South Carolina holds off Central Florida down the stretch
Steve Spurrier Opens Season with a Bang

             1 2 3 4 T 
 UCF (0-1) 3 0 10 2 15 
 SCAR (1-0) 14 3 7 0 24 

Final7:30 PM ET, September 1, 2005
Williams-Brice Stadium, 
Columbia, SC

Scoring Summary 
FIRST QUARTER UCF USC 
 TD 12:46 NOAH WHITESIDE 49 YD PASS FROM BLAKE MITCHELL (JOSH BROWN KICK)
Drive info: 5 plays, 76 yards. 0 7 
 TD 7:17 ANDY BOYD 12 YD PASS FROM BLAKE MITCHELL (JOSH BROWN KICK)
Drive info: 6 plays, 79 yards. 0 14 
 FG 3:15 MATT PRATER 37 YD FG
Drive info: 10 plays, 61 yards. 3 14 
SECOND QUARTER UCF USC 
 FG 2:46 JOSH BROWN 22 YD FG
Drive info: 12 plays, 87 yards. 3 17 
THIRD QUARTER UCF USC 
 TD 6:35 SYVELLE NEWTON 25 YD PASS FROM BLAKE MITCHELL (JOSH BROWN KICK)
Drive info: 5 plays, 77 yards. 3 24 
FOURTH QUARTER UCF USC 
 TD 12:59 MIKE WALKER 13 YD PASS FROM STEVEN MOFFETT (JOHN BROWN KICK)
Drive info: 3 plays, 17 yards. 10 24 
 FG 6:05 JOHN BROWN 29 YD FG
Drive info: 10 plays, 43 yards. 13 24 
 S 0:57 TEAM SAFETY 15 24 
Team Stat Comparison 
    
1st Downs 22 17 
3rd down efficiency 8-19 1-8 
4th down efficiency 1-3 1-2 
Total Yards 341 362 
Passing 258 330 
Comp-Att 27-39 18-23 
Yards per pass 5.7 12.7 
Rushing 83 32 
Rushing Attempts 41 28 
Yards per rush 2.0 1.1 
Penalties 5-41 5-25 
Turnovers 1 3 
Fumbles lost 0 3 
Interceptions thrown 1 0 
Possession 35:30 24:30 
UCF Passing 
  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT 
Steven Moffett 27/39 258 6.6 1 1 
Team 27/39 258 5.7 -- -- 
 South Carolina Passing 
  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT 
Blake Mitchell 18/23 330 14.3 3 0 
Team 18/23 330 12.7 -- -- 
 
UCF Rushing 
  CAR YDS AVG TD LG 
Kevin Smith 13 47 3.6 0 16 
Jason Peters 13 41 3.2 0 8 
Dontavius Wilcox 2 7 3.5 0 7 
Steven Moffett 13 -12 -0.9 0 10 
Team 41 83 2.0 -- -- 
 South Carolina Rushing 
  CAR YDS AVG TD LG 
Syvelle Newton 1 20 20.0 0 20 
Mike Davis 11 14 1.3 0 4 
Antonio Heffner 4 7 1.8 0 5 
Bobby Wallace 5 5 1.0 0 2 
Blake Mitchell 6 -6 -1.0 0 16 
Josh Brown 1 -8 -8.0 0 -8 
Team 28 32 1.1 -- -- 
 
UCF Receiving 
  REC YDS AVG TD LG 
Brandon Marshall 10 102 10.2 0 20 
Mike Walker 9 105 11.7 1 27 
Darcy Johnson 3 16 5.3 0 9 
Rocky Ross 3 13 4.3 0 6 
Brooks Turner 1 21 21.0 0 21 
Jason Peters 1 1 1.0 0 1 
Team 27 258 5.7 -- -- 
 South Carolina Receiving 
  REC YDS AVG TD LG 
Syvelle Newton 6 63 10.5 1 25 
Mike Davis 3 79 26.3 0 64 
Noah Whiteside 3 76 25.3 1 49 
Kris Clark 3 38 12.7 0 16 
Travis Lee 1 40 40.0 0 40 
Carlos Thomas 1 22 22.0 0 22 
Andy Boyd 1 12 12.0 1 12 
Team 18 330 12.7 -- -- 
 
UCF Kickoff Returns 
  NO YDS AVG LG TD 
Jason Peters 2 44 22.0 25 0 
Team 2 44 22.0 -- -- 
 South Carolina Kickoff Returns 
  NO YDS AVG LG TD 
Syvelle Newton 3 55 18.3 24 0 
Bobby Wallace 1 15 15.0 15 0 
Team 4 70 17.5 -- -- 
 
UCF Punt Returns 
  NO YDS AVG LG TD 
No Punt Returns 
Team 0 0 0 -- -- 
 South Carolina Punt Returns 
  NO YDS AVG LG TD 
Kenny McKinley 1 11 11.0 11 0 
Johnathan Joseph 1 2 2.0 3 0 
Team 2 13 6.5 -- -- 
 
UCF Punting 
  NO YDS AVG LG 
Aaron Horne 4 158 39.5 46 
Team 4 158 39.5 -- 
 South Carolina Punting 
  NO YDS AVG LG 
Josh Brown 2 80 40.0 42 
Team 2 80 40.0 -- 

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