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Humbled BYU returns home after loss to UCF with plenty to unpack

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Playing as the No. 2 team in the country is tough duty. BYU found out in Orlando, Florida, just how tough it is as an inspired, unranked UCF team beat the undefeated Cougars in double-overtime, 39-31, in the Bounce House. Credit the Knights. They played an outstanding, big-play football game.

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17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    No. 2 BYU loses 39-31 in overtime to UCF, becomes latest unbeaten team to fall in college football (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    No. 2 BYU loses 39-31 in overtime to UCF, becomes latest unbeaten team to fall in college football

  2. Deseret News

    How social media reacted to No. 2 BYU’s double-overtime loss to UCF (opens Deseret News)

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    It’s an all-time BYU letdown. A week after securing arguably the biggest win in program history, the Cougars suffered one of their most devastating losses Saturday, as they were upset 39-31 by unranked UCF in Orlando.

  3. FOX 35 Orlando

    Keyone Jenkins throws TD pass in double OT and UCF knocks off No. 2 BYU 39-31 (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Keyone Jenkins threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Grayson Brousseau in the second overtime, and UCF survived a wild finish in regulation to knock off No. 2 BYU 39-31 on Saturday.

  4. Salt Lake Tribune

    BYU football’s unbeaten season ends with double-overtime loss at UCF (opens Salt Lake Tribune)

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    BYU suffered its first loss of the season Saturday, falling to UCF 39-31 in double overtime just eight days after beating Notre Dame.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Keyone Jenkins throws TD pass in double OT as UCF upsets No. 2 BYU (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A week after knocking off then-No. 2 Notre Dame, BYU became the latest unbeaten team to fall in a wild few weeks of the college football season.

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    UCF knocks off No. 2 BYU 39-31 in double OT (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    BYU became the latest unbeaten team to fall in a wild stretch of the college football season.

  7. ABC 4 Utah

    #2 BYU loses double-overtime thriller to UCF, 39-31 (opens ABC 4 Utah)

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    ORLANDO (ABC4 Sports) - From one of its biggest wins in school history, to one of the most heartbreaking losses, all in the matter of a week, #2 BYU loses its first game of the season to UCF in dramatic fashion, 39-31 in double overtime. Keyone Jenkins threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Lehi High [...

  8. Fox News

    UCF Knights pull off stunning upset over undefeated BYU in mind-boggling overtime thriller (opens Fox News)

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    UCF Knights stunned the No. 2 BYU Cougars in double overtime in Orlando, delivering the biggest win over a ranked team in their program history.

  9. New York Post

  10. Deseret News

    3 takeaways from No. 2 BYU’s devastating double overtime loss at UCF (opens Deseret News)

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    Unbeaten no more. A week after upsetting the No. 2 team in the country, BYU has now been toppled while playing as the nation’s No. 2 squad. The Cougars fell 39-31 at UCF in double overtime Saturday in Orlando, marking one of the program’s most significant letdowns in what was one of its wildest fini…

  11. Deseret News

    Analysis: Wild and crazy ending aside, No. 2 BYU was outplayed by middling UCF in loss (opens Deseret News)

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    ORLANDO, Florida — It wasn’t the hangover from the big win over Notre Dame, or the fact that the UCF Knights were more rested and ready after a bye last week. The reason why the No. 2 BYU Cougars saw their undefeated season ruined in front of 45,112 fans at the Bounce House on Saturday afternoon was…

  12. Triblive

    Keyone Jenkins throws TD pass in double OT as UCF knocks off No. 2 BYU (opens Triblive)

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    ORLANDO, Fla. — Keyone Jenkins threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Grayson Brousseau in the second overtime, and UCF survived a wild finish in regulation to knock off No. 2 BYU, 39-31, on Saturday.

  13. Deseret News

    Humbled BYU returns home after loss to UCF with plenty to unpack (opens Deseret News)

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    Playing as the No. 2 team in the country is tough duty. BYU found out in Orlando, Florida, just how tough it is as an inspired, unranked UCF team beat the undefeated Cougars in double-overtime, 39-31, in the Bounce House. Credit the Knights. They played an outstanding, big-play football game.

  14. Deseret News

    What UCF coach Scott Frost said after beating No. 2 BYU (opens Deseret News)

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    For the first time in school history, UCF has defeated a top-five-ranked team. The Knights stunned No. 2 BYU in double overtime Saturday in Orlando,Florida, marking the program’s biggest upset to date and the high point of its second Scott Frost era.

  15. Deseret News

    Watch: 3 key misses in BYU’s overtime loss to UCF (opens Deseret News)

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    For the second consecutive week, BYU staged a nail-biter on national television that took fans and viewers to the final play. This time, however, the joy and field-storming came from the other side, as UCF pulled off a well-earned 39-31 victory in double-overtime .

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