![]() On the beautiful UCF campus at the library fountain |
![]() Smart tailgaters set up in the shade of the trees |
![]() Buy a UCF shirt before heading into the swamp |
![]() The pre-game party is going strong on the main mall |
![]() Carry a 12pk or drag your own cooler to some shade |
![]() Pizza is available to water down the beer |
![]() Head to the new basketball arena to look for scalpers |
![]() Pay $80 for a $45 ticket & head back by the swamp |
![]() Change shirts & hunt down the HornFans gathering |
![]() Find Russell Goslin, mom, and friends |
![]() Russell & David are both pursuing graduate degrees |
![]() Time to start heading toward the stadium |
![]() UCF's brand new stadium will its first game today |
![]() Today is also UCF's first ever on-campus game |
![]() UCF band is ready to make their first entrance |
![]() Clear the band and look for the stands |
![]() Upstairs to the visitor's corner in the upper deck |
![]() They are not in line for water, there are no faucets |
![]() Get my first view of the perfect bowl-like stadium |
![]() Behold Brighthouse Stadium, home of the Knights |
![]() Texas fans fill up the five corner sections |
![]() Find fellow Houstonian Rick Harsch at the game |
![]() UCF officials open the stadium for football |
![]() The Knight's pom squad celebrates |
![]() The Texas Longhorns enter the field |
![]() UCF mascot fetches the sword from the 50yd line |
![]() Don't bring a cardboard sign to a sword fight! |
![]() UCF Knights enter the field during the coin flip |
![]() Kid friendly, marketing mascot runs with the team |
![]() The Longhorn Band fires up the visiting fans |
![]() Texas kicks-off and forces a three and out |
![]() Jamaal Charles rushes for no gain on the 1st play |
![]() Colt finds Quan on the sideline as Limas blocks |
![]() Colt finds Nate Jones upfield for a 1st down |
![]() Jamaal rushes 27 yds for a 1st down to the 19 |
![]() Shipley gallops for a first down on a fake punt |
![]() Colt runs right, looking for Jones in the endzone |
![]() He finds Nate but the pass is batted down |
![]() Colt tries to runs on 3rd & Goal at the 6 yd line . . . |
![]() . . . but is pushed out of bounds at the 2 yd line |
![]() Ryan Bailey kicks it through, Texas up 3-0 |
![]() Four 20+ yard plays later, UCF is at the doorstep |
![]() UCF punches it in and takes a 7-3 lead |
![]() Lightning strikes, literally, for a 15 min game delay |
![]() Colt to Quan for a 1st down to the 40 yd line |
![]() Jamaal Charles picks up the 1st down to the 8 yd line |
![]() Colt to Nate for a 6yd TD pass, Texas up 10-7 |
![]() 58yd kickoff leads to a 47yd FG for UCF, game tied |
![]() Colt tries to remedy the score with another drive |
![]() Jamaal Charles fumbles the ball away on the 3 |
![]() UCF fumbles it back; refs rule this pass uncatchable |
![]() So Texas goes for 3 and misses, score still 10-10 |
![]() 70 yd drive ends with this pass to the endzone |
![]() The penalty is on UCF, Texas takes a 2 TD lead ! |
![]() UT Fans cheer but official replay overturns the TD |
![]() So Bailey kicks a FG as the half ends, Texas up 20-10 |
![]() Only the UCF band performs at halftime |
![]() The rain clouds gather for the 3rd quarter |
![]() Get your Horns up for the start of the 3rd quarter |
![]() UCF kicks off to Texas to start the 2nd half |
![]() 28yd Charles rush sets up a 42yd FG, Texas up 23-10 |
![]() UCF scores a TD while the rain comes down |
![]() UCF back on the goal line as the 4th qtr starts |
![]() QB Israel punches it in on 4th down for a UCF lead |
![]() UCF fans cheer their unlikely 24-23 lead in the 4th |
![]() Colt gets back to work and hands off to Ogbonnaya |
![]() Colt gets the 1st down & sets up another Texas FG |
![]() 3 mins later, Charles sets up UT's 5th FG of the night |
![]() Cheerleaders celebrate a fumble recovery leading to |
![]() Jamaal Charles' 46 yd TD rush to put the game away |
![]() Texas D forces a punt, but Charles fumbles again |
![]() And UCF makes it interesting after a 2pt conversion |
![]() But UT's Brandon Foster scoops up the onside kick |
![]() Texas takes a knee, runs out clock, and survives |
![]() The Horns sing the school song with their fans |
![]() The fans join in on the The Eyes of Texas |
![]() After starting out 0-4, David is now 5-5 in out-of-state Longhorn games & has now seen UT win 101 times |
![]() Texas wins in Florida for the 1st time since defeating #1 Alabama in the Orange Bowl on January 1st, 1965 |