Network, Kickoff Time Announced for WVU Hosting UCF for Senior Day

The last WVU football home game this season against UCF will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPNU, the Big 12 conference announced on Sunday morning. West Virginia (5-5, 4-3 Big 12) hosts UCF (4-6, 2-5) at Milan Puskar Stadium in the penultimate game of the regular season on Saturday. 

The Golden Knights, who were on a bye this week, have struggled since the start of conference play, dropping six of their last seven games. A win over Arizona two games ago snapped a five-game skid that dated back to late September.

UCF lost to Arizona State, 35-31, in its last game. The Sun Devils were without star running back Cam Skattebo, but scored the go-ahead touchdown with less than five minutes left in the fourth quarter. UCF outgained ASU 406-260, but lost the turnover battle and missed a pair of field goals.

West Virginia lost 49-35 on Saturday against Baylor.

A high-scoring first half gave way to a defensive-focused third quarter as the Bears hung on to a touchdown lead, 35-28. Baylor scored twice in the fourth quarter to go up by 21 points, 49-28 and a WVU touchdown with less than a minute to play was too little, too late for the home team.

It was the third straight home loss by double digits for the Mountaineers, who are 2-4 in Morgantown this season. Next week’s meeting with the Golden Knights is WVU’s final home game of the season.

West Virginia is 3-0 all-time against UCF. The teams met as Big 12 foes for the first time last season, a 41-28 Mountaineer victory in Orlando, Fla. Before that, the teams played in back-to-back years in 2003 and 2004. WVU won 36-18 in 2003 and 45-20 in 2004.

The 2003 game was the one and only time the Golden Knights have played in Morgantown. Next week will be the second time as UCF travels to Milan Puskar Stadium.

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