Miami University
University of Central Florida
RedHawks Come Up Short In Shootout
11/23/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 23, 2002
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OXFORD, Ohio (AP) - Ryan Schneider threw for 374 yards and three touchdowns and Alex Haynes ran for 156 yards and two scores as UCF beat Miami 48-31 Saturday.
Jimmy Fryzel caught six passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns for the Golden Knights (6-5, 5-2 Mid-American Conference).
Ben Roethlisberger completed 23 of 41 passes for 271 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for the RedHawks (7-5, 5-3). Miami was eliminated from contention in the MAC East Division.
Miami started quickly, taking a 10-0 lead on Mike Smith's 9-yard touchdown run and Jared Parseghian's 27-yard field goal with 3:27 left in the first quarter.
Schneider threw a 76-yard TD pass to Fryzel 22 seconds later to make it 10-7. UCF took a 14-10 lead when Al Hopkins took a blocked punt 2 yards for a score with 43 seconds left in the first quarter.
Schneider's 20-yard TD pass to Fryzel and Andreal Curry's 1-yard TD run made it 28-10 at the half. Schneider added a 22-yard TD pass to Doug Gabriel in the fourth quarter, and Haynes scored on a late 3-yard run.
Miami backup quarterback Josh Betts threw two touchdown passes in the fourth. Eddie Tillitz caught six passes for 77 yards and two TDs for the RedHawks.
Phil Smith brings down UCF's Alex Haynes in the second quarter at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
