MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Latavius Murray rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns and Blake Bortles threw for two more scores as Central Florida pulled away from mistake-prone Memphis 35-17 Saturday night.
The Knights (5-2, 3-0 Conference USA) forced three Memphis turnovers, including a fumble on the UCF 1-yard line in the first quarter.
Murray, starting for the first time since the season opener, had 23 carries and scored twice early. He followed a 1-yard run with an 83-yard romp that was the second-longest run from scrimmage in school history.
After the Tigers (1-6, 1-2) got within 14-10 on Robert Steeples' 27-yard fumble return, an interception by the Knights' A.J. Bouye set up a 61-yard UCF scoring drive.
Bouye had another big play when he recovered a fumble and ran 79 yards for a 28-10 UCF lead.
The Tigers rushed for a season-high 240 yards behind a career-best 88 yards by Jan Steib.
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| Scoring Summary |
| UCF | Latavius Murray 1 yd run (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| UCF | Latavius Murray 83 yd run (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| MEMP | Tyler Spurlock 34 yd FG |
| MEMP | Robert Steeples 27 yd fumble return (Tyler Spurlock kick) |
| UCF | J.J. Worton 29 yd pass from Blake Bortles (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| UCF | A.J. Bouye 79 yd fumble return (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| UCF | Justin Tukes 6 yd pass from Blake Bortles (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| MEMP | Jacob Karam 1 yd run (Tyler Spurlock kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| UCF | MEMP | |
| First Downs | 17 | 19 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-13 | 4-16 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 60-351 | 73-361 |
| Rushes-Yds | 34-229 | 45-240 |
| Passing Yds | 122 | 121 |
| Kick Return Yds | 24 | 140 |
| Punt Return Yds | 31 | 9 |
| Passes | 15-26-0 | 20-28-1 |
| Punts | 6-288 | 5-231 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| Penalties-Yds | 4-35 | 6-61 |
| Time of Poss. | 28:7 | 31:53 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| UCF: Latavius Murray 23-192, Jamie Boyle 1-33, Blake Bortles 3-8, Brynn Harvey 2-4, Rob Calabrese 1-3, Jeff Godfrey 1-0, Storm Johnson 3--11 |
| MEMP: Jai Steib 13-88, Brandon Hayes 17-83, Jacob Karam 9-36, Tom Hornsey 1-21, Eric Mathews 2-13, Alan Cross 2-0, Team 1--1 |
| PASSING |
| UCF: Blake Bortles 15-26-122-0 |
| MEMP: Jacob Karam 20-28-121-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| UCF: J.J. Worton 5-56, Latavius Murray 4-17, Breshad Perriman 2-21, Jeff Godfrey 1-16, Rannell Hall 1-10, Justin Tukes 1-6, Josh Reese 1--4 |
| MEMP: Keiwone Malone 5-50, Marcus Rucker 4-37, Brandon Hayes 4--15, Jamere Valentine 3-23, Tyriq Patrick 1-10, Reggie Travis 1-9, LaMarvin Ashley 1-8, Alan Cross 1--1 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| UCF | 2nd Conference USA East | 7-2 | 10-4 |
| Memphis | 3rd Conference USA East | 4-4 | 4-8 |
