Dave Meyer has an easier time filling in for Michael Vick this week in a victory over Central Florida. (AP)

With quarterback Michael Vick taking the night off with a sprained right ankle, Lee Suggs rushed for 143 yards and five touchdowns to take the pressure off Vick's replacement, Dave Meyer.

Suggs scored on three 1-yard runs in the first half and bursts of 13 and 4 yards in the third quarter.

"They didn't show us any respect this whole week. That was our whole thing, about gaining respect from them and just going out there and showing them that we could play and we could bounce back," Suggs said.

"You'd think they're the team that went to seven straight bowls," Meyer added. "It really became a respect issue."

The victory, a week after the Hokies' hopes of returning to the national championship game were crushed by a 20-point loss to Miami, kept Virginia Tech (9-1) in the running for an at-large berth in the Bowl Championship Series.

Suggs went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season on a 10-yard carry early in the third quarter, and his 13-yard TD run on the same drive put him over 100 for the night. The 6-foot, 207-yard tailback also set Big East single-season records for touchdowns (24) and points (144) as the Hokies finished with 313 yards on the ground.

Ryan Schneider completed 25 of 41 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns for UCF (7-4). But the freshman took a pounding from the Virginia Tech defense, was intercepted four times and lost a fumble that Nathaniel Adibi returned 36 yards for a touchdown.

"When it's all said and done, I want to be a football team that can run it," Beamer said. "I think if you've got to line up and throw it every time, you run into problems before the day's over."

Vick sprained his ankle two weeks ago and was ineffective in relief of Meyer against Miami. He was in uniform Saturday night, but the Hokies didn't need him with Suggs running almost at will.

Meyer only attempted seven passes, completing two for 55 yards. Suggs remained in the game until the final three minutes, finishing with 30 carries and 1,091 yards for the season -- an average of 109 for the season.

"Obviously they're a lot better than we are," UCF coach Mike Kruczek said. "But I don't think the score is an indication of the level of ability. I think we gave them some incredible opportunities turning the ball over."

Suggs' first touchdown gave him at least one rushing score in all 10 of Virginia Tech's games and set a Big East record for rushing TDs in a season. His second, snapping a 7-7 tie, marked the eighth time that he has gotten into the end zone at least twice this year.

Ronyell Whitaker's interception and Meyer's 55-yard completion to Emmett Johnson led to Suggs' third TD, which broke Big East records for points and total touchdowns in a season. Boston College's Darnell Campbell scored 21 touchdowns and 126 points in 1993.

UCF (7-4) had won four in a row, including upsets of Alabama and Louisiana Tech on the road the previous two weeks, and was hoping to improve its chances of receiving consideration for its first bowl bid.

Schneider threw touchdown passes of 7 and 24 yards to Tyson Hinshaw and 10 yards to Kenny Clark before being shaken up and leaving the game early in the fourth quarter. He was intercepted three times in the first half and once in the third quarter.

"They bring a lot of people. That's football, though. You just have to take it and handle it and try to move on," Schneider said of the Hokies' pass rush. "We played our best. Everyone left their hearts out there. It's just Virginia Tech beat us."