Seven Sacks and 2 of 14 on Third Down: UCF's Bounce From Beating BYU Ended in a 41-9 Loss to Baylor

Seven Sacks and 2 of 14 on Third Down: UCF's Bounce From Beating BYU Ended in a 41-9 Loss to Baylor

Six days after upsetting No. 2 BYU, UCF managed 66 rushing yards, converted 2 of 14 third downs and gave up seven sacks as D.J. Lagway threw four touchdowns in Baylor's 41-9 win in Orlando.

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A week after knocking off No. 2 BYU, UCF could not convert a third down. The Knights went 2 of 14 on third down and 0 for 3 on fourth, ran for 66 yards on 30 carries and allowed seven sacks in a 41-9 loss to Baylor on Friday night at the Acrisure Bounce House, per CollegeFootballData.com.

Baylor is 5-3 and 3-2 in the Big 12. UCF fell to 4-4 six days after its 39-31 win over BYU on Oct. 24.

D.J. Lagway: 16 of 25, 319 Yards, Four Touchdowns

D.J. Lagway averaged 12.8 yards per attempt and threw four touchdown passes without an interception. Baylor finished with 503 total yards, 184 of them on the ground on 42 carries, led by Ryelan Morris' 82 on 11. The Bears did it despite 12 penalties for 85 yards.

Baylor's defense turned in seven sacks and 12 tackles for loss, broke up six passes and intercepted Keyone Jenkins once. UCF's two quarterbacks, Alonza Barnett (8 of 16, 133 yards) and Jenkins (14 of 21, 82 yards), combined for minus-38 rushing yards.

UCF's Only Points Came From Will Stone's Leg

Will Stone made all three of his field goals, including a 57-yarder, for UCF's nine points. Rocco Marriott's 56-yard run and Joshua Derry's 67-yard catch were the Knights' only two explosive plays; Marriott also lost a fumble. UCF held the ball for 30:52 and gained 281 yards. Jahleel Culbreath had nine tackles and a sack for the Knights, and Horace Lockett and Tackett Curtis added sacks.

UCF plays at Kansas on Nov. 7. The game page and play-by-play are on the ESPN gamecast, and the Big 12 race is tracked on the BallerTube college football page.