UCF Beats Unbeaten BYU 39-31 in Overtime After Six Lead Changes
BYU came in 6-0 and left 6-1. It did not lose in regulation either, since the game was tied 24-24 when the fourth quarter ran out, and then UCF won it in overtime, 39-31.
The lead changed six times and the game was tied three times. BYU got on the board first with a 27-yard Bear Bachmeier pass to Kyler Kasper, UCF tied it, and Keyone Jenkins threw a 6-yard touchdown to Landen Chambers with 0:04 left in the second quarter for a 17-14 halftime lead. Sione Moa's 1-yard run put BYU back up 21-17 and Jenkins's 1-yard run made it 24-21 UCF. Matthias Dunn's 47-yard field goal with 12:09 left in the fourth tied it at 24, and that was the last score of regulation.
In overtime BYU scored first on a 28-yard pass from Bachmeier to Legend Glasker for 31-24, and Jenkins answered with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Josh Derry to tie it at 31. UCF finished the job from there to make it 39-31. UCF outgained BYU 471 to 375 and threw no interceptions, though it lost one fumble. BYU's lone turnover was an interception.
The yardage leaned UCF's way even if the score never did. UCF had 40 carries for 178 yards and 293 through the air, while BYU had 35 carries for 118 and 257 passing. Tyren Hornes caught six passes for 137 yards for UCF, Josh Derry caught six for 54 and the overtime score, and Landen Chambers scored twice, once on the ground and once through the air. Both teams had plenty of chances, and only one of them took the last one.
UCF is 4-3. Jenkins's 39.2 fantasy points were his best of the year, and Bachmeier's 32.0 was a normal day for him, which is both a compliment and a complaint.