HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Latavius Murray accounted for four touchdowns, Quincy McDuffie returned two kickoff returns for scores and Blake Bortles passed for two TDs as Central Florida routed Marshall 54-17 Saturday night to stay unbeaten in Conference USA.
Murray ran for three touchdowns on 156 yards with 16 carries, while also catching two passes for 38 yards and a score. Bortles was 15 of 21 for 277 yards passing with two interceptions for the Knights (6-2, 4-0).
The Thundering Herd (3-5, 2-2) got on the board first with a field goal but, just one play after that, UCF got rolling. Quincy McDuffie returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a 7-3 lead and the Knights never looked back. They scored 27 straight points, including TD runs of 2 and 75 yards by Murray.
McDuffie wasn't done, though, as he took the second-half kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and a 34-10 UCF lead.
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| Scoring Summary |
| MRSHL | Justin Haig 43 yd FG |
| UCF | Quincy McDuffie 97 yd kick return (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| UCF | Latavius Murray 2 yd run (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| UCF | Jeff Godfrey 16 yd pass from Blake Bortles (blocked XP) |
| UCF | Latavius Murray 75 yd run (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| MRSHL | Antavious Wilson 15 yd pass from Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig kick) |
| UCF | Quincy McDuffie 98 yd kick return (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| UCF | Latavius Murray 20 yd pass from Blake Bortles (blocked XP) |
| UCF | Latavius Murray 42 yd run (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| MRSHL | Gator Hoskins 1 yd pass from Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig kick) |
| UCF | Brynn Harvey 21 yd run (Shawn Moffitt kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| UCF | MRSHL | |
| First Downs | 25 | 27 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-9 | 13-24 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 62-568 | 98-364 |
| Rushes-Yds | 40-278 | 36-66 |
| Passing Yds | 290 | 298 |
| Kick Return Yds | 213 | 151 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 0 |
| Passes | 16-22-2 | 35-62-0 |
| Punts | 1-47 | 7-329 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-45 | 3-17 |
| Time of Poss. | 32:59 | 27:1 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| UCF: Latavius Murray 16-156, Brynn Harvey 11-62, Quincy McDuffie 2-27, Blake Bortles 6-23, Storm Johnson 2-7, Rob Calabrese 1-4, Jacoby Glenn 1-0, Team 1--1 |
| MRSHL: Steward Butler 13-37, Remi Watson 7-29, Kevin Grooms 10-25, Rakeem Cato 6--25 |
| PASSING |
| UCF: Blake Bortles 15-21-277-2, Tyler Gabbert 1-1-13-0 |
| MRSHL: Rakeem Cato 35-62-298-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| UCF: Jeff Godfrey 5-71, J.J. Worton 3-68, Latavius Murray 2-38, Rannell Hall 1-43, Dontravius Floyd 1-20, Josh Reese 1-14, Brendan Kelly 1-13, Brynn Harvey 1-12, Billy Giovanetti 1-11 |
| MRSHL: Tommy Shuler 8-64, Antavious Wilson 7-55, Gator Hoskins 6-59, Aaron Dobson 5-68, Kevin Grooms 3-9, Demetrius Evans 2-22, Craig Wilkins 1-10, C.J. Crawford 1-6, Davonte Allen 1-3, Eric Frohnapfel 1-2 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| UCF | 2nd Conference USA East | 7-2 | 10-4 |
| Marshall | 3rd Conference USA East | 4-4 | 5-7 |
