 lead into halftime, but Tulane added 10 third-quarter points to build a 10-7 advantage on Tyjae Spears’ 8-yard run and a 25-yard field goal by Merek Glover. 

The UCF defense forced Tulane to punt on its next three drives, and the Green Wave ran out of time on its final possession after a 10-play possession stalled at the UCF 39-yard line. 

Keene went 19-for-25 for 229 yards and two touchdowns for UCF, while Ryan O’Keefe had 11 catches for 94 yards and a TD. 

Tulane was led by quarterback Michael Pratt, who went 17-for-28 for 147 yards, while Spears finished with 77 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. 

The Knights (6-3; 4-2 AAC) face a formidable foe in SMU (7-2; 3-2 AAC) in Dallas on Saturday. Kickoff is set for Noon and the game will be nationally televised on ESPNU.

The UCF Knights (5-3; 3-2 AAC) destroyed the Owls of Temple (3-5; 1-3 AAC) last Saturday 49-7 and will return to campus to face the Tulane Green Wave (1-7; 0-4 AAC) for Homecoming on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 4pm and the game will be nationally-televised on ESPNU. Below is a recap of Saturday’s win against Temple along with video highlights courtesy of the AAC:

Mikey Keene threw a career-best five touchdown passes and UCF rolled to a 49-7 win over Temple on Saturday.

Keene was 15 of 21 for 229 yards. He threw touchdown passes that covered 13 yards to Alec Holler and 18 to Brandon Johnson in the second quarter for a 21-0 lead at the half. In the the third quarter the scoring plays covered 33 yards with Holler and 12 and 46 yards with Ryan O’Keefe.

Isaiah Bowser, who rushed for 89 yards, ran 11 yards for a score in the first quarter and Johnny Richardson had a 1-yard plunge for a fourth-quarter score.

The Knights (5-3, 3-2 American Athletic Conference), who have won five straight in the series, piled up 428 yards of total offense while limiting the Owls (3-5, 1-3) to 297.

Temple, which lost three fumbles, scored in the last minute when backup quarterback Justin Lynch hit Jose Barbon with a 27-yard strike. Jadan Blue had four receptions to move into second on Temple’s all-time list with 168.