The Knights secured their first overtime win in program history with a 38-31 victory against the Golden Eagles.
JUNIOR SEASON (2012):
-Appeared in all 14 games with 13 starts
-Produced 39 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and a sack
-Also came through with a break-up and one fumble recovery
-Ranked fourth in C-USA with three forced fumbles
-At Akron 8/30: Recorded two tackles with 1.0 TFL and 0.5 sack
-At Ohio State 9/8: Racked up six tackles (four solo) with 0.5 sack and a forced fumble
-FIU 9/15: Made one assisted stop
-Missouri 9/29: Registered three tackles (one solo)
-ECU 10/4: Had two solo tackles and 1.0 TFL
-Southern Miss 10/13: Grabbed five tackles (one solo) with a quarterback hurry
-At Marshall 10/27: Made one assisted tackle
-SMU 11/3: Recorded three stops
-At UTEP 11/10: Tallied seven tackles (four solo) with 1.0 TFL, while forcing two fumbles (tied a UCF record) and recovering one
-At Tulsa 11/17: Added three tackles (two solo) and a break-up
-UAB 11/24: Finished with two tackles, 0.5 TFL and a QB hurry
-At C-USA Championship 12/1: Earned three tackles
-Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl 12/21: Had one tackle against Ball State
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011):
-Appeared in 11 games with three starts at DT and recorded 13 tackles (four solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss and one blocked extra point
-Charleston Southern 9/3: Recorded one tackle (one solo)
-Boston College 9/10: Recorded two tackles with 0.5 TFL
-At UAB 10/20: Blocked an extra-point and had a half a tackle for loss
-Memphis 10/29: Recorded two tackles (two solo)
-At East Carolina 11/19: Had two assisted tackles with 0.5 TFL
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2010):
-Appeared in 11 games with three starts at DT and ended the season with 13 tackles, with two tackles for loss and one sack
-South Dakota 9/4: Started in his first-collegiate game
-At Buffalo 9/18: Started and recorded four tackles and one tackle for loss
-ECU 10/30: Recorded a sack and one tackle for loss
HIGH SCHOOL:
-Played for coach William Gierke at Edgewater High School
-Enrolled for classes at UCF in January of 2010
-Made 75 tackles and five sacks as a senior and was named an all-star
-Recorded 100 tackles with 10 sacks as a junior and 50 tackles with five sacks as a sophomore
-Helped Edgewater to district and regional titles as a sophomore and a senior
-Teammate of current Knight Quincy McDuffie at Edgewater
-Was also recruited by Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia and Duke
PERSONAL:
-Son of Ervin Dunston, Jr. and Emily Pringle
-Majoring in sports and fitness